Has there ever been anyone that set a pace as crazy as Merab for 5 rounds?

[RockyLockridge]

Dude just spams takedowns and pins against the wall the whole fight, mediocre striker, mediocre grappler, terrible fighter, but insane cardio. Crazy how in 2024 you can have no skill, only cardio and be a champ in the biggest org in the world lol.

in the best division in the sport no less.

 

[Karate Kid]

cardio like this cannot be carved out by working on your VO2 max its a genetic thing, a total anomaly and Merab has maximised it knowing his cardio is what makes his limited but extremely effective strengths, work.

i cannot remember the last time i see someone hopping on his toes like that in round 5. twice in a row now.

 

[sdpdude9]

I absolutely had to take merab as an underdog in this fight, there was just no way i could bet against a guy I've seen go championship rounds so many times and NEVER got tired. If yan wasn't going to ko him and Pure striker like O'malley can't KO him No one can keep his pace. You have to put him away early. you wont have the energy to do it after round 3.

I thought Umar would be able to keep distance and just kinda pick at him to take at least 3 rounds. But knew Merab’s pace is a problem for anybody. Umar did a pretty good job of it for 2 rounds but Merab is just a monster.

Doesn’t matter if you can out strike and/or out grapple him. He’ll wear on everybody eventually.like you said, you have to catch him with something big in the first probably 10 minutes. Because you ain’t keeping up.

 

[Coconutwater]

As loathe as I am to say this, I agree.

There's good cardio, and then there's inhuman levels of athletic performance.

If any gym has access to good 'vitamins', it's Serra's. Even Serra still looks like he's juiced to the fucking gills.

Just based on Merab's hyper-personality, I honestly think there's a great chance, it is natural. I don't think it's EPO. Is it possible? Yes, but I don't think he's doping. Besides, You can actually see Merab showing signs of slowing down the last round, the only thing is, "slowing down" for Merab is still 1000x more output than everyone else. Besides Merab, I think Frankie Edgar in his prime showed some awesome cardio, if my memory is correct. But not, Merab levels.

 

[Fergelmince]

Holy smokes, he just willed his way through Umar the further the fight went.

Guys fighting spirit and cardio are amazing.

Would've liked to see merab do at least a tiny bit of damage.

 

[Strijfy]

Bro he just out wrestled a Nurmagomedov. What a legend.

you know he wrestled since childhood as well... its not the flex you think it is

 

[volcom5]

Cain Velasquez for a HW.

 

[rorschach51]

Holy smokes, he just willed his way through Umar the further the fight went.

Guys fighting spirit and cardio are amazing.

TJ Dillasnake

 

[IceCold ADCC]

Prime Colby's cardio was legendary. I would say near or as good as Merab.

 

[rorschach51]

Yeah not like those all natural Russian athletes lol

Touche.

 

[chardog]

Dude just spams takedowns and pins against the wall the whole fight, mediocre striker, mediocre grappler, terrible fighter, but insane cardio. Crazy how in 2024 you can have no skill, only cardio and be a champ in the biggest org in the world lol.

it is an outrageous level of cardio, dude is not the most skilled but tosses the kitchen sink nonstop, you can only dodge so much

 

[HHJ]

He wasnt like that the whole fight. He would sometimes just get these spikes and just fight like as if he just started fighting. Umar was doin pretty good in that final round and all of a sudden Merab suddenly exploded like he did a bump of the most exquisite Georgian booger sugar, and when that happens and Umar is tired like any normal person would be, there's nothing you can do.

I think we can see why Nina Drama hang out with him so much if you know what i mean? lol

 

[RockyLockridge]

you know he wrestled since childhood as well... its not the flex you think it is

cope

 

[rorschach51]

After listening to Merab's post fight, he really has a crush on Sterling.

 

[jnes]

Prime Colby's cardio was legendary. I would say near or as good as Merab.

Bro Merab is what Colby wishes he was. He makes Colby looked like a regular paced fighter.

 

[HHJ]

After listening to Merab's post fight, he really has a crush on Sterling.

"Who do you think could beat Islam??"

Merab: ...I think Sterling. can do it his wrestling better than Islam.

"Who do you think could beat Poatan??"

Merab: Sterling again, no problem, he wrestle him.

 

[CptHowdy187]

RDA vs Pettis and Usman vs Woodley immediately spring to mind.

 

[CptHowdy187]

He does zero damage so he expends minimal energy.

You’d have to accumulate like a dozen flush Merab punches to equal the power of an average jab

Man, it's just one shit-tier take after another from you.

Are you trolling or are you actually this dumb?

 

[Strijfy]

dont have to cope with anything, the guys grappling pedigree is on par with the Dagi crew and you are trying to make it a gotchya moment when it should be of no surprise..
Stay ignorant then

 

[balkanbomber85]

HW Cain while absolutely ragdolling JDS.

Merabs pace is top notch but it aint somehing we havent seen before so just stop pushing the narrative that we have witnessed something unseen just because you want to make ya boys loss less painfull.