Is anyone here picking Aljo to win the rematch?

TPMR said:
Sterling was dealing with spinal disc issues and that is by fact, it was causing him issues in one of his arms taking away his strength which is one of his biggest advantages over almost every BW. His cardio was also very suspect, usually he can go at a very high pace for 3 rounds and still be fresh in the 15th minute, but he was having issues being able to keep him with his usual pace even in SPARRING and Merab can vouch for him.

Aljo took the 1st round off of Yan and arguably the 2nd if you score his activity and landed punches over the flash knockdown. The pace and pressure of Aljo was overwhelming Yan early and it was evident, if the Aljo we all know shows up, how do we know he won't be able to do that for 3 rounds and win the fight and if he has his usual cardio, how we know that he cant keep his pace up for all 5? Aljo also landed a good amount of body shots on Yan which can zap his energy for the latter fight, he also landed a huge knee on Yan, so did Sandhagen, what if this time he can land even more of them? Sterling was also able to take Yan down while having a disc badly damaged in his neck and his arms nerves decaying, what will Aljo be able to do with 2 arms and full strength, hmm? Let's act like ALJO didn't post a clip of him slipping on the mat when he had Yan on a good position on that mat, why was that cage so slippery? Doubt the one at T-Mobile Arena or the Honda Center will be like that.

Aljamain also stated that in the day of the fight he ate close to nothing and his only meal was a small breakfast of 2 pancakes and some sausage, thats not enough food to fuel a fighter for a title match, especially one that he most likely planned to fight at a high pace with constant pressure and a variety of strikes, from knees, to looping hooks, to cracking straights.

Let us remember about how Aljo dealt with Sandhagen, 1 round demolition job, made him look like he didn't belong in the same sport as him. Yan on the other hand lost the first 2 rounds and arguably the 5th, very close fight, he also resorted to taking Cory down when he's supposedly one of the best strikers in the UFC, let us not forget about how Cory also took Yan down, now imagine if that was the Funk Master.

In the first fight Chetr Petr also gave his back up and so he did too in the Sandhagen fight when he tries to stand up, but due to the decaying of his arm during the Yan, aljo wasn't able to take advantage of it, but now Aljo will be 100% and aljo has a 71 inch reach, imagine him wrapping up a rear naked choke.

Also when they've fought common opponents, Aljo dominated them, while Peanut Butr Petr went close to life and death. Aljo fought a Jimmie Rivera on a 20 fight winstreak in his prime and won an easy 30-27 with minimal damage taken and position given up, while Yan was getting pieced up until he landed some shots that put Jimmie down. In the Sandhagen fight I already said earlier, Aljo finished Cory in 1 round while Yan arguably lost (outlanded in 4 of the 5 rounds) giving up rounds 1 and 2 unanimously and R5 arguably, if you don't count Yan's after the bell shot like the rules indicate.

I'm not one to accuse fighters of using banned substances, but during the 1st fight COVID was still in full swing and USADA was having trouble testing fighters especially ones like Yan who live in northern russia in a frozen tundra like Siberia and now that he's training in Thailand he's getting tested a fair amount, as you can see him post on his instagram everytime USADA tests him, but you never saw that in the lead up to the 1st fight. I'm just saying that Aljo has to have some good sources to accusse a fighter of doing banned subtances and bringing light to the lack of testing, respectfully.

Could Yan be underestimating Aljo? Pre-Yan fight Aljo was a wrecking machine before the disc in his back got even worse and he was barely losing a round, I think we'll see an even better version of Aljo now that he's gotten the surgery and recovered well. Just saying to bring to light the old Aljo. But like I said, Yan could be underestimating him, he's constantly mocking Aljo and living on twitter instead of focusing on training and the training he is getting is in Thailand Tiger Muay Thai which is a striking gym, not a wrestling or grappling gym.

Chetr Yan's TDD might not hold up and we might see a replay of Aljo's fight with Cory.


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Hi Aljo
 
TPMR said:
Sterling was dealing with spinal disc issues and that is by fact, it was causing him issues in one of his arms taking away his strength which is one of his biggest advantages over almost every BW. His cardio was also very suspect, usually he can go at a very high pace for 3 rounds and still be fresh in the 15th minute, but he was having issues being able to keep him with his usual pace even in SPARRING and Merab can vouch for him.

Aljo took the 1st round off of Yan and arguably the 2nd if you score his activity and landed punches over the flash knockdown. The pace and pressure of Aljo was overwhelming Yan early and it was evident, if the Aljo we all know shows up, how do we know he won't be able to do that for 3 rounds and win the fight and if he has his usual cardio, how we know that he cant keep his pace up for all 5? Aljo also landed a good amount of body shots on Yan which can zap his energy for the latter fight, he also landed a huge knee on Yan, so did Sandhagen, what if this time he can land even more of them? Sterling was also able to take Yan down while having a disc badly damaged in his neck and his arms nerves decaying, what will Aljo be able to do with 2 arms and full strength, hmm? Let's act like ALJO didn't post a clip of him slipping on the mat when he had Yan on a good position on that mat, why was that cage so slippery? Doubt the one at T-Mobile Arena or the Honda Center will be like that.

