Fig vs Moreno showed us why DJ doesnt belong

[BLIND]

GSP earned the decision machine moniker but MM? Didnt he finish like 5+ of his defenses? Gave us a buzzer beater armbar, slam to flying armbar, savage KO of Benavidez, Body shot KO of Cejudo, and that's off the top of my head. Dude beat Dodson twice! MM was awesome. It just sucks that abt 4 of his defenses were scraping the bottom. And if he beat Moreno we would write him off as well anyway tbh.

Cant deny how exciting Fig vs Moreno was last night though. More exciting than any MM fight, but it was also more exciting than most fights in general. That was a banger

 

[FKAri]

MM likely beats Fig and makes him look like a sloppy brawler. Thus killing the lustre of another exciting 125'er. This is why Dana got rid of MM. He didn't want him making all the exciting 125'ers look bad and tank the division.

"Didn't MM beat this guy? I don't wanna pay to watch this dude"
vs
"Wow look at this 125'er being really aggresive and yet no one can beat him! He clearly knows his limits! Wow these guys are so good! Take my money Dana!"

 

[Danespina]

DJ finished 7 of 11 title defences, two by first round KO/TKO.

He did that by constantly hunting for the finish from the start of the fight till the end. Never satisfied with just getting a decision, as he often mentioned.

 

[Fight Professor]

Yes, MM, Cruz and such have styles where the make a lot of useless movement, crazy speeds but have very little power. Point fighting is always boring but at least in heavier weight classes there is always an option of a sneaky KO (like Mir/CroCop). With manlets, there is no intrigue.

Fig vs Moreno was a true fight that was very exciting. Nobody would be making fun of the division if all little fighters fought like that.

 

[Towerworld]

The guy who won a fight by submission with like a second left to go in a fight he was already winning is a point fighter now?

I don't know if you're just insecure that a guy his size can be so good at fighting, or if you're just salty he beat your favorite FLW, or what your issue is. Before he lost the split decision to Cejudo, he had won 3 of his previous 4 fights by stoppage. That's not "point fighting" no matter how hard you try to say otherwise

Thats the best example of point fighting ive ever seen, only attempts a finish when the fight is over and 100% in his favor. I really dont care about his size, cejudo was the same size and he gained my respect by stepping up and killing roided tj and moraes.

 

[Muay Thai #1]

Its not DJs fault he makes great fighters look bad lol

That just means how good he is

 

[YungSithLxrd]

Thats the best example of point fighting ive ever seen, only attempts a finish when the fight is over and 100% in his favor. I really dont care about his size, cejudo was the same size and he gained my respect by stepping up and killing roided tj and moraes.

Most ppl won't attempt to finish in those moments bc they don't wanna fuck up their lead

 

[Danespina]

Before he lost the split decision to Cejudo, he had won 3 of his previous 4 fights by stoppage. That's not "point fighting" no matter how hard you try to say otherwise

Even in DJ's decisions he's constantly hunting for the finish though.
I mean even 30 seconds into that Elliott fight...

Some like the TC may not know what they're seeing though.

He couldn't get Kingad out in his last fight either, but the whole 15 minutes you can see stuff like...

 

[No Mas]

The guy was 5-7 for finishes in his last 7 before the controversial loss which was only due to some meaningless tds that did fuck all, while he did all the damage. These included finishing Cejudo himself and 2 other guys who had never been finished prior to this and another guy who had never been subbed prior.

TF kind of drugs are you on?

If DJ comes back he would run through both FW and BW divisions if he wants to.

 

[Volador]

DJ was a beast, it's a shame that the division was green during his reign, and when things started getting interesting with CCC and potentially Dillashaw, the Goof let him go and even threatened to cancel the entire division, while we still have things like female 145lbs and 125lbs which have almost non-existent rosters.

Blame the Goof for not marketing the division or paying DJ to fight TJ Dillashaw, not Demetrious.

 

[Viking Power]

I love how everyone forgets the great finishes MM has had. He got labeled a point fighter and has never been able to shake it. It’s too bad. Go look at his record or better yet go back and watch some of his finishes. He doesn’t look mean and doesn’t try to take his opponent’s head off with every shot like Figgy but he can take guys out.
He’s more of a Sugar Ray Leonard to Figgy’s Marvin Hagler (you boxing fans will understand).

