Possible Downside of Khamzat Being Champ

[Mesos]

He gets injured all the time. We probably wont get a title defense until a year from now.

 

[jeff7b9]

I think Khammy was afraid of losing position…but who knows. MMA has apparently not evolved that much. Looked like prime Jon Fitch up in the house.

Yeah. I was actually thinking "huh this is actually pretty much textbook lay and pray" at points during the fight


They put a graphic on screen at one point total strikes

Khmzat 177
Dricus 12


And Dricus was not cut, bruised, bleeding, just rapid fire tag.

Dominant positions too so... not really that much risk of "losing position" and he had established that he could get DDP down in <30s any time he wanted.


Dricus jumping a guillotine has gotta be up there for lowest fight IQ moves of all time.

Finally got a good position 24 minutes into a 25 min fight, jumps a gilly.

 

[jeff7b9]

He fought like that against Usman too. Seems like it might be his MO for guys he doesn't think he can just overwhelm.

Maybe a fear of gassing out?

 

[Bearknuckle]

If you can’t hurt someone in that position for 23 minutes, is it really dominant?

 

[Darkavius]

I guess we will see?

He'll fight this fall in oil land is my guess

so short turnaround

I doubt that unfortunately. Caio/Imavov (or however you spell his name) will need time and I doubt there are many people that will fight Chimaev without a full camp with the title on the line.

 

[mangokush]

The new era of the UFC now

Almost halfway there

 

[usernamee]

I doubt that unfortunately. Caio/Imavov (or however you spell his name) will need time and I doubt there are many people that will fight Chimaev without a full camp with the title on the line.

forgot about those logistics

yeah maybe if they give him RDR or if Strickland magically is cleared to fight again

Stricks wouldn't be surprising with how Stricks have trashtalked Chimaev lately (probably for this exact reason)

 

[DiazSlap]

We've never seen a guy shoot for the ankles at every opportunity and hold position before?

Jon Fitch 2.5

 

[FreedomCricket]

Some may call his wins boring but everyone will still tune in to see it. He's an absolute monster and unlike anything we've seen before.

Exactly. It might be boring but he's more than capable of finishing guys. Especially when they aren't defending the belt they've dedicated most of their life to achieve. Props to DDP for not giving up or just accepting a submission.

Would be awesome to see chimaev defend in October and like January or Feb.

 

[Rampage_Jackson]

REALLY? Was the after the fight after he talked to Rogan?

If thats the case throw him in there! I think Fluffy is a tougher fight but RDR has the better win vs Rob

He said it in the lead up and the fight went about as well as it could have as far as not sustaining damage

 

[MDoza]

I want to see him fight at the White House and scream allahu akbar in Trump and secret services face.

For real

23 minutes of ground control and really never seemed to even look for a finish.

Didn't draw blood.


I hope that was a matter of "I need to secure this title" so just for tonight I'm gonna play it safe to 100% make sure of victory.

Because it seemed like he had such a dominant control that why the fuck wouldn't he unload some power shot or try to get a sub or both?

If he does and Dricus reverses and finishes him, people would be saying,

“he had such dominant control, why would he go for something high risk like that, is he stupid?”

He fought smart and fought to win. Didn’t want to give Dricus an opportunity to push the win button like he normally does.

 

[cburm]

Big star power no doubt, but how often will he defend? Can he be an active champ like Pereira or Volk? Doubtful. But hopefully he's not once a year like he has been the last few years.

I hope the UFC does Abu-Dhabi PPV in FEB instead of Australia, which seems likely if Volk fights in DEC. Ramadan starts FEB 17th, do Abu-Dhabi PPV FEB 14th.

Imavov deserves next title shot but I dont think his style is conducive to beating Khamzat.

I think Fluffy makes for the best fight but hard to give him a title shot off a Dolidze win, which isn't his fault that the UFC always makes him fight someone 1 spot ahead him in the rankings ot behind him.

If Imavov/Caio winner can't turn around quickly I can definitely see RDR getting next depending on how quickly Khamzat is willing to fight again. I can see him sitting out until summer because why not.

He can only fight when the UFC lets him..

 

[Bowel-forged Stool]

I dunno man, there’s more ailments than Covid