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I think they were saying "keep your butthole clenched"
But I'm not 100%
My Afrikaans is a little rusty.
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A Brutally Honest Review UFC 319’s Main Event.
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I think they were saying "keep your butthole clenched"
But I'm not 100%
My Afrikaans is a little rusty.
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He fought safe and secured the title easily. Totally understandable although a finish would have put him at an even higher status, fight game is risky. Gsp is considered by many the greatest and he would have done the same.
Dricus couldn't do sht, he was totally outclassed, not much would have changed that.
Dricus couldn't do sht, he was totally outclassed, not much would have changed that.
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I was not impressed by chimaev's performance and this is why ufc isn't going great.
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People blaming Dricus are what’s wrong with this sport.
Hey the UFC wanted this guy…
They wanted a guy who can’t even get into the country without help. A guy who has numerous health issues. A guy who fights maybe once a year. A guy who says he’ll destroy every fighter out in front of him but is only willing to fight guys by holding them down for 25mins. I’m glad we get to look forward to all of that.
Hey, again this is who everyone wanted as their champ. UFC and the terrible joke fans did this to themselves.
Hey the UFC wanted this guy…
They wanted a guy who can’t even get into the country without help. A guy who has numerous health issues. A guy who fights maybe once a year. A guy who says he’ll destroy every fighter out in front of him but is only willing to fight guys by holding them down for 25mins. I’m glad we get to look forward to all of that.
Hey, again this is who everyone wanted as their champ. UFC and the terrible joke fans did this to themselves.
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No i would not give him an F
He did what he had the ability to do. He never gave up. I cant give someone an F for thwarting khamzat's submissions and still trying to win the entire fight.
Most people would have been done in the first
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and people arent buying MMA PPVs anymore, i cant think of a reason why
i got up at 3am to watch this, but thankfully, unlike other UFC cards, there was actually a few good fights on before the main event
UFC are lucky they arent doing a PPV model going forwards because how do they explain why they are paying the MW champ 50/50 fight/win....
i got up at 3am to watch this, but thankfully, unlike other UFC cards, there was actually a few good fights on before the main event
UFC are lucky they arent doing a PPV model going forwards because how do they explain why they are paying the MW champ 50/50 fight/win....
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I was one of those and was wrong thanks to Khazmat gameplan and DDPs refusal to make adjustments to it harder for Khazmat. Thus while Khazmat didn’t get a finish … he also didn’t gas.
Gilbert and Usman both made it a lot harder for Khazmat to take them down and control them. DDP never adjusted. Never used two on one. Never sprawled correctly.
What he did do well is not allow himself to get hurt other than in the 3rd.
But that’s it.
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Even if you stop like 20 of his TDs...you are still in danger of losing because they force these wrestling exchanges again and again..like Khabib and Tibau.
"Lay and pray" is here to stay, thats why they went to Paramount.
"Lay and pray" is here to stay, thats why they went to Paramount.
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Its almost as if many other fights go down this way, but not being boring and fans remember them.
I haven't seen this much cope in a long while
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I mean, DDP got smashed. He couldn't let Khamzat off him. The referee stood them up, Khamzat went on to ragdoll him again. That's boring? Well, then stand up and bang. Khamzat didn't land meaningful strikes, but DDP's face was all swollen from the 500+ strikes landed, which you need to thanks God for that as if Khamzat opened up heavy g&p he'd kill DDP with the amount of top control he had. If it was boring it was because it was just so one sided that Chimaev played with Dricus.
I didn't think Ankalaev vs Pereira was boring, contrary to many. It was a elite fight in which Pereira got close. He had TDD and won round 5 with impactful strikes. Chimaev made it "boring" by simply showing DDP couldn't do anything to him. Wrestling is part of mma too. Do you want to stop that? Get up and deny the son of a *** from riding. Chimaev was effectively wrestling, he was taking him down and... Winning basically the entire fight.
And Khamzat came from WW. Yet his toughest fights were at WW. In MW, he hadn't even trouble (Usman is from WW). Whittaker and DDP offered nothing. If anything, this proves more and more that elite fighters coming from a lower weight class and doing well there while keeping a good weight for the upper class = best fighter of the upper class... Khamzat has the ideal weight for MW, and even when cutting a lot, was doing very well in a more skilled division. So going up and fighting at his natural weight is easier as more often than not, bigger weight classes = lower skills. Ofc that doesn't mean Chimaev can do that at LHW, there's a limit to weight advantage.
I didn't think Ankalaev vs Pereira was boring, contrary to many. It was a elite fight in which Pereira got close. He had TDD and won round 5 with impactful strikes. Chimaev made it "boring" by simply showing DDP couldn't do anything to him. Wrestling is part of mma too. Do you want to stop that? Get up and deny the son of a *** from riding. Chimaev was effectively wrestling, he was taking him down and... Winning basically the entire fight.
And Khamzat came from WW. Yet his toughest fights were at WW. In MW, he hadn't even trouble (Usman is from WW). Whittaker and DDP offered nothing. If anything, this proves more and more that elite fighters coming from a lower weight class and doing well there while keeping a good weight for the upper class = best fighter of the upper class... Khamzat has the ideal weight for MW, and even when cutting a lot, was doing very well in a more skilled division. So going up and fighting at his natural weight is easier as more often than not, bigger weight classes = lower skills. Ofc that doesn't mean Chimaev can do that at LHW, there's a limit to weight advantage.
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See, if khazmat dictated where the fight goes, then his grappling confirmed that.
How is this considered a domination to be praised via octagon control, but immune to that being why the fight sucked?
