Can DDP stop Khamzat's early TDs?

[StewDogg11]

No I remember Yoel getting taken down and then getting up when he felt like it, a far cry from DDP being stuck and helpless under Brunson. Plus Khamzat is in a whole different universe from Brunson or Yoel or just about anyone other than a young Jon Jones.

Well you’re remembering it wrong then as Romero was down 2 rounds before getting the finish in the third.

https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/UFC-Fight-Night-35-Results-Rockhold-vs-Philippou-PlaybyPlay-Updates-62047/amp

 

[rjmbrd]

40 year old Brunson at the end of his career had him trouble before he completely gassed.

What is the point of repeating the lie, Bruson was 39.

He also won 5 of his last 6 fights, and his next fight after losing to Dricus.

Bozo, I'm sure a lot of people would favor a 2022 Burns to beat DDP at 170lbs, and I'm positive Dricus wouldn't do so well against Usman with a severe injury for 2/3 of the fight.

Look at Dricus' record against ranked opponents.

Now look at Khamzat.

Aside from Whittaker having a freak injury (broken gums from Dricus cracking him) we watched Khamzat go to two controversial split decisions. One guy cartoonishly smaller than him, and the other on a two fight losing streak, with no camp, fighting up a weight class. Khamzat laid an egg.

Also stop trying so hard. Nobody cares if you're "a big fan of Khamzat", so there's no need to clarify that.

What is with you fedora wearing weirdos, this is literally an MMA discussion board. The entire point is to discuss MMA.

 

[mkess101]

It's funny, when you see a poster you think has generally bad takes and they're making the same predictions as you, then you start doubting your own pick because of how often wrong they are.

Haha so true.

 

[Big Tuppy Hole]

Would be pretty embarrasing for Khamzat to just do what he does.

The greats, such as Jones, aim to test themselves against their opponents strengths. So let's say Khamzat takes DDP down and submits him easily. That would be a loss for Khamzat, imo.

I can't tell if your serious

 

[AndrewGolota48]

Well you’re remembering it wrong then as Romero was down 2 rounds before getting the finish in the third.

https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/UFC-Fight-Night-35-Results-Rockhold-vs-Philippou-PlaybyPlay-Updates-62047/amp

In your mind that means he wasn't able to get up quickly after being taken down? You brought up an entirely different metric.

 

[Aurelian]

I can't tell if your serious

That's some peak fucking satire tbh

 

[BoxingFan653]

Would be pretty embarrasing for Khamzat to just do what he does.

The greats, such as Jones, aim to test themselves against their opponents strengths. So let's say Khamzat takes DDP down and submits him easily. That would be a loss for Khamzat, imo.

lol wut

 

[StewDogg11]

In your mind that means he wasn't able to get up quickly after being taken down? You brought up an entirely different metric.

Rewatch the fight. He damn sure wasn’t getting up at will like you falsely claimed.

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

Who knows for sure? That's what the fight is for, so we can find out. lol

But if Dricus stops the TD attempts of Khamzat. Dricus will probably win, although I'm not to sure. Khamzat has an underrated stand up, so anything can happen. That's why I'm so looking forward to this fight.

 

[Rampage_Jackson]

What is the point of repeating the lie, Bruson was 39.

He also won 5 of his last 6 fights, and his next fight after losing to Dricus.





Look at Dricus' record against ranked opponents.

Now look at Khamzat.

Aside from Whittaker having a freak injury (broken gums from Dricus cracking him) we watched Khamzat go to two controversial split decisions. One guy cartoonishly smaller than him, and the other on a two fight losing streak, with no camp, fighting up a weight class. Khamzat laid an egg.




What is with you fedora wearing weirdos, this is literally an MMA discussion board. The entire point is to discuss MMA.

did you just credit Dricus for Khamzat shattering Robert's face? Is this some elaborate troll or are you actually a completely braindead moron?

 

[188912345]

did you just credit Dricus for Khamzat shattering Robert's face? Is this some elaborate troll or are you actually a completely braindead moron?

Some people are acting like Rob had Khamzat right where he wanted him, just chilling and waiting for him to gas out when the unfortunate injury made him lose.

It's even more bizarre after watching Rob vs RDR, when it was clear that Rob hasn't just forgotten how to defend takedowns/grappling, and how gassed he got in that fight.

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

This is a squash match. I like DDP but he's the one being falsely elevated right now, compared to a truly rare talent like Khamzat.

you don't take into account Usman was coming in on short notice, up a weight class, and has no knees. DDP is bigger, younger, stronger than anyone Khamzat has ever faced.

Khamzat is only a rare talent because like anything rare YOU BARELY EVER SEE THIS MOTHERFUCKER

 

[Rampage_Jackson]

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you don't take into account Usman was coming in on short notice, up a weight class, and has no knees. DDP is bigger, younger, stronger than anyone Khamzat has ever faced.

Khamzat is only a rare talent because like anything rare YOU BARELY EVER SEE THIS MOTHERFUCKER

You can like a fighter and not like his odds lol. I also have rooted for DDP in every fight (post Till but I'm a Tilly fanboy nbd) but I truly do not like his chances in this fight.

Maybe tha guy and myself are wrong we shall see. But I think Dricus is in major trubs

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

You can like a fighter and not like his odds lol. I also have rooted for DDP in every fight (post Till but I'm a Tilly fanboy nbd) but I truly do not like his chances in this fight.

Maybe tha guy and myself are wrong we shall see. But I think Dricus is in major trubs

he's been in "major trouble" since the beginning of his UFC run. the vast majority of people think he sucks, i've never seen before a DDP fight anyone proclaiming he's going to win, there's always a dozen threads about how he's going to finally be exploited. on the other hand, Khamzat has been projected as a 3 weight class champion by many from the very beginning of his UFC career despite never even fighting for a single title and being horribly inconsistent.

but somehow the poster says DDP is the one being "falsely elevated", but he "still likes DDP" lol...

