Anyone know why Yoel fought in orthodox?

[Alanf7]

He's a southpaw, still don't understand why he went ortho. What was the benefit for him?

 

[Deleted member 479811]

He was getting his leg kicked in.

 

[DarkneT]

I dont think Yoel even knows

I'm sure he doesn't gameplan whatsoever

Just yolo's his way through fights and it usually works

 

[Matty da Ranga]

He was getting his leg kicked in.

In the 1st rd, Yoel came out immediately in orthodox before Whittaker landed anything...so it was clearly part of his gameplan. Maybe he wanted to disguise that right hook which he dropped Whittaker with in Rd 3?

 

[beefcake180]

I think he felt more comfortable in that stance being stationary and parrying as opposed to bouncing around and using energy like he typically does in his southpaw stance.

 

[Alanf7]

I think he felt more comfortable in that stance being stationary and parrying as opposed to bouncing around and using energy like he typically does in his southpaw stance.

Seems legit, when you fight in the same stance you're less open than in opposite stances.