Masdival is slightly underrated right now

[chiefwiggum]

Journeymen don’t fight for titles let alone contend for them.

sherdog doesn’t know what words mean.

 

[mkt]

Masvidal can barely make ww now it seems.

Yeah, it's weird how that happens. Fighters move up a weight class and still have trouble with cuts. I can understand with Rumble (insanely big for a WW) or guys who just get fat, but otherwise I don't get it.

 

[mkt]

Its just a bunch of idiot colby fans who suck on any stupid catchphrases he throws out.

To be fair, I've heard that term misused for a while, along with gatekeeper. Some people think "gatekeeper" is a terrible insult. No, it just means you're a little below the elite level, so someone has to beat the gatekeeper to get a title shot or be considered Top 5.

 

[r-harper-1]

I mean he needs to cut weight better. Seeing him look like he was gonna pass out at the face offs.... How can you have confidence for a guy who's that drained?

Agreed ….no reason for him to struggle to make 170 imo …he’s not that big …..I didn’t have much faith in him winning regardless….but seeing him look like that I knew he better take Colby out quick

 

[Small Town Andrew]

Hes a damn good fighter who has always been game. I remember how close his fight with Gilbert was back in the day for the strikeforce title. He is hard to put away and on a good night he could beat a lot of guys. Maybe not the top 4 or 5 but that doesnt make him a scrub

 

[HHJ]

Agreed ….no reason for him to struggle to make 170 imo …he’s not that big …..I didn’t have much faith in him winning regardless….but seeing him look like that I knew he better take Colby out quick

Indeed. There's no reason he couldnt be in the shape he was when he fought Diaz

 

[HHJ]

Yeah, it's weird how that happens. Fighters move up a weight class and still have trouble with cuts. I can understand with Rumble (insanely big for a WW) or guys who just get fat, but otherwise I don't get it.

Just enjoying the paydays from those Usman fights a little too much

 

[JonnyboyATL]

Anyone else have trouble accessing the forums? I had to log back in...

Anyway, on topic, I don't think Jorge is underrated at all.

 

[xn7]

He should go back to 155.

 

[The Old Guard]

Don't get me wrong, he's a journeyman

 

[Johnnny]

His UFC run is not that of a journeyman.

In 21 fights in the UFC, Masvidal has a record of 12-9.

 

[Gamboal]

In 21 fights in the UFC, Masvidal has a record of 12-9.

Yes but two of those losses are against an ATG and another against an elite fighter that everyone has lost to aside from the ATG so I dunno.

Wins over Chiesa, Cowboy, Till, Askren and Diaz is impressive in anyone's book.

 

[r-harper-1]

Yep. Mas is 37 and has had 51 fights in his career. And for the last 10 years, all of his fights have been in Strikeforce or the UFC, mostly against solid competition. He's fought multiple WW and LW champs (both former and Usman at WW and Gilbert Meledez at LW in Strikeforce). It's not a resume like Mousasi's, where the first half of his career is against no-names and it's littered with way past-their-prime guys, WWs, journeymen, etc.

Leave Mousasi out of this …stick to thread topic …..thanks

 

[Bork Neslar]

Another idiot who doesn't know what a journeyman is.

 

[GeneTunney7]

Mas is like Nate Diaz but a faster starter and better kicks. He is a very solid fighter but should have never got near a title. The fact nearly half of Usman's defenses are against him is pathetic. Guys like him are the gate keepers to the gate keepers.

 

[SokoudjouFanboy]

In 21 fights in the UFC, Masvidal has a record of 12-9.

This isn't boxing. Guys have spotty records when they fight nothing but world class competition. Mas has been doing that for about 15 years now overall.

 

[Koro_11]

Bisping buried him and that was it for him. Ruined him.

Ran out of logic so revert to trolling.

 

[Kyojiro Kagenuma]

Hws so underrated you can't even spell his name lmao

 

[HHJ]

Ran out of logic so revert to trolling.

I can troil fantasy booking,that is ok under the rules.

Bisping basically ended luke's career,that part is for real

 

[TheNinja]

He just had two fights with Usman and one with Colby who will wrestlefuck anyone at WW and make them look bad.

Don't get me wrong, he's a journeyman, and I don't think he can earn a title shot or win, but he could still beat Nate, Conor, Till, Petties type strikers asses still, just keep him away from wrestlers.

He is who we thought he was. Like you said. Great against certain types of fighters. Tough as hell usually fights hard. But always struggles with people who can grind him up or suffocate him.