Media Sam Patterson: The Prospect We All Forgot?

[Ares Black]

I don't think Cutelaba is particularly good either, but he's better and more dangerous than any of the guys Modestas has fought since coming back (arguably more dangerous than anyone he's fought period) and can have high peaks despite his inconsistency.

He is, but not better than than Bukauskas IMO. We'll see soon enough.

I just can't see Bukauskas stopping the takedown or avoiding all of Ion's haymakers, and he doesn't hit hard enough to dissuade Ion from doing his juggernaut shit.

I think he has looked much improved. I'm not saying he's a contender but he's way better than he was when he lost to Rountree.

MMAth also dictates that Ion > Rountree > Bukauskas

See above

 

[Thesnake101]

He is, but not better than than Bukauskas IMO. We'll see soon enough.

I think he has looked much improved. I'm not saying he's a contender but he's way better than he was when he lost to Rountree.

See above

I don't see it honestly, I mean didn't he arguably lost to Pauga a couple of fights ago? I think he's stayed at a relatively similar level throughout, should've gotten the nod vs Michal in his first UFC run, got blown out the water by Crute and Khalil, and gave Hamlet and Wojcik Ls. He's always been solid but runs into a wall against certain types of fighters.

We'll agree to disagree and wait until the fight happens I suppose.

 

[Ares Black]

I don't see it honestly, I mean didn't he arguably lost to Pauga a couple of fights ago? I think he's stayed at a relatively similar level throughout, should've gotten the nod vs Michal in his first UFC run, got blown out the water by Crute and Khalil, and gave Hamlet and Wojcik Ls. He's always been solid but runs into a wall against certain types of fighters.

We'll agree to disagree and wait until the fight happens I suppose.

I dunno I thought he won the Pauga fight, and I also think Pauga is better than his record suggests.

Agree to disagree, Sherbro.

I'm not super confident in Bukauskas at all. But I am choosing to believe he has turned a corner.

 

[Lord Pyjamas]

What do you reckon?

Sam Patterson seemed to have a bit of hype before his DWCS debut, which he won back in 2022.

One single defeat to heavy handed Yanal Ashmouz seemed to have him pegged as a grappler with no chin, a head on a stick so to speak - but since then he's won as an underdog TWICE, and finished all 3 of his opponents in the first round.

What's more, after back-to-back submission wins, he's just TKO'd an undefeated striker who had the hype Sam used to have (probably more).

Is Sam Patterson the prospect we all forgot, and how far can he go? Are you still assuming he gets KTFO by any competent heavy hitter, or is he more of a problem than that?

Just beautiful! And very surprising.
Turns out our fists can still do the work!
(I can only do striking)