This is one of the cases where the bigger man excuse applies

[det_regnar_på_vår_kärlek]

Gastelum is clearly a more talented fighter than Weidman. It's hard to grapple with a bigger man, though. They seemed to be two weight classes apart and Gastelum was looking soft.

 

[Hancopo]

3x bigger.

 

[mirellale]

LOL shut the fuck up.

 

[SingerAuto]

Salty. More talented? By losing 99% of the stand up and not being able to stay off his back?
lololol

 

[Hancopo]

Why didn't he stay on the outside then?

Oh wait, he kept getting tagged on the feet.

That fight barely had any striking tbh. Nice grappling by Weidman tho

 

[13Seconds]

Gastelum is clearly a more talented fighter than Weidman. It's hard to grapple with a bigger man, though. They seemed to be two weight classes apart and Gastelum was looking soft.

When has Gastelum ever not looked soft?

 

[det_regnar_på_vår_kärlek]

3x bigger.

That looked like a LHW fighting a WW.

 

[Muay Thai #1]

Weidman looked like he took down Kelvin pretty easily. Its not like he picked him up and dumped him over and over

 

[Lockard The GOAT]

Nah, it really isn't.

 

[VAfan]

yeah that size difference was just glaring. no way gastelum will be able to keep up with the grappling of weidman or rockhold or guys like that at MW. as good as he's looked at MW, he really does belong at WW.

 

[Taric]

Outside of a single punch, Weidman was winning the striking.

 

[det_regnar_på_vår_kärlek]

yeah that size difference was just glaring. no way gastelum will be able to keep up with the grappling of Weidman or rockhold or guys like that at MW. as good as he's looked at MW, he really does belong at WW.

I think he could still beat Weidman, though. That chin is toast. But yeah, Rockhold woud clearly be the favorite in a fight against him.

 

[Workaholic]

He landed one big punch. Other than that he lost every aspect of that fight from bell to bell.

LOL at more talented that's just embarrassing. Not to mention the argument that being in good enough shape to make your proper weight class is a "talent" that Weidman has and Kelvin does not

 

[tjry]

It's not a valid excuse. If you don't want to fight people that big then move down a weight class

 

[xn7]

yeah chris is bigger but gastelum was way faster and hits harder. probably had a better chin too. he also has a pretty big upper body for his height.

 

[Metal_Daze]

Excuses apply only when you earn them. Kevin fucked his way to MW by missing weight numerous times.

 

[capnlarge]

Did you guys already forget Gastelum vs Kennedy?

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

I think the weight advantage played a big role in the grappling. Weidman was able to bully him and push him around in the wrestling exchanges and clinches, Gastelum looked a bit tentative, he needed to leg go more

 

[chinarice]

Gastelum is clearly a more talented fighter than Weidman. It's hard to grapple with a bigger man, though. They seemed to be two weight classes apart and Gastelum was looking soft.

He clearly isn't the more talented fighter at all, based on the fight I just watched.

 

[det_regnar_på_vår_kärlek]

Did you guys already forget Gastelum vs Kennedy?

Yeah, it was amazing that Gastelum was able to overcome that huge size difference and knock out that right wing nutjob.