Do people actually believe Du Plessis can beat Adesanya?

[Gladiator24]

Surely there can’t be anyone that actually follows the sport who thinks du Plessis can win. There is no chance at all Du Plessis beats Adesanya. For multiple reasons

1. Styles. Adesanya style is all wrong for Du Plessis. Adesanya not only has elite striking, but has elite counter striking. He will keep Du Plessis at range and just pick him off. Du Plessis has some of the most amateur striking I have seen, it’s like watching pena at times, it’s like he doesn’t know what he is doing and just making it up as he goes. As a boxer myself watching him it’s painful viewing. He also leaves himself wide open as he throws his slow punches. And he doesn’t set himself when he’s throwing, he looks unbalanced on his feet. Someone like izzy who has great striking is going to easily pick Him apart.

2. Izzy has great takedown defence, some of the best in the ufc and is great at defending once on the ground, so I struggle to see where du plessis can win this.

3. The fight is 8 weeks away, thus if he enters training camp right away he will get a 7 week camp. This allows his body no time at all to rest, after already going through a tough training camp and a brutal weight cut. By the time the fight comes his body will be burnt out and gone through too much. You always have to allow your body to rest.

This will be a one sided dominant beatdown, it won’t go past 2-3 rounds, in fact izzy will finish him within 2 rounds, it’s a complete mismatch.

 

[Reign009]

People have been saying this shit about Dricus for a while though and yet, somehow he continues to pull it off. Robert was supposed to outclass him.

Give it up, it's just beyond our understanding. The man harnesses the energy of ancient African warriors or some shit.

 

[RockyLockridge]

I think Dricus showed all the tools last night that prove he is in fact trouble for izzy

 

[Evbo]

People said that about Whittaker. Though I do think Izzy’s style is tailor-made to best Du Plessis over a sensibly paced 5 rounds, his style does seem to give people trouble.

no reason he can’t beat Adesanya, although I don’t think it’s likely

 

[Dreyga_King of Sherbums]

We just learned not to underestimate DDP

He took out Whittaker

His style is awkward and ugly looking as fuck but it gets results

He is a massive threat to Izzy anyone who says otherwise is just fool at this point

 

[RockyLockridge]

We just learned not to underestimate DDP

His style is awkward as fuck buy it gets results

He is a massive threat to Izzy

Just like jiri is a massive issue for hill I see it the exact same way they have their own playbooks. They come from small gyms and no one knows what they are up to.

 

[Volador]

I agree, but Jan, who is a fighter of average ability overall, with no standout skills and somewhat plodding, dominated purely based on size and grappling. Hopefully he can grind Adesanya without engaging in some striking war, otherwise he’ll get destroyed.

 

[MaulingMyClown]

Yes and I'll post my bet slip on fight night

 

[Last Falconry]

He is a big, strong, tough dude who absolutely does not mind mixing it up. In some ways he seems custom made for Izzy to counter and spectacularly knock out. But he's probably a long day at the office for just about anyone

 

[13Seconds]

It's funnier that way. Can't just go with the usual favs all the time.

 

[Arm Barbarian]

I think Adesanya counters the shit out of him and pieces him up, but I also thought Bobby Knux would clown him, so who knows.

I was surprised at how strong he was last night. Literally manhandled Whitaker like a child.

If he is able to make it ugly with Izzy, it might be interesting.

 

[Thawing Mammoth]

Do you believe in life after love?

 

[Titan1980]

It is fighting, anything can happen.

 

[ChimRichalds]

I didn't believe he could beat Whittaker, yet here we are.

 

[IneedSometop]

I still think Izzy wins but I can’t sit here and confidently say DDP has no shot. He just served me an all you can eat buffet of crow

 

[FreedomCricket]

I'm rooting hard for DDP, but Izzy is a phenomenal fighter and Dricus will have to fight flawlessly.

 

[Deleted member 585708]

Surely there can’t be anyone that actually follows the sport who thinks du Plessis can win. There is no chance at all Du Plessis beats Adesanya. For multiple reasons

1. Styles. Adesanya style is all wrong for Du Plessis. Adesanya not only has elite striking, but has elite counter striking. He will keep Du Plessis at range and just pick him off. Du Plessis has some of the most amateur striking I have seen, it’s like watching pena at times, it’s like he doesn’t know what he is doing and just making it up as he goes. As a boxer myself watching him it’s painful viewing. He also leaves himself wide open as he throws his slow punches. And he doesn’t set himself when he’s throwing, he looks unbalanced on his feet. Someone like izzy who has great striking is going to easily pick Him apart.

2. Izzy has great takedown defence, some of the best in the ufc and is great at defending once on the ground, so I struggle to see where du plessis can win this.

3. The fight is 8 weeks away, thus if he enters training camp right away he will get a 7 week camp. This allows his body no time at all to rest, after already going through a tough training camp and a brutal weight cut. By the time the fight comes his body will be burnt out and gone through too much. You always have to allow your body to rest.

This will be a one sided dominant beatdown, it won’t go past 2-3 rounds, in fact izzy will finish him within 2 rounds, it’s a complete mismatch.

He had nothing to offer Whittaker on the feet or in the wrestling department if I'm not wrong?

But then I saw the fight, and Du Plessis beat the shit out of Whittaker worse than Adesanya did last time.

 

[SamuraiBro]

If Dricus gets a hold of him, yes he can beat him.

 

[Gladiator24]

I think Dricus showed all the tools last night that prove he is in fact trouble for izzy

I’ll come back to this in a couple months when it’s a one sided demolition

 

[KAZSoliloquy]

i counted him out against whittaker. won’t be counting him out ever again. do i think he beats izzy? no, but i’ve been wrong before.