Did Poatan break Izzy's chin?

[TerraRayzing]

I know he got hurt by gastelum but for the most part, Izzy had a pretty good chin and didn't take too much damage during his title run.. until Alex koed him.
Since then, he's been hurt by everyone, Strickland, DDP and Imamov. I can see DDP as he hits hard but Strickland and Imamov aren't known as hard hitters but Izzy was hurt by both.
I was rewatching the first MMA fight against Alex and the finishing sequence was nasty AF. The leg kick that Alex blocked and causes Izzy to stumble looked brutal.
Massive kudos to Izzy for winning the rematch and surviving and finding the counter.

 

[Simple Southerner]

Nah he lost all his confidence after getting destroyed for five rounds by Strickland

 

[HNIC215]

 

[TerraRayzing]

How the fuck did this guy consistently make 185????

 

[FreedomCricket]

How the fuck did this guy consistently make 185????

Chicken legs. Sorta.

 

[brakkkop]

chama did

 

[HNIC215]

 

[Dreyga Hates You Sherbums]

Too much money. Too much happiness. No more hunger

 

[FrappeDuRocma]

No, Izzy's chin is fine, he survived DDP, Imavov caught him clean, it happens.

 

[Laheys'Liquorland]

Chama.

 

[GordoBarraBJJ]

He hasn't looked the same since that first fight(mma) with Alex. Even in the rematch he looked off and was slowly getting broken down before Pereira got over zealous and got caught.

Also, he has bad habits that have been taken advantage of now 3 times in a row - Kenny Florian mentioned this.

 

[HoiceNJuicy]

 

[orca]

How the fuck did this guy consistently make 185????

bigger question how tf does a guy whos the same size as JDS and stipe make 185

imagine freakin stipe and JDS cuts down to 185
how big really is poatan

 

[Dorkman]

I think his chin itself is fine. He ate that shovel uppercut that hit well without issue. He's just slowing little by little. So shots are landing a little cleaner when he's not expecting. Both the uppercut and the overhand seemed to completely catch him flat footed. Which used to never happen when he had his prime reflexes. Just happens when you're a reflex fighter relying on head movement and angles. Get a half step behind on those positions and now you're eating things cleaner you didn't used too.

 

[Roop Holstry]

His chin isn’t the issue. That was a massive right hand directly on the chin and then a big left with follow up punches. His speed and reflexes are slowing.

Izzy is also predictable now and people have been studying him for years. He jabs and throws low kicks at distance. When people exchange with him or get close he pulls back and throws hooks. You can tell in this fight his speed isn’t the same so he isn’t as dangerous anymore. I don’t see him having a career resurgence.

His chin could become a liability too if he keeps getting dropped like this. I wouldn’t say this fight was an example of a shot chin. Most guys can’t take shots like that and stay standing.

Maybe Izzy can move up to LHW and have a couple fun fights and retire. His speed would translate better there and having no weight cut could make him more durable.

 

[FilipEmoFights]

They are all in the “former mw champion” club

 

[Nobru]

speed and reflexes
time is inevitable

alex has that godly ko power and ppl need to avoid it. izzy doesnt have that, so it will be harder and harder for him to kite his opponents

 

[rightfight777]

Possibly but Strickland took his soul.

 

[Deleted member 110072]

No, Izzy's chin is fine, he survived DDP, Imavov caught him clean, it happens.

I tend to agree, that was a very big clean overhand which caught him off balance, a better shot than I can remember him taking in the past.

I feel like the issue is partly fighters he's facing now have spent years gameplanning to face him but also that Izzy himself has played into that rather.

It used to be that if fighters werent giving him the counter openings by overcommitting he would happily skip around them poking away for a decision were as from Stickland onwards he's been much more stationary thinking he's going to slip everything and counter everyone.

Its not uncommon for big name fighters games to narrow with time, to become essentially victims of their own sucess.

 

[Chagaev]

These guys that beat Israel might be a little better than Cannonier, Marvin, Costa and Bobby.