Media Dricus: "Khamzat is the only fight that gets me excited. I can't wait for the next week"

[KO Shotz]

Or Khamzat marks him in a minute.

My wild guess if I had to is that Borz will blitz him in the 1st and part of 2nd. DDP will weather it like he did v Brunson... basically looking like he's gonna lose any second at all times in those 2 rounds.

Rnd 3 borz gets tired and DDP donkey kongs his head with gnp, looking tired while doing so and herb stops the fight... I dont even know of herb is the ref but this is how I imagine it

 

[MMAFanCal]

I'm inclined to believe that except the Brunson fight shows he may not.

Trust me, every single youtuber who is posting predictions, is saying literally the same thing. Dricus did not look good against Brunson and Till. Hence, Khamzat is twice the wrestler that Brunson is. Therefore, Dricus is going to fold easily. That is where my thought is people are going to be shocked when they realize, the fight is so not going like it was supposed to based on their inference from the Brunson fight. Simple reason, he fights nothing like the Brunson fight now and cardio is a factor there.

Also, no one ever remembers Dricus took Till down 6/6 times when Till had been training with Khamzat for 2 years before the fight and said, he would showcase how good his grappling/wrestling was based on what he learned from Khamzat.

That being said DDP seems to have improved but then again he hasn't faced a decent wrestler since

Yes, the nose surgery has been a game changer for him. Whittaker fight was the very first fight where he showed his cardio after the surgery. While the takedown is a non-factor for his nose surgery, he was getting tired easily in round 1 due to the lack of Oxygen and breathing from mouth. He was literally getting 13% O2 from his nose, rest was coming from his mouth, which is very inefficient way of breathing.

Speaking of Whittaker, everyone talks about how Dricus was taken down by Whittaker, but he popped up very easily within 10 seconds. When a 207 lbs Whittaker is pushing all of his weight down on your back to push you into the ground, you still have the strengtth to get back up, that is some serious ability to get up. Also, Dricus hip tossed Whittaker and then mauled in for over a round. No one seems to remember that.

 

[AL-Tappo McSnappo]

Potentially fight of the year.

The beating of the year, Khamzat will do terrible things to him

 

[KO Shotz]

The beating of the year, Khamzat will do terrible things to him

 

[MMAFanCal]

The beating of the year, Khamzat will do terrible things to him

If it is bound to be so one-sided, how much did you put down on Khamzat? Just curious.

 

[BowserJr]

Trust me, every single youtuber who is posting predictions, is saying literally the same thing. Dricus did not look good against Brunson and Till. Hence, Khamzat is twice the wrestler that Brunson is. Therefore, Dricus is going to fold easily. That is where my thought is people are going to be shocked when they realize, the fight is so not going like it was supposed to based on their inference from the Brunson fight. Simple reason, he fights nothing like the Brunson fight now and cardio is a factor there.

Also, no one ever remembers Dricus took Till down 6/6 times when Till had been training with Khamzat for 2 years before the fight and said, he would showcase how good his grappling/wrestling was based on what he learned from Khamzat.



Yes, the nose surgery has been a game changer for him. Whittaker fight was the very first fight where he showed his cardio after the surgery. While the takedown is a non-factor for his nose surgery, he was getting tired easily in round 1 due to the lack of Oxygen and breathing from mouth. He was literally getting 13% O2 from his nose, rest was coming from his mouth, which is very inefficient way of breathing.

Speaking of Whittaker, everyone talks about how Dricus was taken down by Whittaker, but he popped up very easily within 10 seconds. When a 207 lbs Whittaker is pushing all of his weight down on your back to push you into the ground, you still have the strengtth to get back up, that is some serious ability to get up. Also, Dricus hip tossed Whittaker and then mauled in for over a round. No one seems to remember that.

Whitakker is not a wrestle heavy approach fighter. That is not his forte.

I dont see how you can dismiss the Brunson comparison but rely heavily on the Whitakker comparison.

Between the 2 Brunson is more similar to borz. Thats not to say hes the same just the closest approximation.

The Whittaker fight ended quick so there was no cardio display there.

He dod show it in the Izzy and SS fights though and again DDP has visibly improved since Brunson.

I cant wait for this one!

 

[Ramon Antonio]

The beating of the year, Khamzat will do terrible things to him

Nah DDP is going to punch the beard off that guy.

 

[Tweak896]

DDP's style requires the threat of the takedown, I think he'll have to start threatening getting one in early for respect. If Khamzat just reverses out and takes him down then it's going to remove a huge part of DDP's game. People forget because he's been fighting strikers who just want to remain standing so they bite more than someone like Khamzat will, but DDP isn't a striker on the level of everyone he beat. DDP is a tank and a dog with heart, so if he can squeeze past the first wave, then he'll test Khamzat that way. Still I think DDP's style is heavy reliant on his well roundedness against strikers and this fight will take away one of his main weapons.

