Rewatch Islam Makhashev vs Dustin Poirier fight analysis

[AL-Tappo McSnappo]

Many are writing of Dustin, but damn, look at that beautiful boxing, how can people doubt him?

Big Islam fan here but i do fear for his weak chin, he is no Khabib.

I want to add Dustin fight against Chandler to the list but didn't find it.

Enjoy.

Edit

I found Dustin vs Chandler one.

 

[Davidjacksonjones]

Poirier is a beast and legend
I think the main reasons people are writing him off are his age, very few fighters over 35 win a belt in the lower divisions, forgot the exact stats but it was something like 2-20 something or 30
And Islam being a stylistic nightmare. Poirier gets taken down quite easily, and he is going against one of the top wrestlers of the sport

 

[AL-Tappo McSnappo]

Poirier is a beast and legend
I think the main reasons people are writing him off are his age, very few fighters over 35 win a belt in the lower divisions, forgot the exact stats but it was something like 2-20 something or 30
And Islam being a stylistic nightmare. Poirier gets taken down quite easily, and he is going against one of the top wrestlers of the sport

I hear you, but before fight goes to the floor, Dustin has the advantage. I do agree with the age, 35 is a bad omen.

 

[omawho402]

Islam has the advantage everywhere IMO, INCLUDING on the feet. His standup is very underrated.

 

[ipowerslapmywife]

He can catch Islam but if he gets taken down it’s likely over

 

[Spath]

”How can people doubt him?”

BSD dominated Poirier in the first round with his grappling. Poirier showed bad TDD and jumped on a guillotine like three times. The guillotine he never gets. He looked out of his depth and BSD blew his wad, partly because of the antibiotics he was on (staph infection), for sure.

Islam is even better grappler than BSD. His technique is world class and he’s not just wrestling you, he has submissions and a ton of tricks up his sleeve. He’s a couple notches faster than BSD, who gave Poirier a LOT of trouble.

I see Islam running through him. Poirier doesn’t have many fights left in him and this is the last chance. Unfortunately for him, he’ll come up short if Islam fights smart. And he will.

 

[Brigfa2]

I think Islam will not choke Dustin ''Choke me Daddy'' Poirier because it's so easy. Finally we will see Dustin tap to a different submission

 

[AL-Tappo McSnappo]

Islam has the advantage everywhere IMO, INCLUDING on the feet. His standup is very underrated.

Islam has never faced someone who does great low leg kicks or calf kicks

 

[AL-Tappo McSnappo]

I think Islam will not choke Dustin ''Choke me Daddy'' Poirier because it's so easy. Finally we will see Dustin tap to a different submission

Triangle? gilly?

 

[Chael_Sonnen]

I'm predicting an early Islam KO. I think Poirer has slowed down a lot, judging by the BSD fight. I think Islam sparks him on the feet pretty easily.

 

[Brigfa2]

Triangle? gilly?

I want to see what Zabit did to Brandon Davis lol

 

[ComfortablyNumb55]

Here's my analysis...

Islam by whatever he chooses. And easily.

 

[RockyLockridge]

Poirier is a beast and legend
I think the main reasons people are writing him off are his age, very few fighters over 35 win a belt in the lower divisions, forgot the exact stats but it was something like 2-20 something or 30
And Islam being a stylistic nightmare. Poirier gets taken down quite easily, and he is going against one of the top wrestlers of the sport

It's just an easy matchup for islam at this point, it isn't that dustin isn't a good fighter

 

[moosaev]

I hear you, but before fight goes to the floor, Dustin has the advantage. I do agree with the age, 35 is a bad omen.

Dustin only has the striking advantage with fighters who want to stand and punch with him, that’s where he uses his better boxing technique to punch between their combos. But that’s not how islam strikes, he almost never gets into exchanges, he potshots from outside and then disengages. Guys like BSD and Gaethje play into Dustin’s style. Anything can happen but Islam is a terrible style matchup for Dustin.

 

[Conan the K-9]

If this would be a silly celebrity boxing match, we could get a little excited, but at this point it’s just a useless match that should not happen. A waste of time for the division.

 

[RemyR]

Dustin via gullotine

 

[Portland8242]

Poirier's surgically repaired hip doesn't even allow him to defend TD's properly, he can't even spread his legs for a proper sprawl.

Pulling Guillotine is literally his only form of "defending" takedowns.

He's getting smoked badly in 2 weeks time.

 

[HNIC215]

Dustin is a great fighter with solid boxing but Islam is a different tier level fighter.

Islam will win convincingly, Inshallah.

Afterwards, he will go up and win at welterweight. Alhamdulillah.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Dustin via KO would make me have to buy new pants

 

[Harlekin]

Chandler grabbed his mouth, spit blood on him and hurt him with a head butt in the 1st. Also punches 100% behind the head. And he tried eyepokes.
In nearly every Poirier fight, you find his opponent cheating against him several times.

Conor: grabbed gloves multiple times.

Gaetje eyepoked him twice and kicked him in the balls

Alvarez: Illegal knee, 12-6 ellbow, grabbed the fence