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Media Dricus and Khamzat meet for the first time face to face

Angles, bro. He is much closer to the camera and Dricus is much farther away so it is not really a proper size comparsion, if that is what you are trying to do. It is the oldest trick learned in grade school with the room where one person appears huge in one corner and small in the other because the depth of the room is different.

Thats part of it but DDP is clearly looking up at him.

I didnt realize Borz was that much taller.

That being said DDP still looks wider.

I am still surprised Borz made 170
 
Imagine how Dricus felt after being hyped up by Rogan and internet MMA fans for how he's so gorilla strong and big etc that will allow him to deal with the smaller SHOCKINGLY skilled and talented grappling PHENOM....then the motherfucker walks up and physically mogs you as well.

All kidding aside you could see that DDP shit himself here, his attempt at touching Khamzat with the douchey pat move and seeing that Khamzat was so unfazed that he didn't even bother to dignify it with a response only shook him further. DDP might as well go for the Masvidal knee or something because at least then he'd have a 1-3% chance at winning.
 
Its happening!!!!.. Really looking forward to this one. Two physical monsters in their primes facing off.
 
The way Dricus's knees dip in like an overweight Polynesian is off putting. I can see a severe knee injury in the future
 
I love this, classy handshake, no fake made up beef on the spot and all the drama and nonsense, Its so cringe.

I can't wait for this fight!! its gonna be awesome, really looking forward to it.
 
Canzat is shook.

He already knows that a small Brazilian beat him, he is scared off a large South African Apartheid kind of guy getting in the cage with him.
 
Thats part of it but DDP is clearly looking up at him.


Khamzat is 1 inch taller. What do you expect? Khamzat is a solid 6'2" and Dricus is around 6'1".




That being said DDP still looks wider.

I am still surprised Borz made 170

Dricus is cutting weight. If he looked big, that would signal a big problem. He needs to cut 35 lbs of weight in total. He is already around probably 200 - 205 lbs or so. He is not going to look big at this stage. He said it himself he is tracking the weight according to the recommendations of the PI and it should be around 205 lbs, if he is tracking his weight well. Does Khamzat look like around 205 lbs to you? You should really be questioning, with only 3 days more to go before they weigh in, does Khamzat look like he is getting close to 185 lbs? If gave you that, he is looking 'HUGE' at this stage, that is a problem because he should not be looking huge as it is just a few days before he needs to weigh 185 lbs. He has never made 185 lbs in the past so this is his first time. It is also not friendly territory like UAE either.

I didnt realize Borz was that much taller.

1 inch taller is not 'that much taller'. Rest is optical illusion that you learn in grade school. Looking now at the internet everywhere, this looks like an orchestrated trick to catch Dricus from a bad angle with a camera man following Khamzat behind so that Khamzat looks way bigger and Dricus. I see the celebrations as if Khamzat has won the fight already since Dricus looks so small.

That is to get everyone talking about how Dricus looks way smaller and most of the MMA followers are dumb and stupid enough to not know the basic science around light and optics to know how camera angles distort reality. Like I said above, in grade school we learned how one walks to one corner and looks huge in a small room and then walks to the other side and looks tiny. It is because of the depth of the room is different in each side.

Look at both of them with 207 lbs Whittaker with roughly similar camera angle. Does that look like a huge height difference to you? Dricus is standing with former heavyweight MMA fighter Goddard who is 6'2" and used to weigh 230 - 240 lbs for his fights.


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Khamzat little-brothered Du Plessis there and made him look small that's what a 6ft 2 stud does to a 5'10 and a half Manlet.
 
Camera angle is deceiving tbh and let's not forget that they're in the middle of cutting weight. Isn't DDP cutting something like 35-40 pounds?

I don't really put too much stock into that. However, I am looking forward to the ceremonial weight-in. There we will really see the difference.

If you guys look at Whittaker & DDP faceoff and compare it with Whittaker & Khamzat staredown, there's really not that much of a difference in size. I actually expect DDP to be very close in size with Khamzat.
 
Khamzat little-brothered Du Plessis there and made him look small that's what a 6ft 2 stud does to a 5'10 and a half Manlet.

Ah OK. So, DC next to barefoot 5'10" Dricus, cannot be more than 5'5". Gotcha!

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And Islam is probably not much different.

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Poirier must be a dwarf then, if Dricus is a manlet

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How he ever made 170 is mind boggling

well he missed weight like 3 times so basically that's how any other natural middle weight would do in a WW run lol.

Anthony Johnson tried to compete at 170 lbs. too. A fighter being too big for a weight class doesn't mean they won't make weight on several occasions, it just means they wouldn't be able to do it consistently.
 
This fight has that huge feel to it.




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My shookologist analysis? The way Khamzat squared straight up to DDP evoked real confidence. That threw off DDP and made him feel insecure, which is why he sort of angled away. Then he needed to reassert himself, so he reaches out and tries to tap him as a sort of alpha gesture, but Khamzat just stands there, still squared up.

Khamzat 10-8 in this round.
 
Perspective, DDP is way thicker.

The thing is, I can smell the fecal matter from my desk, in Canada, DDP is frightened. <mma4>
 
Khamzat is 1 inch taller. What do you expect? Khamzat is a solid 6'2" and Dricus is around 6'1".






Dricus is cutting weight. If he looked big, that would signal a big problem. He needs to cut 35 lbs of weight in total. He is already around probably 200 - 205 lbs or so. He is not going to look big at this stage. He said it himself he is tracking the weight according to the recommendations of the PI and it should be around 205 lbs, if he is tracking his weight well. Does Khamzat look like around 205 lbs to you? You should really be questioning, with only 3 days more to go before they weigh in, does Khamzat look like he is getting close to 185 lbs? If gave you that, he is looking 'HUGE' at this stage, that is a problem because he should not be looking huge as it is just a few days before he needs to weigh 185 lbs. He has never made 185 lbs in the past so this is his first time. It is also not friendly territory like UAE either.



1 inch taller is not 'that much taller'. Rest is optical illusion that you learn in grade school. Looking now at the internet everywhere, this looks like an orchestrated trick to catch Dricus from a bad angle with a camera man following Khamzat behind so that Khamzat looks way bigger and Dricus. I see the celebrations as if Khamzat has won the fight already since Dricus looks so small.

That is to get everyone talking about how Dricus looks way smaller and most of the MMA followers are dumb and stupid enough to not know the basic science around light and optics to know how camera angles distort reality. Like I said above, in grade school we learned how one walks to one corner and looks huge in a small room and then walks to the other side and looks tiny. It is because of the depth of the room is different in each side.

Look at both of them with 207 lbs Whittaker with roughly similar camera angle. Does that look like a huge height difference to you? Dricus is standing with former heavyweight MMA fighter Goddard who is 6'2" and used to weigh 230 - 240 lbs for his fights.


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The height thing could also be what shoes they're wearing.

The trouble with stating their height stats is that the UFC is notorious for being inaccurate.

As far as optical illusion. Its pretty clear that your photo comparisons are at very different angles. Rob is much further away in the 1st one.

From such a short clip its hard to tell if Borz is trending to be on weight. Again. Despite being closer to the cam he looks visibly skinnier than DDP
 
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