How difficult is a takedown? (Morales vs Brady)

[usernamee]

Every fight starts standing and Johnny boy decided to shoot for a double and pull his opponent to full mount inside three seconds of the fight.

Honestly, that’s impressive!

That's our Johnny, and we love him dearly for it.

 

[SalvadorAllende]

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Morales came in super prepared. His posture was all about not getting taken down. Hands down, feet well planted, not jumping around.

Can't wait to see him fight next. There are so many fun matchups for Morales right now at WW.

 

[Ayreon]

That’s why we watch
You never know how a fight is going to go

Or Maybe Dana made him an offer backstage that he couldn’t refuse

Wat

 

[seanb1979]

Morales came in super prepared. His posture was all about not getting taken down. Hands down, feet well planted, not jumping around.

Can't wait to see him fight next. There are so many fun matchups for Morales right now at WW.

I think of all of them he has the best chance of beating Islam

 

[SalvadorAllende]

I think of all of them he has the best chance of beating Islam

Who knows? I always root for him because he is a southamerican brother but never thought he was going to smoke a guy like Brady.

 

[hswrestler]

Its usually easier to take down longer fighters with higher centers of gravity. Very different builds, honestly Brady just isnt very gifted...his strikes have no power, hes not quick on the feet, not quick with the takedowns or in the scramble. Hes strong but pretty limited.

He's a gym bro with too much muscle. He'd do a lot better if he dropped some of that muscle and went to 155. I can see him as a bigger Arman in that weight class

 

[nonoob]

This is it right here. Striking comes first then wrestling then grappling
If all you got is grappling.. that’s like trying to attract a woman as a short ugly guy with a big dick

It can be still be done. Ya really just need to have game - with swift and blinding violence.

@ComfortablyNumb55 gotta work with what he's got, and he Still gets the wimmenz.

 

[TriangleMonkey]

Brady lacked the striking to get him there

And Morales fought with hands low in anticipation of deflecting the shot, ate a couple punches for those troubles too

But he was willing to eat those and land his own thunderous shots

Brady is thick and strong but dimension-wise (height/reach) he is small for the division

 

[shunyata]

How difficult is to just do this?

Yes, how difficult is it to completely maul Kevin Holland like that?

Can't be too hard, if only one guy in the UFC has pulled it off.

 

[Portland8242]

Because he couldn't even get within 3 feet of Morales without getting stung. That 79" reach at WW is just bonkers .

 

[Streeter]

Morales looked like a LHW in there. Size matters and Morales ia huge for ww. Morales will likely be a LHW in 5 years hes that big n maybe just a few more ww fights till MW. He dwarfed Brady .

 

[MMACro]

Jesus lmfao,he thought he can Chimaev his way to victory

 

[usernamee]

Jesus lmfao,he thought he can Chimaev his way to victory

He even shaved his facial hair for the Muslim look right before that fight haha

 

[HuskySamoan]

He's a gym bro with too much muscle. He'd do a lot better if he dropped some of that muscle and went to 155. I can see him as a bigger Arman in that weight class

I think you'd be surprised...I think Arman would fuck him up.

 

[Lou Duva]

He's a gym bro with too much muscle. He'd do a lot better if he dropped some of that muscle and went to 155. I can see him as a bigger Arman in that weight class

Dudes like the biggest WW anyone’s ever seen

 

[Rektkid]

Morales Vs Alvarez would be a fun giant match-up if Alvarez strings a few more wins together.

 

[jeff7b9]

I'm thinking it was because Morales kept punching him in the head.

 

[DapperDave]

I think of all of them he has the best chance of beating Islam

I've been spamming the forum with this.

Morales Islam asap.
While the kid still has supreme confidence, good coaches, and can still make WW.

I really think Morales would fuck Islam up, and I definitely know I would love to watch it.

I don't hate the guy, but I have watched him fight for a few hours now, and only a few of those minutes were worth watching. The rest was tedious. I want to eventually get a return on the time I already invested.

 

[NicholasJBasile]

You make some fair points, but Morales in 2025 is simply a grappler's worst nightmare. His judo base and size mixed in with his low stance and striking make him so damn hard to take down -- try to get close to him and his 79" reach will make you pay the price. I see what you're saying about his past fights getting taken down, but he has been improving drastically every fight (he's still young afterall, and learning).

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

The size difference was comical. Two completely different classes of humans. I can't picture him taking Morales down

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I've been spamming the forum with this.

Morales Islam asap.
While the kid still has supreme confidence, good coaches, and can still make WW.

A huge, overlooked fact. This kid isn't making 170 forever.