UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez

Dont see why not. Damon actually has 3 round cardio as well

Damon isn't the grappler that Mitchell is, but not many guys are. The thing is, Rosa has shown a tendency to accept being taken down and then think his BJJ is good enough to sweep guys. It's not a great strategy in MMA against decent grapplers like he's facing here in Jackson. Because while Rosa's BJJ is fine, it's not elite. He's not Kron or Viera where a wrestler is gonna be petrified of taking him down.

I'm a Bryce fanboy and I agree that many people shouldn't be able to do to Rosa what he did but then a complete glass cannon Minner somehow found a perfect 15 minute performance against him. (He does have a big wrestling background though). Jackson is a sub guy like Minner but I'm not sure if he's able to get a positional dominance like Bryce or Minner did. Judges tend to like Rosa. If I recall correctly some scorecards had him up vs Burgos even if he was clearly losing that fight in reality.
 
I'm a Bryce fanboy and I agree that many people shouldn't be able to do to Rosa what he did but then a complete glass cannon Minner somehow found a perfect 15 minute performance against him. (He does have a big wrestling background though). Jackson is a sub guy like Minner but I'm not sure if he's able to get a positional dominance like Bryce or Minner did. Judges tend to like Rosa. If I recall correctly some scorecards had him up vs Burgos even if he was clearly losing that fight in reality.

Rosa is the king of faking offense. On the ground, he's fishing for submissions that aren't even there at all, but judges give him credit for being aggressive. Standing, he spams off balance kicks that shouldn't even count. I will give it to him that he has cardio, activity, and durability, but that's about it. I love seeing him dominated on the ground as a lot of people overrate his ground game. Hoping that is the case here too, but it seems the Minner and Mitchell fight have clued in the public to his grappling deficiencies so the line isn't great. A sub from Damon would be nice though.
 
Rosa is the king of faking offense. On the ground, he's fishing for submissions that aren't even there at all, but judges give him credit for being aggressive. Standing, he spams off balance kicks that shouldn't even count. I will give it to him that he has cardio, activity, and durability, but that's about it. I love seeing him dominated on the ground as a lot of people overrate his ground game. Hoping that is the case here too, but it seems the Minner and Mitchell fight have clued in the public to his grappling deficiencies so the line isn't great. A sub from Damon would be nice though.

He gets caught a lot in bad positions but always seems to find a way out. A sub form Jackson would be very surprising to me but we shall see...
 
Imo just Marina as dog have good chances. The rest this card imo all favs should wins.
 
whys that?
If there is an odd man out in the list of favorites its Damon. he has 1 win of 4 fights in the ufc.

He is not well rounded, he is lacking in the standup department. Rosa just lost to wrestling, he is going to be training a lot in wrestling td defense no doubt. While i do think Damon can keep Rosa down, its not his motive, he is submission over position. Charles knows a lot about submissions , he may have enough sub defense to eliminate Jackson's sub attempts. If Damon doesn't have the same level of top control or TD skills as minner, Rosa can squeeze a decision on significant strikes or knock downs, the striking gap is that big.

Im 50/50 on this, I can see a possible finish for Rosa, his overall ufc experience, and decent level past wins puts him in range to beat a guy like Damon.
 
Imo just Marina as dog have good chances. The rest this card imo all favs should wins.

You think Marina can stay off the mat for 5 rounds? Or even 3 rounds?
 
Imo just Marina as dog have good chances. The rest this card imo all favs should wins.
that fking mazo sank everything, she was the odd man out from the favorites. I thought agapova was just a crazy chick who had just lost her mind and was tilted. Looking back the signs were there that mazo was the riskiest bet.
 
leg kicks against someone who is looking for any opportunity to take you down works in dern's favour
Like everyone else picked Dern to win this fight. I also picked Agopova to win. But I was too tired last night and decided to avoid the casino and not bet, thank goodness. Dern as an MMA fighter is over rated and nothing special. I would never bet her at favorite odds and even at dog odds would only bet small on her. She has way too many holes in her game that she may never overcome.
 
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