The one thing I know about Louis is that he is inconsistent. Sometimes he looks like he has all the skill and talent and is impressive.
Other times he looks like he is sleep walking and just gets wrecked.
Say Louis shows up motivated and at his best…does he pose any danger to O’Malley(outside of a fluke injury to O’Malley).
Or is this another hand-picked opponent to make Stevia-Sean look like a world-beater?
It's a hand picked opponent. O'Malley is a biggest fav on that card I think
I fully expect O'Malley to win, but O'Malley isn't all that I think if you play it careful like Almeida did. Almeida only got caught because he tried to open up and fight, O'Malley has a great timing and power.
To be honest, I haven't watched Smolka enough to say what kind of chance I'd give him. But Smolka has never been finished by strikes. So I will give him some chance here. And he lost to grapplers mostly in his career too.
Back in the day, Smolka was a pretty good prospect himself. At the end of the day, I can't say for sure, I will have to watch this guy fight more,
but Smolka has never been finished by strikes. And I could be wrong, Smolka isn't bad actually standing. O'Malley is a bit fragile, and I don't think he's that good off his back.
This is a handpicked opponent by the UFC. But I'd say Smolka has a chance to beat O'Malley.
I know it was way back then, but Smolka has a win over Su Mudaerji. You know, right now Su Mudaerji vs Sean O'Malley would be a toss up, you see.
Tldr, I got O'Malley in this fight. I haven't watched enough Smolka, but I think he has a shot in this fight.