Aljamain also stated that in the day of the fight he ate close to nothing and his only meal was a small breakfast of 2 pancakes and some sausage, thats not enough food to fuel a fighter for a title match, especially one that he most likely planned to fight at a high pace with constant pressure and a variety of strikes, from knees, to looping hooks, to cracking straights.

Let us remember about how Aljo dealt with Sandhagen, 1 round demolition job, made him look like he didn't belong in the same sport as him. Yan on the other hand lost the first 2 rounds and arguably the 5th, very close fight, he also resorted to taking Cory down when he's supposedly one of the best strikers in the UFC, let us not forget about how Cory also took Yan down, now imagine if that was the Funk Master.

In the first fight Chetr Petr also gave his back up and so he did too in the Sandhagen fight when he tries to stand up, but due to the decaying of his arm during the Yan, aljo wasn't able to take advantage of it, but now Aljo will be 100% and aljo has a 71 inch reach, imagine him wrapping up a rear naked choke.

Also when they've fought common opponents, Aljo dominated them, while Peanut Butr Petr went close to life and death. Aljo fought a Jimmie Rivera on a 20 fight winstreak in his prime and won an easy 30-27 with minimal damage taken and position given up, while Yan was getting pieced up until he landed some shots that put Jimmie down. In the Sandhagen fight I already said earlier, Aljo finished Cory in 1 round while Yan arguably lost (outlanded in 4 of the 5 rounds) giving up rounds 1 and 2 unanimously and R5 arguably, if you don't count Yan's after the bell shot like the rules indicate.

I'm not one to accuse fighters of using banned substances, but during the 1st fight COVID was still in full swing and USADA was having trouble testing fighters especially ones like Yan who live in northern russia in a frozen tundra like Siberia and now that he's training in Thailand he's getting tested a fair amount, as you can see him post on his instagram everytime USADA tests him, but you never saw that in the lead up to the 1st fight. I'm just saying that Aljo has to have some good sources to accusse a fighter of doing banned subtances and bringing light to the lack of testing, respectfully.

Could Yan be underestimating Aljo? Pre-Yan fight Aljo was a wrecking machine before the disc in his back got even worse and he was barely losing a round, I think we'll see an even better version of Aljo now that he's gotten the surgery and recovered well. Just saying to bring to light the old Aljo. But like I said, Yan could be underestimating him, he's constantly mocking Aljo and living on twitter instead of focusing on training and the training he is getting is in Thailand Tiger Muay Thai which is a striking gym, not a wrestling or grappling gym.

Chetr Yan's TDD might not hold up and we might see a replay of Aljo's fight with Cory.


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I am in my hole and I hope Yan retires him.
 
Its possible for sure...

In the first fight everything was unknown going in..sure you can watch tape and prepare but nothing compares to fighting a guy once and then doing it again ..part of the unknown also seemed to be the Rules for Yan lmfao ( what a lie) ..

For this reason a 2nd fight between the two will give Sterling a solid base to work with from the first fight to build his gameplan off of...i think its possible for sure he can win and Sherdog will be so salty hahaha
 
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I mean he did to OKAY. Won two round in my book but he was spamming strikes then slowed down. If he tries to conserve energy and make it more technical I think it might be even worse though. I think he has a slim slim chance of winning. I'm not giving him zero like most.
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Could he win? Of course. Would you bet on it? WHY, after seeing their first performance, would anyone think he somehow has an edge?
 
Really, really hard to bet against Yan here.

Sterling is a very capable fighter in his own right but I don't see a clear path to victory here for him. Despite his lack of lights-out power, he could land something sneaky and end the fight. Even the least powerful punchers can end a fight with a perfectly placed shot. That said, outside of that perfect punch I think Yan has to screw up badly to lose here. He's just a terrible matchup for Sterling and is on an absolute tear.
 
Honestly I was one of the people pulling for Sterling to get his shot. He more than earned it.

But that bullshit in the first fight and the worst acting in history was just awful, and all he's done since then is set fire to whatever good will he had left from fans.

Yan has over a year of pent-up rage he's going to unleash on Sterling. I don't think Sterling survives the first round.

The only question to me is whether or not Yan will have enough self control to avoid throwing another illegal strike that could give Sterling another DQ win
 
Listen the two fighters are closer than people want to admit. Aljo will have some success like he did in the first fight but he has to work INCREDIBLY hard to keep up with Petrs output and skill. I don't buy any cardio issues, he can't keep up that work rate to stay competitive with Yan. As soon as the fight slows down he will proceed to be picked apart like what was happening in the first fight.

Aljo is great, Petrs more than great. Round 4 or 5 tko for the champion imo.
 
I'm not picking him, but I hope Aljo wins again. The pitty party on here would be a work of art. Not only do I hope he wins, I hope it's under really strange conditions again. That would warm my heart.
 
Yan out grappled him and out struck him soundly in terms of damage. Aljo might put up a better fight this time around but I just think Yan is the better fighter. Guess we’ll see.
 
HHJ said:
Im just sayin why would anyone pick him?
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I can't imagine anyone would lol. I'm just saying I think he belongs in there at least. I have a feeling he's going to fight scared but who knows.
 
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Not many I would assume.
 
I usually root for the underdog if it's really one sided. This is one of the few fights the dog gets an ass beating.
 
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