Khamzat is a proven front runner that will wilt after the first round vs DDP with Round by Round prediction

Peak irony, I just judged DDP by the same nonsense standards you're using to judge Khamzat.

Fact remains though that Khamzat has taken almost 0 damage in a majority of his fights.
When he faced Li Jingliang, Kevin Holland, Robert Whittaker and a few others, he barely got punched a single time.
Compare that to DDP vs Tavares, Till, Brunson, etc and you see that those were way more competitive.

Also, Usman and Burns were obviously tougher matchups for Khamzat than Strickland, Whittaker or Adesanya, due to their level of BJJ/Wrestling.

"Fought to a coin flip" while being extremely close to finishing him (vs Usman), and all judges gave him a 10-8 for round 1. The one and only fighter to ever have a 10-8 round against him. Of course you disregard Khamzat having a fever and damaging his hand in the end of round 1, but that's to be expected given how extremely biased you are.

Let's see, both have the tools to win. Just pointing out that you're not being objective in your analysis, no need to get angry about it.
Again my child you do understand fighters evolve especially a fighter from a country just establishing itself in mma? Or perhaps you think DDP TODAY doesn’t beat those opponents in a much easier fashion due to this thing called IMPROVING THROUGH EXPERIENCE. Khamzat struggled against Burs I personally had it a draw and my honest opinion lost to Usman. You are seriously the only human in existence in retrospect PRETENDING it wasn’t a razor thin fight. I guarantee if you made a thread with your lie it wasn’t it would be all ridicule. Khamzat is a front runner that looks like a decent enough fighter after round one but hasn’t shown a damn thing CLOSE to his aggression after the first. It doesn’t exist. He has two speeds ALL IN or pray I edge it. DDP is a constant threat. It may be an awkward constant threat but if he can’t be held down he is going to harass and bully Khamzat. You are literally praying he can stop it in the first. You are praying if he can’t he can just hold DDP down to stop a fight from occurring. You are literally wishing the shittiest fight it can be into existence out of fear your boy doesn’t get pieced to Bolivian then if he snuggles DDP to a decision gasping for air you will aoproach me on some hoe shit talking about some “See Khumshot won the fight I told you”!!! I will look at you with abject disgust and say “What fight ninja”? Square business
 
Burns jiu jitsu is top shelf and Khamzat was killing himself to make weight. Usman is a legend and one of the greatest WW ever. Khamzat should be favored vs DDP, but he’s going up against a bull. This fight should be psycho.
 
I am not a fan of DDP I find his style effective though troublesome to watch. I like Khamzat more but am no big fan of either. DDP is one of the last people on the roster to bully into a first round submission and this is Khamzat’s only chance imo. Early submission. He has not fought the wars that would make anyone believe he wont break and his close fights many had him as losing. DDP has vastly superior striking. This fight will go absolutely one direction barring a freak accident or DDP stupidly trying to show he is a greater wrestler.

ROUND 1: Khamzat will come in guns blazing and bully DDP against the Octagon and get no TD. DDP will disengage pepper and kick Khamzat who will repeatedly get more frustrated from lack of success spamming TD’s vs a superior striker. By the end of the round Khamzat will be looking a liitle tired and his corner screaming.

ROUND 2 more of the same with a more tired Khamzat. This time DDP will be causing more damage. He may even try a TD himself which may or may not succeed and have temporary success. Khamzat will get away. Towards the end of Round 2 an exhausted Khamzat will finally get a TD and do very little.

ROUND 3: It’s now or never so Khamzat will manage to get a TD but he is so tired DDP reverses position and offers a little ground and pound. With one minute remaining in the round DDP stands up and badly batters an exhausted Khamzat. The fight ends here or maybe the beginning of Round 4.

AND STILL THE DOOFIEST STYLE DUPLESSIS

I agree with this.

Dricus du Plessis will be the acid test for Khamzat Chimaev.

Chimaev has 1000x more talent, but he's lean and sinewy, and weakens quickly.

DDP doesn't have the natural quickness/aptitudes of Chimaev, but where Chimaev = "the irresistible force" ... DDP = "the immovable object."

In these types of contests, I always favor "the immovable object," because actually being the Irresistible force" requires more energy expenditure.

Khamzat has basically wilted against everyone who can stand up to him (Burns / Usman), and even though Khamzat has defeated both, he didn't look good.

du Plessis is much bigger, and physically much stronger, then these other two — and now are talking about a 5-round fight.

I personally think Chimaev would've lost both the smaller Burns, and Usman, had their fights gone five rounds — so the idea that Chimaev can last 5-rounds with DDP is actually laughable, in my opinion.

