Does Charles have to finish Dustin to win?

[MCS]

Both can win, Oliveira can take him down and use his BJJ skills to make it look easy, while Poirier can hurt him standing and GnP to a TKO. Also make it look easy. It's what makes this such a great fight.

I suspect there will be some in between. Poirier's grappling defense, the getting up from the bottom, kind of proving himself in that area (he's not had a lot of grappling fights since the back and forth with Koch). It's the one area Poirier's camp knows he can't get stuck.

So I'm going with Oliveira getting him down, but Poirier getting back up and winning it on the feet, finishing with GnP. In a crazy fight. LW is the most exciting division, great to watch.

 

[Furious77]

I have no clue, honestly. I just hope Dustin isnt underestimating Charles as much as some of you are. I don't think the striking gap is a big as some of you think it is. This isn't a boxing match, and Charles overall skillet is a problem for anyone these days. Both of these guys can be wrecklesss and a little irresponsible defensively.

 

[randomg1t]

If Oliveira beats Doostin it will be by a finish. Oliveira doesn’t have the grit and heart to go for 25 minutes against a dog like Doostin and end on top. His best bet is to take him down and get a sub.

he schooled ferguson on the ground for 15 without much problems. didn't look like he couldn't go another 2 rounds.