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Anyone. Always extremely exciting.Alex Pereira vs someone
Anyone. Always extremely exciting.Alex Pereira vs someone
Do you think Paulo freezes or he will walk forward and get one to land one? it's up to him to make it a dogfight.Strickland v Costa buildup will be fun, but Strickland will make the actual fight a boring jab fest.
Costa won't have the conditioning or self confidence to walk Strickland down, he'll try to out technical him. But Strickland's defense is very good. It'll be a boring fight.Do you think Paulo freezes or he will walk forward and get one to land one? it's up to him to make it a dogfight.
For the first time in Strickland's career?Strickland vs Costa is going to be a barn burner.
Costa has T-Rex arms.. if he does not push the pace he will eat a jab every 5 seconds.Costa won't have the conditioning or self confidence to walk Strickland down, he'll try to out technical him. But Strickland's defense is very good. It'll be a boring fight.
yup, probably whats gonna happenCosta has T-Rex arms.. if he does not push the pace he will eat a jab every 5 seconds.
Because deep down you wonder why Costa keeps getting to fight high level guys when he hasn’t beaten an elite guy since Yoel like 10000 years ago.Probably Alex Pereira vs tba depending on who he fights
DP vs Islam feels too predictable and one sided imo, but anything can happen
I don't feel too hyped on strickland vs Costa, don't know why
TBA is the most active fighter ever and competes in all weight classes.TBA is a tough match-up for Pereira
A real test
Choose Strickland vs. Costa. These two will carry the whole card, because Dolidze vs. Hernandez got cancelled and the other match ups are not even press conference worthy.
Pereira vs. TBA will for sure be cool too, but who knows when, where and against who it happens, so I can’t really get excited for imaginary fights.
I am looking forward to the Ankalaev matchup, because I'm pretty sure that if Alex knocks his beard off, the cope will be "Alex should have been fighting at heavyweight the whole time!"Alex vs Jiri means that wins.
Alex vs anyone else means Islam/Dustin wins.
Continuation to this thread.
Out of these upcoming fights, which 5 are you most excited to watch? (Version 14)
My choices: Alex Pereira vs. TBAforums.sherdog.com
My choice:
Alex Pereira vs TBA
Yeah, I don't get all this confidence in Costa. Strickland went a total of 15 rounds with Izzy, DDP and Cannonier and none of them KO'd him. I know Poatan KO'd him but he's also KO-ing top LHWs. Sean has a pretty good chin and good defense. Costa has some power but is mostly a brawler who hasn't finished anyone since 2018. The Whittaker fight showed his limitations against more technical strikers.Costa has T-Rex arms.. if he does not push the pace he will eat a jab every 5 seconds.
Whittaker was 2-0 against brazillians at the time and is now 3-0. It's like Gustaffson.. Up until he fought Werdum at Heavyweight his only losses were to African Americans. He was 0-6 vs African Americans.Pretty meaningless stat. Most likely this looks like Whittaker-Costa. Remember, Costa is 1-4 since 2019. His only win was a ho-hum decision over a fossilized Rockhold who was finished months later by Mike Perry in bareknuckle. Strickland has the skills and stamina to throw leather for 3-5 rounds with high output. Costa is pretty much a brawler who has a slight puncher's chance against anyone but not much else against elite fighters.
Gus was at least 3-0 vs. Brazilians before Werdum. I forgot he finished a prime Glover--pretty impressive. It goes to show odd records like that can always be broken.Whittaker was 2-0 against brazillians at the time and is now 3-0. It's like Gustaffson.. Up until he fought Werdum at Heavyweight his only losses were to African Americans. He was 0-6 vs African Americans.
Costa does not have one punch KO power at all. He does look the part tho but other than being a walking forward meathead in some of his fights we are talking about the dude that didnt finished 40 years old gassed Luke Rockhold.Yeah, I don't get all this confidence in Costa. Strickland went a total of 15 rounds with Izzy, DDP and Cannonier and none of them KO'd him. I know Poatan KO'd him but he's also KO-ing top LHWs. Sean has a pretty good chin and good defense. Costa has some power but is mostly a brawler who hasn't finished anyone since 2018. The Whittaker fight showed his limitations against more technical strikers.
Yeah, I don't know why so many on this thread are acting like it's a 50/50 fight. Anything can happen in MMA, but the smart money is on Strickland.Costa does not have one punch KO power at all. He does look the part tho but other than being a walking forward meathead in some of his fights we are talking about the dude that didnt finished 40 years old gassed Luke Rockhold.
Strickland has some of the best striking defense at any division. He should be a heavy favorite.