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I might have had a few drinks when I watched Cormier vs Stipe and I fed into Cormier being the GOAT after watching highlights to refresh my memory.
After watching it sober, Stipe was dominating, with Cormier having minor exchange wins. Even in the clinch, where Stipe was accused of making his biggest mistake, he was overpowering Cormier then disengaging and landing good shots. Then after a round of Stipe was winning, he gets eye poked pretty bad then takes a short break, gets into the clinch, and gets KOd shorty after.
The fact that Stipe is dismissed as one of the best HW's and DC becomes the GOAT to pick and choose where he goes from here is very insulting. Stipe has a good chance of winning a rematch but DC is going to likely face Shogun if he wins then destroy Brock after and retire, leaving Stipe to possibly dominate when he's gone, with some people saying "well he's only champ because DC retired." is sad.
Poor Stipe. Get's penalized for being a stand up honorable man who doesn't give into the machine. I guess this is what the UFC/MMA is now.
I just pray in the future MMA can be at the point where they are considered equal in the sports realm and the best fight the best and there is a clear path to getting the belt.
After watching it sober, Stipe was dominating, with Cormier having minor exchange wins. Even in the clinch, where Stipe was accused of making his biggest mistake, he was overpowering Cormier then disengaging and landing good shots. Then after a round of Stipe was winning, he gets eye poked pretty bad then takes a short break, gets into the clinch, and gets KOd shorty after.
The fact that Stipe is dismissed as one of the best HW's and DC becomes the GOAT to pick and choose where he goes from here is very insulting. Stipe has a good chance of winning a rematch but DC is going to likely face Shogun if he wins then destroy Brock after and retire, leaving Stipe to possibly dominate when he's gone, with some people saying "well he's only champ because DC retired." is sad.
Poor Stipe. Get's penalized for being a stand up honorable man who doesn't give into the machine. I guess this is what the UFC/MMA is now.
I just pray in the future MMA can be at the point where they are considered equal in the sports realm and the best fight the best and there is a clear path to getting the belt.