Can O'Malley stuff Aljo's TDs?

[jitzmonkey]

Thanks man!

As far as how you see the fight actually going, what are you thinking?

The most likely scenario in my mind (I’m biased due to the fact that Aljo’s an old friend of a former grappling instructor) that Aljo uses his wonky movement/timing to get in, get the TD, and finish/dominate on the ground.

That said, I’ll always argue that it depends on how the fighters approach the fight strategically.

I mentioned a few times when Bobby fought the Afrikaner that there was always a chance for younger less battered fighters to make bigger strides in shorter periods of time.
Along the same vein, we could see a generally fresh O’Malley and his camp making the right stylistic adjustments —> keeping everything tight, circling/angling and countering, etc… to beat the more relaxed but battle worn (I know: dramatic) champion.
The kid uses his reach and snaps his punches very well already.

Aljo has shown susceptibility to getting slept; but if I had to put money on it, #andstill via late GnP TKO after wearing down the challenger with 10-15 minutes of control time on the mat.

Whatre your predictions?

 

[Quietus]

He doesn’t need TDD, he has DWP. Dana White Privilege means you can grab the cage or your opponents gloves 10+ times to stop takedowns, like he did vs Petr Yan to stay on his feet, without so much as a warning let alone point deduction.

Corruption is rampant in ufc, they are allowing big stars and hype trains to cheat, and giving them robbery decisions to help push their financial agenda. look for Sean to grab the cage repeatedly with no warnings again cause Dana wants him to win.

 

[kellier]

He did extremely well against Yan. I don't think its a given Aljo gets the takedown

 

[Coolkid666]

No. Aljo will backpack him at will. Can Sean defend the RNC, nah probably not

 

[kingConor]

He doesn’t need TDD, he has DWP. Dana White Privilege means you can grab the cage or your opponents gloves 10+ times to stop takedowns, like he did vs Petr Yan to stay on his feet, without so much as a warning let alone point deduction.

Corruption is rampant in ufc, they are allowing big stars and hype trains to cheat, and giving them robbery decisions to help push their financial agenda. look for Sean to grab the cage repeatedly with no warnings again cause Dana wants him to win.

Surprised it took this long to mention.

1'malley fouled his ass off to defend yans grappling and he will do it again

 

[BangBang]

Petr Yan was a pretty tough test. He didn't really pass it with flying colours but he definitely showed he's game.

a tough test that doesn’t involve worrying about take downs however.

This is going to be a great test of Sean's footwork... Aljo doesn't really have many options apart from getting inside, and Sean's a really good sniper - he could wall just pick Aljo off if he doesn't get silly with the spinning shit...

I think Aljo’s striking is underrated. That freestyle that he has, very unpredictable and can surprise with almost random question mark kicks out of the blue for example like against Cejudo.

I’m a fan of O Malley ls striking though but that fight against Cejudo has made me appreciate Aljo too.

Definitely a very high level fight.

 

[taugrim]

That would be a stupid decision to waste a ton of energy trying to stuff takedowns knowing that no matter what he does, if Aljo has a hold of him, he takes him down..

The energy drain goes both ways. It's extremely tiring to finish takedowns if your opponent is defending them well, because your opponent can hip in, push your head down, etc.

Sean needs to train his TDD and getting back up as well as the endurance to be able to strike AFTER grappling exchanges.

But Sean can't simply concede TDs, that's 5 rounds of backpacking or worse.

 

[legcramp]

So you're saying this will be Sean's Conor-Jose moment?

More like Sean's Conor-Khabib moment.

 

[Simple Southerner]

Sean will shake off the td attempts & proceed to pick him apart on the feet



Or so I wish lol

 

[Marko Atanasovik]

Throughout his career, O'Malley has placed more hope in his scrambling ability than TDD himself, which will not be smart for him to do against Sterling because he will fall into a submission trap.

 

[chimpoehurricane]

That's what'll decide the winner of this fight. I'm rooting for Sean but I have a feeling Aljo will chainwrestlef*ck Sean to a decision.

