What happened to Pantoja's unexpected next opponent?
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Likely it was the Asakura fight, maybe one of them got injured or the UFC decided to have Asakura do a number 1 contenders fight? Who really knows. I'll assume if Taira looks impressive vs Royval, he's got next at this point. Considering how young Taira is though, I wouldn't mind if they did do Pantoja vs Asakura or Albazi pending a Moreno win and had Taira take one more fight if he does beat Royval vs someone like Moreno/Albazi, Kai Kara or even Kape after Kape presumably runs through Bruno.
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phantasia sucks. he will dry hump whoever he fights.
brendan royval is the number #1 FLW. Royval ground game is absolute shit and he is #1.
Just cut the fucking division. Or have kayla harrison beat up the division while she waits on Pena dragging out her title reign - looks like nunes is coming back and doing another tuf with pena.
brendan royval is the number #1 FLW. Royval ground game is absolute shit and he is #1.
Just cut the fucking division. Or have kayla harrison beat up the division while she waits on Pena dragging out her title reign - looks like nunes is coming back and doing another tuf with pena.
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lol.... i just made a similar thread this morning GMTA.......
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Merge it to this one pls Sorry i didn't see this one
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Merge it to this one pls Sorry i didn't see this one
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Insane for Taira to have to fight one more. He will have beaten two title contenders in a row.
I expect that he will lose to Royval badly.
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Taira is just 24, it reminds me of the Horiguchi situation where he and his team felt they were 12-18 months away from being ready for a title shot relative to his potential but the UFC forced them to take it anyways. Alex Perez ain't shit, respectfully and Royval is good but a very different kind of fighter than Pantoja, if Taira wins he's earned a title shot 100% but since he's so young I just feel it wouldn't be a bad idea for him to take 1 more fight vs a more physical threat like a Moreno or a Kape and have more time for development. Pantoja isn't getting younger, and Taira is young and only getting better.
I think Taira figures Royval out but this is a dangerous fight, no doubt.
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The striking despairty is too large from what i can see. Tairas grappling is better but not by so much that he can win. Royval should be favored atleast 3 to 1 IMO
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Taira has been doing his training camps partially in the US the last year or two and working with boxing gyms in Japan. I have a belief that when you have an undefeated young fighter with a lot of talent, when forced to, they often have more to show or things they themselves even find out in those moments. Royval is very dangerous and more fluid in a lot of respects but he's flawed and an opponent that gives Taira some clear avenues to winning but it's also his first steep test. Wouldn't surprise me if he got derailed but I think he will rise to the occasion.
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Turns out it was nobody.
See, wasn't that unexpected?
See, wasn't that unexpected?
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