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I still think that Lee has a lot of upside, and his performance against Oliveira isn't that bad in hindsight.
I’ve mostly thrown in the towel on the idea of Lee upside. His profile of strengths and weaknesses just doesn’t mix well IMO. If you’re going to have a subpar gas tank you, want to have a great chance to stop guys early like Francis or McGregor. If you’re a wrestler, you want to be able to do what Gillespie did CDF. When Lee has a tough first round like that he’s got big problems, RDA fight being a perfect example.
His striking still isn’t fluid at all. Headkick KO was great but he’s always had a good headkick. Boxing isn’t good.
It’s funny, I remember when he was checking out new gyms, and Rogan just starts blathering away like he tends to do, putting forward an opinion he gave 5 seconds of thought to, which in this case was that he really needed to go to Firas because Georges (I really don’t see much of a comparison). It’s funny because at the time I immediately thought of Whitman over Firas because what Lee needs is to really drill down as far as I can tell is footwork and striking with a little fluidity and economy of movement. Since that time I think Whittman has become to de facto top coach in U.S. MMA, and Usman is the perfect example of what the guy can do.