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I think it's a great fight. Umar isn't exactly a contender yet, if Merab beats him it's by no means a derailment, he's 26 and can easily string together 2-3 wins to get back to where he was. If he beats Merab, it's an immediate hyped title contender. I hope they make this fight, would answer a lot of questions.
 
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matrixremaster said:
I think Umar takes him.

Merab's smothering style won't work against Umar because Umar will embrace the grind in the grappling, be actively looking for submissions and trying to kick his head off when standing. Umar has been training against this style his entire life.
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I think it goes both ways, Umars striking needs space and Merab will not give it to him. Just because Umar will embrace the grappling grind doesn't mean he will get the better end of it nor does it mean his cardio will fair better than Merabs either. A hard nosed strong wrestler with endless cardio who pushes forward and looks to slug and make the fight dirty is as hard for Umar as Umars footwork, technical striking, defensive grappling and kicking game from range is for Merab. I say book it.
 
HuskySamoan said:
I think it goes both ways, Umars striking needs space and Merab will not give it to him. Just because Umar will embrace the grappling grind doesn't mean he will get the better end of it nor does it mean his cardio will fair better than Merabs either. A hard nosed strong wrestler with endless cardio who pushes forward and looks to slug and make the fight dirty is as hard for Umar as Umars footwork, technical striking, defensive grappling and kicking game from range is for Merab. I say book it.
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I don't think Merab's grappling and submission game is on par with Umar's. Umar can win the fight standing or on the ground, or take a decision. He's flexible like that and won't have to try to stuff 50 takedowns because he needs to keep the fight standing at all times like Yan.

Khabib will have him with an iron clad gameplan. They encounter fighters like Merab all the time.
 
matrixremaster said:
I don't think Merab's grappling and submission game on par with Umar's. Umar can win the fight standing or on the ground. He's flexible like that and won't have to try to stuff 50 takedowns because he needs the fight standing at all times like Yan.
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I actually think Merab will get the better end of the takedowns but neither guy will get much control from them. None of us have seen anything to make us think Umar is the better takedown artist, Merab is way more proven vs much better fighters. It think it's a matter of pacing, most Umar fights are done at his pace, his range, he dictates...Merab won't give him that. Umar has looked uncomfortable in boxing range and that's where Merab will be striking from as he pressures forward. It's a very interesting fight.
 
HuskySamoan said:
I actually think Merab will get the better end of the takedowns but neither guy will get much control from them. None of us have seen anything to make us think Umar is the better takedown artist, Merab is way more proven vs much better fighters. It think it's a matter of pacing, most Umar fights are done at his pace, his range, he dictates...Merab won't give him that. Umar has looked uncomfortable in boxing range and that's where Merab will be striking from as he pressures forward. It's a very interesting fight.
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Merab probably has the edge in takedowns but I think once it gets to the ground Umar will reverse him, possibly take his back a couple times, punish him a bit there, possibly catch him with a kick during a scramble or in an exchange.

Merab's style is not exactly going to be exotic to Umar.
 
I’d be ok with it. If Merab has no current interest in a title shot then they should only book him fights against guys that are ranked well behind him.

That way he doesn’t stop the momentum of any guys knocking on the door of a title shot like Sandhagen/Vera winner. Or O’Malley.

And if he loses, whoever beats him can be springboarded right up the rankings.
 
Umar could beat him but he's not quite there yet, in terms of rankings etc. They'll meet in the future for sure.
 
Nah, Merab has just beaten a guy that is at the absolute top of the division. The only fights for him would be Sugar cane licking Sean or Aljo.
 
HuskySamoan said:
I think it's a great fight. Umar isn't exactly a contender yet, if Merab beats him it's by no means a derailment, he's 26 and can easily string together 2-3 wins to get back to where he was. If he beats Merab, it's an immediate hyped title contender. I hope they make this fight, would answer a lot of questions.
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i agree this is a good fight to make but not now. i think more people should be pushing merab to call for the title shot .9 fights. if he loses to umar that would be some of the sadest shit to me
 
In a 5 rounder I don't think Umar has the cardio to match Merab's pressure. Merab by UD.
 
Considering Merab doesn't want to fight for the title and won't fight OMalley (since he wants Aljo to fight him), I'm down for the fight.

Merab's other option is to fight the winner of Cory vs Chito.

But I much prefer Umar vs Merab
 
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