Anyone else think Benoit Saint Denis looks like a different fighter?

[Rhood]

He looked really slow tonight.
I know he's trying to fight safe and conserve his energy, but this is not the same fighter that used to bumrush guys in the octagon.
It looked like he struggled against an unranked guy that didn't have a full fight camp and was basically a sacrificial lamb.

Anyone else think he looked slow AF?

 

[ToTheMax]

First round was slow I agree, but the second round he was a buzzsaw of elbows, knees, wrestling, and submissions.

 

[JBJ was here]

Going gangbusters in the first round against a late-replacement he hadn't even had the chance to really study tape of would have been an interesting strategy if BSD were looking to embarrass himself. Taking a round to figure out an unknown before pulverizing him, on the other hand, didn't rate to be embarrassing.

 

[Ladron4sherdog]

I think there was some hesitation after losing his last 2 fights the way he did. Even here, he got tagged quite a few times by a nothing fighter.

Still, he turned it up in the 2nd round after a lackluster first.

 

[GolovKing]

He's got some of the uglies cauliflower ears I've seen and he's not even 30 yet

 

[Hymen Crusher]

He's got some of the uglies cauliflower ears I've seen and he's not even 30 yet

I told my kids look at this guy's fucking ears. They are the ugliest I have seen in a while

 

[Istryker]

Feel like that's ok considering his last 2 fights

 

[ThaiSexPills]

I thought he looked pretty good although more measured than before. That being said, he fought a can.

 

[DiazSlap]

I think on the contrary, you may be slow TS.

 

[TheMoa]

I think he didnt react very well when he got hit, maybe it's some confidence thing after the last couple of fights ko/tko.

He whooped the guy on the second, but I don't know what to take away from it since the dude was out of the UFC and took on short notice. I dont know if it was BSD putting a clinic or the guy folding after tiring out

 

[Weighinin]

Anyone else think he looked slow AF?

He looked not in a hurry, took his time to control and not take risks like all his staff told him.

 

[DrRodentia]

Going gangbusters in the first round against a late-replacement he hadn't even had the chance to really study tape of would have been an interesting strategy if BSD were looking to embarrass himself. Taking a round to figure out an unknown before pulverizing him, on the other hand, didn't rate to be embarrassing.

Like how it took Khabib 2 rounds to finish Horcher.

Remember how Ferguson looked against unknown late replacement Lando Vannata?

 

[SamuraiBro]

Desperate for a W and not get cut kinda fight.

 

[Motivated BJ Penn]

He still rushes with his head right on the center line, hes begging to get his lights shut off again

 

[fortheo]

He looked really slow tonight.
I know he's trying to fight safe and conserve his energy, but this is not the same fighter that used to bumrush guys in the octagon.
It looked like he struggled against an unranked guy that didn't have a full fight camp and was basically a sacrificial lamb.

Anyone else think he looked slow AF?

Bro, he got a new coach and they specifically game planned for a 6'3 orthodox thai striker with good bjj, then on like 5 days notice they got a new opponent that was a 5'9 southpaw jack of all trades type guy. The style of fighter who he was facing changed drastically.

Then BSD dominanted round one without taking a single strike, then he finished his opponent 2.5 minutes into round 2 landing 54 strikes to his opponents 14. He whooped that guys ass. What was the struggle? eating one or two decent punches in a fight?

What did you guys expect exactly? a one punch walk off KO?

I think he didnt react very well when he got hit, maybe it's some confidence thing after the last couple of fights ko/tko.

He whooped the guy on the second, but I don't know what to take away from it since the dude was out of the UFC and took on short notice. I dont know if it was BSD putting a clinic or the guy folding after tiring out

His opponent had a full camp and was preparing to fight that week, same as BSD.

Going gangbusters in the first round against a late-replacement he hadn't even had the chance to really study tape of would have been an interesting strategy if BSD were looking to embarrass himself. Taking a round to figure out an unknown before pulverizing him, on the other hand, didn't rate to be embarrassing.

There is some logic in this thread. This guy gets it.