Would you give Holland a good chance against Costa right now?

[bjpenngoat]

After watching Paulo get melted and utterly destroyed by Izzy, its not far fetched that Holland has a good chance against him right now.

 

[DS66]

For sure he has a chance, but I'd probably favor Costa. Holland has struggled with dudes that are bigger and stronger than him (Santos, Allen, Stewart). But he's more technical and faster than Costa so he certainly has a chance to pull it off.

 

[Kid Quick]

After watching Paulo get melted and utterly destroyed by Izzy, its not far fetched that Holland has a good chance against him right now.

Costa would maul Holland, just like he did to Uriah Hall.

 

[Morris88]

I need to see Costa fight again before I can make a call.

Undefeated fighters coming back after their first L is far from an exact science.

He has the skills, he's athletic as fuck, he's young enough, he could bounce right back, or he may be mentally shot. We just don't know.

 

[TriangleMonkey]

81” reach @MW is nuts, and dude uses it

 

[gaffbyknees2]

Holland vs Buckley was a pretty damn close fight till that sweet clean KO. I think Paulo is a little too much for him right now. That said we have no idea how Paulo will look after that soul/anal raping from Izzy. I think Kevin is on the rise and it's possible Paulo is on the decline. None the less I think Kevin has a higher ceiling in the grand scheme of things.

 

[Ares Black]

Yeah, Costa is just not very good.

 

[Druken_Vovchanchyn]

you mean my new favorite fighter? I think hes too slick for costa..please dont call him Uriah hall thats fucked up. Hes never been tko'd or quit in the cage come on now.

 

[OmegaRugal]

I would favor Costa still. Izzy just possible a horrific match up for him and Izzy is a special talent.
Same Izzy made Whitaker look like a scrub too.
Izzy really is the new Anderson Silva despite him saying no ... he is the first Israel Adesanya.

Costa outside of the Izzy fight is a beast and too much for most MWs.

As for Jacare ... great win but let's not forget that Jacare is 41 years old. His best days are long gone.

 

[flowoftruth]

costa showed as much aggression as a french poodle his last fight

 

[Kryptt]

I would prolly favor Costa atm but would also rather Costa vs Vett...

 

[dildos]

Holland would destroy costa.

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

Yeah, Costa is just not very good.

Do you actually believe that?

 

[chiefwiggum]

Very good. He uses his length well. Especially on the ground. Really dangerous on the feet and ground.
If you get him down he elbows the hell out of your face and skull. Still to this day an underutilized weapon.

I would take costa but I would bet on Holland if he was a significant dog.

 

[TheMessiah]

Holland would look like an amateur as well if he faced Izzy

 

[Ares Black]

Do you actually believe that?

Kinda. I always thought he was hugely overrated.

His best performance is a debatable decision over an ancient Romero that he lost the last half of.

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

Kinda. I always thought he was hugely overrated.

His best performance is a debatable decision over an ancient Romero that he lost the last half of.

To be fair that’s the same romero that had very similar fights with Whittaker.

I just find it ridiculous because Whittaker looked worse than costa in the Izzy fight and no one rips on him.

 

[Ares Black]

To be fair that’s the same romero that had very similar fights with Whittaker.

I just find it ridiculous because Whittaker looked worse than costa in the Izzy fight and no one rips on him.

It's because Whittaker is cool and Costa is a douchebag.

 

[BangBang]

Do you actually believe that?

He's very rudimentary. He's got almost no tactical awareness which is fine if you re fighting most of the fighters that cannot think on their feet.

Against cerebral fighters like Izzy and I suspect very much now Holland, he's very much at a disadvantage IMO. Plus Holland's reach would kill him. No way he's getting inside that without getting tagged hard.

 

[Kono dio da!]

He'd fuck Costa up.