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disagree. izzy was undefeated. now hes not. he was marketed as being some transcendent talent. now its clear hes just another mw champ. make no mistake this was a glory fight. it was not just about a belt. izzy wanted to join that exclusive club of elite goat fighters but he got turned away at the door. izzy wanted it. he was so close and he came up short. this will haunt him for the rest of his life.
disagree. izzy was undefeated. now hes not. he was marketed as being some transcendent talent. now its clear hes just another mw champ. make no mistake this was a glory fight. it was not just about a belt. izzy wanted to join that exclusive club of elite goat fighters but he got turned away at the door. izzy wanted it. he was so close and he came up short. this will haunt him for the rest of his life.
Idk man I’m just really stoked for Jan. This really is a huge win for him and an this establishes his championship that much better
Deserved loss for Izzy but Jones would have got a win from that exact same performance.
cant give you a like as Ive run out , but youre right , he had a goGotta give props to Izzy. People praise guys like GSP, McGregor, and Silva when those guys "moved up" and fought at their natural weight class. Guys like Izzy, Penn, Ninja and Shogun actually fought men bigger than them.
fair enoughThey almost always interview the loser of title fights.
Anderson Silva Izzy is not.
To be fair Israel was fighting a far better fighter than Silva. Jan is miles ahead of Griffin and Bonnar.
I Disagree
Do you honestly think Griffin and Bonnar are better Jan? I would disagree if you do. He’s far better in every aspect and it should be expected as they’re a decade apart.
On the flip side Silva in his prime could’ve beat Jan of today but not as easily as he handled Griffin and Bonnar.
That’s fair enough but I don’t know if many will disagree with you. Forrest had okay striking defense and a not great chin and not great wrestling either and I think time machine Jan would separate his head from his shoulders. Rampage definitely would have the stronger chin but probably fewer striking tools, less size and probably less cardio. I also think Shogun, as great as he was in PrideFC, his UFC run showed he probably should have fought at MW there. Big ups that he got the belt, but Machida was a similar sized opponent and a pretty good style matchup in that muay Thai tends to beat karate. I think Jan wins a majority of matches /10.I don’t think Jan could beat Rua or Rampage. I think Griffin would be a tough fight for him. I simply don’t feel the way you do.