Losing to Izzy: Whittaker= ok, Costa= not acceptable

The Izzy fight isn't a good indicator of how good or bad Costa is. Shat the bed on that one. The focus on looks doesn't help with the perception.

He "looked" great before that. Yoel's a tier one beast. I think he beats Vettori. Faster, better striker. Matches up well with Rob as well. Not sure how legit the BJJ BB is, he never uses it, tho.
 
Whittaker has a hall-of-fame resume.

Costa has 1 great win & it was controversial. His only win over a currently ranked opponent is Uriah Hall.

Don't ever compare Whittaker to Costa again, it makes you look silly & uneducated.
 
Whittaker went out on his sheild and fought like a warrior.

Costa fought like a little scared bitch, acting all cocky and shit just to get brutally finished, he was exposed likea total hypejob, I'm glad he got butt fucked.
 
Costa would've had more respect if he fought after the Izzy fight rather than bitch and if he fought like he did in all his other fights and go out on his shield.
 
KOPPE said:
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Izzy made Whittaker (arguably one of the most well rounded fighters in the sport) look like a complete amateur that has no business in fighting. but it was ok
Costa's first lost after 13 win streak all tkos= hes bad.

Costa was undefeated and lost his first fight against a undefeated all time great champion and it’s crazy the amount of hate he’s getting
the narrative that Paulo “had no heart”, “didn’t take the fight seriously”, or “was scared” is a massive insult to both fighters. It makes Paulo look like a chump when, though inexperienced, is fighting at an elite level. It also downplays Izzy’s skills and cheapens his victory because it looks like he got lucky. The fact that Dana and so much of MMA media is running with that makes my blood boil.

Costa has already demonstrated a ton of heart and a great durability, This is a guy that just swangs and bangs with the toughest guys in his division (Romero).

Still my boi! Looking forward to Costa 2.0.
Natty GOAT bless
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Do you think it might have something to do with the fact Whittaker just went on a tear in the division and earned a shot since his loss? Costa has pulled out of fights to get paid more after losing in a title fight. He turned up drunk and didn't throw a strike. Whittaker zigged when he should have zagged and got finished.

Costa hasn't shown anything that makes me think he can beat Izzy. Whittaker has.

https://www.scrapdigest.com/paulo-c...ent-due-to-pay-issue-gastelum-steps-in/66527/
 
Robert at least tried to fight.

Costa talked a huge amount of shit and shat himself in there. Izzy shook him so bad that he got bald after.
 
Whittaker had a horrible game plan, but he was actually trying to do work for as long as the fight lasted.

Costa stood there and let Izzy kick him in the leg. One of the worst title fight performances I've ever seen.
 
Goatenstein said:
Whittaker was a likeable guy until recently when his jealousy of Izzy's striking skills made him say mean stuff. Costa has always just been an oddly young balding man
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Saying mean stuff? Izzy's been a complete douche to him from day one, and now you're upset at Whittaker for saying he's a POS in response? FOH.
 
KOPPE said:
Izzy sleeps ANY version of Rob lets not kid ourselves
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I genuinely don't think so. I think Rob has the chance to employ a GSP like strategy and combine straight punches, low kicks and takedowns to get the decision win.

Rob is a top quality wrestler and has shown the ability to mix takedowns in with his striking to open things up in his last 3 fights.

He has the best path to victory in MW against Izzy. Checking kicks and threatening the takedown will open up his offence. No wild lopping headhunting and he has a great path to victory.
 
Because Whittaker proved to be elite before he foughy Izzy by winning the belt and beating guys like Brunson, Jacare, Romero twice.

Costa beat up a bunch of cans, bloated washed natural LW Hendricks, struggled with Hall, and had a good showing but robbed Romero. And then when his big test came he was made to look like an amateur.
 
GUY said:
I just think Costa foought more cautiosly after seeing what happened to Whitaker. Actually, has Jan showed, that's the way to beat Israel. He just didnt have to skills to do it. It would have ended quicker if he want all out from the start imo.
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Jan had skill that’s true but let’s not forget that he had 25- 30 pounds on Izzy
 
I think it has a lot to do with how the losses were handled respectively. Whitaker went back to beating contenders and has looked fantastic, Costa hasn't had a fight yet so it remains to be seen, but his post fight reaction was flat out embarrassing.
 
Vicious Wedgie said:
Whittaker went out like a warrior. Costa went out like a bitch. It's hard to say that about a professional fighter but he did. It was a truly pathetic performance. It's extra sad because in his other fights he was very Vicente Luque-esque in terms of putting it all on the line like a true warrior.
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Adesanya is the only guy that Costa has fought who refused to concede to Costa's pressure and deliberately back into the fence.

When Costa realized that he couldn't force Izzy backwards, he had no idea what to do.

That fight showed just how inexperienced and one dimensional Costa was.
 
KOPPE said:
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Izzy made Whittaker (arguably one of the most well rounded fighters in the sport) look like a complete amateur that has no business in fighting. but it was ok
Costa's first lost after 13 win streak all tkos= hes bad.

Costa was undefeated and lost his first fight against a undefeated all time great champion and it’s crazy the amount of hate he’s getting
the narrative that Paulo “had no heart”, “didn’t take the fight seriously”, or “was scared” is a massive insult to both fighters. It makes Paulo look like a chump when, though inexperienced, is fighting at an elite level. It also downplays Izzy’s skills and cheapens his victory because it looks like he got lucky. The fact that Dana and so much of MMA media is running with that makes my blood boil.

Costa has already demonstrated a ton of heart and a great durability, This is a guy that just swangs and bangs with the toughest guys in his division (Romero).

Still my boi! Looking forward to Costa 2.0.
Natty GOAT bless
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One was a defending champion who went out on his shield fighting valiantly.
The other was a contender who was utterly embarrassed and blamed his loss on wine.

What part of your brain refuses to make this distinction?
 
Goatenstein said:
Whittaker was a likeable guy until recently when his jealousy of Izzy's striking skills made him say mean stuff. Costa has always just been an oddly young balding man
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Maybe truth but Whitaker's been a gentleman compared to Izzy
 
Costa's loss was worse, because he literally got punked afterward.
 
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