Israel is a beast but he is too small for 185.

[Anderson Silva]

The generic caf guy he fought looked around 20 lbs heavier than him. If they were the same weight Israel would have finished him.

 

[oldschoolmmafan]

He is 6,3", with 80 inch reach. His frame is huge for the weight class.

 

[DarkneT]

'Beast'

Haha could you imagine

 

[McGruber]

He isn't too small. He just doesn't have strong enough TDD to have more than a 50/50 record against top 10 guys right now.

 

[HR]

He is 6,3", with 80 inch reach. His frame is huge for the weight class.

His height and reach are huge. His frame is tiny. Very narrow shoulders and small joints

 

[DragRacer]

Maybe he’ll get on the Jon Jones dick pill training program and put on some muscle mass.

 

[MEAN357]

yeah he really is. weighed in at 184. obviously aint cuttin weight to get there. tough thing is he's lanky and cut as fuck ... where does he cut the weight from? 170 is the class for him none the less. eventually he'll run into the stockier wrestlers that will give him hell at 185.

 

[sonofjay817]

yeah he really is. weighed in at 184. obviously aint cuttin weight to get there. tough thing is he's lanky and cut as fuck ... where does he cut the weight from? 170 is the class for him none the less. eventually he'll run into the stockier wrestlers that will give him hell at 185.

Yeah, if he cut 15lbs, he'd probably be to weak for the 170 pounders. I used to think the same thing about Jon Jones at 205 pounds and he's done pretty well.

 

[fortheo]

What does "generic caf guy" mean?

 

[surgeyou1]

He isn't too small. He just doesn't have strong enough TDD to have more than a 50/50 record against top 10 guys right now.

His basic TDD is fine. He's just very lost off his back. Doesn't seem like he's found any go-to moves to create space.

 

[kingT]

yeah he really is. weighed in at 184. obviously aint cuttin weight to get there. tough thing is he's lanky and cut as fuck ... where does he cut the weight from? 170 is the class for him none the less. eventually he'll run into the stockier wrestlers that will give him hell at 185.

Like??

 

[MEAN357]

Like??

anyone in the top 5 and prolly any fringe contenders who can keep him down. aint easy dudes slippery as fuck. he small for the division tho, and he's a patient striker doesnt push for the KO. He was on he was to getting a TKO on vettori imo before he got laid on for a whole round. I love the guys style no doubt about it but i gotta be objective. Think he'd have better luck with guys his size given his obvious wrestling disadvantage.

 

[BigMuffler]

He could put on some bulk instead of being a 6'4 WW...

 

[The Blue Bird]

He won't make it past a good wrestler

 

[Zeppeling]

yeah he really is. weighed in at 184. obviously aint cuttin weight to get there. tough thing is he's lanky and cut as fuck ... where does he cut the weight from? 170 is the class for him none the less. eventually he'll run into the stockier wrestlers that will give him hell at 185.

Lol....the same forum that thinks max and khabib are 190 thinks Israel is 184. Fuck I need a new hobby

 

[kingT]

anyone in the top 5 and prolly any fringe contenders who can keep him down. aint easy dudes slippery as fuck. he small for the division tho, and he's a patient striker doesnt push for the KO. He was on he was to getting a TKO on vettori imo before he got laid on for a whole round. I love the guys style no doubt about it but i gotta be objective. Think he'd have better luck with guys his size given his obvious wrestling disadvantage.

He's very similar to Jon Jones in that he lacks the one punch KO power. The guy that took him down is a bug guy for the division and only managed to do so in the 3rd round when fatigue kicked in. What Adensaya needs to do is imitate Anderson Silva's style of striking. Anderson was not a power striker, he was deadly accurate, fast and creative.

 

[Anderson Silva]

He should bulk up or move down

 

[Darkart]

If Zabit at 6'2 can fight at 145 lb then Israel at 6'3" can fight at 155 lbs. Have we had a non manlet run through 135 lbs yet?

 

[billharford]

I saw no beast

 

[MEAN357]

Lol....the same forum that thinks max and khabib are 190 thinks Israel is 184. Fuck I need a new hobby

Lol I can't speak for anyone else but the dude weighed in at 184 and I doubt he's cutting much weight. Otherwise he would weigh in at 185-186 like everyone else in the division. No reason to lose extra weight, and if he IS? then the cuts obviously not hard for him. other MWs look way bigger than him and not just cuz he's lanky. He's small for the division it's not hard to see.