Everyone at my house was thrilled at Ngannou’s newfound well rounded game…Why so negative ?

[Garnet_StrongerThanYou]

Why is sherdog so angry?

Francis did a great job wrestling.

I called him ADCC Francis.

He was looking for submissions, he was amazing. I even saw him threatening a triangle.

At HW that’s amazing.

We all found it very unexpected and exciting.

What gives?

 

[Sad Dad]

I secretly liked seeing this new skillset from francis even if this fight was a stinker

 

[Stagliano]

Funniest thing is that Stipe got praised for the same performance against Francis after their first fight.

 

[flairleguccijoints]

Why is sherdog so angry?

Francis did a great job wrestling.

I called him ADCC Francis.

He was looking for submissions, he was amazing. I even saw him threatening a triangle.

At HW that’s amazing.

We all found it very unexpected and exciting.

What gives?

Impotency

 

[Adebisi]

Sherdog gets really angry when certain fighters win. Tonight it’s these weirdo, nostalgia-fueled Fedor fans.

Reminds me of GSP fans after every Usman win.

 

[GoodBadHBK]

What happened to your Mayberry thread

 

[nately]

Francis is known for speculator knockouts. A lay and pray victory is a lot less exciting. People don't root for Ngannou because of his charisma, so you care less about whether he wins and more about how he wins. Also, after the second round, you could tell Francis was gassed and likely wouldn't get a knockout, which put a damper on the rest of the fight.

And the post-fight interview was a disaster.

 

[STAY GOLD]

I even saw him threatening a triangle.

On come on, he did not. That was DC hyperbole.

But I do agree the fight was fun and the folks at the movie theater that were watching it as well had a blast and would going nuts for Ngannou's takedowns. Sherdoggers just have to kick on their online negative persona and bash anything and everything seeking attention.

 

[jeff7b9]

I would say the fact that he didn't do ANYTHING offensive whatsoever with his top position is a fair criticism.

Honestly you could even say that was the most blatant display of Lay and Pray in a featured fight in years.

Can you name any other big fight in recent years where a guy stayed on top for 2-3 minutes without doing any damage or attempting a submission?

I think I saw a stat that he landed less than 5 significant strikes in over 8 minutes of top control, so that is pretty much the definition of lay and pray- holding on and posing no threat.


I'm not surprised he got the w but it is pretty clearly within the realm of criticism.

 

[Carrotman23]

Because the majority of people on here are 30+ and can't stop living in the past . It's sad in a way.

 

[Espresso]

D1 Fracis vs Point-Karate Gane

 

[Luvhawky]

Funniest thing is that Stipe got praised for the same performance against Francis after their first fight.

Stipe took a lot of heat after his first performance against Francis...

 

[mb23100]

No one tunes into a Ngannou fight wanting to see him roll around on the ground with the other guy

 

[HatKick]

I was simultaneously impressed with Francis grappling and pissed that an All time exciting matchup played out like a high school wrestling match. Yeah I'm a Gane fan but it's not so much that he lost as the fight itself. It gave me flashbacks to Blaydes vs Volkov. Was really really looking forward to this. Just meh.

 

[TeenageMutantLesnarTurtle]

I think discourse on forums in general just tends to sway towards negativity for some reason.

 

[HatKick]

Funniest thing is that Stipe got praised for the same performance against Francis after their first fight.

That fight was way more exciting though.

 

[JR478]

I agree. This fight was awesome to me.

 

[chiefwiggum]

I was rooting for Francis. It was a really bad fight. I watch for entertainment not to be irritated for 25 mins.

 

[Adebisi]

Stipe took a lot of heat after his first performance against Francis...

What? Where?

This forum was a Stipe lovefest after that fight.

 

[Pizza Werewolf]

Cuz they expected a quick ko and instead it looked like they were playing twister for most of the fight.
The fight honestly went pretty much how I expected it to even though I was rooting for Gane to win.