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Who Here Thinks Hermansson can Beat Whittaker?

Kratos94 said:
I really don't see a route of victory for Hermansson unless he has secret power we don't know about.

He isn't controlling Whittaker, let alone getting him down - Shahbazyan is poor at defending both.

But standing, there is such a wide depth of striking between the two. Hermansson is... not good, Whittaker has one of - if not - the best jabs in mma; really sharp footwork; more athletic and stronger; a lot more powerful; great fundamentals - the best boxer at middleweight; yes, I know Adesanya knocked him out, because Adesanya is more complete.

But really, how does Hermansson think he can win this? He was getting pieced up by Shahbazyan prior to getting taken down, but comparing Whittaker and Shahbazyan's ability to avoid getting taken down is almost criminal.

Which sherbros are picking Hermansson if this fight gets booked?
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No I just see him as a gatekeeper. Shahbazyan is just a hype job.
 
Outside of a "fluke" or "anything can happen" Jack pretty much loses badly 10 out of 10 times.
 
Kratos94 said:
I really don't see a route of victory for Hermansson unless he has secret power we don't know about.

He isn't controlling Whittaker, let alone getting him down - Shahbazyan is poor at defending both.

But standing, there is such a wide depth of striking between the two. Hermansson is... not good, Whittaker has one of - if not - the best jabs in mma; really sharp footwork; more athletic and stronger; a lot more powerful; great fundamentals - the best boxer at middleweight; yes, I know Adesanya knocked him out, because Adesanya is more complete.

But really, how does Hermansson think he can win this? He was getting pieced up by Shahbazyan prior to getting taken down, but comparing Whittaker and Shahbazyan's ability to avoid getting taken down is almost criminal.

Which sherbros are picking Hermansson if this fight gets booked?
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Crazier things have happened. I don’t favor anyone over Bobby except Israel tho
 
Lol, so basically 100-1 against. Poor fella.
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Wow, finally something Sherdoggers agree on.
 
Big Joker fan but yeah bad stylistic match up for him. Can't blame him for the call out dude is just trying to advance.
 
Unlikely.
To be frank, he hasn't impressed me last night. If he fought like that against Whittaker he is going to be slaughtered. He was in trouble in parts even against Shabazyan.
 
It’s possible, but I’d pick Robert to win at least 4 times out of 5.

Hermansson is borderline great but Whittaker = a completely different animal
 
If Hermansson was to win it would be most likely by a Whittaker mistake and Hermansson capitalizes on it.
 
I like Jack a lot but no, Bobby Knucks has him beat almost everywhere.
 
Ideanudge said:
He has a good high guard style and jumps back from flurries whenever he believes he's outmatched on the feet, which in this case would help tremendously against Whittaker's way of striking. I also believe he can hurt him with surprise advance of his own and hold him down on on the ground like he did against Edmen.
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Spot on, his striking is ugly but he has some power and Rob has pretty good recovery but he does get wobbled
 
I think i saw an interview with him where he said Whitaker and Costa were really tough matchups for him.
 
Maybe, Bobby has great TDD, but hasn’t been able to submit anyone recently so possibly yeah. However I would favour Whittaker in this match up.
 
Hell no, Whittaker is a grappler's worst nightmare.

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