Jeremy Stephens got tapped by Din Thomas, how does he stand a chance against Barao?

[Heartbell]

Barao will absolutely destroy him on the ground, and his chin and durability are way too great standing. He'll use his famous plodding footwork and beat Stephens up.

 

[glassjoe88]

that fight was like 10 years ago

 

[Prime Yossarian]

Jeremy knocked out Raphael dos Anjos, how does Barao stand a chance against Lil heathen?

 

[Fahcough]

Bout to say, decade ago and he handled Bermudez well.

 

[leto1776]

You're under rating Din Thomas.

 

[LLD2008]

Every fighter has a chance, no matter who they are against.

 

[Vulcan]

oh u mean the same fighter that ko'd the shit out of current lightweight champion Rafael dos anuses?

 

[Hans Gercmiov]

Stephens is fighting Barao?

 

[Heartbell]

oh u mean the same fighter that ko'd the shit out of current lightweight champion Rafael dos anuses?

That was in 2008, it's hardly relevant.

 

[VinceArch]

I wouldn't be surprised if Jeremy takes Barao's head off.

 

[legkicktko]

Posts like this will never get less nauseating

 

[Vulcan]

That was in 2008, it's hardly relevant.

yup 1 year after stephens got tapped by din thomas, are you mentally disabled or just incredibly dumb?

 

[Fullmount Triangle]

You didn't have to go back to DIN THOMAS to discredit Stephens's ability as a grappler by the way, he was embarrassed against Oliveira pretty recently.

Stephens, i'll give him, has actually improved, but he isn't the destroyer people make him out to be. Unless Barao is completely shot or doesn't take to FW well, he should end Stephens.

 

[Glumberjack]

That fight was 9 years ago, TS. Is it possible Stephens has improved his ground game at all in the interim? Also, Stephens has enormous power; Barao has a good/great chin, but he's moving up to 145 and fighting a guy who has previously knocked out the reigning lightweight champion.

 

[Sgt Smith]

I will never understand why people reference decade old fights as if they have the utmost relevance for a fight in the future. Like this overused gem.

 

[ChildoftheCorn]

Jeremy knocked out Raphael dos Anjos, how does Barao stand a chance against Lil heathen?

Glad someone gets it. MMAmath does not work.

 

[JayPettryMMA]

Seriously? You go back to his first UFC fight in 2007 for "how can he beat this guy?" Do fighters change and develop over nine years of training and combat experience? I'd say just a little. One year later, he knocked out RDA. Where do these arguments go from here? Straight to the wasteland.

 

[Heartbell]

Seriously? You go back to his first UFC fight in 2007 for "how can he beat this guy?" Do fighters change and develop over nine years of training and combat experience? I'd say just a little. One year later, he knocked out RDA. Where do these arguments go from here? Straight to the wasteland.

I really don't see why this thread goes to the Wasteland, other than you disagree with my opinion. Stephen's ground game is mediocre.

 

[Vulcan]

ur tempting fate u know damn well this thread deserves to be wastelanded u should thank jeicex because he didn't yellow u.

 

[Heartbell]

ur tempting fate u know damn well this thread deserves to be wastelanded u should thank jeicex because he didn't yellow u.

Why? Is it suddenly not kosher to make inferences about fighters due to what they've shown in their fights? I'd understand if I was being disrespectful, but I'm not.