So how does everybody think DC looked this time around at HW?

[Furious77]

On the contrary, I'd want Cormier to be as fast and mobile as possible against Brock. Trying to match his strength is not a great idea unless you're Ubereem. Far better for DC to try and limit the up close engagements to as little as possible, darting in and out as need be.

Brock would love for DC to get in close with him. He might have the larger reach, but he's not planning on jabbing DC to death.



He completed dominated him, but I wouldn't say he himself looked great. I didn't see the speed he showed even earlier this very year, he didn't have the pop on his punches everyone says he carries at HW, etc. Lewis just looked so bad and uncoordinated in comparison that it was more than enough regardless.

Whether or not this is simply because of the short notice or whether it's because DC is slowing down is the question I started this thread for. I don't like how DC looked, and think it's a good idea he is planning on retiring against an older Brock.

This is what I mean by expectations are much greater for a guy like DC. For a 39 year old that was having back problems earlier in the day he performed great.. He was heavier than normal but keep in mind it was a short camp. I guess he couldve humiliated Lewis alot more a couple years ago, he is definately past his physical prime. I guess I should say he's performing good, not great. You have guys like Fedor and CC who fought like shit in their in early and mid 30's. DC is still competing at a championship level. I guess part of the unknown in the build to his last few fights is not knowing if it will be the day that age catches him.

 

[DRMZ]

Gorgeous tits

 

[Anomonis]

DC has the benefit of competing in maybe the weakest HW division we've ever seen. He is solid, maybe a GOAT, but it is impossible for him to surpass Fedor in this pathetically weak division of 35+-40 year olds and guys who have been fighting for 4 years like N'gannou.

 

[Lint]

The easiest fight in his entire career, what did he did?

Took the guy down and did that safe game plan.

Sorry for the salt, but DC is the shittiest fighter in the actual UFC roster.

 

[drbolony]

Like a man who threw out his back, spinal.

 

[DanaWhitesButler]

He looks too good for a fat 40 year old with low testosterone. Suspiciously good.

You sound confused. Jones is the juiced up cheating scumbag, not DC

 

[DanaWhitesButler]

At least Francis had the illusion of danger. People actually thought he'd beat Stipe and he actually had convincing wins over top competition. Stipe was the underdog

No one thought Derrick would win
He had nothing for DC
He got his ass whooped in all of his wins
He was like a 5:1 dog

Come on Francis thew like 10 strikes in his last fight. No way he deserved a shot over Lewis who beat him in that shit show

 

[DanaWhitesButler]

The easiest fight in his entire career, what did he did?

Took the guy down and did that safe game plan.

Sorry for the salt, but DC is the shittiest fighter in the actual UFC roster.

GTFO He choked the guy and got the sub in second round. Get out of here with this just bleed fucking garbage.

 

[Ramon Antonio]

The easiest fight in his entire career, what did he did?

Took the guy down and did that safe game plan.

Sorry for the salt, but DC is the shittiest fighter in the actual UFC roster.

Yeah the 5'10" guy who is short even for LHW, yet dominated everyone with the exception of 1 guy, and dominated in all his HW matches really sucks!

 

[ScoopSubMMA]

Perfect timing

 

[Ananth]

because blaydes is young bigger than DC and is a great wrestler and has decent striking, I think he will dominate DC in 5 rounds maybe even tko him in late rounds

I hope you are not serious

 

[VVarhead]

because blaydes is young bigger than DC and is a great wrestler and has decent striking, I think he will dominate DC in 5 rounds maybe even tko him in late rounds

 

[superpunch]

I just watched his first 5 career professional fights. They were all 5 at HW.

In comparison, he looked fat, slow, and unathletic.

He still defended the world title though.

However, I think that 2009 1-0 DC destroys 2018 DC.

I think that 1-0 DC would have beaten Brock, Fedor, Couture, and Mir in 2009 too. That's a flaw of MMA. It takes 4-5 years to even get to challenge for the belt, and by that time you're already past your prime. And it takes another 4-5 years of proving you suck to move down and out.

 

[Usedtobeablackbelt]

He looks too good for a fat 40 year old with low testosterone. Suspiciously good.

He looks too good for a fat 40 year old with low testosterone. Suspiciously good.

Lmao you can't be serious, you can say that about Yoel but not about fat guy like DC with all due respect to double-champ

 

[daniel san]

Fighting at LHW was never a "huge" cut for DC, he probably cut a lot less water weight than many others in the LHW division. You can clearly see how much fatter he is at HW, looks like a significant amount of fat that he doesn't take off when he needs to cut down to LHW. People should stop listening to what fighters say about their cut and instead look at their weight, frame and visible amount of body fat.

In regards to the fight, DC looked as good has he can against Lewis who at best is a fringe top 5 fighter (and why anyone would have him at #2 is beyond me). It is pretty clear that there are few HWs that are actually skilled, the division is filled with plenty of fat and tall LHWs that can reach a higher rank against other relatively unskilled HWs.

 

[cheachea]

Awesome. He looks Awesome

 

[thobra]

Lmao you can't be serious, you can say that about Yoel but not about fat guy like DC with all due respect to double-champ

I am not saying anything... just that a fat guy at 40 with low T levels can’t throw a black beast around, And should be breathing heavy even before he enters the ring..

 

[thobra]

You sound confused. Jones is the juiced up cheating scumbag, not DC

Thanks for noticing. I feel a bit confused. Something fishy with the t-levels, fat, great cardio, And old men beating up much younger men.

 

[Jasonvoorhees]

The fight was ONLY made because it was an easy fight, which was the ONLY way to get dc to accept it.

You can justify it in your head, but that's the real reason

I mean if you want to believe the UFC that's on you. But Blaydes and Stipe had better recent wins and performances. Not even close.

And DC stated that he would not have taken a fight against anyone highly skilled or dangerous on short notice, which makes perfect sense. DC had less than three weeks to prepare. The Beast, on the other hand, basically had been constantly training since before the Volkov fight, so he had a conditioning advantage over DC. Therefore, even fighting Lewis was risky due to the short training camp and injured hand. Plus, DC strained his back the morning of the fight and had to spend several pre-fight hours hooked up to a TENS machine and laying on a heating pad in order to get him fight-ready.
All things considering, DC performed well.

 

[Usedtobeablackbelt]

I am not saying anything... just that a fat guy at 40 with low T levels can’t throw a black beast around, And should be breathing heavy even before he enters the ring..

So by this logic Floyd must have been on PEDS at least from Berto fight, since he was already 40 years old and most likely in better shape then DC and RIPPED as fuck