If Chimaev can't catch DDP early, and finish him early, he is going to get manhandled and totally emasculated in the end.
 
Again my child you do understand fighters evolve especially a fighter from a country just establishing itself in mma? Or perhaps you think DDP TODAY doesn’t beat those opponents in a much easier fashion due to this thing called IMPROVING THROUGH EXPERIENCE. Khamzat struggled against Burs I personally had it a draw and my honest opinion lost to Usman. You are seriously the only human in existence in retrospect PRETENDING it wasn’t a razor thin fight. I guarantee if you made a thread with your lie it wasn’t it would be all ridicule. Khamzat is a front runner that looks like a decent enough fighter after round one but hasn’t shown a damn thing CLOSE to his aggression after the first.
Wow, that was a whole lot of drivel.

I agree, fighters improve with experience.
That was kind of my whole point by judging DDPs earlier fights in the same harsh light you're judging Khamzats earlier fights.
But you're arguing only DDP can improve with experience, and not Khamzat? How come?

I'm arguing that both of them have improved, while you're acting like only DDP has improved. That's something you seem to really wish to be true.

Again, I never said it wasn't a close fight.
At least try to stick to what I've actually said.
I'm mostly arguing that it's not a bad thing for a young and inexperienced fighter to be winning close fights against elite opponents while facing adversity, especially given the clear mistakes he did against Burns when he just brawled like an idiot. The level of talent to be able to do that is special.

Keep in mind that DDP has way more fights than Khamzat. He didn't face a Burns or Usman level of fighter in his first 11 or 13 fights.
 
This is a very interesting fight. Dricus is a huge MW weight wise. So it's not likely to be easy work getting dricus down, and keeping him there. Add in khamzats known cardio issues after the 8-10 minute mark, and dricus's skilled grappling himself, and complete unwillingness to go away or give you a break in there makes this to me the truest possible test of seeing what khamzat is. If khamzat gets tired hes likely done for. So I think he must finish or he loses. Which from what we've seen of dricus's resolve and durability is a tall task.

I have dricus by 3rd or 4th round submission.
 
Wow, that was a whole lot of drivel.

I agree, fighters improve with experience.
That was kind of my whole point by judging DDPs earlier fights in the same harsh light you're judging Khamzats earlier fights.
But you're arguing only DDP can improve with experience, and not Khamzat? How come?

I'm arguing that both of them have improved, while you're acting like only DDP has improved. That's something you seem to really wish to be true.

Again, I never said it wasn't a close fight.
At least try to stick to what I've actually said.
I'm mostly arguing that it's not a bad thing for a young and inexperienced fighter to be winning close fights against elite opponents while facing adversity, especially given the clear mistakes he did against Burns when he just brawled like an idiot. The level of talent to be able to do that is special.

Keep in mind that DDP has way more fights than Khamzat. He didn't face a Burns or Usman level of fighter in his first 11 or 13 fights.
Simply put I saw the look in Khamzat’s eyes of a man who really just wanted the clock to finish. It’s a certain aura of wilt that I have seen with front runners. I saw a pinch with Burns and said meh but I saw it unmistakably with Usman. Mind you HIS MORE RECENT FIGHTS AGAINST GRADUALLY INCREASED COMPETITION. Mind you Usman was extremely short notice and hasn’t looked himself. The Whitaker fight left more questions than answers as it wasn’t a normal occurrence. Maybe he caught his terth just right. Whitaker alluded to having problems of some sort previously. I don’t know. It simply increased his first riund stature NOTHING MORE
 
I agree with this.

Dricus du Plessis will be the acid test for Khamzat Chimaev.

Chimaev has 1000x more talent, but he's lean and sinewy, and weakens quickly.

DDP doesn't have the natural quickness/aptitudes of Chimaev, but where Chimaev = "the irresistible force" ... DDP = "the immovable object."

In these types of contests, I always favor "the immovable object," because actually being the Irresistible force" requires more energy expenditure.

Khamzat has basically wilted against everyone who can stand up to him (Burns / Usman), and even though Khamzat has defeated both, he didn't look good.

du Plessis is much bigger, and physically much stronger, then these other two — and now are talking about a 5-round fight.

I personally think Chimaev would've lost both the smaller Burns, and Usman, had their fights gone five rounds — so the idea that Chimaev can last 5-rounds with DDP is actually laughable, in my opinion.

If Chimaev can't catch DDP early, and finish him early, he is going to get manhandled and totally emasculated in the end.
I just haven’t seen the level of striking from Khamzat that states it will be anything but one sided if he can’t keep it down. It’s possible he can. He is extremely dangerous but DDP knowing this I heavily favor him
 
I predict Chimaev will suffer “nightmarish health conditions” after the fight.
 
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