The knowledge and discussion level on Reddit is mostly new fans or people new to the sport.It’s interesting to see the difference in thoughts about Belal between the MMA & UFC subreddits and Sherdog.
Reddit seems to love Belal after he beat Wonderboy. But Sherdog seems to not of changed its opinion that much.
Not some huge fan of Belal but the hate he gets cracks me up. Maybe the guy should put on some weird act and duck contenders like a certain other boring ass WW.
I hope he gets knocked out every time he fights. He's not entertaining to me, and the way he goes about his way of self promotion irks me.
The knowledge and discussion level on Reddit is mostly new fans or people new to the sport.
Who are all these other fighters more deserving than him? Belal is active, promotes himself but doesn’t get too personal or vulgar, takes short notice fights. Exactly what else are you looking for? Just say you don’t like the guy and move on lol. No need to pretend your opinion is based on logic cause it isn’t. You just have a preference for other fighters, for what reason only you truly know.
if you took Gaethje and Belal and removed their names and compared their accomplishments & behavior over the last year, 80% of sherdog would say Belal is more deserving than Gaethje, but as soon as names revealed it’s the opposite lol.
I think fighters like him do a great disservice to the sport. They have no style, no grace, no pizazz. They don't bring eyes to the sport - they repel them. They don't compete in an honourable way.
They're free to compete how they want to, but I'm free to LOL when they get KTFO.
he's somehow managed to mouth his way into 1 of the few coveted analyst desk positions. He deserves it more than michael chiesa at least. those 2 should fight n the loser never gets to appear at the analyst desk ever again.
Whats with overrated fighters who shouldn't be top 10 easy match make weaseling their way into an overranked undeserved top 10 spot n landing the analyst gig?
You sound like the chick who digs the long ball but can't appreciate a good defensive game. N00bs I swear.
It's so sad to see MMA fans who pretend to enjoy two men cuddling for 3-5 rounds because they think it makes them look like they have a deeper understanding/appreciation for MMA.
This isn't art house cinema or obscure literature, where you're going to get "cool points" from hipster chicks for sitting through Persona. This is human cockfighting. This is a spectacle. Nobody cares. You just look like a dork.

If you thought what Belad did to Thomson was cuddling, you're more clueless than your previous post led me to believe. Dumb and blind. Good stuff. Now we just have to find you an Affliction t-shirt at the Goodwill.
Damn n00bs.
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