Just because something is a mismatch doesnt mean it isnt a legitimate fight.

[revoltub]

I see mismatch being thrown around a lot last few days. Mostly to define a fight in which one fighter is completely outclassed especially in years training.

The problem is that mismatches are subjective. There are plenty of cases where guys who are green destroy veterans of the sport. There are also plenty where it was a one sided beat down beatween the number 1 and 2 ranked guy.

Also, since the issue arose from the Valentina fight, we have to realize wmma isn't the deepest at the moment. And yeah you can see her opponent especially wasnt qualified, it hardly counts as a mismatch. Would anyone call it a mismatch if she did better in the fight?

 

[revoltub]

I mean look at bisping rockhold 2 or gsp vs serr 1

Or lesnars original run. 2 fights vs frank mir who had triple that

 

[Megatronlee]

Im glad Mario let them get beat

 

[Megatronlee]

It will teach fighters and corners to step it. Otherwise you will get FUCKED UP BOII!!!! We ain't playing games no more. You better pray to god that we ain't Reffing your fight kid

 

[Fossor]

Yeah, but first fight in the UFC against divisions #1+Mario Yamasaki is kinda rough.
Reminds me of the early UFC days, when they brought people from the street to fight without rules!

 

[Zefram Cochrane]

I see mismatch being thrown around a lot last few days. Mostly to define a fight in which one fighter is completely outclassed especially in years training.

The problem is that mismatches are subjective. There are plenty of cases where guys who are green destroy veterans of the sport. There are also plenty where it was a one sided beat down beatween the number 1 and 2 ranked guy.

Also, since the issue arose from the Valentina fight, we have to realize wmma isn't the deepest at the moment. And yeah you can see her opponent especially wasnt qualified, it hardly counts as a mismatch. Would anyone call it a mismatch if she did better in the fight?

They surely wanted someone that would make Valentina shine and it went way beyond expectations, that's why Dana is panick damage-controlling. However, that's true what you say. The division sucks and this girl wasn't worse than most of the other ones. *INSERT name from WLFW* vs Valentina and 90% of the times it would have been a mismatch of similar proportions as Saturday's.

Plus, apparently they had troubles finding someone who would accept the fight.

To say it in the words of one of the greatest philosophers of the 21st century:

Spoiler

 

[revoltub]

They surely wanted someone that would make Valentina shine and it went way beyond expectations, that's why Dana is panick damage-controlling. However, that's true what you say. The division sucks and this girl wasn't worse than most of the other ones. *INSERT name from WLFW* vs Valentina and 90% of the times it would have been a mismatch of similar proportions as Saturday's.

Plus, apparently they had troubles finding someone who would accept the fight.

To say it in the words of one of the greatest philosophers of the 21st century:

Spoiler

Truth

 

[j18lee]

I see mismatch being thrown around a lot last few days. Mostly to define a fight in which one fighter is completely outclassed especially in years training.

I agree. Shit, at their peak, GSP and Anderson were mismatches for everyone, does that mean all their fights shouldn't have happened? GSP-Serra 2 was actually a mismatch too, just like the first fight, but each had opposite results.

Priscila Cachoeira was 8-0, which in women's MMA, isn't that easy to get. Yeah, it was a mismatch, but shit happens, real life happens. The Cleveland Browns have to play too.

There are two types of situations that I would agree mismatches are bad though. One is if a continually outmatched fighter continues to get high level opponents. The other is like CM Punk against anyone.

 

[xx madskillz xx]

The UFC knew Val was going to beat this girl easily and that's why they made that match.That was a Bellator type mismatch fight.

 

[Askafan]

It was a mismatch because if you actually watched footage of Priscila's previous fights it was all pretty obvious

Youtube and tapology, sherdoggers should try using them occasionally.

 

[Zanmato]

A former title fighter who had more than 70 professional fights at the time when this (now) amateur was still starting out to overcome a serious drug addiction. There is literally no explaining this as a legitimate fight, even without the benefit of hindsight. Good fighters can lose to those below their level sometimes, that doesn't make fights like this any less dispicable

 

[Deleted member 478803]

Bullshit argument. People knew this was a mismatch going in. Shut your dumb, whore mouth.

 

[Headkicktoleg]

WMMA in the UFC is completely predicated on mismatches. There are like 10 girls who can actually fight between 4 divisions. If they aren't crushing cans they aren't fighting.

 

[Bartinho]

OK TS premise is that a mismatch isn't a match that shouldn't be made? Isn't that YOUR definition of mismatch too?

VERB
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mismatches (third person present) · mismatched (past tense) · mismatched (past participle) · mismatching (present participle)

1. match (people or things) unsuitably or incorrectly: