Dom vs Barao [what if]

Barao is in his prime now so Barao
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Dominick Cruz if he can stay healthy, because it's freaking Dominick Cruz, one of the best ever.
He might not be as great as he once was due to all the injuries but neither is Barao.
 
Dom gets a convincing decision. May have some issues in the first round or two but would put it on him later
 
Cruz finishes him, Barao is and was highly overrated.
 
Today probably Cruz but I think pre TJ Barao would be a big test for him.

Barao's weakness was really his close in boxing IMHO which Dillashaw exploited but Cruz's more defencive game would have been an easier style matchup giving him space to work his kicking game.
 
Cruz wouldn't finish him but work him and it wouldn't be close. Barao's biggest weakness was footwork which is also Cruz's biggest strength.
 
Chain Saw said:
Yeah right...

TJ barely finished Barao, what makes you think Dom would do it?

With those pitter patter ass punches.
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Cruz embarrassed T.J made him look like a...
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Styles make fights. Barao and T.J at the time didn't use much footwork to get angles. T.J has evolved his striking game, Barao has not. Like Dom said... Barao is a mummy.
 
RaZer Cruz said:
Cruz wouldn't finish him but work him and it wouldn't be close. Barao's biggest weakness was footwork which is also Cruz's biggest strength.
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Again though I think Barao's strong MT game would potentially match up well with Cruz, Dom's head movement isn't as much use if he's being worked with leg and body kicks.

Basically I think Cruz is hiding behind MMAth with any claims that he was actually the best in the division during the Barao years.
 
oldschoolmmafan said:
Cruz embarrassed T.J made him look like a...
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Styles make fights. Barao and T.J at the time didn't use much footwork to get angles. T.J has evolved his striking game, Barao has not. Like Dom said... Barao is a mummy.
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Lol at Cruz embarrased TJ.

That fight could've gone either way, anyone saying otherwise is flat out delusional.

Cruz made him miss all those times because he was backpedaling the whole fight. The significant strikes landed are pretty fucking even.
 
Chain Saw said:
Lol at Cruz embarrased TJ.

That fight could've gone either way, anyone saying otherwise is flat out delusional.

Cruz made him miss all those times because he was backpedaling the whole fight. The significant strikes landed are pretty fucking even.
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moreorless87 said:
Again though I think Barao's strong MT game would potentially match up well with Cruz, Dom's head movement isn't as much use if he's being worked with leg and body kicks.

Basically I think Cruz is hiding behind MMAth with any claims that he was actually the best in the division during the Barao years.
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It's not MMAmaths when the best tool in your arsenal is your opponents greatest weakness. Body shot Cruz get taken down as simple as that.
 
RaZer Cruz said:
It's not MMAmaths when the best tool in your arsenal is your opponents greatest weakness. Body shot Cruz get taken down as simple as that.
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You look at TJ/Cruz and the fight turned around when DIllashaw started to target him with kicks, equally look at Cruz/Cody where Dom showed weakness when trying to box aggressively in the fashion Dillashaw did when he beat both Cody and Barao.
 
moreorless87 said:
You look at TJ/Cruz and the fight turned around when DIllashaw started to target him with kicks, equally look at Cruz/Cody where Dom showed weakness when trying to box aggressively in the fashion Dillashaw did when he beat both Cody and Barao.
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Apart from TJ is fast enough to keep up with Dom and Cody actually has really good head movement Barao would be eating punches for dinner. Even if Cruz moves forward against Barao he won't be in that much trouble since Barao's game hasn't evolved at all.
 
Prime Cruz was something else, he would have destroyed Barao.

Hell, Cruz came back with both his legs jacked up and still beat TJ.
 
If TJ can beat Barao I'm confident that Cruz would beat any version of Barao.
 
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