How did Barao last 3 rds being blasted by Stephens yet was always near death against TJ

[mmmjojo]

He took some bombs pretty well. Hopefully he'll find the silver lining in this loss and go back to BW knowing he can take a punch better. He looked flabby and size smaller than Stephens.

 

[Sauce Castillo]

Because TJ is the better striker and overall fighter than Jeremy Stephens lol. Jeremy just hits harder.

Dillashaw has better footwork, angles, cardio, etc.

 

[The-AxeMurderer]

TJ landed an ultra combo on Barao.

Stephan's landed some great ones too but not enough combos.

Barao has a great chin BTW

 

[Diamond Jim]

Speed kills.

 

[B0ZZ]

Precision beats power

 

[Nathan LaMontagne]

My hypothesis is that cutting huge amounts of weight can have a huge effect on you.

 

[GangstaBoogie]

He was the same size as Stephens and was cut as hell. Stop creating a narrative that suits the story you want.

Maybe he cant take a shot in a lower weight class for a reason.

 

[Jin Akutsu]

Dillashaw is more accurate, also the weight cut probably plays a part as well.

 

[ScarfaceJr]

No he needs to stay at 145.

His problem was trying to take Stephens down like he was still fighting bw's. Wasted energy, stopped moving and ate bombs.

 

[PureLite]

What everyone said + weight cut drainage.

 

[jk7707]

Precision beats power

This. If you hit a guy on the button it doesn't need to be that hard.

 

[Emjay]

No two shots land the same

 

[HAWTRIDDUM]

Silly dilly has dual t-bombs for fists.

He knocks out world champion heavyweight boxers in training on a daily basis.

 

[FlyingKimurabar]

Huge weight cuts often take a lot from your ability to take damage.

 

[blazerkor]

He took some bombs pretty well. Hopefully he'll find the silver lining in this loss and go back to BW knowing he can take a punch better. He looked flabby and size smaller than Stephens.

I think being hydrated made him have a lot more stamina and gave him a better chin in this fight.

 

[CountOfSoCal]

My hypothesis is that cutting huge amounts of weight can have a huge effect on you.

This this this

 

[BLACKWOLF]

Stephens landed only a handful of clean shots, TJ landed multiple combos on Barao cleanly, round after round

 

[SlicerDM]

He was drained from his cut.

 

[GSP_37]

TJ broke Renan.

 

[Dart Feld]

Can you imagine if that was Stephens teeing off?