PBP UFC Abu Dhabi Whittaker vs. De Ridder Official PBP Discussion: Sat 7/26 at 12pm ET

[mmacool]

high pace for first round..both are breathing...whitaker tdd looks fine so far...

 

[balkanbomber85]

After the first im gonna say RdR is in for a long night of frustration and pain

 

[BFoe]

1-0 Bobby

 

[Aurelian]

Reindeer just can't get shit off before Rob's blitzing at him hitting him. He needs to try to get this fight to the ground at all costs.

 

[gentel]

Whittaker looks like a midget in there but when he explodes in with a strike he lands a bomb and RDR is terrified

 

[Noveltymortar]

DeRidder looking like shit on the feet

 

[STAY GOLD]

RDR striking is pretty bad. He has a powerful knee but thats about it.

Agreed. The striking skill gap is very noticeable between them. Bobby is looking much much sharper than RDR on the feet.

 

[markys00]

Whitaker reacts poorly to rdr's strikes

 

[Cowboy Kurt Angle]

10-9 Rob

 

[Bobby Boulders]

1-0 Whittaker

 

[Killer Kadoogan]

still fairly even. whittaker got tagged a couple of times that visibly stunned him.

those knee strikes are adding up.

if whittaker can believe and be perfect he wins.

RDR can easily win later.

50-50 still, dont be silly

 

[aerius]

de Ridder should just spam left kicks, it's not like he cares if he gets taken down and Rob always fights with his hands low.

 

[traditionally_irreverent]

Whittaker
10-9

 

[forsh]

DeRidder looking like shit on the feet

...and with his takedown attempts.

 

[Substance Abuse]

Not super impressed with RDR outside of those knees

Definitely a really unique approach

The knees are effective. If he can get Bobby backing up they're a factor. Bobby really should throw that head kick off a set up like he used to.

 

[AmonTobin]

Crazy first round. Bobby landing some heat-seekers. Clearly the faster of the two. Reiner the giant, landing a few heavy strikes of his own.

 

[welldone]

THAT SIZE DIFFERENCE

 

[Ashen One]

Bobby with that left and head kick is there. He's just got to time it. It used to be money.

He needs to set it up almost like Leon did against Usman after establishing it

 

[BKMMAFAN]

Can Rob's cardio hold up before he can't sustain breaking these exchanges. Hmmm

 

[usernamee]

Looks like how I thought it would look like. Not sure how it gets better for RDR as the fight goes further. Feel like he needs a hail mary liver shot knee or land something unexpected up top