Usman stands no chance against whittaker

[The Witcher]

This is simply undeniable. Whittaker would defend his sloppy clinch work, toss him aside, and butcher his face until he yields.

Usman is a terrific welterweight don’t get me wrong, hell I think he gives adesanya a decent run. But to think he beats Bobby Knuckles is comedy. Literally the worst matchup stylistically for Kamaru.



I’m before Adesanya knocking out rob gif, lol irrelevant to this topic

 

[The Bloody Nine]

I'd pick Snoozeman. Sorry.

 

[Failwani]

Did I miss a fight announcement or...

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

That's why weight classes exist for a reason. Usman has not proven to be a weight class transcending champ yet.

 

[TempleoftheDog]

Pretty random, but ok.

I like Whittaker. Can’t think of a bad word to say about the guy. It’d be nice to see him get the belt back.

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

Ah, I guess I tend to agree. Usman has improved his striking, but not by enough to hang with Rob imo. And Whittaker has been excellent at negating the takedowns and clinch work of strong grapplers.

Usman vs adesanya might be a fun striker vs grappler match up.

 

[podsox]

It would be an awesome fight

 

[Johnnny]

Usman has a fairly substantial reach advantage over Whittaker. It would be interesting to see how good Usman's jab has become.

 

[Mammothman]

Do you fill good now?

 

[WaylonMercy5150]

But how would he do vs. Jake Paul?

 

[JonJonesNeedle]

Usman would get knocked stiff by Whittaker. Whittaker is a grapplers kryptonite.

 

[Deleted member 359865]

Is this even a conversation right now though? I don’t even think Usman would want to fight Whittaker any time soon.

 

[Kos Fan]

That's why weight classes exist for a reason. Usman has not proven to be a weight class transcending champ yet.

And Jan would dominate Rob too.

 

[mirellale]

I have yet to see anyone who claims otherwise

 

[The Witcher]

Do you fill good now?

I fill reel gud

 

[The Witcher]

And Jan would dominate Rob too.

Dominate ? He didn’t dominate adesanya.

 

[Askren’s chin]

Rob is bad news for grapplers/wrestlers in general

 

[Kos Fan]

Dominate ? He didn’t dominate adesanya.

True it was a close fight on the feet but Jan dominated the last 2 rounds when he decided to wrestle.

Edit: Whittaker Usman would never happen anyways since he won’t regain the title as long as Izzy is at MW.

 

[WeLLiK]

If Romero couldnt beat Rob I doubt Usman will be able to

 

[LoadedZeus]

That would actually be a very interesting fight. Whittaker not a wrestler but his takedown defence is some of the best in the game. Around same size height/reach wise as well. If they were to fight at 185, I agree Whittaker would take it, his striking better. Yoel Romero couldn't get Whittaker down and he's an Olympic wrestler. At 170, Usman probably takes with Whittaker being much smaller. Sucks for Whittaker, cuz even though hes great, I don't think he can be champ at 185 while Izzy is around, styles make matchups and that's a tough one for him.