Major props to Usman for accepting a fight against a journeyman, with zero reward

[D 1 Wrestler]

He could have easily pulled a Jones (vs chael) and said no to the short notice fight vs a high risk journeyman with zero reward other than his standard pay. So let's give him his props for getting 25 minutes of wrestling drilling in with a lot of risk.

 

[AdidasMMA]

If he is a journeyman like you say, why would he be "high risk" for the champ?

Masvidal is a gatekeeper, not a journeyman

 

[H.A.T.E.R]

If he is a journeyman like you say, why would he be "high risk" for the champ?

because it was free money, thats how journeymen win

 

[AdidasMMA]

because it was free money, thats how journeymen win

TS said it was a "high risk" fight

The only way it can be high risk for a champion is if the challenger is a great fighter

 

[D 1 Wrestler]

If he is a journeyman like you say, why would he be "high risk" for the champ?

Masvidal is a gatekeeper, not a journeyman

Everyone is high risk on short notice when you weren't training for their style. Nate diaz can be dangerous, jim Miller can be dangerous, clay guida can be risky

 

[D 1 Wrestler]

TS said it was a "high risk" fight

The only way it can be high risk for a champion is if the challenger is a great fighter

Short notice different style = high risk. Same reason jones said no to short notice journeyman chael

 

[Mike Hagger]

Actually it was more like 0 risk as Usman obviously negates everything Mas brought, and we all knew it. Plus Usman got paid by fighting, so it wasn't for charity.

Not sure if you're being sarcastic but your posts have almost always sucked. Nothing different here.

 

[SG123]

He could have easily pulled a Jones (vs chael) and said no to the short notice fight vs a high risk journeyman with zero reward other than his standard pay. So let's give him his props for getting 25 minutes of wrestling drilling in with a lot of risk.

Usman will just have had the biggest payday of his career, by a distance. And if Jorge is just a journeyman as you say then it was a low risk fight for massive reward.

 

[AdidasMMA]

Everyone is high risk on short notice when you weren't training for their style. Nate diaz can be dangerous, jim Miller can be dangerous, clay guida can be risky

Masvidal won a round against Usman with 6 days notice

Woodley, RDA, Maia, and many more didn't win a single minute even with full camps

 

[D 1 Wrestler]

Usman will just have had the biggest payday of his career, by a distance. And if Jorge is just a journeyman as you say then it was a low risk fight for massive reward.

Short notice is always high risk. And low reward in terms of his stock. Nothing changed for Usman by winning, nobody was surprised or holds him in an higher regard now for beating a guy who got slapped around by wonderboy. He literally just collected a check

 

[rear naked ankle pick]

major props to me for watching that fight

 

[D 1 Wrestler]

Masvidal won a round against Usman with 6 days notice

Woodley, RDA, Maia, and many more didn't win a single minute even with full camps

Which round did he win by majority judging?

 

[Goatenstein]

Short notice is always high risk. And low reward in terms of his stock. Nothing changed for Usman by winning, nobody was surprised or holds him in an higher regard now for beating a guy who got slapped around by wonderboy. He literally just collected a check

Racist against Cubans

 

[snaportap21]

He could have easily pulled a Jones (vs chael) and said no to the short notice fight vs a high risk journeyman with zero reward other than his standard pay. So let's give him his props for getting 25 minutes of wrestling drilling in with a lot of risk.

I would disagree with the journeyman title. Masvidal was stuffing takedowns and handily winning the striking when he had energy. Once he was drained he couldn’t clinch fight (the most grueling aspect of the sport) hence he was easy pickings for Usmans game later on. Clinch to tire and easier takedowns leaving to gnp.

 

[SalvadorAllende]

Yeah. He deserves some credit.

Can you imagine if he said no to the fight? He would have lost all of his 14 fans.

 

[D 1 Wrestler]

Racist against Cubans

Cuban is a race?

 

[AdidasMMA]

Which round did he win by majority judging?

Same judges who scored it for Andrade

Everyone knows Masvidal won Rd 1

 

[D 1 Wrestler]

Yeah. He deserves some credit.

Can you imagine if he said no to the fight? He would have lost all of his 14 fans.

Yea masvidal is cool for sitting out for more pay and punching people in public. But Conor does the same and it's Conor sucks, duck! With one having no elite wins and the other a double champ. Makes sense

 

[D 1 Wrestler]

Same judges who scored it for Andrade

Everyone knows Masvidal won Rd 1

Can you answer the question?

 

[cauti0n]

Masvidal won a round against Usman with 6 days notice

Woodley, RDA, Maia, and many more didn't win a single minute even with full camps

Funny how he did better than all with a 6 day notice after stopping his training camp short yet the word Journeyman is still being used to refer to him.

If he's a journeyman what are those 3.