Theres a video about how he gets up on youtube.
He just nonchalantly gets up when on his back.... Using his brute strength
he will never give up; he will nearly give up all the time but always hangs on somehow.
noI certainly dont remember him being on his back often. though he hasn't faced a wrestler anywhere neaaaaaaarrrrr DC's level.
this.
it's ironic because most other fighters want you to be afraid of them, but Derrick Lewis' success actually comes from the fact that nobody is afraid of him, even though they should be.
Yes, but remember Meryl Streep won an Oscar off her back.against DC he’ll have the takedown defense of Meryl Streep
Agree with everything you said up until the last part. Opponents are definitely scared of his power. Francis nearly shit his pants vs Lewis he was so scared to engage and even Volkov when he had Lewis hurt was very tentative to really try and finish him because he was afraid of getting to close and eating a big power shot.
You're easily one of the best posters on this forum. Just felt like getting that out of my system.this.
people keep saying he's just brute strength but it isn't. if you watch when he gets up, he always explodes at the perfect time. when the opponent lets up and is attempting to reposition, he explodes. when the opponent is attempting to rest, he explodes. when the opponent thinks he's too tired to get up so they relax, he explodes.
he's not just some lumbering oaf, he has a limited skill set but he's not stupid, he understands that with his limited skillset he needs to use intangibles like timing and deception to win his fights.
that's why he acts hurt and gassed all the time, he knows he doesn't have the skills to get after the guy and aggressively pursue him, so he uses what he does have, he uses everyone's underestimation of him and manipulates it.
it's the same reason he jumps on the mic and says how shitty of a fighter he is. he doesn't want people to take him seriously.
it's ironic because most other fighters want you to be afraid of them, but Derrick Lewis' success actually comes from the fact that nobody is afraid of him, even though they should be.
Yes, but remember Meryl Streep won an Oscar off her back.