Is there an Izzy curse?

[AmbassadorFright]

Looking back at all the guys that beat Izzy in the UFC have all lost their following fight immediately after. Jan beat him only to get immediately steamroller by Glover a fight later, Alex beat him and got KOd in the rematch, Strickland beat him and lost to DDP. With DDP having just beat Izzy I'm starting to worry. Do you think there's such thing as an Izzy curse?

 

[mb23100]

No, MW is just a shitshow right now

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

If DDP loses his next fight, I will believe in in. Sports are ripe for superstition.

 

[Shaolin Alan]

There's definitely a Sherdog curse!!
For every good post I read through, there's like 9 terrible ones. I've got 6 more to go until I get to enjoy something decent again...

 

[Fight Professor]

Izzy is the new Mir

 

[Question]

Maybe, I think Felder had a similar curse with Barboza, Pearson, Trinaldo, Perry and Hooker all losing their next fight right after beating him
Only guy who beat the curse was the last man who beat him in RDA

So far for Izzy, it's a bit odd because with Alex he was also the guy who gave him that loss right after in the rematch. Everyone who beat him also lost in various different ways in their following bouts, Jan got mopped by Glover until the sub, Alex in a competitive fight until he gets KO'd and Sean who lost a close decision

Idk we'll see how DDP's next fight plays out, I think if he rematches Sean he'll beat him in a much clearer fashion this time around. I also believe he beats Whittaker again or Khamzat

 

[oski]

 

[Simple Southerner]

Nice superstition

 

[Pitier of Fools]

Cool theory, but the reality is that at the elite level of MMA, it happens to be really hard to put together a win streak.

You should look into the curse thing though.

 

[Neck&Neck]

Izzy is the curse

 

[Number11]

Izzy curse is that he no longer can gyno his tits freely

 

[Rhood]

Well technically Strickland got robbed against DDP, so the curse isn't real.
It was the clash of heads in the fight that made blood pour out, which influenced the judges.

Sean easily beats DDP in the rematch, so maybe you're right after all.
The curse is real.

 

[AmbassadorFright]

Izzy is the new Mir

Brock and DC both didn't fall victim to the Mir curse

 

[Fight Professor]

Brock and DC both didn't fall victim to the Mir curse

You have to finish Mir to get affected by the curse. Brock was 1-1 against Mir which might have been the reason for avoiding the curse that works in mysterious ways.

Fedor is the real exception but Chael might have given up even with the curse on his side. Bader was a different story.

 

[payton]

Izzy is the new Mir

Wait... No

 

[newms84]

Well technically Strickland got robbed against DDP, so the curse isn't real.
It was the clash of heads in the fight that made blood pour out, which influenced the judges.

Sean easily beats DDP in the rematch, so maybe you're right after all.
The curse is real.

Not all close fights are robberies. It was just a close fight that could've gone either way. The decision wasn't egregious

 

[FreedomCricket]

No, MW is just a shitshow right now

No, just a fair amount of parity at the top of MW right now.

 

[Poirierfan]

Looking back at all the guys that beat Izzy in the UFC have all lost their following fight immediately after. Jan beat him only to get immediately steamroller by Glover a fight later, Alex beat him and got KOd in the rematch, Strickland beat him and lost to DDP. With DDP having just beat Izzy I'm starting to worry. Do you think there's such thing as an Izzy curse?

If there wasn't an Izzy curse before this thread, then there is one now.

 

[Dana's Conscience]

No, MW is just a shitshow right now

Um, no it's not...

MW's a little chaotic at the top and there's been a switching of the guard, but it's been pretty exciting lately.

 

[mb23100]

Um, no it's not...

MW's a little chaotic at the top and there's been a switching of the guard, but it's been pretty exciting lately.

Yeah, chaotic is a better word than shitshow