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

[HHJ]

Scott Steiner was a nut and his promos made no sense but were entertaining as fuck. Old pro wrestling was great. It's the shits now unfortunately

Eh we got Jacob Fatu baby

 

[The XL]

Eh we got Jacob Fatu baby

I like Jacob, I don't really watch any wrestling that religiously anymore but I saw and dug his MLW work years ago. He's an outlier in the business these days, he's intense and comes across as dangerous and unpredictable, unlike 99.9% of wrestlers these days

 

[HHJ]

I like Jacob, I don't really watch any wrestling that religiously anymore but I saw and dug his MLW work years ago. He's an outlier in the business these days, he's intense and comes across as dangerous and unpredictable, unlike 99.9% of wrestlers these days

He's a throwback to the good old days for sure

 

[Mind Mine]

I'm too tired to figure out if you're trolling or not.

Then get your bozo ass off my thread

 

[Mind Mine]

"proven"


With him, there's no difference. He has mad takes he'll argue to the death, to the point where even one reply to him can result in 4 replies back

You? I don’t know you. Who are you my fucking fan. Can you uhhh overanalyze someone else? This what you are doing feels gay and intrusive don’t ever do that shit around me. I have a woman

 

[BowserJr]

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 find you annoying but I agree with your assessment

 

[CC27]

I mean i think everyone believes Khamzat has about 8 minutes to get it done or he's gonna be in trouble. If he cant put him away and its closing in on the end of round two and looking like this is gonna be a long fight he's probably gonna lose.

But dude might be one of the top first round fighters ever. Can he get to DDP's back and sink something in during that first round is the question.

 

[188912345]

Then get your bozo ass off my thread

DDP got taken down by Darren Till, Robert Whittaker, and 39 year old Brunson, yet in your thread/fan-fiction, Khamzat won't be able to take him down in the first round.

Khamzat has never faced anyone in the UFC he's been unable to take down in the 1st round. Whittaker's and Usman's TDD is way better than Dricus's TDD. People seem too focused on wrestling=strength, and assume nobody can outwrestle someone bigger and stronger.

Edit; he couldn't take down former Sambo world champ Ikram Aliskerov early, but he KO'd him on the feet.

 

[188912345]

Correct, neither of whom are comparable to the middleweight champ in his prime.

Dricus, Strickland, and Whittaker all have actual losses at WW. All of them have been finished at WW.

That didn't stop them from becoming MW-champions.

 

[Mind Mine]

DDP got taken down by Darren Till, Robert Whittaker, and 39 year old Brunson, yet in your thread/fan-fiction, Khamzat won't be able to take him down in the first round.

Khamzat has never faced anyone in the UFC he's been unable to take down in the 1st round. Whittaker's and Usman's TDD is way better than Dricus's TDD. People seem too focused on wrestling=strength, and assume nobody can outwrestle someone bigger and stronger.

Edit; he couldn't take down former Sambo world champ Ikram Aliskerov early, but he KO'd him on the feet.

Khanzat minus te TD is what exactly? Khamzat when he gets a TD early and can’t finish is what exactly? He has striking that is B level and he has no jab nor kicks. He will get picked apart. He got Whitaker at an awkward angle and he is dangerous but after round 1 literally he has not a prayer. You literally are placing all bets on his first round performance wen DDP is no punk to pain or strength. I like Khamzat better but he is absolutely at a disadvantage. So you need to pipe your ass down

 

[CPH]

Khamzat is so beatable after the 1st round that he has exactly 0 losses

to be fair, that was Conor for a while: KOing guys left and right, looking like he'd never loose

 

[Portland8242]

You know Dricus' wrestling truly hasn't been tested since Brunson, and let's face it it didn't hold up all that well.

You are kidding yourself if you think Khamzat can't get the takedowns early. Dricus' survival skills are the problem, not his TDD.

