Was Derek's weight loss a disadvantage?
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He didn't actually lose weight and keep it off. He still cut to 265, y'all are crazy.
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He might become a worse version of Johnny Walker if he goes to 205.If you are going to lose all that weight you might as well go down to LHW and KO some fools
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I just think his balls were not hot enough. That could have something to do with the weight loss. If so, yes he should fatten back up so his balls reach the proper knockout temperature.
No, but training wrestling and grappling actual other skills in MMA could have prevented this loss. Lewis & Tuivasa are the worst fighters in the UFC. Any HW who fights smart & actually has all around MMA skills would have dominated last night.
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He didn't really appear much better off in the cage, looked about the usual. Dude needs to worry about stopping a TD more than his weight.
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He came in at right?
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That joke is so recycled I'm astounded people still think it's clever haha
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He looked shrunk.
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Nae...it was his fight IQ and lack of preparation for the one thing his opponent does in every fight ...lol..
Weight had nothing to do with it
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He's a screendoor keeper. Just slide him out of the way and then open the actual door.
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Yes he is. If you're not a champ, you're a gatekeeper. By definition. Period.
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No, he def lost some fat. It's pretty obvious if you have 2 working eyes
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So true, or at the very least learn how to scramble out of it (not just using power). Can you imagine Lewis with Liddell's 2003 tdd?
I really like his fights, but he is a one trick pony that is slowing down and people are figuring out.
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If you are going to lose all that weight you might as well go down to LHW and KO some fools
He still cut to 365
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I almost made a post about it yesterday, if he had Chuck or Crocop TDD he'd be hard to deal with bc he can put you out with one shot. He just never seemed to learn any grappling at all. He has mostly come across to me, personally, as extremely lazy and not someone who has really ever had their heart in the game. I think he just uses this sport as a means to an end, take care of his family. That said, he's still done very well as a fighter despite it all, which makes me believe if he had real work ethic, and was there bc he really wanted to be, he'd have been a very good fighter.
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Same outcome. Him being in better shape actually allowed him to get up multiple times, he just couldn't break the body lock or prevent himself from being taken down over and over again. His old shape he probably would've only been able to get up twice and then give up. HW isn't really a grappling heavy division. Not many are chain-wrestling and doing multiple mat returns. Lewis will still do well vs the majority of the top 10. Just a bad stylistic match-up for Lewis.
