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At least Montano grew a scrotum and is going to fight and not give the belt away like Holland's coward GDR.
yes i believe that's it.You mean the delays caused by Montano's broken foot healing and her throat operation?
Esparza wasn't a mismatch on paper. Without being champion, she could have been considered the #1 strawweight in the world.We have similar situations. Esparza won belt in TUF Finale 20 and Montano won in TUF 26. And now fight against true challanger.
What is your prediction? True or false? - Montano vs Shevchenko will be a bigger mismatch than Esparza vs Joanna?
In fight Joanna vs Esparza we had:
53 significant strikes Joanna, Esparza only 4
Esparza takedowns: 1 of 17
http://www.fightmetric.com/fight-details/bd52e19f2fbefdde
I agree. I think Esparza won a few fights a little too easily with her wrestling and didn't evolve herself.Esparza was incredibly complacent and seemed utterly unprepared , I doubt the same will be true of Montano .
Yup. She was a bit of a one-trick pony, relying 90% on her wrestling. That'll get you so far.... but it won't help you if you simply cannot get you opponent down and JOanna's TDD was top-notch. She was also not in the greatest of shape and i did notice in her last fight vs Gadelha it was apparent she has worked hard and had less bodyfat and more lean muscle.I agree. I think Esparza won a few fights a little too easily with her wrestling and didn't evolve herself.
Khabib.Yup. She was a bit of a one-trick pony, relying 90% on her wrestling. That'll get you so far.... but it won't help you if you simply cannot get you opponent down and JOanna's TDD was top-notch. She was also not in the greatest of shape and i did notice in her last fight vs Gadelha it was apparent she has worked hard and had less bodyfat and more lean muscle.
The days of being expert at ONE discipline and being able to be champion are largely over.
Khabib is just an exception, period! His wrestling / grappling / ground-and-pound / total control over opponents bodies on the ground is so impressive.Khabib.
yes i believe that's it.
-- I'm not doubting the *validity* of these medical issues, just saying that the fight was delayed several times on account of them. The tonsilitis recovery period (thats the 2nd issue she had) is, as per multiple medical sources, only around 10days