 

[usernamee]

to be fair, that was Conor for a while: KOing guys left and right, looking like he'd never loose

Except Khamzat has shown he still has it in him to keep pushing hard after getting hurt and exhausted until the fight is over. As we saw in round three vs Burns who was #2 ranked or something.

 

[FilipEmoFights]

I still can’t get over the fact that Khamzat barely survived against a former lightweight in Gilbert Burns but choked out Whittaker in the first round.

One thing I will say is most people fighting these Russian Grapplers are always working takedown defense and getting back up…and they still get taken down and held. I feel like the answer could be some offensive grappling against the Khabibs/Khamzats/Islam…like Arman vs Islam or Volk vs Islam or even Merab vs Umar

Obviously you don’t want to engage your opponent in their specialty, but we barely see these wrestlers in a sprawl situation no one has tested their defense. If you get taken down you might as well try to get the takedown back

 

[FilipEmoFights]

I could see Khamzat getting an early takedown and DDP attempting to get up during the scramble gives Khamzat the opening for an RNC or darce choke.

Other then that I don’t see another way he wins other than 5 rounds of holding Dricus down or against the fence

 

[188912345]

Khanzat minus te TD is what exactly? Khamzat when he gets a TD early and can’t finish is what exactly? He has striking that is B level and he has no jab nor kicks. He will get picked apart. He got Whitaker at an awkward angle and he is dangerous but after round 1 literally he has not a prayer. You literally are placing all bets on his first round performance wen DDP is no punk to pain or strength. I like Khamzat better but he is absolutely at a disadvantage. So you need to pipe your ass down

I'm absolutely not putting all my hope in a first round finish, even though I wouldn't be surprised if it happened.

On the contrary, I'm consistently arguing that people underrate Khamzat in the later rounds. You should probably rewatch the Burns and Usman fights. He took down and controlled Usman in rounds 2 and 3 as well.
There's a reason hr won the decision in both of those fights.

He also has a decent jab, some good kicks, and KO-power, which mixed with the takedown threat makes him dangerous.

Khamzat without a takedown walked down #2 WW in his 11th pro fight and won the 3rd round and the fight.

Wrestling is more than strength. If the gap in technique is wide the stronger guy will still be made to look foolish.

 

[KavkazDominance]

Khanzat minus te TD is what exactly? Khamzat when he gets a TD early and can’t finish is what exactly? He has striking that is B level and he has no jab nor kicks. He will get picked apart. He got Whitaker at an awkward angle and he is dangerous but after round 1 literally he has not a prayer. You literally are placing all bets on his first round performance wen DDP is no punk to pain or strength. I like Khamzat better but he is absolutely at a disadvantage. So you need to pipe your ass down

Chimaev will prove that jabs and kicks is gay and mixing aggressive wrestling (aka smash) with wild overhands via explosion and unlimited pressure is the way to go.

Chimaev can arguably beat anybody in this planet.

 

[KO Shotz]

You know Dricus' wrestling truly hasn't been tested since Brunson, and let's face it it didn't hold up all that well.

You are kidding yourself if you think Khamzat can't get the takedowns early. Dricus' survival skills are the problem, not his TDD.

This

 

[kingmob6]

khamzat isn't an abus magomedov who is gonna quit in round 2 and be completely winded like some think, this guy has been training at elevation with olympic wrestlers including guys like buvaiser satiev for a while now, everyone says cardio is his weakness, I find it hard to believe that he isn't going to address that issue at all. I think khamzat can fight for 2-3 rounds at a high pace, but ddp defnitely has a better chance of winning in the later rounds

the cardio thing is way overrated. I rewatched the Usman fight, and Khamzat was fresh till the last 2 min of the 3rd round, no cardio issues. It was Joe Rogan yelling that programmes people into thinking a bunch of bs, and they can't form objective opinions.

 

[AmonTobin]

I haven't seen any evidence that he will wilt, but 5 rounds will be new for him if it goes that far.