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lol that IS how it went, though, with the fifth round being the one where DDP was actually able to do something. Where people were wrong, though, is thinking DDP would be able to do anything useful.My takeaway of the main event was that almost all Sherdoggers and MMA fighters were wrong in their prediction that Khamzat would be dangerous in the first couple of rounds, and the longer the fight went, the better it was for DDP
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The team has really been working on reeling-in Khamzats “go for broke” killer instincts so he can last a full 25min with a legit gorilla in DDP
I too felt it was too reserved, but lets be real, DDP fights through all adversity and is never out of a fight
The team, and others (influential people), wanted Khamzat to win at all costs, and not do anything stupid he doesn’t need to be doing (look at Burns fight)
Let Khamzat bang next fight. I bet they loosen the leash slightly
I too felt it was too reserved, but lets be real, DDP fights through all adversity and is never out of a fight
The team, and others (influential people), wanted Khamzat to win at all costs, and not do anything stupid he doesn’t need to be doing (look at Burns fight)
Let Khamzat bang next fight. I bet they loosen the leash slightly
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DDP having an answer for teh rear naked choke waz a big difference.
It's endlessly frustrating to me watching people tap RNChoke & they're not even trying to peal teh handz. Like, Okay, you got caught, but teh method is to at least try to fight teh hands that are holding teh grip. (we saw one like this earlier where teh guy didn't even try, just tapped with zero attempts to pull teh hands)(teh fook??)
So anywayz... once teh rear naked choke waz out, we got to see what else Borz had to offer. He was very active, but nothing was as effective as his prior rear nakedz. Teh crucifix waz nice, but he couldn't maintain teh position while being able to throw power, & so he just settled on throwing volume pitty pats.
We also have to remember that this is Khamzat's first long fight where he didn't gas... so he perhaps was hesitant to push it that hard, espicially with so much on the line.
That said, Khamzat was very busy & very threatening, & if it seemed boring, perhaps that's what it takes to beat DDP. Maybe Khamzat waz taking it safer for his first title shot? Perhaps next time we see him take more risks. However, one risk at teh end got him switched & on bottom, so maybe this was the only way he could get it done. Borzing or not, he got it done.
I'd like to see Khamzat get better at "chain-choking" his choke attempts after people fight his handz initially. It seemz like teh second teh grip was broken by DDP, he'd go to something else, like strike for a second & then lightning quick throw it in again & stuff like that.
He will no doubt be exploring more options in teh crucifix. That's typically a fight ending position, but he couldn't finish it there.
DDP simply needs to get better at defending "CHAIN WRESTLING"... & this is a completely different fight. He was completely baffled every single time by teh 2nd or 3rd TD in teh chain.... as if he had only trained for single shot wrestling. I think he recognizez this now & corrects it while eventually working his way back, but in no way does he get an immediate rematch after a 50-40 (lol)
Fascinating fight imo. Can't wait to see how they both adapt after these great lessonz.
It's endlessly frustrating to me watching people tap RNChoke & they're not even trying to peal teh handz. Like, Okay, you got caught, but teh method is to at least try to fight teh hands that are holding teh grip. (we saw one like this earlier where teh guy didn't even try, just tapped with zero attempts to pull teh hands)(teh fook??)
So anywayz... once teh rear naked choke waz out, we got to see what else Borz had to offer. He was very active, but nothing was as effective as his prior rear nakedz. Teh crucifix waz nice, but he couldn't maintain teh position while being able to throw power, & so he just settled on throwing volume pitty pats.
We also have to remember that this is Khamzat's first long fight where he didn't gas... so he perhaps was hesitant to push it that hard, espicially with so much on the line.
That said, Khamzat was very busy & very threatening, & if it seemed boring, perhaps that's what it takes to beat DDP. Maybe Khamzat waz taking it safer for his first title shot? Perhaps next time we see him take more risks. However, one risk at teh end got him switched & on bottom, so maybe this was the only way he could get it done. Borzing or not, he got it done.
I'd like to see Khamzat get better at "chain-choking" his choke attempts after people fight his handz initially. It seemz like teh second teh grip was broken by DDP, he'd go to something else, like strike for a second & then lightning quick throw it in again & stuff like that.
He will no doubt be exploring more options in teh crucifix. That's typically a fight ending position, but he couldn't finish it there.
DDP simply needs to get better at defending "CHAIN WRESTLING"... & this is a completely different fight. He was completely baffled every single time by teh 2nd or 3rd TD in teh chain.... as if he had only trained for single shot wrestling. I think he recognizez this now & corrects it while eventually working his way back, but in no way does he get an immediate rematch after a 50-40 (lol)
Fascinating fight imo. Can't wait to see how they both adapt after these great lessonz.
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Who didn't defend the TD? DDP
Who didn't stand up? DDP
I consider a cowardly way to win wall and stall, taking someone down against their will and holding them there for 25 minutes is dominance
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Khamzat proved he is as elite as it gets in the wrestling/grappling department. He completely dominated ddp. From an entertainment standpoint it was not fun and wasn’t really entertaining. From a Sporting aspect and ability to prove his dominance it was impressive. I respect Khamzat for how he won the fight and his wrestling skills, but it wasn’t entertaining and wasn’t fun. And I love mma and all aspects of mma including wrestling. I would much rather watch khabib and Islam fight than Khamzat simply because they try to finish the fight throughout all the wrestling. That’s the difference. I understand Khamzat probably went in there with the mindset of he was going to do whatever he had to win the belt. And he did it. Congrats. He is now the champion. His next fight will say a lot about him fighting as the champion in that we will see if he tries to finish his opponents more.
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