Don't know how well Hager is progressing, but he showed he can take some abuse and keep at it. I didn't watch the early prelims, but it was the most entertaining fight I saw by far. Hope he stays with it, but after that fight, pro rasslin' might seem the better option to him.
He looked like a MMA fighter not fighting a "can" and he kept at it and got the victory in a very entertaining fight, which neither fighter backed down.
So now we have Sherdoggers, once seeing a tough fight between two MMA fighters, posting a statement that another form of entertainment is a better option. So would you rather see Jake Hager fighting a total "can" and gaining nothing? Or fighting a tough, undefeated fighter, who wouldn't backed down?
Fine, you think he didn't win. Yet, it still doesn't change the fact that Jake Hager fought a tough opponent and neither backed down and neither gave up. That's called fortitude and toughness. What kind of ridiculous statement of he didn't enjoy coming up against adversity? He didn't quit did he? No. He kept at it until the final bell. That is progressing because he was challenged and didn't back down from that challenge. I really hope to see Brandon Calton back in the Bellator cage again.
I'd like to see him fight guys on his own level who will give him a tough challenge, like the fight we just saw. Whether Jake wants more of what he got from Calton in the future remains to be seen. I'd like to see him continue, but he has other options, so I wouldn't blame him if he decided getting punched in the face over the course of 15 minutes isn't one of his better ones. His striking is sloppy, his takedowns one dimensional-do you really see this guy as some kind of contender in the future, Rodney? I know I don't.
I think Jake has/had the potential to become really good...
OMG! It was a tough MMA fight with two undefeated MMA fighters, who are young in their MMA careers. Neither fighter quit from the adversity of the fight, they both rose up to the challenge of adversity. Yet, here you commenting about how it wasn't aesthetically pleasing to your eyes. Tough, gritty fights are not meant to be aesthetically pleasing to the eyes. It was Brandon Calton's 3rd fight and Jake Hager's 4th fight, I believe, and here you projecting from that little MMA experience about whether or not he will become some kind of contender in the future. Your expectations of MMA growth is way out of whack to anything I even wish to try to comprehend.
Jake is 38. In most sports, that's already well past retirement age. If he really thinks he can accomplish something in a sport that's new to him, then I hope he goes for it and best of luck to him. But time is most definitely not on his side, and time always wins in the end.
And he showed he can have the mouthpiece punched out of his mouth and keep coming forward lol
What kind of weird observation is your statement that you think Jake Hager didn't enjoy fighting? By your logic that means Gegard Mousasi enjoyed getting kicked in the legs by Douglas Lima. That means Michael Chandler enjoyed getting knocked out by Patricio Pitbull Freire. That means Julia Budd enjoyed getting beat down by Cris Cyborg. So MMA fighters having a tough gritty fight until the final bell means those fighters enjoyed getting hit in the face, taking physical body punishment, and getting cut. Your observation of Jake Hager not enjoying getting hit in the face is duh. I believe Brandon Calton wasn't enjoying getting hit in the face either.
Some fighters have IT and other dont. I think he meant that Hager might have found out that MMA isnt what he thought, and perhaps he isnt made for it. Is one thing having easy fights against meat packing factory guys and another having a real fight that takes everything in you to overcome. These mental hurdles arent meant for everyone.
