No. He clearly states in a later interview that he wanted to be the first man to submit Mir. Had he just hit him a couple of more times, the ref would have stopped the fight.
All he had to do was stand up and walk away (ala Mark Hunt) and he wins. He said, his words not mine, that he wanted to be the first to submit Mir.Watch the fight again. He is hitting Mir and trying to finish, then he is warned repeatedly by the ref, causing him to change tactics.
All he had to do was stand up and walk away (ala Mark Hunt) and he wins. He said, his words not mine, that he wanted to be the first to submit Mir.
Watch the fight again. He is hitting Mir and trying to finish, then he is warned repeatedly by the ref, causing him to change tactics.
Weidman’s spin kick because he was hurting Rockhold to the body with his kicks, gaining momentum and likely would have made Rockhold wilt not much later.
Instead, he took an incredible, career altering beating that took away his confidence and his ability to absorb damage.
From an undefeated champion that beat Silva twice, Machida and Vitor, to damage goods with one awful decision.
This was my number 1. Wtf were you doing Melvin beating Diaz and then shooting like a idiot.Arguably the lowest fight IQ of any UFC fighter:
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Same, that fight was too suspect.I am the last guy to claim fights are fixed. But that fight felt off to me
Hardy did the exact same thing against Lytle. lol
This was my number 1. Wtf were you doing Melvin beating Diaz and then shooting like a idiot.
2. Robbie getting walked down by Woodley and trying to counter when the blueprint to beating Woodley is pressure and making him fight off his backfoot.
Not part of a fight, but this is the lowest IQ thing I've seen from a UFC fighter in the octagon.
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Khabib jumping over the cage has to be the dumbest thing any fighter has ever done