 

[sutherland]

Maybe, maybe not, figeuredo has better BJJ than MM and way better boxing. It would only take one shot for him to take the mouse’s ears off.

I don't know about the way better boxing, harder hitting yes (I hate to say this), MM has the best fight IQ in MMA history and would wear out fig with speed, constant grinding, take downs and kicks

 

[JSN]

He did finish guys but they were bums who had already conceded defeat. My point was that he never risked victory for a finish unlike figeuredo who always does.

yeah bums like Joseph Benavitez and Henry Cejudo.

Did you watch last night's fight? Did you notice that there was no finish?

 

[acannxr]

but it exposed him to be nothing but a point fighter in comparison.

DJ has a 64% finish rate among his title defenses; how is he a point fighter when nearly 2/3 of his title defenses never even went to decision?

He did finish guys but they were bums who had already conceded defeat.

Let's look at who's fought for the title since DJ left:

Cejudo arguably lost against DJ in the rematch and previously got TKO'd by DJ.

Fig lost against Formiga just one year ago; Formiga's been defeated by the likes of McCall, Dodson, Benavidez, Cejudo, and Borg, all of whom have been defeated by DJ.

Moreno lost against Pettis and Pantoja and was actually cut from the UFC at one point.

Perez lost against Benavidez and otherwise has a pretty padded record.

Benavidez lost against DJ twice while in his prime.

Fig's resume is laughably weaker than DJ's; 0/10 thread.

 

[Iron Nick]

This thread is a waste of space and stupid on basically all levels.

Congrats on these achievements.

 

[Paolo Delutis]

Not that he sucked in terms of skills, but it exposed him to be nothing but a point fighter in comparison. If MM was fighting Moreno he would just stick to jabs, lowkicks and double leg lay and prays just to rack up points.

Not so with figeuredo, he was doing very well just pumping out his jab but instead he took risks and left himself open while trying to finish Moreno at many occasions.

This gave us a great fight that was more entertaining than all of MM’s squash matches combined. MM did have finishes but only when his outmatched opponents had surrendered basically and wanted out.

dont even get me started on DJ’s lack of personality or unwillingness to market himself.

DJ would of put on show with either guy and whooped them Lmfao


Figgy is a dirty fighter and an excuse machine..

Oh i had a tummy virus was in the hospital.lmfao

Ya okay u went to the hospital during covid and still fought hahahaa

Ya and my uncles a monkey

DJ claps both guys in impressive and dominant fashion yall forgot how good DJ really is...if moreno could slam him Dj would suplex into armbar his ass

 

[Iron Nick]

DJ has a 64% finish rate among his title defenses; how is he a point fighter when nearly 2/3 of his title defenses never even went to decision?


Let's look at who's fought for the title since DJ left:

Cejudo arguably lost against DJ in the rematch and previously got TKO'd by DJ.

Fig lost against Formiga just one year ago; Formiga's been defeated by the likes of McCall, Dodson, Benavidez, Cejudo, and Borg, all of whom have been defeated by DJ.

Moreno lost against Pettis and Pantoja and was actually cut from the UFC at one point.

Perez lost against Benavidez and otherwise has a pretty padded record.

Benavidez lost against DJ twice while in his prime.

Fig's resume is laughably weaker than DJ's; 0/10 thread.

Would like if i could.

The OP is straight up BS.

 

[omawho402]

Imagine how exciting MM vs Fig and Moreno would be. Is there anyone who honestly wouldn't want to see that?!?!

MM is a very exciting fighter and one of the best ever

 

[superpunch]

This gif right here is why Mighty Mouse wasn't popular. Those 2 guys fighting look like a different species. Like Oompa Loompa or something. Fig and Cejudo might be the same weight, but their few inches of extra height make it not feel like watching a midget fight.

 

[Streeter]

Anyone saying MM would win easy over Fig is nuts. A full camp fig is alot stronger than any version of MM he would get taken down but definite advantage on feet