Time to pump the brakes on the hype for Giacomo D. Magdalena

[prime_lobov]

I’ve seen multiple people posting that he’s gonna beat Islam and defend all his takedowns. Yes he’s the champ, but it involved an insane amount of luck. Real contender got injured, and the champ was the weakest WW champ of all time.

Less than 2 years ago he went to a controversial split decision against Basil Hafez. Nobody Giacomo has fought is remotely on the same level as Islam.

 

[AZZA B]

Jack is way better on the feet than Islam, way better. If Jack can stop Belal’s wrestling that effectively, I can see him stopping Islams wrestling and keeping it on the feet and picking him apart.

 

[prime_lobov]

Jack is way better on the feet than Islam, way better. If Jack can stop Belal’s wrestling that effectively, I can see him stopping Islams wrestling and keeping it on the feet and picking him apart.

Belal and islam are two different levels of wrestling. Giacomo is better on the feet, but ultimately it won’t matter because he lacks power. This is a different situation from Ilia because Ilia can one shot KO people.

 

[HuskySamoan]

Belal and islam are two different levels of wrestling. Giacomo is better on the feet, but ultimately it won’t matter because he lacks power. This is a different situation from Ilia because Ilia can one shot KO people.

I don't know why people are so confident Jack is better on the feet than Islam, Islam is a pretty clean striker who melds his game together beautifully to maximize its efficacy. Jack looked much improved vs Belal but he's had stinkers vs others recently still. I'd favor Islam but could see it being competitive. Jack is slow....

 

[Hymen Crusher]

Jdm is going to beat islam if they fight but hopefully its shavkat and he gets the title he deserves

 

[Anewt]

He'll have craig jones in his camp again like volk did. Islams grappling was nullified pretty effectively by volk.

 

[TITS]

Jdm is going to beat islam if they fight but hopefully its shavkat and he gets the title he deserves

Islam is going to starch JDM then choke his face off.

 

[BroScienceTalkatWork]

I don't know why people are so confident Jack is better on the feet than Islam, Islam is a pretty clean striker who melds his game together beautifully to maximize its efficacy. Jack looked much improved vs Belal but he's had stinkers vs others recently still. I'd favor Islam but could see it being competitive. Jack is slow....

because he's a striker first and fights 15 pounds heavier then Islam

 

[Pain4Pain]

JDM is younger, bigger, a better striker, and hits harder than Islam. JDM is a much tougher fight than Ilia.

 

[muaythaibeast]

I’ve seen multiple people posting that he’s gonna beat Islam and defend all his takedowns. Yes he’s the champ, but it involved an insane amount of luck. Real contender got injured, and the champ was the weakest WW champ of all time.

Less than 2 years ago he went to a controversial split decision against Basil Hafez. Nobody Giacomo has fought is remotely on the same level as Islam.

You're sticking to the controversial split decision line? Hafez didn't compete in rounds 2 or 3. There's a better case for JDM 30-26 than a Hafez win in that fight

 

[mangokush]

The Australians will be ones who end this halfway era of below champs



Australian Jack Della Maddelena just ended the Belal reign

Australian Jack Della Maddelena will also end the Islam reign

Australian Alex Volkanovski will end the Mosvar reign

Australian Carlos Ulberg will end the Ankalaev reign

Australian Robert Whittaker will end the Chimaev reign in a rematch

5/6 will at least be taken out thanks to the true blue Australians

 

[prime_lobov]

He'll have craig jones in his camp again like volk did. Islams grappling was nullified pretty effectively by volk.

Pretty big stretch to think that having a specific bjj guy in your camp nullifies a lifetime of dagestani wrestling training. Especially when your evidence is Volk who lost twice against Islam.

 

[prime_lobov]

The Australians will be ones who end this halfway era of below champs

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Australian Jack Della Maddelena just ended the Belal reign

Australian Jack Della Maddelena will also end the Islam reign

Australian Alex Volkanovski will end the Mosvar reign

Australian Carlos Ulberg will end the Ankalaev reign

Australian Robert Whittaker will end the Chimaev reign in a rematch

5/6 will at least be taken out thanks to the true blue Australians

Are you high? Half these guys aren’t even champs

 

[Lycandroid]

