UFC welterweight Jorge Masvidal couldn't believe Stephen Thompson signed on dotted line

[RampageFaction]

How does the fight reach the ground?
How doesn't WB just kick and run for 3 rounds to a decision in which he does zero damage but wins?

An accumulation of shots. Mas doesn't have one punch knockout power but he has enough to hurt him. Mas is savvy enough deal with WB's kicks. It's an awesome matchup but I just feel Jorge wins easily. It won't be a boring fight. Other than the two Woodley fights I can't remember a boring WB fight.

 

[Darbo]

I really don't like jorge, he rubs me up the wrong way, he'd do better than Conor against mayweather because he can box box? Well I'd do better than cormier against Jones because I can block block. Bullshit all round really.

 

[Apollo33]

Why does he think everyones ducking him

why would wonderboy duck him of all people, it's not a bad matchup, WB can just dance for 3 rounds without worrying about takedowns

 

[Frank Edgar]

I predict Wonderboy finishes Masvidal. Please bump when my prediction is correct

 

[JkMMA]

If masvidal gets the belt, will Colby fight masvidal? Or force himself to be a gatekeeper in ww or maybe move up or down a divison? Lol

 

[drbolony]

Masvidal is his own biggest fan.

Gotta have a big ego to over achieve in high level competition. You's (and everyone who liked your post) a hater my dude.

 

[snootylol]

This guy comes up short on practically every meaningful/big name fight he has ever had.. Only time he pulled through was vs Cerrone.. another guy famous for falling short when it matters

Ofc Wonderboy wouldn't duck him.. really looking forward to Jorge box box with him and getting kicked right in the face

 

[mmacasualviewer]

Rodrigo Van Damme & Karate Kid too much skill.

White boi handsomed

 

[Alanf7]

If masvidal gets the belt, will Colby fight masvidal? Or force himself to be a gatekeeper in ww or maybe move up or down a divison? Lol

No don't think they would fight, they are practicly like brothers.

 

[MattyPeq]

Masvidal is his own biggest fan.

No.

I am his biggest fan.

War Masvidal always and forever.

 

[rjmbrd]

Masvidal gets ducked a ton and he is more popular with the casual fans than most WWs.
No active WW is a big draw.

However WB has no reason to duck him and is the worst matchup for him, he's dumb for calling him out.
Masvidal's most clear loss in the UFC was against Larkin who's a good kicker and WB is a better and bigger version of that.
I clearly see Masvidal as the underdog in this fight tho I will be rooting for him.

Wonderboy is definitely not bigger then Larkin who moved down from middleweight. I think its fair to say Wonderboy has better technique, but he's nowhere near the athlete Larkin is, and can't match his explosiveness.

When you say a most 'clear loss' you mean a controversial split decision, because that's what happened.

For his part, Wonderboy is coming off knee surgery, a layoff, and nearly getting murdered by Woodley in the only significant exchange of their fight. 100% he had a substantial concussion after that bout.

We have to wait and see how he comes back.

Masvidal looks to be in a good physical and mental place, this is a pick-em for me.

 

[laleggenda27]

Jorge is better at everything than WB. He beats him standing or on the ground. I see it going like Thompson/Brown.

I'm not sure if I agree that Jorge is better everywhere. But, for arguments sake, let's say that Jorge is more skilled on the feet and on the ground. You're still leaving out a very important fact; Wonderboy is significantly bigger than Masvidal. And Wonderboy's length advantage plays right into kick-centric style.

Masvidal is really just a LW and Wonderboy is a pretty big WW. If they were the same size, I might be inclined to favor Masvida because of his hands. But with the size difference, the smart money is probably on Wonderboy.

Either way, it should be a fund, competitive fight.

 

[Chuck]

No offense to Jorge, but nobody is going to duck Masvidal.
Which is what he's implying.

Couldn't have said it better Taric...
Masvidal isn't a guy the top fighters fear right now...I'm sure they understand he's not to be taken lightly though.

 

[Ttone5722]

I just love how WB loses to Woodley twice, and all of a sudden he's a boring fighter. Lol. He can be one of the most spectacular strikers UFC has to offer. Maybe TWood was a bad matchup or just better? Lol again.

Is this what "Sherdog logic" means?

Wonderboy by last round KO after a war.

 

[El_Diazo]

It was the fluke of all fluke wins. Look at both of their career trajectory's after that fight.

