He should fight George roop or the winner of Roop's next fight
He's moved down 2 weight classes and that was before he joined The Lab in AZ. I think he'll only continue to improve. He's 25 years old.
He'll get KTFO by any half decent striker, dude has glass for a chin and hits like a girl. Shame as he moves really well and has some talent for striking.
Everytime the dude gets touched he gets sent sprawling, if he fights a guy with any real power he's going to sleep.
pretty much this!
i love to watch his fights but he is not able to compete at the top. in his recent interviews it sounded like he is aware of that.
I agree. I think it would be favorable to have given him the win in his last six, but IMO he was a better fighter than all of them. He did more damage, but could have been felled once or twice on fouls and position.
I say give him Mizugaki. I think that would be a really interesting fight. Both are well-rounded guys, fairly good athletes, and fight smart enough. Mizugaki is a reasonable step up. He's an established gatekeeper. If Bruce beats him, then we can talk about pitting him against contenders like the Assuncao/Dill winner.
I would absolutely love to see T.J Dillashaw Vs Alex Caceres.
Delorme to Mizugaki is a huge step up, i think he gets beaten badly in that fight.
Bedford, Bowles, Caraway, Easton, Pickett, Roop, Yamamoto might be better.
Delorme to Mizugaki is a huge step up, i think he gets beaten badly in that fight.
Bedford, Bowles, Caraway, Easton, Pickett, Roop, Yamamoto might be better.
That's a short-sighted way to look at it. At the beginning of this six fight streak where he's been better than all his opponents, he was facing guys like Page, Figueroa, and Escovedo. I actually think he's taken step backs in competition recently (some would argue with Fig especially, but I thought he beat Delorme). Page, for one, was a solid win just under Mizugaki. He only lost to contenders, and beat notable guys like Jorgensen, Galvao, and Campuzano. He wasn't past his prime either when Bruce beat him. I thought he looked great in his last fight outside UFC. Mizugaki isn't much of a step up from fighters Bruce has beaten in the past. And I say this while having a lot of respect from Mizugaki. But it's a winnable fight. He's not really good in one area. Just a solid well-rounded fighter. Leroy has the potential to beat him on length and movement.
I don't think he's ready for that fight yet, it would be a big step back for mizugaki too, don't think he'd want to fight him. Roop, bowles, Pickett, Easton imo