A weird thing about the Jiri fight

[Masturbin]

Rakic looked like and was the better fighter. Jiri was a step behind and getting pieced up. More technical and calculated. Jiri tried to close that gap with chaos but was not working fully until round 2.

The weird thing is that Rakic was winning, in control and better than Jiri yet in round 2 it looked like Jiri finding his shot and inviting chaos was undeniable.

Tldr: Rakic was the better fighter but destined to lose.

 

[Trabaho]

Jiri has more heart. Rakic crumbled. The difference was how they took pressure and damage. Rakic loves to be the hammer and is not willing to be the nail in equal amounts.

Chaos is Jiris style. Well observed. Drowns them.

Edit : I feel like I'm backstabbing Aleksander with this. We speak the same language. Alex for the Win, champ 2026. He got heart, Jiri caught him.

 

[Neck&Neck]

Jiri put on his big boy samurai pants

 

[Arm Barbarian]

Jiri literally out willed him. Kept a pressure on him that melted Rakic.

I disagree that he's not a samurai. He embodies the code and training well.

 

[Momentosis]

Rakic's ego got the better of him. Whenever Jiri touched him, you could see Rakic switch and just start winging bombs.

Dude couldn't stay disciplined and got TKOd trading wild shots.

 

[Roop Holstry]

Jiris fights often look like that.

He is a madman in there and has insane will to win

 

[Koro_11]

Rakic looks like a world beater at moments, and he can definitely dish it out but seems to be unable to take it.

He's got all the physical gifts but something is missing mentally.

 

[linvillegorge]

Jiri just said fuck it and threw caution to the wind when his more measured approach wasn't working. Jiri is fucking awesome like that.

 

[jeff7b9]

Jiri went for high risk high reward.

It worked.

It will not always work, but it worked last night

 

[Neck&Neck]

Jiris fights often look like that.

He is a madman in there and has insane will to win

Jiri theme song

 

[Roop Holstry]

Jiri theme song

Didn’t know Mike Perry was a musician

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Any normal night and Rakic would have cruised that last part of the fight to victory... but UFC 300 was about getting a huge bonus with the entire world watching...

 

[Neck&Neck]

Didn’t know Mike Perry was a musician

That’s Mikes Dad Platinum Father

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

Rakic looked like and was the better fighter. Jiri was a step behind and getting pieced up. More technical and calculated. Jiri tried to close that gap with chaos but was not working fully until round 2.

The weird thing is that Rakic was winning, in control and better than Jiri yet in round 2 it looked like Jiri finding his shot and inviting chaos was undeniable.

Tldr: Rakic was the better fighter but destined to lose.

Rakic is a kickboxer, so that first part of the fight was what he was looking for. I think a lot of people forget how good he is at kickboxing because he was utilizing the weakness of some guys like Smith and Santos, which was that they cant fight off their back at all. So he was turning into a wrestler for awhile to be strategic.

But yeah, the dudes got great range and diversity in his striking. Id love to see him lean into this skill set more often

 

[Trabaho]

Any normal night and Rakic would have cruised that last part of the fight to victory... but UFC 300 was about getting a huge bonus with the entire world watching...

Did he have a choice. He was conservative, long range. Jiri forced himself upon him.

 

[NoSmilez]

Jiri is not good technically but it works for him. He is just so awkward and he throws odd power shots. He also has the ability to take a lot of punishment.

 

[HHJ]

Jiri's kill or be killed and he is rarely ever the one who dies. He is a total fucking nightmare to fight.

 

[HHJ]

Any normal night and Rakic would have cruised that last part of the fight to victory... but UFC 300 was about getting a huge bonus with the entire world watching...

You cant cruise and beat Jiri. He forces people to fight his kind of fight because if you dont hes gonna swallow you up. And he manages to do it anyway.

 

[wufabufa]

Jiri forces your hand no matter what. He's there to fucking fight, not out point you so he puts his foot on the gas and doesn't let up until either you stop him, or he stops you.

Not the smartest fighter, but damn sure one of the most determined.

 

[CieloLuce]

Jiri wants to fight and not go to a decision. Mad respect for the entertainment.