how do you fight a guy like morales?

[BroScienceTalkatWork]

UFC put up all his fights

Well fuck. that's an unfair reach. He looks like Giannis landing some of those straights and jabs.

He gets sloppy but like.. It's the UFC. None of these guys have clean striking. Maybe 6 of them..



I think he matches up well against Garry and Buckley.

Garry has the most trouble. Weighs 20 pounds less... used to fighting on the outside.. he probably gets stopped

Buckley --- height and reach disadvantage. Might not have the power or tactics to overcome that. Has he won on the ground?

 

[b00tysweat]

take him down, make him tired, soften him up, slow him down.

forward pressure after the first round and take away the reach advantage

or a bjj black belt grapple fest.

 

[jeff7b9]

He looked good as the hammer against old shot Burns.

Let's see if that is still the case against guys in or closer to their primes.

Can he fight tired?

Can he wrestle?

What does he do if a guy is patient and does not give him the strikes he wants to counter? How does he handle feints and broken rhythm? Still lots of things to prove

 

[BroScienceTalkatWork]

He looked good as the hammer against old shot Burns.

Let's see if that is still the case against guys in or closer to their primes.

Can he fight tired?

Can he wrestle?

What does he do if a guy is patient and does not give him the strikes he wants to counter? How does he handle feints and broken rhythm? Still lots of things to prove

Yeah the problem with being patient is that you're eating punches constantly.

He's catching dudes from miles out

 

[Blastbeat]

take him down, make him tired, soften him up, slow him down.

forward pressure after the first round and take away the reach advantage

or a bjj black belt grapple fest.

yes, crowd him and make it dirty. Randy Couture style dirty boxing so his reach is nullified.

 

[Oscar Madison]

"Unintentional" Ball shot so he starts dropping his hands.

"Unintentional" but deep Eye poke so he's on his feet scrambling and can't judge distance and speed or see what follows the jab -- then panics like Cejudo and Volkanovski.

Take him down then Head Butt him disguised as moving up in his guard,

then start a flurry of ground and pound mixing in some Back of the Head punches whilst the Ref is distracted by the excitement of a Finish.

Celebrate like Weidman after his double eye-poke victory.

 

[CrimsonFan]

He looked good as the hammer against old shot Burns.

Let's see if that is still the case against guys in or closer to their primes.

Can he fight tired?

Can he wrestle?

What does he do if a guy is patient and does not give him the strikes he wants to counter? How does he handle feints and broken rhythm? Still lots of things to prove

I mean he's been training judo and wrestling his whole life so I think he's probably pretty hard to take down


But to me it looks like he cuts alot of weight. Might have problems if someone can really make him work for multiple rounds.

 

[Pequeño Corey]

Definitely don't engage with him in a firefight.

I disagree with OP; Garry way too technical on the feet and would outpoint Morales from his bicycle.

Would like to see how he responds to a grapple heavy approach by someone like Belal, Brady, or hell...feed him Colby at this point.

 

[Tweak896]

Same way you beat guys like Sean O'Malley. It's not easy, but Merab and Yan dealt with it fine.

 

[BroScienceTalkatWork]

Definitely don't engage with him in a firefight.

I disagree with OP; Garry way too technical on the feet and would outpoint Morales from his bicycle.

Would like to see how he responds to a grapple heavy approach by someone like Belal, Brady, or hell...feed him Colby at this point.

What bicycle? Garry has a 74 inch reach

 

[BroScienceTalkatWork]

Same way you beat guys like Sean O'Malley. It's not easy, but Merab and Yan dealt with it fine.

That's way different. Malley is small for the weight class. He's just a skeleton.

Morales is fighting 15 pounds heavier then Ian Garry for example.

 

[BroScienceTalkatWork]

I mean he's been training judo and wrestling his whole life so I think he's probably pretty hard to take down


But to me it looks like he cuts alot of weight. Might have problems if someone can really make him work for multiple rounds.

If you can't take him down then he has no weaknesses. Like.. if he's that good.. You wait 2 years and see if he can still make weight.

 

[Tweak896]

That's way different. Malley is small for the weight class. He's just a skeleton.

Morales is fighting 15 pounds heavier then Ian Garry for example.

I mean Sean isn't that small body wise for BW, Morales looks pretty thin depth wise at WW. Burns is called a LW nonstop here, but is much thicker. Morales has a great frame size though. Still I wouldn't say he's MW Pereira huge.

 

[Pequeño Corey]

What bicycle? Garry has a 74 inch reach

You can have a shorter reach than someone and still be on a bicycle. Weird reply.

 

[CrimsonFan]

If you can't take him down then he has no weaknesses. Like.. if he's that good.. You wait 2 years and see if he can still make weight.

A modern day Vitor Belfort


Everyone has a weakness

 

[SalvadorAllende]

Definitely don't engage with him in a firefight.

I disagree with OP; Garry way too technical on the feet and would outpoint Morales from his bicycle.

Would like to see how he responds to a grapple heavy approach by someone like Belal, Brady, or hell...feed him Colby at this point.

He was controlled against the cage by Magny at some point.. but he shook off Burns pretty easily. He also comes from a grappling heavy background so who knows. He needs more mileage.

Machado Garry would try to karate-outpoint him from a mile away and win a decision without taking damage. I think it would be more about what Morales does than Garry... we all know what Ian does.

And Colby would not take this fight. In fact I would be somehow surprised if Colby ever makes it to the octagon again.

 

[SalvadorAllende]

I mean he's been training judo and wrestling his whole life so I think he's probably pretty hard to take down


But to me it looks like he cuts alot of weight. Might have problems if someone can really make him work for multiple rounds.

We yet have to see him adjust when the fight is not going his way. Not his fault but kid hasn't faced much adversity in his career so far.

 

[Pequeño Corey]

He was controlled against the cage by Magny at some point.. but he shook off Burns pretty easily. He also comes from a grappling heavy background so who knows. He needs more mileage.

Machado Garry would try to karate-outpoint him from a mile away and win a decision without taking damage. I think it would be more about what Morales does than Garry... we all know what Ian does.

And Colby would not take this fight. In fact I would be somehow surprised if Colby ever makes it to the octagon again.

I agree. Colby 100% would never take that fight. A guy can dream though.

 

[JustforBROCK]

There have been and will be plenty of fighters and prospects just like him. They all lose. I remember the first time I saw Anthony rumble Johnson fight and I thought to myself there's no fucking way this guy ever loses a fight. Well.

 

[outbreak92]

There have been and will be plenty of fighters and prospects just like him. They all lose. I remember the first time I saw Anthony rumble Johnson fight and I thought to myself there's no fucking way this guy ever loses a fight. Well.

Yeah I don't see him being unbeatable at all, a strong wrestler like Brady or even someone like Belal takes him out. I think burns was afraid of the neck tats.