Do people really give Dricus a chance, or are they just hating on izzy?

[justmark]

I just not see any realistic way for dricus to beat Izzy here. Izzy has amazing TDD and has never been submitted. Izzy has perfect defence and is very elusive. And, of course, Dricus comes forward swinging wide open with his chin in the air, which is the perfect way to get yourself killed against a counter-puncher and sniper like Izzy.

 

[Natural Order]

Izzy has all the tools to deal with DDP’s aggressive style. Everybody has a plan till they get punched in the mouth though.

Im taking DDP by ugly mauling, GnP TKO in the 4th.

 

[Pequeño Corey]

That Strickland performance has a lot of people questioning where Izzy's head is at.

 

[BigTruck]

Izzy has all the tools to deal with DDP’s aggressive style. Everybody has a plan till they get punched in the mouth though.

Im taking DDP by ugly mauling, GnP TKO in the 4th.

This is really how I feel and I think ddp will have the mental edge.

 

[Streeter]

If Dricus stands at distance he gets destroyed . He's too slow to trade with Izzy. Only shot is like he beat Bobby. Then again he took Bobby down because Bobby was never expecting it.

Dricua has skills and ia a/good fighter. If same Izzy that fought Strivkland shows then Dricus will win but if Izzy shows its likely a 2nd rd ko.

UFC wants Izzy to win to set up Izzy v Poatan 3/5. That's biggest fight UFC. Can make with Bones done.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

I was picking DDP to beat Izzy before the Bobby Knuckles fight, and if I recall correctly, one of the extreme minority that knew he'd work Robert.
I'd like him to submit Izzy, but predict a round 3-4 GnP TKO like @Natural Order though my tapology page will have sub put in there to will it into existence.

If Dricus stands at distance he gets destroyed . He's too slow to trade with Izzy. Only shot is like he beat Bobby. Then again he took Bobby down because Bobby was never expecting it.

Dricua has skills and ia a/good fighter. If same Izzy that fought Strivkland shows then Dricus will win but if Izzy shows its likely a 2nd rd ko.

UFC wants Izzy to win to set up Izzy v Poatan 3/5. That's biggest fight UFC. Can make with Bones done.

Israel Adesanya will literally never fight Poatan at 205, we all know this. Utter pipe dream. He got his one win and ran home with it.

 

[RockyLockridge]

No, I was picking Dricus before the izzy/strickland fight and I'm a massive Izzy fan and supporter.

Since Dricus beat Till, I've been saying he'll be the one to topple izzy. Strickland got to him first.

I was picking DDP to beat Izzy before the Bobby Knuckles fight, and if I recall correctly, one of the extreme minority that knew he'd work Robert.
I'd like him to submit Izzy, but predict a round 3-4 GnP TKO like @Natural Order though my tapology page will have sub put in there to will it into existence.

I also picked Dricus to work robert one of my proudest picks

 

[mkt]

Izzy is 4-3 in his last 7 fights. He's still very good but beatable. There are a few possible gameplans to beat him. I think Jan's (striking and wrestling/persistent TD threat) is the best. TS says Izzy's TDD is amazing, but Jan isn't a great wrestler and Izzy never faced a really good wrestler at MW like prime Weidman, Chael or even Khamzat now. DDP is a good grappler and super strong.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

No, I was picking Dricus before the izzy/strickland fight and I'm a massive Izzy fan and supporter.

Since Dricus beat Till, I've been saying he'll be the one to topple izzy. Strickland got to him first.

Rocky you're the only bearable Izzy fan on the forum.

I also picked Dricus to work robert one of my proudest pipicks

Can never pick against destiny!

 

[BenjaminDuffy]

He got his one win and ran home with it.

Wait, what? Adesanya isn't the one who changed weight classes afterward.

 

[goOb]

There is no stopping Dricus, he is the chosen one.

 

[RockyLockridge]

Rocky you're the only bearable Izzy fan on the forum.

Can never pick against destiny!

I feel like izzy doesn't have a lot of fans on sherdog.

I just cant hate a guy who comes out and fights everyone he was a hell of a champion. he may have turned tail and ran a bit in some fights, but he always signs the contract, always shows up. Fights anyone, fights often. Nothing more I could ask of a champion.

I dont have Social media, all the things I hear people yap about him are fashion, his dog, or someother stuff. if it wasn't on ESPN or on a UFC Broadcast or programming, I literally do not care.


Also Alex periera is amazing, and I like him a lot too. It's a shame it's a playstation/xbox type thing where people feel the need to pick a side.

 

[Corrado Soprano]

Izzy lost to Sean “Daddy Issues” Strickland so he is capable of losing to anyone. Izzy could be frozen despite having that dog in him. He could very much crumble like damaged concrete.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

Wait, what? Adesanya isn't the one who changed weight classes afterward.

Adesanya is the one who sat there saying "I can finally close this chapter of my career."
Shut up, we all know he will never face Poatan again nor planned to so they would stay "1-1" in the minds of casuals. Even Izzy diehards admit this. He immediately declined the idea of rematching Poatan.

“If I fight him again, I knock him out, what are they going to say? ‘It’s 3-2. It’s now a best-of-seven.’ I’m 34. I’ve only got some more fights left, why am I going to fight the same guy how many times?”

This is a DIRECT quote by Izzy. Cope harder.

 

[13Seconds]

I have no idea what will happen on this one and I haven't spent any time breaking it down in my head. It's just one of those weird ones. Still hyped for it though.

I think im leaning DDP because Izzy looked so bad last time out

 

[Dreyga_King of Sherbums]

Rocky you're the only bearable Izzy fan on the forum.

 

[DjolexMTL]

Certified Adesansaya Hater checking in

 

[mkt]

Then again he took Bobby down because Bobby was never expecting it.

DDP also took down Strickland more than once, and Sean is a very solid grappler with good TDD. He couldn't do much with the TDs, but it was probably enough to give him a slight edge on the judges scorecards for the fight.

I think DDP could take down Izzy and just the threat of it (along with DDP's awkwardness) makes him a hard guy to fight. Izzy is also more questionable on the ground than Strickland...he and Poatan looked like a couple of early UFC kickboxers trying to grapple at times.

DDP has a way of making fights ugly. He did it to Whittaker and Sean, throwing off their gameplans and styles that usually work well. He will certainly try that against Izzy as well.

 

[DomiDomi]

I think prime Adesanya wins.

But judging by his last performance I don't think this is quite prime Izzy.

Whittaker did land 4 takedowns on Izzy in their 2nd fight. I feel like Dricus is heavier on top, I don't think it's impossible that Dricus can get Izzy down in 3 rounds out of 5, and hold him down long enough to win those 3 rounds. Jan managed it but that was at 205 so a bigger size advantage.

 

[mkt]

Adesanya is the one who sat there saying "I can finally close this chapter of my career."
Shut up, we all know he will never face Poatan again nor planned to so they would stay "1-1" in the minds of casuals. Even Izzy diehards admit this. He immediately declined the idea of rematching Poatan.

“If I fight him again, I knock him out, what are they going to say? ‘It’s 3-2. It’s now a best-of-seven.’ I’m 34. I’ve only got some more fights left, why am I going to fight the same guy how many times?”

This is a DIRECT quote by Izzy. Cope harder.

Waste of a fight for both. Poatan is 37 and really needs to manage his career and future fights well for his legacy. Another win over Izzy would mean very little. Also, he'd be a lot bigger fighter than Izzy at 205.