What happened to DDP being too strong with too good of cardio?

[wisdom blows]

I thought DDP was too strong with too good of cardio? Why did he curl up in the fetal position for 24:15 of the fight and only fight for 45 seconds? What happened? I thought he was too big and too strong and Chimaev barely beat a 155er in Burns? Why did DDP look like a porn star giving up that ass all night to a weaker fighter like Khamzat?

 

[oski]

Belal summed it here...

 

[rightfight777]

DDP is pumped up whether natural or not is another story however he never had good cardio. I don't know where this comes from. He had desire to keep going but never great cardio.

 

[Dacha]

I noticed that overwhelmingly people had concensus that DDP takes this one, almost to the point where i thought all these people must be right.

My guess was Khamzat wins this.

SImilar like so many people thought Connor will beat Khabib.

Hell, i thought Gane will beat Jones, lol.

 

[Dacha]

DDP is pumped up whether natural or not is another story however he never had good cardio. I don't know where this comes from. He had desire to keep going but never great cardio.

I am sure his cuts are significant.

Huge cuts usually prevent having cardio from another world.

Khamzat making easily 183 was a signal.

 

[188912345]

DDP is pumped up whether natural or not is another story however he never had good cardio. I don't know where this comes from. He had desire to keep going but never great cardio.

There's also a difference when he's allowed to be the guy pressuring and taking people down, fighting at his chosen pace.

In this fight, he wasn't in the drivers seat for 98% of the time.

 

[Al Tair]

almost...