RDA at WW

[Alex Hewitt]

Is it just me who thinks he is way too small for that division, he is not even a big LW also imo he is easily still one of the best lightweights in the world and beats anyone out of the top 3, he obviously must have a hard time cutting the weight to warrent the decision i think he could do well but i just think the size could be too much of a factor when facing elite WW's

 

[ThoseAreMyShoes]

Way too small for Welter.

He'll have to pack on the muscle to Woodley levels if he wants to compete.

 

[CJohnny]

Yes, he had a hard time making LW.

And yes, fighters will look huge compared to him at WW. It will be fun to watch.

 

[Platinum]

Rda vs Platinum Mike Perry

 

[YoudBeSurprised]

Cowboys looking great at WW and RDA has his number so who knows. He might have the same type of resurgence without a tough weight cut.

 

[120wrestling]

Benson was doing great at WW, even beating guys like Masvidal. Him and RDA are roughly the same size, the only difference is I think RDA's style is more effective than Bensons.

 

[Captain obvious1]

Is it just me who thinks he is way too small for that division, he is not even a big LW also imo he is easily still one of the best lightweights in the world and beats anyone out of the top 3, he obviously must have a hard time cutting the weight to warrent the decision i think he could do well but i just think the size could be too much of a factor when facing elite WW's

Agree

 

[ALAN PARTRIDGE]

he's at the right division at 155

 

[Highflyer]

a bit small.

will do ok. but probably go the way of ben enderson.

 

[MMA92585]

a bit small.

will do ok. but probably go the way of ben enderson.

The ol' ben enderson, huh?

 

[Bend NvR Break]

Define small?

If you mean that he's a little short for the division then yes. But if you mean is he too small no because he is a thick, really strong guy.

He'll do fine. Win a couple fights probably never touch gold though but will come relatively close.

I really wish he'd use more offensive grappling personally. Guy is a monster on the ground.

 

[JKS]

He will be smaller but faster. What we've seen is that LWs have success at WW because of their speed advantage...Cowboy, Masvidal and Bendo all had success moving up.

 

[KingBeef]

he is easily still one of the best lightweights in the world and beats anyone out of the top 3

He's lost to the top 3 in that division already.

 

[knock_you_out]

Way too small, just like Bendo was. Not just their mass but their height and reach, too.

 

[Kaiokenrye24]

He got more muscle which helped him maul Pettis at 185 but yeah I have the same concerns if he were to get to the top of the division. I wonder who a good match would be, if he strings some good wins together, I'd love to see Rda-cowboy 3

 

[Evangelion]

Benson was doing great at WW, even beating guys like Masvidal. Him and RDA are roughly the same size, the only difference is I think RDA's style is more effective than Bensons.

Benson didn't look great at ww He barely beat a fringe top 10 fighter in Masvidal and struggled with Thatch and Koreshkov murdered him. He looked nowhere near as good as he did at lw.

RDA is a legit title contender at lw. I doubt he will be the same at ww

 

[FinBJJ]

I think you'd be surprised. He can gain a bit more muscle now and cut less weight. There was a significant difference in Conor for example when he moved up.

 

[Andy Anderson]

 

[HelloJapan]

I think so, but we'll see. Depends if he tries to adapt his fighting style for the bigger guys, maybe focus on cardio/movement/grappling. I think he'll have range issues with some of the long guys, like Wonderboy.

 

[131313]

He will fight happier because the less weight cut