I don't think so, I believe he will soon get KTFO stiff.
I didn't read anything you wrote but no.
He's not small for 155, he's just fat lol. He can bulk up and be competitive at 155. He had enough pop to stop Dustin from just walking him down.
But I don't know.
He's not too small for 155. That was a winnable fight against Poirier. He just has to fight smarter.
Pettis and Lamas should be underlined.
I think that if Frankie doesn't beat him, then Volkanovski will. I don't think his future should be at FW. I'd like to see him stop cutting 30lbs and just dedicate himself to LW.
@Tomas What's your opinion on your own question? You think he gets another 13 fight win streak? If not, who do you think beats him? Do you want him to stay at FW?
I didn't put them because Pettis missed weight and was debuting at 145, and Lamas was on a 1 fight win streak (Diego Sanchez was the win)
And yet you underlined Swanson who was on a 0 fight win streak and previously lost to Lamas? Lamas had won 7 of his last 9 fights with the only two losses being to Mendes and Aldo.
Also Pettis wasn't debuting at FW. He already won his debut against Oliveira who, once again, you have underlined.
Alright apparently I'm brain dead
They were both impressive performances from Holloway nonetheless
I think Edgar will be the test for Volkanovski. They don't have the same exact styles but they're similar. Edgar seems like a lesser version of Volk because of the age. How do you see Volk beating Holloway? I would see it as Volk putting him up against the cage and taking him down if he can
thisI don't think so, I believe he will soon get KTFO stiff.
Frankie has a decent chance if he can get even the slightest amount of success with his wrestling, then that will open up some of his boxing. Even if max just bites on the takedown feints, I think Frankie can have success, but really he'll need a takedown to win I think. I also think Frankie is the first Max has fought with a gas tank as good as his. Max should be favored, but Frankie is a live dog. I have it 40/60 in favor of max
I think volk tags him up on the feet, hard, probably harder than any other 145lber has hit him, and I think he out muscles max In most grappling exchanges. I also don't think volkanovski would gas out. The more I think of it, I believe he is stylistically the toughest match up for max I the division. Even if max tries to fight long, volkanovski kicks like a mother fucker at distance Max doesn't really check leg kicks. Not only that, but if he gets max on the ground, his ground and pound is fight altering..... I'd favor Volkanovski in that fight
That's why I wish Jose didn't take that fight lol. It'd be interesting to see who won back when Aldo was champion, but it'd be a very close fight either way.
You're right that Holloway is finally going to be fighting some cardio machines. And maybe I'm looking to deep into things, but Holloway did get a bit tired in that Ortega fight in that 3rd round. He came back like a missile in round 4, but he can get tired himself - especially if heavy wrestling is involved.
Another thing about Volk is that he rarely gets hit. Chad tagged him, but aside from that punch Volk really never got touched. Aldo couldn't land any head strikes either. Volk also isn't going to stand righyt in front of Max, so he won't be as hittable as Aldo or Ortega. I just wish they were fighting later this month. Still okay with the Edgar fight
Not only does volkanovski rarely get hit, but he lands a similar amount per minute as max, but he does so while throwing much less--his accuracy is the highest in the division if I recall correctly. So he lands as often as max, but has better defense than max...
One last thing.
As for Volkanovski being a better version of Frankie, I'd say he's the better striker for sure, but Frankie seems to have more variety in his wrestling and his top control is very, very high level. He's been eating black belts up for over a decade. It's just that Frankie's strongest qualities might not come into play if he can't get Max's back on the mat, plus his age and small size isn't helping him any.
I agree that fighting Frankie first is great prep for a fight with volk, though