You don't submit someone by fluke

 

[Paynebringer]

I'll take Jorge he's a actual fighter WB is still a martial artist learning to be a fighter....

 

[spannered]

An accumulation of shots. Mas doesn't have one punch knockout power but he has enough to hurt him. Mas is savvy enough deal with WB's kicks. It's an awesome matchup but I just feel Jorge wins easily. It won't be a boring fight. Other than the two Woodley fights I can't remember a boring WB fight.

Jorge wins easily?

Won't be a boring fight?

Whoa dude, that's nearly the literal opposite to the general consensus for this fight. WB is a bad match up for Masvidal. Masvidal does better against aggressive fighters who stick to boxing. Wonderboy is a precision specialist with a full arsenal of unorthodox punches and kicks, and he likes to counter more than anything.

Jorge is happy to coast to a decision loss every other fight too, for reasons no one else can seem to understand. He has trouble pulling the trigger if he sees no openings, and doesn't bother to pressure guys into making mistakes. Wonderboy just put on the two most boring fights of his career, and he's probably concerned about Masvidal's momentum and boxing counters, so he might be on his bike again in this fight.

Both guys are coming off losses and need to win here to stay in contention at WW. It's the perfect opportunity for both guys to do a lot of circling and trying not to make a mistake. I smell a snoozer with WB getting the nod for landing more volume.

 

[spannered]

I just love how WB loses to Woodley twice, and all of a sudden he's a boring fighter. Lol. He can be one of the most spectacular strikers UFC has to offer. Maybe TWood was a bad matchup or just better? Lol again.

Is this what "Sherdog logic" means?

Wonderboy by last round KO after a war.

If it was just one fight, fair enough, but he didn't get the win (and frankly, was lucky to even get a draw and a rematch), so he really should have stepped up in the second fight. He put on an even more tentative fight in the rematch.

It might have only been two boring fights, but that was 50 minutes of almost complete inactivity. His win against Rory before that was only mildly entertaining because of Rory engaging in the last two rounds. He's looked spectacular in past fihgts, sure, but 50 minutes is 50 minutes. A lot of guys on the roster will never even see that much time in the octagon in their careers, and he put the fans through two co-main/main event PPVs to give us that 50 minutes.

He deserves the flack. Let's hope he redeems himself.

 

[Ttone5722]

If it was just one fight, fair enough, but he didn't get the win (and frankly, was lucky to even get a draw and a rematch), so he really should have stepped up in the second fight. He put on an even more tentative fight in the rematch.

It might have only been two boring fights, but that was 50 minutes of almost complete inactivity. His win against Rory before that was only mildly entertaining because of Rory engaging in the last two rounds. He's looked spectacular in past fihgts, sure, but 50 minutes is 50 minutes. A lot of guys on the roster will never even see that much time in the octagon in their careers, and he put the fans through two co-main/main event PPVs to give us that 50 minutes.

He deserves the flack. Let's hope he redeems himself.

Fair enough. The Woodley fights were stinkers for WB, and I agree with "lets hope he redeems himself."

 

[rjmbrd]

Wonderboy is significantly bigger than Masvidal. And Wonderboy's length advantage plays right into kick-centric style.

Masvidal is really just a LW and Wonderboy is a pretty big WW. If they were the same size, I might be inclined to favor Masvida because of his hands. But with the size difference, the smart money is probably on Wonderboy.

Either way, it should be a fund, competitive fight.

Masvidal was a giant LW and was definitely killing himself to make weight.

He had absolutely no problem fighting Mutante, Larkin and Maia, all former middleweights.

Wonderboy has a big frame for welterweight, and he's got great range, but he isn't up there in regards to physicality. Matt Brown straight up prison mauled him by being more physical. Woodley obviously was far stronger and more physical in grappling exchanges.

Wonderboy presents a lot of problems for guys by being able to hit you with his lead leg with zero notice, and some really dynamic spinning attacks. His hands are competent but nothing to write home about. His kicking game is incredible.

For his part, Masvidal never gets out classed on the feet. He's been striking his entire life, arguably rolls with punches better than anyone in any division and is still very athletic with excellent timing.

If Masvidal loses its going to be his very typical problem - bad fight IQ. Don't get me wrong, he actually has INCREDIBLE fight IQ, he just doesn't always employ it. Sometimes he plays tit-for-tat if you landed something, and we all know he's had a problem with coasting when he's won some rounds.