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UFC 243: Whittaker Vs Adesanya HYPE Thread

Sansnom said:
Whittaker has had plenty of time to study as well. This is irrelevant lol.

At the end of the day, Whittaker's tool set is much more solid and varied than Gastelum's.

Don't get me wrong, Gastelum is as legit as they get. But you kind of know what to expect when you're fighting him and even with that knowledge and the huge height/reach advantage, Adesanya got touched many times and came to a hair from being put away.

Not to mention Gastelum is the only high caliber, legit opponent we can actually base ourselves on.

Guess we'll see saturday night.
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Yes. No matter who wins, it's a hell of a matchup and the most highly anticipated for me this year.

One last thing I will say about
 
Sansnom said:
Whittaker has had plenty of time to study as well. This is irrelevant lol.

At the end of the day, Whittaker's tool set is much more solid and varied than Gastelum's.

Don't get me wrong, Gastelum is as legit as they get. But you kind of know what to expect when you're fighting him and even with that knowledge and the huge height/reach advantage, Adesanya got touched many times and came to a hair from being put away.

Not to mention Gastelum is the only high caliber, legit opponent we can actually base ourselves on.

Guess we'll see saturday night.
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I was gonna say that the last thing I wanted to add about Israel is his ability to make reads and adjustments as the fight goes on. I haven't witnessed many do it as well as him. That is a huge factor in this fight. Rob himself is very aware of the fact that if he doesn't catch and stop Israel early, that he is unlikely to be able to outclass him on the feet for 5 rounds. I think this will play into Israel's favor.
LetThemBleed said:
Oh mate when Whittaker wins you're going to have not just me clapping back at you but what about 100 other posters? How many threads have you kicked off on recently?
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Man I'm not worried about those other losers. The difference between us and them is that we are just rooting for our guy and can keep it classy. Those other motherfuckers are just hating and when Israel TKO's Whittaker they will be silent or acting as if Rob was never that good, then they will jump on the Costa wagon.
 
GoshiShun17 said:
I was gonna say that the last thing I wanted to add about Israel is his ability to make reads and adjustments as the fight goes on. I haven't witnessed many do it as well as him. That is a huge factor in this fight. Rob himself is very aware of the fact that if he doesn't catch and stop Israel early, that he is unlikely to be able to outclass him on the feet for 5 rounds. I think this will play into Israel's favor.

Man I'm not worried about those other losers. The difference between us and them is that we are just rooting for our guy and can keep it classy. Those other motherfuckers are just hating and when Israel TKO's Whittaker they will be silent or acting as if Rob was never that good, then they will jump on the Costa wagon.
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Fair point mate, I'm ride or die on the Reaper Train, Volk train too. Costa's only got fans because it's a thing to drool over men on these boards, all natural my bollocks, soon as he loses like Rockhold they'll jump off faster than you can imagine. 2 Aussie champs by the end of the year would be fucking amazing, just need your boy and Max not to ruin it.
 
LetThemBleed said:
Fair point mate, I'm ride or die on the Reaper Train, Volk train too. Costa's only got fans because it's a thing to drool over men on these boards, all natural my bollocks, soon as he loses like Rockhold they'll jump off faster than you can imagine. 2 Aussie champs by the end of the year would be fucking amazing, just need your boy and Max not to ruin it.
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You're just gonna have to settle for the fact that you might get 2 champions from the Oceanic Region. But they will both be from City Kick Boxing!!!
 
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