But if Sean can stuff TDs...watch out fellers...

Omally should fake injury and win the belt like the actor. I hope Sean wins via bogus corruption judges and aljo puts on more academy award winning acting in utter obscurity.

 

[Guy LeDouche]

Omally should fake injury and win the belt like the actor. I hope Sean wins via bogus corruption judges and aljo puts on more academy award winning acting in utter obscurity.

Actually he’s already guilty of such a performance
(See Lozoya/O’Malley)
Dude is capable of his own Oscar winning acting.

 

[Dorkman]

I don't think you can just have that mentality as a fighter anymore. Expecting to stop all the takedowns as your defense isn't reasonable. That's how guys fought in the 90's and 2000's. It's really easy to get caught off guard by something and end up on your back, or with someone on your back in the modern landscape of takedowns. We're past the era of shooting doubles being the most common variety of takedowns by a wide margin. So it's also knowing how to confidently work back to your feet step by step, position by position. Need to have strong ability in both these days. Guys are too good and will exploit one of the two if they're not both up to par. Being good at making the wrestler have to work very hard at both getting you down, and trying to keep you down makes you very difficult to fight as you'll really tax their gas tank. I don't think Sean will be good enough at it that being said from what I saw in his Yan fight. But who knows maybe he's made some big progress on that front.

 

[Huligani]

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[aogiri]

Yeah I think so, but Aljo is extremely persistent with his takedowns and I think he'll be able to get him down eventually. If it hits the ground its only a matter of time before that back is taken

 

[BangBang]

He doesn’t need TDD, he has DWP. Dana White Privilege means you can grab the cage or your opponents gloves 10+ times to stop takedowns, like he did vs Petr Yan to stay on his feet, without so much as a warning let alone point deduction.

Corruption is rampant in ufc, they are allowing big stars and hype trains to cheat, and giving them robbery decisions to help push their financial agenda. look for Sean to grab the cage repeatedly with no warnings again cause Dana wants him to win.

Don’t supposed you got hurt by that Yan fight huh?

tbf, respect is due for both Yan and Sean for that amazing fight. He was a hype train, but he clearly has something special with his striking.

I don’t see the cheating side that you see, but then Im probably a tad naive.

 

[Mr. Super Necessary]

no but he'll knock him out regardless

as simple as what Sean said sounds of 'keep it on the feet' and I know that's obvious in this situation but he's really right like if he takes that to heart...

like, strikers in this situation know that yet they worry so much about the defensive wrestling n grappling, already submitting to the grappler's game and style. They're not going to beat them at their own game, so better off just extra focus on knocking them TF out before they get a chance.

Like you saw with Masvidal v Colby... Masvidal didn't look like himself striking wise. Looked like he was hesitant and just petrified / thinking of the takedowns. Because obviously he knew what Colbly would do to him there, having trained with him. And McGregor v Khabib too, McGregor said after he was so obsessed with defensive grappling when it should have been more focused on his game and making Khabib fight his game, not just defending Khabib's game

 

[sonhow]

I think he can stuff some but the problem is he cant get taken down because Aljo is fantastic on top. So even one might b enough. Somehow I see yair-Volk repeat. Aljo domitates early, Sean gets one good phase untill Aljo rallies back and gets the sub in 3-4.

Id love to see Sean take it but unfortunately this is the way I see it unfolding.

 

[SuperAlly]

That's what'll decide the winner of this fight. I'm rooting for Sean but I have a feeling Aljo will chainwrestlef*ck Sean to a decision.

But if Sean can stuff TDs...watch out fellers...

Tree fellers needed

 

[CroCopsLHK]

This fights a lot closer than it appears. Aljo is probably the best grappler in that division. Definitely best back control. But Sean is a little taller. And you got to think he's been gameplanning for about a year

And as elite as Sterling is... he hasn't submitted someone for several years. And how vulnerable Sean looks on the ground... he's never been submitted. Has he?

I don't see Aljo KOing him or submitting him. But he's definitely more proven, strong and championship ready. I see him decisioning Sean