Raul Rosas should fight Cody Garbrandt

[Kaiokenrye24]

both guys have trex arms but have some skills that would make it a fun fight. If Garbrandt can survive on the ground he could exploit Rosas’ cardio. It’s a winnable fight for both guys

 

[svmr_db]

Way too soon for that

 

[Marko Polo]

Way too soon for that

For Garbrandt

 

[blaseblase]

He's only 19, he's not ready for that.

 

[JoeRowe]

Way too soon for that

It is on paper but I do find it intriguing. Feels like an old-school striker vs grappler between 2 relatively popular names.

 

[Yep]

Crazy talk

 

[svmr_db]

It is on paper but I do find it intriguing. Feels like an old-school striker vs grappler between 2 relatively popular names.

What happens if Rosas somehow won vs Garbrandt though? He's not ready to make the surge up the top 15. He should get incrementally tougher challenges, not a rapid rise in opposition.

UFC isn't putting him in a fight where he's likely to get brutally knocked out any time soon, he's 19. You start giving him ranked opponents too soon and that's what's going to happen.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

They'll just throw more cans at him for a year or two while he "learns" how to fight. In the premier MMA organization in the world.

 

[Last Falconry]

cody garbrandt should retire

 

[Kaiokenrye24]

What happens if Rosas somehow won vs Garbrandt though? He's not ready to make the surge up the top 15. He should get incrementally tougher challenges, not a rapid rise in opposition.

UFC isn't putting him in a fight where he's likely to get brutally knocked out any time soon, he's 19. You start giving him ranked opponents too soon and that's what's going to happen

I don’t think Garbrandt is as dangerous as he used to be

 

[World eater]

What happens if Rosas somehow won vs Garbrandt though? He's not ready to make the surge up the top 15. He should get incrementally tougher challenges, not a rapid rise in opposition.

UFC isn't putting him in a fight where he's likely to get brutally knocked out any time soon, he's 19. You start giving him ranked opponents too soon and that's what's going to happen

I agree with you.
But I don’t think the UFC should be the place for young guys to learn the ropes. Plenty of other orgs for that.

 

[HHJ]

I agree with you.
But I don’t think the UFC should be the place for young guys to learn the ropes. Plenty of other orgs for that.

There's always profitable and interesting exceptions

 

[HHJ]

I don’t think Garbrandt is as dangerous as he used to be

Def too soon regardless. The experience gap is too wide.


The notorious Figgy smalls had to be on point to beat him. This is another universe compared to where Rojas is at.

 

[World eater]

There's always profitable and interesting exceptions

Sure. I would consider Nickal as one of those, not Rosas. But time might prove me wrong.

 

[gentel]

They'll just throw more cans at him for a year or two while he "learns" how to fight. In the premier MMA organization in the world.

Raul is a legit talent being that good as a teenager, your comment would make sense about Paddy but RRJ just ran through Turcios, and his only loss was to C-Rod who was at a weight advantage and whose last opponent also accused him greasing

 

[Kaiokenrye24]

Def too soon regardless. The experience gap is too wide.


The notorious Figgy smalls had to be on point to beat him. This is another universe compared to where Rojas is at.

Garbrandt had some success but the margin of error was not that tight

 

[HHJ]

Garbrandt had some success but the margin of error was not that tight

All I'm saying we are talking way diff levels.

 

[Kaiokenrye24]

What happens if Rosas somehow won vs Garbrandt though? He's not ready to make the surge up the top 15. He should get incrementally tougher challenges, not a rapid rise in opposition.

UFC isn't putting him in a fight where he's likely to get brutally knocked out any time soon, he's 19. You start giving him ranked opponents too soon and that's what's going to happen.

I don’t think Garbrandt is that much of a step up from Turcios. His power is not the same as it use to be, he’s fragile, and can be taken down

 

[Kaiokenrye24]

All I'm saying we are talking way diff levels.

Turcios and Garbrandt are arguably on the same level. Garbrandt just has more name value.

 

[HHJ]

Turcios and Garbrandt are arguably on the same level. Garbrandt just has more name value.

No they are not.

You should delete this before someone sees