Which Fight Was More Underwhelming?

[Mr. Jamie Cee]

Stylebender/Romero

OR

Woodley/Wonderboy II

Upon completion of last night’s main event, it struck me that I would never go out of my way to watch that fight again. Was it intriguing while it was live? Sure, but no fucking way would I watch that again. Then it struck me - It kinda felt like Woodley/Wonderboy, particularly their second fight. During each respective fight, there was an air of ‘Either man could land something big and alter this fight, at any moment’. However, when that ‘something big’ doesn’t come, you get a true snoozer.

The counter striker, with many kicks and pinpoint accuracy, who has to consider the threat of the takedown

Vs

The credentialed wrestler, with power to finish the fight in the blink of an eye, who also has to think about the pace of the fight.

For me, there are a lot of parallels between the two fights. For you, which fight was more underwhelming?

For me, Woodley/Wonderboy was probably the worse fight; however, last night may have been more disappointing, as it had the potential to be so, so good.

What do we think, gents?

@Arkridge any chance of a poll?

 

[rear naked ankle pick]

Definitely Izzy vs Roidero cause people expected absolute fireworks

 

[felmmando]

Why don't you throw in Lewis - Ngannou and add a poll?

 

[Jake the Muss]

I didn't find Yoel's performance to be that disappointing.

He could've been more aggressive, but Israel would've just kept evading him until he got tired, and then he would've picked Yoel apart.

For someone who just "stood there", why didn't Israel "do him" like he said he was going to?

 

[felmmando]

Definitely Izzy vs Roidero cause people expected absolute fireworks

I had more specific expectations--not necessarily higher ones--of Woodley - Thompson because they had fought a good fight previously. It felt more jarring to see them do nothing.

Now just imagine if Nurmagomedov and Ferguson pull that stunt!!!

 

[HNIC215]

Izzy vs Romero was really really bad...

Especially after such a great co-main event. So underwhelming...

 

[usernamee]

I enjoyed the fight

Woodley/Thompson 2 I did not

 

[Kumason]

I don't get why people had high expectations for last nights fight, they can both be boring.As for the thread they were both atrocious but last nights was a good bit worse, they didn't do shit.

 

[CroCopsLHK]

Woodley vs Wonderboy 2 was worse

 

[Kumason]

I enjoyed the fight

Woodley/Thompson 2 I did not

You gotta be full of shit. I guess you can enjoy a horrible fight, because of anticipation, a favorite fighter won etc. but you can't say it was a good fight.

 

[Drugstore Cowboy]

Holm - Pennington 2
Blahowicz - Jacare
Till - Gastelum
Ngannou - Lewis
Till - Wonderboy
Woodley - Wonderboy 2
Silva - Maia
Silva - Cote
etc.

...were all worse than Adesanya - Romero IMO

 

[cambo78]

Not to beat a dead horse but no fight in the history of mankind (or even neanderthals) can be as shitty as Shamrock/Severn 2. Watch that fight then rewatch Adesanya/Romero. The Adesanya/Romero fight willl look like Shogun/Hendo 1.

 

[KazDibiase]

I had more specific expectations--not necessarily higher ones--of Woodley - Thompson because they had fought a good fight previously. It felt more jarring to see them do nothing.

Now just imagine if Nurmagomedov and Ferguson pull that stunt!!!

Please God no...

 

[poor form]

Why don't you throw in Lewis - Ngannou and add a poll?

Well two were title fights. One was gatekeepers acting like dudes on ludes having a bum fight.

The Dog is misquoting and all kinds of crazy stuff today. Had to go back and edit because it totally quoted the wrong post. Wtf???

 

[SKYNET]

Izzy v Yoel was horrendously bad. So sad to see both guys that were involved in 2019 FOTY candidates and then shit the bed royally in the early months of 2020

 

[smiles mma]

Holm - Pennington 2
Blahowicz - Jacare
Till - Gastelum
Ngannou - Lewis
Till - Wonderboy
Woodley - Wonderboy 2
Silva - Maia
Silva - Cote
etc.

...were all worse than Adesanya - Romero IMO

i think you mean leites, not cote.

 

[KONG-D'SNT-TAP]

Both fights stunk and should’ve been on free tv

 

[SKYNET]

...Now just imagine if Nurmagomedov and Ferguson pull that stunt!!!

 

[Lifeform]

Really awful fight.

Very dissapointing.

 

[daltonames]

I didn't find Yoel's performance to be that disappointing.

He could've been more aggressive, but Israel would've just kept evading him until he got tired, and then he would've picked Yoel apart.

For someone who just "stood there", why didn't Israel "do him" like he said he was going to?

Not sure that's true, when Yoel turned it up in the 5th, he won the round, and he also had a few other moments where when he was blitzing Izzy he was scoring and landing. If he'd have simply doubled what he did, which was not much, he would've won that fight.