Dustin vs Islam recap

[CashMoney1991]

1. Awesome fight, thought for sure Islam would beat Dustin with ease inside 3 rounds
2. I gave Dustin 1 round which was round 4, found it interesting that one judge had it 2-2 going into the 5th, if Dustin survived round 5, it is possible that he would have lost via split decision given he was winning that round until he got taken down and choked out
3. Islam is still the best fighter in the game imo, 3 title defenses, no other current champ has more than 2 in their current reign
4. Islam will more than likely break that LW defense record in his next fight, Arman has shit standup which makes me confident Islam beats him in the fall
5. IF Dustin has 1 more fight left in him, I really want a third Justin fight, it would be violent and possibly one of the best fights ever
6. Call me crazy, but I think Max has the best chance to beat Islam at 155, he has the boxing, cardio, pressure and chin
7. Islam isn't as effective if you pressure him backing up and his cardio isn't the greatest, he faded in round 5 against Volk and looked like he was starting to fade in round 4 against Dustin last night, Max is so good at creating volume, but more than likely he will want Topuria next at 145

 

[EndlessCritic]

I don't think Holloway has the wrestling or physicality to prevent Islam from taking him down. But, it's arguably a bigger name opponent for him than Tsarukyan.

 

[notmyrealname]

Good take aways, but I think Islam big brothers and subs Max. They are extremely smart with game planning, although I don't think Islam is as disciplined in the cage as Khabib was, so he might test his striking a little longer than he should, who knows.

And it's of to BKFC for Dustin now... joking... maybe... yeah, joking.

 

[mjfan23]

Islam subs Holloway early!

Armans standup being undersold by OP

 

[BJJ4Tone]

They are extremely smart with game planning

Yes, excellent point.
Islam would not get lured into making bad choices like Justin did.
Justin seemed to really turn a corner in that regard, with the Tony fight, but he just couldn't help himself against Max.
(I personally think it was because of the stupid title that was on the line. Justin bought into that crap )

 

[Pious Augustus]

1. Awesome fight, thought for sure Islam would beat Dustin with ease inside 3 rounds
2. I gave Dustin 1 round which was round 4, found it interesting that one judge had it 2-2 going into the 5th, if Dustin survived round 5, it is possible that he would have lost via split decision given he was winning that round until he got taken down and choked out
3. Islam is still the best fighter in the game imo, 3 title defenses, no other current champ has more than 2 in their current reign
4. Islam will more than likely break that LW defense record in his next fight, Arman has shit standup which makes me confident Islam beats him in the fall
5. IF Dustin has 1 more fight left in him, I really want a third Justin fight, it would be violent and possibly one of the best fights ever
6. Call me crazy, but I think Max has the best chance to beat Islam at 155, he has the boxing, cardio, pressure and chin
7. Islam isn't as effective if you pressure him backing up and his cardio isn't the greatest, he faded in round 5 against Volk and looked like he was starting to fade in round 4 against Dustin last night, Max is so good at creating volume, but more than likely he will want Topuria next at 145

Comparing the cardio of a fighter who's wrestling for 5 rounds to another who spends all his time standing is lame

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Epic Fight... Islam is now the shot caller. Armen , Max , Conor , Leon... Only mega fights going forward.

 

[CashMoney1991]

I don't think Holloway has the wrestling or physicality to prevent Islam from taking him down. But, it's arguably a bigger name opponent for him than Tsarukyan.

maybe, maybe not, but Max has always had great TDD and is almost impossible to hold down, Arman is next from what is being talked about and Max will fight Topuria if Volk doesn't get the auto rematch

 

[FrankDux]

The thing I took away from the fight was how easily (at first) Dustin was able to limit/minimize damage when Islam had his back. Same thing with Volk. Islam is nowhere near as good as Khabib in ground game...but Islam is much better/stronger in striking than Khabib.