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It’s just not a good tactic. It made more sense against WB because of the style match up, but I struggle to understand why he is constantly against the cage. He will sometimes actually put himself there; it’s not like he always gets pressured and is forced onto it.
Anthony Pettis - same camp - always finds himself against the cage too and it makes me want to scream. In Pettis’ case his hands aren’t that good and he doesn’t have the crazy power to deter people. He’s also physically weak and shines at kicking range.
Is it a coaching issue or are these fighters just lacking in fight IQ and skills such as footwork? You’d obviously want your coaches to correct those things, but some fighters aren’t fixable. I will hear their coaches saying in between rounds for the fighters to get off the cage, but it never happens. Woodley did also have this issue before going to Roufusport. It’s also annoying how insistent Woodley is on throwing only singular punches. It’s rare to see him throw a real combination.
Anthony Pettis - same camp - always finds himself against the cage too and it makes me want to scream. In Pettis’ case his hands aren’t that good and he doesn’t have the crazy power to deter people. He’s also physically weak and shines at kicking range.
Is it a coaching issue or are these fighters just lacking in fight IQ and skills such as footwork? You’d obviously want your coaches to correct those things, but some fighters aren’t fixable. I will hear their coaches saying in between rounds for the fighters to get off the cage, but it never happens. Woodley did also have this issue before going to Roufusport. It’s also annoying how insistent Woodley is on throwing only singular punches. It’s rare to see him throw a real combination.