Now that Masvidal has admitted himself that he has been training for months

elcj said:
Can we stop the false narrative that he is going in with only 6 days prep and a disadvantage?

Masvidal literally said he has been staying fit and training for months.
So the only difference between him and Usman is that Usman has been specifically training for a different fighter.

Masvidal is going into this fight with a great advantage in that sense, so it won't be the one-sided fight it would have been if Usman had time to prepare.

So don't underestimate Masvidal now - this could be a crazy fight.
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Training and staying fit and a 6-8 week fight camp are not the same thing.
 
I think any fighter that might be called for a fight due to a covid infection has probably been in a "fight camp" like training camp since this all started. It would be smart if you're the type of guy that could get a call to be in as close to a fight camp as you can. There will be more fighters dropping from fights for covid.

I wouldn't doubt he's been training for a long time. It's probably not a full fight camp but these days almost nobody is operating like they were before covid.
 
In a proper fight camp he would be training specifically to exploit Usman, add a few effective tricks on fight night, and peaking with his cardiovascular conditioning. Everyone who stepped in on short notice against a world class opponent besides Nate couldn’t maintain a solid pace even for 3 rounds. Chad gassed in round 2, James Krause gassed during round 1, Gaethje had about a month to train specifically for Tony, Silva was fine with laying underneath Cormier for a pay check. The good thing is striking is not as stamina-draining as wrestling, so Masvidal has an advantage here.
 
That simply means masvidal cut pizza down to once per week
 
Nate Diaz said he was training for a triathlon before UFC 196. In reality he was partying in Cabo and only said the triathlon thing to promote the fight.
 
..... admitted? every fighter "trains".... the best ones never stop, you think Khabib isnt training right now?(prior to his fathers passing)? They all train, but when it comes to preparing for a certain opponent, flying in training partners to mimic your opponent, making sure you have a proper game plan set, video scouting done, and just making sure you dont have too much weight to cut so your cardio is in good shape for a 5 round fight is a lot different than taking a fight on 1 weeks notice with like 20+ pounds of weight to cut in 6 days, so yeah, i guess Masvidal has been "training"
 
Jolly Rancha said:
Exactly. If he took the fight then it has to be because he believed he could win. It must be super frustrating for a guy like Kamaru to know that even if he beats the brakes off Masvidal the excuses are already available.

People forget that Burns was more or less a replacement for Masvidal and so I call BS on the possibility that Masvidal has not had any type of camp for a fight with Usman.

Burns fought Woodley on the 30th of May, absolutely nobody expected he would get the title shot so why will anyone pretend that from the beginning of the year till the second week of June Masvidal had absolutely no preparation for Usman

Masvidal about to get Martyred by Marty
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Tbh, you are exactly right about this.

Only thing is, not sure Usman wins this comfortably, as he wasn't ready for this and Masvidal is in perfect position otherwise.
 
Azure said:
Training and staying fit and a 6-8 week fight camp are not the same thing.
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Yea, true. And as others have also elaborated on, Usman had been training for Burns the last few weeks. Whereas Masvidal had been ready and training only for Usman for months.
 
elcj said:
Can we stop the false narrative that he is going in with only 6 days prep and a disadvantage?

Masvidal literally said he has been staying fit and training for months.
So the only difference between him and Usman is that Usman has been specifically training for a different fighter.

Masvidal is going into this fight with a great advantage in that sense, so it won't be the one-sided fight it would have been if Usman had time to prepare.

So don't underestimate Masvidal now - this could be a crazy fight.
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While I agree with you in the overall point, we need to make clear one thing: Staying fit and training is VERY different than doing a training camp.

Staying fit is maintenance. Training cam is ramping up so you peak by the time you are supposed to fight.


The advantage is still CLEARLY on Usman. But Masvidal should not be counted out as well.
 
Mcrow said:
I think any fighter that might be called for a fight due to a covid infection has probably been in a "fight camp" like training camp since this all started. It would be smart if you're the type of guy that could get a call to be in as close to a fight camp as you can. There will be more fighters dropping from fights for covid.

I wouldn't doubt he's been training for a long time. It's probably not a full fight camp but these days almost nobody is operating like they were before covid.
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Yea true.
 
You can't even stay in fighting shape year round, fighting shape is pushing your body to the limit during camp so that you peak for a very short moment, The body can not sustain a true fight camp level of training year round that's what leads to over training. staying fit and keeping your tools sharp doesn't compare to a true fight camp, that said he is not also just coming of the sofa he's most likley somewhere in the middle.
 
How long did Gaethje have time to prepare for Ferguson? His cardio looked fantastic in that fight and he said he only had 3 good rounds in him. So there’s hope.
 
Really I just want whoever loses to accept they lost. I don't want to hear any friggin excuses.

Everyone knew the Masvidal vs Usman fight was the scheduled fight for International fight week which is July.

The Durinho vs Usman fight was announced in June. So if Masvidal didn't train or stay in fight shape all this time then that's on him.

So this crazy 6 days notice narrative needs to die. Anyone who ain't ready doesn't need to take the FIGHT! I would expect casuals to run with this asinine propaganda but not actual fans
 
elcj said:
Yea, true. And as others have also elaborated on, Usman had been training for Burns the last few weeks. Whereas Masvidal had been ready and training only for Usman for months.
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Burns fought Woodley on the 30th of May. He was announced to fight Usman on the 9th. Which means Kamaru had 1 month to train for Burns.

So if Masvidal wasn't training all that time despite supposedly flying in wrestlers then why the hell is he taking the fight?

Why does the media talk about 6 days notice as if Kamaru wasn't Masvidal's most probable opponent from the start
 
elcj said:
Yea, true. And as others have also elaborated on, Usman had been training for Burns the last few weeks. Whereas Masvidal had been ready and training only for Usman for months.
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Burns fought Woodley on the 30th of May. He was announced to fight Usman on the 9th. Which means Kamaru had 1 month to train for Burns.

So if Masvidal wasn't training all that time despite supposedly flying in wrestlers then why the hell is he taking the fight?

Why does the media talk about 6 days notice as if Kamaru wasn't Masvidal's most probable opponent from the start
 
Masvidal was definitely training for Usman. He wanted Usman and the only reason he wasn't in the fight originally is because the UFC wouldn't meet his financial demands. Jorge got mad when Burns took the fight

Overall, I believe that chaos favors the underdog
 
Just because Masvidal and his camp say he’s been training hard also doesn’t mean that he has. It can also just be pre-fight hype.

After Evans-Rampage comedian Bill Burr, who tipped Rampage, said looking back he saw videos of Rashad running with a tiny parachute up hills and only saw videos of Rampage from nightclubs. I’ve seen a clip of Usman and Gaethje going hard at it and only clips of Masvidal bitching about pay.

Words and actions are two different things.
 
TS doesn't know how a fight camp nor training works.
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