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Calm down brah. His good, a good champ. But it's early days.
Islam is definitely not elite in striking, that is laughable. Though he is levels above Khabib, I will give you that. Also, he is definitely a great example of well-rounded modern MMA fighter, doesn’t get much better when your weakest link is above average and very solid.
a huge 170 beat a short notice 145er
Future WW champ Inshallah.Let’s hope remember the name can win like his brothers
yes thank you for the correctionIslam is not a huge 170er, he is, however, a huge 155er.
Yeah, for sure.He's a good fighter, but he still has a lot of work to do in his division. If he racks up a couple defenses against Lightweights now, I'll be right there with you TS.
Until he isntHe isn't just well rounded. There are plenty guys that are extremely well rounded. RDA is very well rounded. Volk is unbelievably well rounded.
But Islam is literally elite elite cream of the crop in WRESTLING AND STRIKING. It's fucking insane.
I'm not trying to exaggerate but I've always thought he was just a defensively responsible guy on the feet but his stand up has really evolved to the point where it's not that fucking far from his grappling and that's wild to even say.
This is a testament and example of the evolution of this sport. You've got to be not just good everywhere, but elite everywhere. Insane stuff. Volk is still an unbelievable fighter and goated, not taking anything away from him. I just wanted to point out Islam's greatness that he's shown. It really is unprecedented..
Tldr: Mike Perry is Dominican
You cant be p4p if you dont go up a weight class. Its just not in the conversation so stop saying it. His division is piss poor so move up not fight smaller guysA few days ago I wrote a post about how this is not a lose-lose for Islam, because if beats Volk in spectacular fashion he SHOULD get massive credit. Because even a 12day Volk is a tall ordeal for anyone to overcome.
Well, he beat Volk in spectacular fashion so I can only hope that comes with him receiving massive credit from people. Specifically, I think the following three things ought to be recognised.
1) Islam is P4P n1.
2) Islam could pose a strong threat to anyone at WW (except maybe shavkat)
3) Islam might be better than Khabib. Don't get me wrong, Khabib is probably a more dominant grappler. But Islams standup is very, very very good, a lot better than Khabibs.
You cant be p4p if you dont go up a weight class. Its just not in the conversation so stop saying it. His division is piss poor so move up not fight smaller guys
Oh also, a final thing.
4) It is time to talk about Islam as the greatest LW of all time.
He's top 5 for sure but how many top 15 lws has he beaten. A young Arman, dan hooker and bobby green on short notice and admittedly no.2 GOAT lws in oliveira but he probably needs 2 more wins (id say Gaethje and Arman to cement himself as the GOAT lw)