They both seem like good dudes. It’s hard to root against either man for me. If I was forced to root for one, itd probably be Charles as well.Its a fair assessment and I'm excited for the fight. Rooting for Charles personally.
Ya I dont think grappling is an obvious path to victory for Charles against Mike. If Charles was fighting Justin, on the other hand...And people forget that Gilbert Burns, a much more accomplished bjj specialist is a chandlers friend and teamate. I think Chandler will be more than ready to stop Oliveira.
he is the best lightweight on the planet imoOliveira is so overrated at the minute
Hope I'm wrong because I love his BJJ, but he's just had good matchups recently, he's not THAT much better than he used to be
BJJ credentials aren't the same as effectiveness in MMA submissons. Oliveira has a lot more submissions in MMA and a lot higher rate of wins by submission than Burns. And the idea that a certain training partner will always get a fighter ready for their opponent has been disproven many times. For example, Gaethje was training with Usman before the Khabib fight and people thought that meant he wouldn't get taken down or outwrestled.And people forget that Gilbert Burns, a much more accomplished bjj specialist is a chandlers friend and teamate. I think Chandler will be more than ready to stop Oliveira.
True, but chandler only need to avoid takedowns and he is a wrestler. Like I said before, one punch in the torso and charles will break. Chandler is only training sub defense.BJJ credentials aren't the same as effectiveness in MMA submissons. Oliveira has a lot more submissions in MMA and a lot higher rate of wins by submission than Burns. And the idea that a certain training partner will always get a fighter ready for their opponent has been disproven many times. For example, Gaethje was training with Usman before the Khabib fight and people thought that meant he wouldn't get taken down or outwrestled.
Have to disagree. He's MUCH improved. The old Aloe Vera was inconsistent, couldn't put long win streaks together, had little to no heart. I think even the fading version of Tony he fought would have finished the old Aloe Vera. Granted, he didn't fight Tony or Kevin Lee at their best, and Lee is a bit inconsistent himself, but he just wasn't beating guys like that back in the day. They would have wrecked him. He's got a LONG win streak going now and when he got a step up in competition, he rose to the occasion, which he could never do before.Oliveira is so overrated at the minute
Hope I'm wrong because I love his BJJ, but he's just had good matchups recently, he's not THAT much better than he used to be
I think that will be the key.Can chandler put the heat on him and make Oliviera fight off the back foot though?
I don't know but it's an exciting match up!
What I’m trying to get at is that of all the fighters Chandler has faced, I think Pittbull is the best in a holistic sense. He’s really good everywhere, and he doesn’t have any obvious weaknesses. I’m not saying he’s a perfect fighter, but I think he’s a tougher guy to game plan for than Oliveira.I'm not sure about that. I know Pitbull made short work of Chandler, but he's gone to 5-round decisions and SDs with lesser fighters than Chandler or the current Oliveira....including a fighter who just lost to Sergio Pettis. This is the same Sergio who went 2-3 in his last 5 UFC fights.
Oliviera pieces up pitbull.[/QUOTE
How so? There’s very little tape of anybody piecing up Pittbull, but there’s a LOT out there of Oliveira getting tapped and napped.
Maybe. But Oliveira's stand-up is improving, and I think he may outpoint Chandler on the feet if there's not an early KO. If that happens, Chandler will have to decide if he wants to risk spending a lot of time on the ground or keep going for a KO.What I’m trying to get at is that of all the fighters Chandler has faced, I think Pittbull is the best in a holistic sense. He’s really good everywhere, and he doesn’t have any obvious weaknesses. I’m not saying he’s a perfect fighter, but I think he’s a tougher guy to game plan for than Oliveira.