 

[Rampage_Jackson]

he's been in "major trouble" since the beginning of his UFC run. the vast majority of people think he sucks, i've never seen before a DDP fight anyone proclaiming he's going to win, there's always a dozen threads about how he's going to finally be exploited. on the other hand, Khamzat has been projected as a 3 weight class champion by many from the very beginning of his UFC career despite never even fighting for a single title and being horribly inconsistent.

but somehow the poster says DDP is the one being "falsely elevated", but he "still likes DDP" lol...

DDP is a top 5 p4p guy right now his resume is sweet. If he beats Khamzat he should be p4p #1

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

DDP is a top 5 p4p guy right now his resume is sweet. If he beats Khamzat he should be p4p #1

i want DDP to win, i like DDP, but even if he beats Khamzat i don't see how that makes him #1 p4p. Khamzat has ONE top 10 MW win. it's not like DDP would be beating some legendary monster. Khamzat is more hype than anything, however i do admit Khamzat is a dangerous fighter. especially in this "no wrestling" age of the UFC.

 

[188912345]

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you don't take into account Usman was coming in on short notice, up a weight class, and has no knees. DDP is bigger, younger, stronger than anyone Khamzat has ever faced.

Exactly this was also said about Whittaker.

This "no knees old Usman"-narrative overlooks that he had 97%+ takedown defense, which is kind of an important thing to have vs a dominant wrestler.

It also didn't age that great when we saw Khamzat having an easier time with Rob and Usman wrestlefucking Buckley almost 2 years later.

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

Exactly this was also said about Whittaker.

This "no knees old Usman"-narrative overlooks that he had 97%+ takedown defense, which is kind of an important thing to have vs a dominant wrestler.

It also didn't age that great when we saw Khamzat having an easier time with Rob and Usman wrestlefucking Buckley almost 2 years later.

Khamzat had an easier time with Rob than what? than DDP legit knocking Whittaker out? Khamzat beat him on a pre-existing injury, sure, it looked bad even before the finish but the Usman fight looked bad in the 1st 20secs of the fight too, he had Usman's back and was dropping GnP on him, but then that 20 secs past and we saw he had to go to decision with a 170lber. nobody is saying Khamzat sucks, but to act like he's some monster destroying everyone in the top 10 when he has literally ONE top 10 win is wild. had he beaten Strickland, or Ian Garry, or Shavkat, or just ANYBODY in the top 10 besides Whittaker i could be able to overlook the Whittaker win and point to his OTHER top 10 wins as evidence of his abilities. but when his ONLY top 10 win is a short flukish fight, it's hard for me to stack all my chips on him and be like "YES THIS GUY IS GUARANTEED TO DETHRONE AFRICANUS" meanwhile, DDP is beating EVERYONE'S ass in the top 10 and finishing the majority of them.

DDP gets Usman on short notice and Usman gets murdered within the time limit, guaranteed.

 

[188912345]

Khamzat had an easier time with Rob than what? than DDP legit knocking Whittaker out? Khamzat beat him on a pre-existing injury, sure, it looked bad even before the finish but the Usman fight looked bad in the 1st 20secs of the fight too, he had Usman's back and was dropping GnP on him, but then that 20 secs past and we saw he had to go to decision with a 170lber. nobody is saying Khamzat sucks, but to act like he's some monster destroying everyone in the top 10 when he has literally ONE top 10 win is wild. had he beaten Strickland, or Ian Garry, or Shavkat, or just ANYBODY in the top 10 besides Whittaker i could be able to overlook the Whittaker win and point to his OTHER top 10 wins as evidence of his abilities. but when his ONLY top 10 win is a short flukish fight, it's hard for me to stack all my chips on him and be like "YES THIS GUY IS GUARANTEED TO DETHRONE AFRICANUS" meanwhile, DDP is beating EVERYONE'S ass in the top 10 and finishing the majority of them.

DDP gets Usman on short notice and Usman gets murdered within the time limit, guaranteed.

He had an easier time taking down and controlling Rob than he had taking down and controlling old no knees 170 Usman, my comparison wasn't with DDPs performance vs Rob, which was excellent.

We saw RDR have a tough time putting Whittaker in bad positions on the ground.

Usman has been finished about twice in his career, so I wouldn't completely rule out him surviving 3 rounds vs DDP back in 2023, when he was losing rounds to Till and Brunson.

Strickland survived 10 rounds, Tavares 3 rounds, Till almost 3 rounds, Izzy almost 4 rounds.

All of those fighters would likely get finished by Khamzat in 3-7 minutes maximum, so just because Usman took Khamzat to a decision doesn't mean that he's a bad fighter, as you can see when we measure DDPs performances equally harsh as you're judging Khamzat's.

Also, you're disregarding his hand injury in round 1 that required surgery.
Before that, it was domination.

Dricus is very good (picked him vs Izzyand Strickland x2), I just doubt that his defensive grappling is up to pair for this fight and I think Khamzat is a bad matchup for him.

I also think his offensive wrestling won't be a factor in this fight, which will make his unorthodox striking less effective.

 

[rjmbrd]

did you just credit Dricus for Khamzat shattering Robert's face? Is this some elaborate troll or are you actually a completely braindead moron?

Robert Whittaker publicly stated that he had an existing injury to his gums from the Dricus fight. This isn't my opinion, this is directly from Whittaker you bozo.

If you thought Khamzat literally crushed in his gums with a neck crank, you are likely too stupid to discuss MMA with.