*If RDA's gameplan was to grapple with Colby, who would have won? *

[Seiryoku Zenyo]

Rda got some Good TDs on Colby, as soon as he tried. He's by miles The better BJJer. On the other hand Colby the wrestler, failed too many times when he tried to take RDA down, who managed to get to his feet when he needed that.

So, BJJ and GnP could've been a better gameplan for RDA? Who would have won If both of them were looking for The TDs?

 

[Paladin]

Colby

 

[JoshR86]

Nah, it' not as if RDA let Colby get up, Colby transitioned and it led to RDA being pinned against the fence yet again.

RDA could only defend the TD while on the fence, he couldn't defend the takedown while getting off the fence, so he never tried and spent majority of the fight willingly held up against the cage with never showing an ounce of urgency to move.

When ever he got Colby down, He's be back on the fence within moments so it' not as if RDA was skilled enough to counter Colby's grappling pressure with his own.

 

[Paynebringer]

Colby and I don't even like Colby. RDA is a smallish WW pure grappling he loses in size and leverage. RDA is better at distance with in/out fighting.

 

[GreatSaintGuillotine]

If RDA had fought for TDs from the start then he could have won. Colby's TDD was very unimpressive.

If his plan was to land a few combos on the feet, shoot in, land a little GnP, try to get a sub, and repeat until the end of the fight then he could have taken that fight.

He did not have enough faith in his grappling. He should have pushed the pace and kept taking him down.

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

RDA needed a totally different mind set. he needed to fight Colby the way Colby was fighting him. he needed to score points instead of looking for 1 big shot.

you could tell by the way the 1st rd played out. RDA was not prepared for Colby's strategy. RDA thought Colby would be tentative and he could control the center of the octagon and make Colby move. but Colby did the exact opposite. because Colby threw off his original gameplan, RDA began looking to change the momentum with a single strike, the problem is, he's not that kind of guy.

 

[Ever Watchful]

RDA would gas trying to outwrestle Colby. He could have success early on but that strategy would quickly wear him down. All but doing Colby's work for him

 

[GreatSaintGuillotine]

RDA would gas trying to outwrestle Colby. He could have success early on but that strategy would quickly wear him down. All but doing Colby's work for him

RDA has enough in the tank to do it for 3 rounds. From then on it'd just be a matter of keeping the last 2 competitive

 

[Haj01]

Colby Digital

 

[Ever Watchful]

RDA has enough in the tank to do it for 3 rounds. From then on it'd just be a matter of keeping the last 2 competitive

I'm skeptical that he has the cardio to impose that gameplan on a bigger guy and a skilled grappler like Colby. It isn't even like there's a huge disparity in grappling ability that RDA could just handle Colby at will. Colby wanted to be up close and RDA wanted to stay away. RDA knows

 

[No Mas]

All came down to Colby's better cardio. RDA is not the cardio machine he's made out to be, it only happens if he's dicating the pace. The same thing happened vs. Ferguson, another fight that was 2-2 heading into the 5th where he got outworked.

 

[Gilday]

Colby 100%

 

[Gambit MMA]

colby stuffed the takedowns pretty easily once rda started going for more of them. i think the first 1-2 just surprised him and he kind of just went with the flow. rda shot for some in the center of the cage and they were stuffed easily.

 

[GreatSaintGuillotine]

I'm skeptical that he has the cardio to impose that gameplan on a bigger guy and a skilled grappler like Colby. It isn't even like there's a huge disparity in grappling ability that RDA could just handle Colby at will. Colby wanted to be up close and RDA wanted to stay away. RDA knows

RDA in round 4 took Colby down multile times and had more sucess keeping him down than Colby did. RDA was more than strong enough to constantly stuff Colby and stop him from getting dominant position on the ground.

If RDA did not have to waste so much energy defending TDs and instead set the pace with uis own then he'd have enough fuel for 3 rounds maaaybe 4.

RDA showed that despite the size difference that he was strong enough to control the grappling when he was the agressor. The problem is that he did that far too late in the fight when he was already feeling the fatigue. If he had done that from the start then it'd have been Colby who took the brunt of the fatigue.

 

[DatSamboKid]

Interesting question, I thought RDA was going to switch to that gameplan after the two successful take downs.

 

[GreatSaintGuillotine]

Interesting question, I thought RDA was going to switch to that gameplan after the two successful take downs.

He was way too tired at that point. He needed to switch gears in round 2.

 

[acannxr]

The same thing happened vs. Ferguson, another fight that was 2-2 heading into the 5th where he got outworked.

 

[campbecc]

I was wondering why he wasn't using his grappling offensively. He didn't start going for takedowns until he was tired from letting Colby lay on him for 3 rounds. It definitely would have been a better strategy than keep backing into the cage.

 

[Beerus]

RDF would have to KO him to win, the white privilage is huge favor of Colby in decisions.

 

[cburm]

Rda got some Good TDs on Colby, as soon as he tried. He's by miles The better BJJer. On the other hand Colby the wrestler, failed too many times when he tried to take RDA down, who managed to get to his feet when he needed that.

So, BJJ and GnP could've been a better gameplan for RDA? Who would have won If both of them were looking for The TDs?

RDA is a fighter but if he wanted to out point colby he could have