So what happened to JDM

[seanb1979]

He forgot MMA involves wrestling

 

[Zaar]

He was gassing out islam by allowing him to be on top

Is that what gaslighting means?

 

[DrRodentia]

He was gassing out islam by allowing him to be on top

Clearly. If you don't think so, you just don't understand the intricacies of the art you are witnessing.

 

[DrawK]

Have to admit. I thought him being able to deal with Belal would mean he'd give Islam who was moving up big problems. That was dumb.

Not that it would have changed anything, but at the end of round 2 it's time for head coach to stfu and let Craig Jones handle the talking.

 

[fries in the bag]

jdm got the ddp treatment

 

[Rektkid]

Are the scrambles in the room with us?

 

[sss133]

He potentially has a fibula fracture but if not, His perineal nerve was pretty cooked from the calf kicks. Anyone who has had a corked thigh or has hit their funny bone it’s a mix of that. You throw in the numbness down the leg into the ankle and it’s like that.

He lost control of his foot which limits any type of sprawl and brawl ability but also really limits any type of creative striking entries. He couldn’t change angles and make Islam worry about shooting.

 

[Xoleth]

JDM was somewhat of an unknown commodity coming into this fight, the best win in his career was a really close fight with Belal. This fight against Islam was supposed to show us how good he really is, and it did.

WW has been in a weird spot because nobody really believed Belal was the best WW, and nobody thought JDM was either. No one has been able to defend the belt much at all, and Leon himself got to defend against over the hill Colby lol. We've known for awhile that Shavkat was the real heir to the title, and even Garry is way more proven than someone like JDM. Gary had to beat Prates, MVP, Geoff Neal, Magny, and D-Rod lol.

This was more a case of building and hyping a fight, than actually knowing if JDM can hold a candle to a real top 5 PFP guy.


Jacks best wins:

1. Belal (rose to the occasion in a very close fight, great win and his best by a mile)

2. Burns (Beat near 38yo burns during the worst losing streak of his career)

3. Holland (Won a split decision against Holland, who's went 3-5 since)

The truth is JDM just isn't that Great, he's GOOD enough to beat a cocky champion and rise to a title. But Shavkat, Garry, Prates, Morales, even Leon. All of these guys are on par or better. I'm not saying he's not good and fairly skilled, but people liked him as person so they overrated his actual standing in the sport. Don't get caught in the hype, JDM isn't that great and will likely lose when he has to fight these killers coming up the division. No hate just facts.


It's actually sad when I see people saying JDM is like Conor, JDM isn't anywhere near Conor Mcgregor as a fighter.

The truth is Islam would do the same to Prates, Garry, Morales and maybe Shavkat.
I ado agree with you partially, Jack's best wins kind of suck.
But his striking is very good.

 

[mogul]

He got beat

Now stop looking for excuses

 

[Neck&Neck]

He was only 30 percent

 

[mangokush]

Might have been carrying an injury into the fight against Islam, didn't look good, possibly overtrained

 

[Fact Checker]

The only thing that happened to JDM is that he got fraudchecked.


Worst WW champ in the history of the org.

 

[Roids]

He trained too much for choke defense and not enough on td defense.

You would think the primary part of choke defense would be not allowing your opponent to take you down to get the choke in the first place..

 

[ShaggyDoyle]

So another fighter that craig jones trained that failed to stop Islam.

 

[seanb1979]

Have to admit. I thought him being able to deal with Belal would mean he'd give Islam who was moving up big problems. That was dumb.

Not that it would have changed anything, but at the end of round 2 it's time for head coach to stfu and let Craig Jones handle the talking.

Belal has super sloppy takedowns compared to Islam. He bull rushes doubles against the cage and that's pretty much it.

 

[tank666]

Shit fight respect to Islam for his dominance but boring. I was excited going into it but after the first couple of times seeing him take JDM down easily....yeah

I watched on replay was forwarding it by R4.

 

[DragRacer]

I fell asleep during the WMMA fight, woke up to the intro of the main event, and fell back asleep by the 3rd round.

Shit fight respect to Islam for his dominance but boring. I was excited going into it but after the first couple of times seeing him take JDM down easily....yeah

I watched on replay was forwarding it by R4.

 

[markantony20]

He looked very off but that’s no excuse

 

[Bumhead]

He trained too much for choke defense and not enough on td defense. It wouldn't have changed it really it's just hard for people to realize how much better their wrestling is. They always think they can stop it and defend it until they get in the cage. They are on a different level all together and people know it that know. It's not some surprise tactic or anything. Everyone knows what's coming and no one can stop it. Until the game shifts and someone figures it out, the wrestling heavy Russians will dominate. Just like years ago the US wrestlers were dominating. One day there will be someone or a group of people that rise above it and striking will be king again for a bit . Islam is very good at striking so he would still be great. I don't think after the generation that actually trained with khabib and his dad all the time since children are gone it will be the same. Not many put it that dedication from such an early age like that. But nothing lasts forever so one day it will go away and a new style will rise and be called the best. That's just how it always goes and it won't change.

I watched Firas Zahabi and I (although I like the idea of Caucasian supremacy in mma) saw Firas say that the Western nations will catch up soon now that MMA is so popular now

 

[JKS]

All due respect to Islam for a dominating performance but looking at JDM's face, I thought he was clearly in pain after the first round. Was it just the leg kicks that did him or did he have something more serious?

I think it was a few things. Mainly he was just lost and it was pretty clear whatever he trained, wasn't working and he felt defeated not being able to get up. I think after round 2 and 3 he knew that the fight wasn't gonna go his way.

I also think a crucial point in the fight was when he tried to trip Islam and go for his own TD in round 2, but Islam ended up on top and held position for the round. I think that mentally broke him. You can tell a change in his demeanor after that, he lost confidence and also knew that he's down 2 rounds, one more and he's in trouble. The way I interpret that, he was still very confident in round 2, a striker going for a TD on a grappler shows confidence. But after that, it was clear he lost that edge. That was a huge mistake in the fight and IMO the turning point.