Stylistically Cannonier is a bad matchup for Dricus

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Jared is one of the strongest MWs. Glover is a bigger better grappler than Dricus and he couldn't finish Jared on the ground. Dricus won't be able to manhandle him like he's done against Till, Rob, Izzy. He would get TD but not dominate or get a sub IMO we've seen other MWs like Brunson,Imavov and Jack get him down but he's never in danger and gets back up quick

Jared is one of the few MWs who hits harder than Dricus. Dricus has big power in his hands but hasnt had to fight a striker who can return big power back like Jared he has to worry about. He has KOs at LHW and HW. Izzy, Sean, Rob, Till, Tavares don't have real power.

Jared has some of the best leg kicks @ MW and we've seen Dricus struggle there defending them.

Jared biggest issues in striking with Rob, Izzy, Imavov was speed. Dricus doesn't have a speed advantage though. Jared hurt Rob bad with a jab even though he nearly got finished in round 1 and his fight with Izzy was WAY closer than people realize. Imavov was one of the worst stoppages EVER

Jared was the 3rd best MW behind Izzy and Rob for years. Marvin got the credit for that but we saw reality when they fought. He is a bad style matchup for Dricus IMO. Biggest issue is mileage now for Jared and Dricus later in the fight could go YOLO but IMO Jared wins a close decision like against Sean.
 
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SamuraiBro said:
His chin is cracking and he’s getting older. Jared in 2020-2022 maybe. Now, hell no.
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Chin is a good point. Maybe he is on a downward spiral now but in 2023 a year ago he gave Marvin the worst beating of his career and almost cracked his chin. Marvin still hasnt fought since. Jared broke the MW record actually for significant strikes landed with 249 and previous record was 186. I think he still has it left but you could be right in that it can be gone any moment.
 
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Chin is a good point. Maybe he is on a downward spiral now but in 2023 a year ago he gave Marvin the worst beating of his career and almost cracked his chin. Marvin still hasnt fought since. Jared broke the MW record actually for significant strikes landed with 249 and previous record was 186. I think he still has it left but you could be right in that it can be gone any moment.
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Yeah like if you’re getting wobbled by Vettori and Imavov then that’s worrying going up against Dricus.
 
Past his time, regressing, not happening
 
ExitLUPin said:
No he wasnt only to people who didnt evaluate the matchup properly
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I mean, what's the nuance people missed?

Izzy likes to counter and be on backfoot while capitalizing on blunders.

Ddp gives him those blunder and chances to counter.
 
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Masturbin said:
I mean, what's the nuance people missed?

Izzy likes to counter and be on backfoot while capitalizing on blunders.

Ddp gives him those blunder and chances to counter.
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Thats only the striking though. Dricus is a far better and stronger grappler with a sub threat someting Izzy barely had to deal with in his reign. The striking in this fight was competitive. Izzy won alot of moments. In grappling Dricus manhandled him. That was the difference.
 
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Jared is one of the strongest MWs. Glover is a bigger better grappler than Dricus and he couldn't finish Jared on the ground. Dricus won't be able to manhandle him like he's done against Till, Rob, Izzy. He would get TD but not dominate or get a sub IMO we've seen other MWs like Brunson,Imavov and Jack get him down but he's never in danger and gets back up quick

Jared is one of the few MWs who hits harder than Dricus. Dricus has big power in his hands but hasnt had to fight a striker who can return big power back like Jared he has to worry about. He has KOs at LHW and HW. Izzy, Sean, Rob, Till, Tavares don't have real power.

Jared has some of the best leg kicks @ MW and we've seen Dricus struggle there defending them.

Jared biggest issues in striking with Rob, Izzy, Imavov was speed. Dricus doesn't have a speed advantage though. Jared hurt Rob bad with a jab even though he nearly got finished in round 1 and his fight with Izzy was WAY closer than people realize. Imavov was one of the worst stoppages EVER

Jared was the 3rd best MW behind Izzy and Rob for years. Marvin got the credit for that but we saw reality when they fought. He is a bad style matchup for Dricus IMO. Biggest issue is mileage now for Jared and Dricus later in the fight could go YOLO but IMO Jared wins a close decision like against Sean.
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True but nobody cares about Jared he is over 40
 
The Jared that beat up Marvin is a hard night for any MW on the roster… it does seem like he’s a little over the hill now though and Dricus is only getting better
 
Wasn't Whittaker supposed to be a horrible matchup for DDP?
 
He's fought once a year since 2022. I thought he lost the Strickland fight, but it was close (like most Strickland fights). I thought he would've brought the fight to Izzy like DDP did, instead he stayed back content to point fight. Honestly it's bizarre he's 40 years old and ranked #5. I would take someone like Michel Pereira to beat him as a heavy favorite.
 
Jared has always been a little underrated and yes on paper he is a tough fight for DDP, but I think he hit his stride too late. He almost got finished by Imavov, I think Dricus would stop him.
 
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