UFC 291 Wonderboy vs Michel Pereira: Karatoiera Who you got and how

[Mind Mine]

There is gonna be some fancy kick spinny shit madness. Personally I think WB struggles with the athleticism if Pereira doesn’t go full Eddie Gordo mode. Decision Pereira

 

[Paolo Delutis]

WB..


Flashy shit fighters almost always loses to technically sound fighters and it doesnt get more technically sound then WB....

This will be a clinic unless Michel pulls it out early with some next level shit

 

[pride_rules]

WB..


Flashy shit fighters almost always loses to technically sound fighters and it doesnt get more technically sound then WB....

This will be a clinic unless Michel pulls it out early with some next level shit

pretty much sums it up.

Michel isnt much of a td threat either

 

[Bearknuckle]

WB..


Flashy shit fighters almost always loses to technically sound fighters and it doesnt get more technically sound then WB....

This will be a clinic unless Michel pulls it out early with some next level shit

Wtf Wonderboy is a flashy fighter too lol

 

[Bearknuckle]

WB..


Flashy shit fighters almost always loses to technically sound fighters and it doesnt get more technically sound then WB....

This will be a clinic unless Michel pulls it out early with some next level shit

Also wonderboy is not traditionally sound as far as boxing goes. His stance is sideways and he bounces with his hands low to his sides. And he also throws tons of spinning shit n side kicks. I do agree pereira is a lot more wild than WB.

 

[sssleeper]

MP can definitely catch him. I'm going with WB but it is a toss up despite him being the more polished striker.

 

[Paolo Delutis]

Wtf Wonderboy is a flashy fighter too lol

Also wonderboy is not traditionally sound as far as boxing goes. His stance is sideways and he bounces with his hands low to his sides. And he also throws tons of spinning shit n side kicks. I do agree pereira is a lot more wild than WB.

Wonderboy is a technically sound Karate/kickboxing style fighter...the flashy things he does throw are still well setup and are thrown technically sound as far as accuracy and straightness ...

Hes not tumbling and winging shots while flipping...like Michel lol...

 

[Egészségére!]

Really looking forward to this one

WB's only ko loss to superman punch makes me nervous but can't help but think he has the skills to avoid danger & pull off a dec in what should be a fotn

 

[Luthien]

Somebody gets knocked out

 

[Bushpig]

 

[laleggenda27]

WB by being significantly more technical and having better balance and distance control. Michel will leave himself out of position and pay for it.

 

[DragRacer]

Prime Wonderboy would clown Pereira to a UD or KO.
The question is, how much has WB declined at age 40? He doesn’t seem to have lost much, at least in the standup.

 

[Judon't]

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WB..


Flashy shit fighters almost always loses to technically sound fighters and it doesnt get more technically sound then WB....

This will be a clinic unless Michel pulls it out early with some next level shit

I hope you're right because WB has been a gift to the MMA world. Debuts a week shy of 30 with a flashy style based in fancy pants kickboxing. Everything about him screamed fun little flash-in-the-pan, but somehow he kept adapting until at frigging 40 he's still a flashy standup-only fighter that's top ten in his original division. No drama and no BS, just (mostly) fun fights plus he almost won the title a couple times.

It is going to be a very sad day but eventually the wheels are going to fall off. He doesn't seem to be able to stay off the cage quite as effortlessly anymorr and reflexes at 40 are inevitably slower. I could see it getting him sparked during a wild exchange against the cage, but I hope I'm wrong.

 

[TriangleMonkey]

I think Wonderboy is too calculated of a striker and he is a bit of an “aerialist” himself. He understands spinning shit and flying shit and will looking to counter all night long.


Wonderboy UD

 

[XociDe]

I thought Wonderboy was washed but he looked amazing against Holland.

Pereira has always struggled with conditioning and at altitude I think he gasses fast and possibly gets finished.

 

[Kenny Powerth]

Never rooting against WB

Should be fireworks

WB win via UD

 

[Mind Mine]

Prime Wonderboy would clown Pereira to a UD or KO.
The question is, how much has WB declined at age 40? He doesn’t seem to have lost much, at least in the standup.

Exactly this which makes it an impossible incredibly good match on paper

 

[Mind Mine]

WB..


Flashy shit fighters almost always loses to technically sound fighters and it doesnt get more technically sound then WB....

This will be a clinic unless Michel pulls it out early with some next level shit

I think meaning not certain that Pereira is far more sound technically than he lets on and just chooses to style on fighters he onows he can. He definitely will be more calculated in this fight

 

[Mind Mine]

Also wonderboy is not traditionally sound as far as boxing goes. His stance is sideways and he bounces with his hands low to his sides. And he also throws tons of spinning shit n side kicks. I do agree pereira is a lot more wild than WB.

He is wild against who he can be. He definitely fights smarter against tougher comp

 

[SalvadorAllende]

WB..


Flashy shit fighters almost always loses to technically sound fighters and it doesnt get more technically sound then WB....

This will be a clinic unless Michel pulls it out early with some next level shit

Pereira has been much less flashy lately.

He is also huge and packs a good punch. I think WB will struggle with his power.

Thompson is at the very end of his career. In his prime I would pick him without a doubt but nowadays IDK.