Media Every Michael Morales Finish in the UFC

[CasualBot]

Islam wouldn't lose the takedown.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

He knocks out that level of competition. But I honestly don't see him taking out Shankar (if healthy) or even Ian Garry tbh.

And as soon as he loses a fight all the people praising him here will say he "was never that good" and "got exposed" cause be "always had holes in his game"

He has holes in his game, but he is only 26 years old. You're supposed to have holes in your game at that age.
Kid could have another decade ahead of him

 

[Goatenstein]

He has holes in his game, but he is only 26 years old. You're supposed to have holes in your game at that age.
Kid could have another decade ahead of him

Or he could be a bigger Thomas Almeida or even worse the next Brandon Thatch.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

Or he could be a bigger Thomas Almeida or even worse the next Brandon Thatch.

Very well could be!
Isn't that one of the wonders of the sport? Watching men locked in combat, not knowing if you're possibly seeing the next Fedor or Todd Duffee?

 

[ncboy]

Ilia is more dangerous

 

[Travis Alexander]

Ilia is more dangerous

Morales is 3x his size.

 

[mideastbeast]

These Islam dick riders are pathetic. Morales has been wrestling his entire life. Islam is begging to fight old man no knees Usman so he can avoid fighting Morales. He'll get curb stomped if he fights Morales and it's even funnier because of how fruity Morales is.

 

[JoeRowe]

Id like to see him get one more win before the title fight, but that Brady win was fucking impressive man. Looked like he really turned a corner with his patience, and he couldn't miss with any of those shots.

Islam vs Garry
Morales vs Usman (5-rds)

Promise Usman a title fight if he wins, maybe Ali can him get a bump in his paycheck. This would be a great double-header for any numbered event.

 

[MMACro]

LOL, GSP 50-45’s both of them.

I joke a bit
But you cant possibly be serious about gsp getting 5 rounds vs Islam
Not even close to that,at best 3-2

 

[Koro_11]

I joke a bit
But you cant possibly be serious about gsp getting 5 rounds vs Islam
Not even close to that,at best 3-2

I don’t recall anyone putting GSP on his back so I could see him get a shutout. I can understand the recency bias because Islam is dominating at the moment but GSP is bigger, more athletic, explosive with super high fight IQ and Islam struggled mightily with little Volk.

 

[icerealm]

morales will be the same outcome as JDM, 5 rounds on the ground lol

 

[MMACro]

I don’t recall anyone putting GSP on his back so I could see him get a shutout. I can understand the recency bias because Islam is dominating at the moment but GSP is bigger, more athletic, explosive with super high fight IQ and Islam struggled mightily with little Volk.

Kos held him down for almost a full round in their first fight,besides Hendricks basically nullified his wrestling also.Islam can do the same,he is far better grappler then both
I can see it going both ways really

 

[Koro_11]

Kos held him down for almost a full round in their first fight,besides Hendricks basically nullified his wrestling also.Islam can do the same,he is far better grappler then both
I can see it going both ways really

True. Koschek got him down in their first meeting in the very first round, but then GSP adjusted and dominated the rest of the fight. But that was right after the Matt Sara, upset and I would say GSP was a bit timid in that one, and also had not yet hit his full prime yet.

In the Johnny Hendricks fight it was the opposite and he was somewhat mentally checked ou and had one foot out the door. Not trying to make excuses for him. It was not a great performance but no one with a clue believes that was anything close to the best version of GSP.

I’m assuming that when we talk about this comparison, we are imagining the best version of Islam, which is probably this current version, against the best version of GSP, which was probably somewhere around the Fitch fight or the second BJ Penn fight.

Of course, styles make fights and we’re just speculating right now, but I would love to see it and if I had to bet, I would go with peak GSP over anyone 170 lbs or lighter.

 

[MMACro]

Of course, styles make fights and we’re just speculating right now, but I would love to see it and if I had to bet, I would go with peak GSP over anyone 170 lbs or lighter.

Sure i myself would hold GSP at 170 to beat anyone,might give him slight edge vs Islam,just feel like Islam has a good chance to win too
Honestly i could only favor Khamzat over GSP,though at 170 he would be very drained and i think if he doesnt do enough damage or subs GSP in 2 rounds he would lose
At 185 i have no doubt Khamzat wins

 

[Killer Kadoogan]

ground beef hair was the best

 

[Eric Silva 2.0]

The fight to make vs Islam, fuck the Marty rumor

Seems to me the more he dyes his hair, the more brutal the knockouts. If I was a betting man, I would talk to his stylist before the next fight.

 

[Koro_11]

Sure i myself would hold GSP at 170 to beat anyone,might give him slight edge vs Islam,just feel like Islam has a good chance to win too
Honestly i could only favor Khamzat over GSP,though at 170 he would be very drained and i think if he doesnt do enough damage or subs GSP in 2 rounds he would lose
At 185 i have no doubt Khamzat wins

Yeah, maybe maybe not, but unlike Makhachev and St Pierre, Khamzat has not yet stood the test of time and proven he can consistently beat every style of opponent. He’s fought two good grapplers so far in his career, one of them much smaller and both of them past their prime, and he lost a round in both of those fights. Maybe he’s improved a lot since then but I need to see him make a few title defenses before putting him in GSP/Makhachev level.

 

[VinceArch]

Definitely like the matchup between him and Islam 1000x more than the Usman fight.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

Morales is 3x his size.

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The shadow of Nate's hand cloaking Conor's head always fuckin gets me

Sure i myself would hold GSP at 170 to beat anyone,might give him slight edge vs Islam,just feel like Islam has a good chance to win too
Honestly i could only favor Khamzat over GSP,though at 170 he would be very drained and i think if he doesnt do enough damage or subs GSP in 2 rounds he would lose
At 185 i have no doubt Khamzat wins

Khamzat struggled with Burns at 170, the best he could do is hope for a 10-8 first round before he gets the absolute brakes beaten off him at 170 by GSP.

 

[MMACro]

Yeah, maybe maybe not, but unlike Makhachev and St Pierre, Khamzat has not yet stood the test of time and proven he can consistently beat every style of opponent. He’s fought two good grapplers so far in his career, one of them much smaller and both of them past their prime, and he lost a round in both of those fights. Maybe he’s improved a lot since then but I need to see him make a few title defenses before putting him in GSP/Makhachev level.

Khamzat has beaten tough match ups,with his wrestling there's no limit really regarding styles,dont know what you mean by past prime.He didnt beat Rob standing but with wrestling/bjj where being prime or not doesnt really matter, you dont forget how to wrestle and grapple.Same goes for other guys.
Nobody is out wrestling Khamzat trust me,GSP's best way would be defending and outstriking him winch at 170 he can do if Khamzat gasses,at 185 he's got nothing for him