Media Damir Ismagulov sees Justin Gaethje as an “easy” target

[Liverkick-king56]

Guram just out struck him and Arman just straight up bullied Damir.
I can see why Damir got his original hype but at this point he's being figured out rather quickly. I'm not going to go on some big indepth breakdown because I can't lol but I remember Guram and Arman looking good more than I remember how Damir looked.


Gaethje has better victories over more proven strikers than Damir does and he never had to wrestle these guys to bank rounds. Even if you theink Damir beat Guram that's his best win stacked up against MJ, Barboza, Fiziev, T-ferg, Cerrone...

 

[SherdoggerRaw]

Yeah I could see the loser possibly retiring. It’s a final run for both guys.

Indeed. It would be wise for the loser to retire. And it's probably gonna be a war, so the winner should just wait for a title shot even if Oliveira gets it first, and just retire if they can't win the title again.

 

[13Seconds]

That doesn't somehow invalidate this stance. I think Fiziev losing to Gaethje had more to do with Fiziev than Gaethje, I thought after the 5 rounder with RDA his cardio had improved and he could press for 15 while staying faster and technically superior. I was wrong, Fiziev faded hard later in the 2nd round, Gaethje was calculated and disciplined and put on a good fight, came on strong. That fight was razor close. I've always been critical of Fiziev though, he went toe to toe with Riddell who I don't think highly of despite his striking credentials, was getting tagged by Moicano before sleeping him in the 1st, got caught by Mustafaev etc. Fizievs cardio and defense were always an issue. Damir I think could pick Gaethje apart from the outside but the low kicks could cause problems, there's also a chance Damir gets beaten by Dawson and none of this is ever relevant

But we can take alot from the Fiziev fight. Just the fact that Gaethje beat him tells alot.

Damir hasn't shown to be at that level yet. Sure he's technical. That's not enough. He got dominated by Tsarukyan and should've lost to Kuta as far as im concerned. No way in hell im betting on him vs Gaethje right now who's proven himself as a top fighter.

Damir is gunshy and almost retires whenever he loses a fight

 

[HuskySamoan]

But we can take alot from the Fiziev fight. Just the fact that Gaethje beat him tells alot.

Damir hasn't shown to be at that level yet. Sure he's technical. That's not enough. He got dominated by Tsarukyan and should've lost to Kuta as far as im concerned. No way in hell im betting on him vs Gaethje right now who's proven himself as a top fighter.

Damir is gunshy and almost retires whenever he loses a fight

I hear you, I'd put money on Damir as an underdog any day of the week vs Gaethje though. What Arman did to him, guys like Poirier or Gaethje never could.

 

[Superior]

My boy Fiziev was supposed to fuck up that Homer Simpson mfer

Thats Co-Gar bro.

 

[Rank Squatter]

I thought Damir retired

 

[Adamant__]

Thats Co-Gar bro.

He's the symbol of my reaction to Fiziev vs Gaethje.

 

[Adamant__]

I thought Damir retired

Then he came back and asked for a rematch against Arman. Obviously didn't get it. Might retire again if Dawson beats him.

 

[13Seconds]

I hear you, I'd put money on Damir as an underdog any day of the week vs Gaethje though. What Arman did to him, guys like Poirier or Gaethje never could.

Yeah... I guess i would like to see more from Damir. So far im not that in to him.

I do think he should beat Dawson though. It's not like he looked terrible vs Tsarukyan. He was just overwhelmed. And Tsarukyan is good.

 

[HuskySamoan]

Yeah... I guess i would like to see more from Damir. So far im not that in to him.

I do think he should beat Dawson though. It's not like he looked terrible vs Tsarukyan. He was just overwhelmed. And Tsarukyan is good.

Arman is the 2nd best wrestler at 155 by far, his fight with Islam was super impressive. Nobody besides Islam in the UFC is replicating that. I think Damir is pretty athletic and well rounded with really clean striking, defense and gifted speed. I don't think it matters though, he's never sniffing a title shot. He looks like a 50 year old man, he's a decision machine and he's from the wrong part of the world. He'll fight Gaethje when he'll freezes over.

 

[textwarrior]

But aren't Russians suppose to beat Americans? sad sad day that was ..No? Justin won...was that suppose to happen against Fiziev?

 

[Wonderfight]

I had this opinion for some time, I cannot see how can anyone think that Justin is a better fighter than Damir.

 

[gentel]

If Ismagulov wants to win he'll have to grapple Justin
If he tries the jab-all-day antics he's usually done in the past, Gaethje's going to snap his shins in half

 

[Rank Squatter]

Then he came back and asked for a rematch against Arman. Obviously didn't get it. Might retire again if Dawson beats him.

thanks!!

I obviously missed that part and was still under the impression he left for medical reasons

i actually thought someone posted he retired because his "glitch" hindered his performance

 

[chiefwiggum]

I couldn’t imagine the damage and horror he’s done to those kitten

 

[balkanbomber85]

Apparently this upcoming fighters, and their troll fans, have learned absolutely nothing after Justin send Fizijev back to school....

 

[fizzlehiss]

People forget Justin has good leg kicks to counter longer fighters looking to jab their way into a victory.

 

[Luckyme]

But we can take alot from the Fiziev fight. Just the fact that Gaethje beat him tells alot.

Damir hasn't shown to be at that level yet. Sure he's technical. That's not enough. He got dominated by Tsarukyan and should've lost to Kuta as far as im concerned. No way in hell im betting on him vs Gaethje right now who's proven himself as a top fighter.

Damir is gunshy and almost retires whenever he loses a fight

Arman beating Damir says absolutely nothing about how he would do against Justin. Totally different styles.

Arman beat him with relentless wrestling because he knew that he couldn't outstrike Damir. Justin is going to brawl with him which plays to Damir's strengths.

 

[Thesnake101]

Arman beating Damir says absolutely nothing about how he would do against Justin. Totally different styles.

Arman beat him with relentless wrestling because he knew that he couldn't outstrike Damir. Justin is going to brawl with him which plays to Damir's strengths.

Unless Damir fights uncharacteristically aggressive, there's no reason why Justin would brawl with him.

Imo Damir's patience would fuck him over in this type of match, and I already saw him get dropped by Rafael Alves, so I'm not too certain he'd open up more after tasting Justin's power. This type of hype for Ismagulov is extremely unwarranted since we've barely seen him compete against top-flight talent.

 

[DrTrouble]

Fiziev damaged Gaethje a lot. Yeah, it was clear Gaethje won, but the damage he received means he lost a piece of himself in the octagon. And he's lost many pieces of himself in that octagon.

if that's your reasoning, then fiziev might as well resign himself to the prelims because of the physical and emotional damage Gaethje gave him.