The Australians will be ones who end this halfway era of below champs

View attachment 1094679

Australian Jack Della Maddelena just ended the Belal reign

Australian Jack Della Maddelena will also end the Islam reign

Australian Alex Volkanovski will end the Mosvar reign

Australian Carlos Ulberg will end the Ankalaev reign

Australian Robert Whittaker will end the Chimaev reign in a rematch

5/6 will at least be taken out thanks to the true blue Australians

I agree with the first three but the last two would take a serious head injury for me to believe

 

[dildos]

The Australians will be ones who end this halfway era of below champs

View attachment 1094679

Australian Jack Della Maddelena just ended the Belal reign

Australian Jack Della Maddelena will also end the Islam reign

Australian Alex Volkanovski will end the Mosvar reign

Australian Carlos Ulberg will end the Ankalaev reign

Australian Robert Whittaker will end the Chimaev reign in a rematch

5/6 will at least be taken out thanks to the true blue Australians

ulberg is from new zealand..

 

[maximus__]

I’ve seen multiple people posting that he’s gonna beat Islam and defend all his takedowns. Yes he’s the champ, but it involved an insane amount of luck. Real contender got injured, and the champ was the weakest WW champ of all time.

Less than 2 years ago he went to a controversial split decision against Basil Hafez. Nobody Giacomo has fought is remotely on the same level as Islam.

His fights he was supposedly struggling with he has near double his opponents strikes ...
Bassil Hafez fight

Stats | UFC

Gilbert Burns fight

Stats | UFC

Basil Haffez got some lay and pray ground time and spent most of the fight shelled up against the cage.
Gilbert got absolutely bodied after some control time again.

Dude has looked great, constantly improved and passed the wrestling test multiple times in the UFC.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

ultimately it won’t matter because he lacks power.

I suggest you try telling Belal's facial surgeon that today.

@Domitian and I were talking about JDM's fights with Habibi, Holland, and Hurns in the days before the fight. Looks worse on paper than it is and just points towards one incompetent judge rather than "close fight"

That's precisely why I think he's a live dog in this fight. He knows he won't be forgiven being the guy that continues a Belal reign, plus now there's the added benefit of possibly welcoming Islam to the division and possibly beating him in a gigantic fight and payday now that Dana has confirmed it.


Maybe, maybe not. Shavkat I agree with, I think he's the current boogeyman of WW, I hope this time off and injury doesn't slow him down more than it already has.
Ian? I'm not sold on, yet. If JDM had Ian crawling in the position Prates had him in, he would have hammered Ian's head into the canvas, he proved that he has the necessary killer instinct in the Durinho fight, whether Gilbert is shot or not.

I mean, Gilbert's last fight right before facing JDM was losing to Belal, Belal's fight right after was against Leon for the belt.
All of these fights happened within the same 365 days, I think we can just now start saying Gilbert is shot after his loss to Brady, proving that he's a stepping stone towards the title and not a contender himself. No fault of his own, 38 is old for WW.



I agree going to a split with Habibi Hafez looks bad on paper, but honestly it was just a shit judge. Haffez had a solid first round winning with TDs though it was close and could have also gone to JDM, JDM clearly won 2 and 3 IMO
Bloody Elbow gave JDM a fuckin 30-26, which I don't agree with for that fight, but there were only two media scores and a judge for Habibi.
Just one of those things that looks worse on a record in a vacuum than it really is.

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JDM Holland is more of the same, with Holland having done well in a close second round, better than Habibi as Holland actually won the second round on more than a single card, but clearly losing the other two. I had it 29-28 JDM, but could see the argument for 30-27 JDM. No way can you score that fight for Kevin.

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I think this is a stiffer test for Belal than you and some are giving credit. He isn't Leon who wilts under pressure, the guy is a scrapper, look at that fuckin nose that's someone who likes to scrap.
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Hell, he may force an exciting fight out of Belal if his TDD has gotten better, who knows?

Turns out he was a stiffer test for Belal, his TDD was improved, and he forced an exciting fight out of Belal.

 

[mister piscadinha]

belal doest have islam's bjj and judo, but he's a better pure wrestler

if dinossaur dustin poirier can give islam problems, jack will ko him

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

That's weird, "time to pump the brakes" is what I think you should do before posting some of your threads. What a strange coincidence

 

[TITS]

You're sticking to the controversial split decision line? Hafez didn't compete in rounds 2 or 3. There's a better case for JDM 30-26 than a Hafez win in that fight

JDM got tossed.