Rafael dos Anjos says it's not hard takedown Dustin Poirier

[Vil7]

I think RDA can play both a coke smuggler and a pornstar

maybe in the same movie

Yeah & a cop.

 

[A.S. Deep]

Hard to say. After Dustin moved up to LW he hasnt fought any wrestlers or fighters known for their TDs besides Khabib. Carlos Ferreira is the only true grappler he fought and he has shit TDs. I suppose Jim as well who did get him down but not easily and he fucked up Dustins leg bad with kicks before he did.

Dustin has mostly been fighting strikers the last 5 years besides Khabib - Duffy, Bobby, Eddie, Pettis, Gaethje, Max, Hooker, Conor. Charles TDs have looked better recently I was shocked at how he easily he got Tony down. This is probably the only time Dustin's TDD will be really tested since his LW return besides the Khabib fight.

Didn't Oliveria get Chandler down too?

 

[Arrrrgh]

I mean I don't blame him trying to talk his way into a potential title fight. That seems to be how the UFC matchmaking works--you don't need a winning streak for a title shot, just a marketable narrative outside the cage.

 

[fortheo]

Unironically he has already demonstrated really good wrestling, he took down collegiate wrestlers Tony Ferguson and Michael Chandler

Lentz and miller were both Div I wrestlers too. Oliveira has faced high level grapplers from various disciplines and has passed those tests with flying colors.

 

[TriangleMonkey]

Dustin gets taken down, but man he does damage standing with his fists when standing

 

[ExxA]

I think RDA can play both a coke smuggler and a pornstar

maybe in the same movie

They could call him the Stash man! get it? cause he has a stash and he stashes stuff.... sorry sounded better in my head.

 

[Mmmmmmma1234]

Dustin might have bad tdd, but he's great at defending his way back up, even khabib didn't keep him down until he was gassed at the end of the fight.

 

[mma sharingan]

woah, RIP TheChosen, stay safe out there yall, some scary banning going on.

 

[ColombianFist]

dustin's TDD is good but not the best, does well against the fence but on the open... not so much. @Alexander_GOATanovski already mention this but since he's been fighting strikers mostly, we don't know how good he's becoming since his move at LW. we'll see what happens with oliveira.

 

[GreatSaintGuillotine]

you can say anything but Rafael is a great fighter and he's good, also the only fighter I remember who make a takedown at Colby.

his opinion is very interesting!!

Colby has been taken down by DHK, RDA, Tyron, and Usman. Everyone who has tried to take him down has succeeded on at least half their attempts with the sole exception of Maia

 

[fizzlehiss]

Dustin is not particularly strong but he can hold his own at times. He got manhandled by Alvarez, physically an apparent discrepancy, before the two referee stand ups.

 

[moreorless87]

dustin's TDD is good but not the best, does well against the fence but on the open... not so much. @Alexander_GOATanovski already mention this but since he's been fighting strikers mostly, we don't know how good he's becoming since his move at LW. we'll see what happens with oliveira.

That is pretty common these days though isnt it? most fighters these days tend to depend on the cage and "just stand up" rather than being able to avoid someone grabbing a leg/clinch or break it in the middle.

 

[polaris04]

I hate how Hard Chael made it to join his podcast. Fuck you, Chael if you see this

 

[Substance Abuse]

Didn't Oliveria get Chandler down too?

He did. And he took his back.

 

[Deleted member 512089]

They can't hear you up at the top, Rafael.

Oh Dustin the former interim champ can't hear the former undisputed champ. Funny

 

[TheBulge]

you can say anything but Rafael is a great fighter and he's good, also the only fighter I remember who make a takedown at Colby.

his opinion is very interesting!!

That gif is a perfect examples of how much bigger and stronger Usman is compared to his opponents.