 

[MMAFanCal]

Whitakker is not a wrestle heavy approach fighter. That is not his forte.

I never implied that. I always maintain Whittaker is rooted in Shotokan Karate and that is what he he uses primarily in his fighting style as base, but his TDD is known to be extremely effective. My point is, Dricus was able to take him down easily using one of the most difficult methods, which was his Judo base. Hip toss a 207 lbs person is not easy.

I dont see how you can dismiss the Brunson comparison but rely heavily on the Whitakker comparison.

When he fought Brunson, he was gassing out in the round 1 while cardio for 5 rounds has been his strong point now. Difference? His nose surgery because he had to breathe primarily from his mouth and only 13% went through his nose. That is the main difference.

Between the 2 Brunson is more similar to borz. Thats not to say hes the same just the closest approximation.

Yes, I would agree.

The Whittaker fight ended quick so there was no cardio display there.

For Khamzat? Yes. For Dricus, it was till mid of round 2 (scheduled for 3) so it still showed Dricus cardio had changed dramatically despite having a very high paced 2.5 round fight.

 

[r-harper-1]

Regardless of outcome DDP is a great champion…..no fake surgery, no crying ….just “ I want Chimaev next “

 

[r-harper-1]

I never implied that. I always maintain Whittaker is rooted in Shotokan Karate and that is what he he uses primarily in his fighting style as base, but his TDD is known to be extremely effective. My point is, Dricus was able to take him down easily using one of the most difficult methods, which was his Judo base. Hip toss a 207 lbs person is not easy.


When he fought Brunson, he was gassing out in the round 1 while cardio for 5 rounds has been his strong point now. Difference? His nose surgery because he had to breathe primarily from his mouth and only 13% went through his nose. That is the main difference.



Yes, I would agree.




For Khamzat? Yes. For Dricus, it was till mid of round 2 (scheduled for 3) so it still showed Dricus cardio had changed dramatically despite having a very high paced 2.5 round fight.

Mid 2nd round is 1.5 round fight

 

[MMAFanCal]

Mid 2nd round is 1.5 round fight

Sorry, my bad.

 

[188912345]

Speaking of Whittaker, everyone talks about how Dricus was taken down by Whittaker, but he popped up very easily within 10 seconds. When a 207 lbs Whittaker is pushing all of his weight down on your back to push you into the ground, you still have the strengtth to get back up, that is some serious ability to get up. Also, Dricus hip tossed Whittaker and then mauled in for over a round. No one seems to remember that.

The difference between Whittaker's and Khamzat's ability to control someone on the ground is night and day.

When Whittaker had Dricus down, he just kept his grip around his body, and didn't address Dricus post (his arm) that he used to get up.

In that spot, Khamzat will put his weight higher than Dricus, breaking his posture, and he will use his hand/hands to remove Dricus hand from the floor.

It's not only strength, technique is a huge part of it.

His hip toss vs Whittaker was pretty impressive, I agree.

 

[mister piscadinha]

Trust me, every single youtuber who is posting predictions, is saying literally the same thing. Dricus did not look good against Brunson and Till. Hence, Khamzat is twice the wrestler that Brunson is. Therefore, Dricus is going to fold easily. That is where my thought is people are going to be shocked when they realize, the fight is so not going like it was supposed to based on their inference from the Brunson fight. Simple reason, he fights nothing like the Brunson fight now and cardio is a factor there.

Also, no one ever remembers Dricus took Till down 6/6 times when Till had been training with Khamzat for 2 years before the fight and said, he would showcase how good his grappling/wrestling was based on what he learned from Khamzat.



Yes, the nose surgery has been a game changer for him. Whittaker fight was the very first fight where he showed his cardio after the surgery. While the takedown is a non-factor for his nose surgery, he was getting tired easily in round 1 due to the lack of Oxygen and breathing from mouth. He was literally getting 13% O2 from his nose, rest was coming from his mouth, which is very inefficient way of breathing.

Speaking of Whittaker, everyone talks about how Dricus was taken down by Whittaker, but he popped up very easily within 10 seconds. When a 207 lbs Whittaker is pushing all of his weight down on your back to push you into the ground, you still have the strengtth to get back up, that is some serious ability to get up. Also, Dricus hip tossed Whittaker and then mauled in for over a round. No one seems to remember that.

people act like brunson was a bum, he was a very good wrestler with a lot of power in his shots, even then he only took dricus down after ddp commiting two technical errors in sequence
and in the ground brunson did nothing, dricus just got up after some time


i believe khamzat will be wasting more energy trying to keep dricus down than dricus will by bucking and when they're both tired, dricus is a much better fighter

 

[MMAFanCal]

people act like brunson was a bum, he was a very good wrestler with a lot of power in his shots, even then he only took dricus down after ddp commiting two technical errors in sequence
and in the ground brunson did nothing, dricus just got up after some time

True. People forget Brunson was able to outwrestle Olympic medalist Yoel Romero.