Is Hernandez the 1st guy to evolve beyond the Dagestanis???

[Cheese_&_mma_lover]

He drowns people better than Khabib. The integration of striking to wrestling, ability to exhaust opponents. He is better than all those people at doing that stuff.

If Hernandez was 155 and fought Khabib, we would have seen Khabib on the bottom gasping for air, broken.

 

[Luthien]

Merab has evolved beyond them I'd say Georgian fighters > Dagestan fighters.

 

[richardjohnson]

Threads like these are how I know Khabib left so many MMA fans scarred for life.

 

[Sivo The Ram]

 

[Mmmmmmma1234]

Merab has evolved beyond them I'd say Georgian fighters > Dagestan fighters.

Roman the Georgian was the gassed fighter in r1.

 

[Luthien]

Roman the Georgian was the gassed fighter in r1.

Umar the Dagestani was the gassed fighter in r3.

 

[RemyR]

wat

 

[Cheese_&_mma_lover]

Merab has evolved beyond them I'd say Georgian fighters > Dagestan fighters.

that wasn't evolution, he just persuaded the judges by acting like a clown

 

[markantony20]

that wasn't evolution, he just persuaded the judges by acting like a clown

Merab outstruck and out wrestled Umar what are you talking about?

And to answer the thread question…absolutely not.

 

[Shaolin Alan]

Fluffy hasn't fought any Dagestani fighters. Your thread sux

 

[nostradumbass]

Merab outstruck and out wrestled Umar what are you talking about?

And to answer the thread question…absolutely not.

In the 4th round he did, he didn't in the other 4 rounds. The other 4 rounds Umar landed more, landing cleaner, having a better TD % and more control time. The only damage Umar took was breaking his own hand on Merab's face.

 

[bobafett]

Yeah, cause there were never any cardio freaks before the Russians came over

 

[KavkazDominance]

Merab has evolved beyond them I'd say Georgian fighters > Dagestan fighters.

Genetically, Georgians and Dagestanis have the same qualities and culturally they are both pushing combat sports a lot.

The difference is most Georgians (Chechens too) train in the Europe or the USA while Dagestanis... stay in Dagestan when they could find better training in the USA.

Don't get me wrong, Caucasus is good but mostly for discipline and culture, I think the best area for training combat sports will always be the USA.

 

[sonhow]

Bo was already the first Dagestani killer in a division with no notable dagestani fighters. Not sure if another one is needed.

And before people start saying random Russians like Khamzat and French kickboxer Imavov...Those are not the the dagestani.

 

[davidlemonparty]

Bo was already the first Dagestani killer in a division with no notable dagestani fighters. Not sure if another one is needed.

And before people start saying random Russians like Khamzat and French kickboxer Imavov...Those are not the the dagestani.

Bo couldn't even make it past a Dutchy

 

[phillystyleswag]

Fluffy’s been super impressive. That being said, 185 is kinda weak until it isn’t. I’m excited to see him against the top guys.

 

[rollthedice]

Bo couldn't even make it past a Dutchy

Always pass tha dutchy to the left hand side

 

[xhaydenx]

In the 4th round he did, he didn't in the other 4 rounds. The other 4 rounds Umar landed more, landing cleaner, having a better TD % and more control time. The only damage Umar took was breaking his own hand on Merab's face.

Clearly, it's gonna take some more time, but once you accept that Merab made your Umar look like a clown, only then will you finally be able to start healing.

 

[STAY GOLD]

He drowns people better than Khabib. The integration of striking to wrestling, ability to exhaust opponents. He is better than all those people at doing that stuff.

No.

A ranked fighter loses a high level fight — “he was never that good.”

A fighter wins one high level fight — “is he the GOAT?”

MMA fans are something else, man.

 

[mkt]

Obviously you're jumping the gun on this won as Hernandez needs to fight some Top 5 guys first...

But I will say he and Sean Brady are some of the more interesting American fighters right now

• No college wrestling background. Fluffy wrestled in high school until he got kicked off the team for bad grades. Not sure if Brady ever wrestled.
• Both combine wrestling, BJJ and striking in a way that overwhelms their opponents