Why do people think Izzy had to give Alex a rematch?

[AldoStillGoat]

He never defended the belt and got knocked the fuck out COLD. It wasn't even a TKO... he was OUT OUT. Izzy got a rematch with Alex cause he dominated the division.

Why do people think Alex deserved a rematch with no title defenses and getting knocked out like that?

This isn't the same case as with Aldo who got knocked out by Conor but absolutely dominated the division for years....

I think people just hate Izzy and wanted him to not be the champ anymore.

He was absolutely within his right to deny the rematch. Alex barely earned his title shot after winning 3 fights (how many fights did Belal or Leon or Tony have to win to get a shot?) and Izzy still gave him a shot.

Izzy did the noble thing and denied Alex the free pass that the UFC was giving him.

 

[IDGETKTFO]

Great another clown post.

 

[Nobru]

and?

 

[AldoStillGoat]

Great another clown post.

Great another Izzy hater with no logical rebuttal.

 

[torry]

Great another Izzy hater with no logical rebuttal.

The dick suck that's been going with Alex on sherdog is just embarrassing.

 

[BROWNPRIDE]

Why waste your keyboard fingers just to hate on the great Alex.

 

[AldoStillGoat]

Why waste your keyboard fingers just to hate on the great Alex.

I'm not even hating he's a great fighter but I don't know why everyone thinks Izzy is a duck or that Alex is somehow outshining him... it makes no sense

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

I'm not even hating he's a great fighter but I don't know why everyone thinks Izzy is a duck or that Alex is somehow outshining him... it makes no sense

Well, you would have to have some form of sense to make sense of things, so there's your problem.

 

[nonoob]

I don't know why everyone thinks Izzy is a duck or that Alex is somehow outshining him.

Maybe the meds you're on aren't working?​

 

[Fedora Millionankles]

He never defended the belt and got knocked the fuck out COLD. It wasn't even a TKO... he was OUT OUT. Izzy got a rematch with Alex cause he dominated the division.

Why do people think Alex deserved a rematch with no title defenses and getting knocked out like that?

This isn't the same case as with Aldo who got knocked out by Conor but absolutely dominated the division for years....

I think people just hate Izzy and wanted him to not be the champ anymore.

He was absolutely within his right to deny the rematch. Alex barely earned his title shot after winning 3 fights (how many fights did Belal or Leon or Tony have to win to get a shot?) and Izzy still gave him a shot.

Izzy did the noble thing and denied Alex the free pass that the UFC was giving him.

They’re tied 1-1 in MMA and Izzy is down 0-2 in Kickboxing. The each have a stoppage over the other and they’re tied.
Alex offered him a chance to fight for the LHW title but Izzy is just grateful to be 1-3 against Poatan because he knows he needed a Hail Mary to beat him.
You’re projecting your hate for Alex onto people that grew tired of Izzy’s point fighting.
Plenty of people have gotten title shots early in their UFC run because they sell and excel.
There’s nothing noble about ducking a fighter.

 

[stinkynecklace]

They are 1-1. A rubber match makes sense.

 

[Domitian]

Didn't need Alex for Izzy to not be champ anymore buddeh

 

[Fedora Millionankles]

I'm not even hating he's a great fighter but I don't know why everyone thinks Izzy is a duck or that Alex is somehow outshining him... it makes no sense

Izzy lost to Jan and was embarrassed by Sean. He has multiple boring fights and jerks off his dog.
Alex beat Sean senseless, took Izzy’s belt, beat Jan, won the LHW title and defended it twice. Alex is shining like the Sun and Izzy is like a tiny star you need a telescope to see.
You dont have any sense so I’m not surprised you don’t get it. I’m actually surprised you can see at all with Izzy’s nuts in your eyes.

 

[AldoStillGoat]

They’re tied 1-1 in MMA and Izzy is down 0-2 in Kickboxing. The each have a stoppage over the other and they’re tied.
Alex offered him a chance to fight for the LHW title but Izzy is just grateful to be 1-3 against Poatan because he knows he needed a Hail Mary to beat him.
You’re projecting your hate for Alex onto people that grew tired of Izzy’s point fighting.
Plenty of people have gotten title shots early in their UFC run because they sell and excel.
There’s nothing noble about ducking a fighter.

Fighter styles is aside, results are what matters. Izzy is a winner. He shouldn't have to appease casuals because they want a knockout every time they see a fight.

Kickboxing aside, they were 1-1 in MMA and Alex got knocked without defending his belt once. Even Strickland didn't get a rematch after he lost the belt.

 

[kingghidrah]

It's like that one neighborhood kid who would say "first one to make a basket wins all the candy....no that one doesn't count, the next one.....no let's make it the next one...no let's do one more .....(he makes it) cool, I win!"

 

[Fedora Millionankles]

Fighter styles is aside, results are what matters. Izzy is a winner. He shouldn't have to appease casuals because they want a knockout every time they see a fight.

Kickboxing aside, they were 1-1 in MMA and Alex got knocked without defending his belt once. Even Strickland didn't get a rematch after he lost the belt.

Izzy lost to Jan, Alex, and to Sean. Alex only has one loss to Izzy.
Is it difficult to always be wrong and illogical because you make it look so easy?

 

[AldoStillGoat]

Izzy lost to Jan, Alex, and to Sean. Alex only has one loss to Izzy.
Is it difficult to always be wrong and illogical because you make it look so easy?

All those losses came after their rematch.

He lost to Jan in LHW which has no bearing to the MW division. Lost to Sean later.

We're talking why Alex never deserved that rematch in that point in time. Just because Alex is finding success in LHW doesn't mean he deserves the fight against Izzy.

When Alex got knocked out he should have went and fought more contenders but he didn't. Instead, he moved up to the division he was always going to move to. He was never going to stick around in MW cause the cut was too hard and he's ageing. He had no intention of sticking around in the division.

Izzy did the right thing.

 

[Arm Barbarian]

Alex let Izzy run it back after he stopped him, so it's kind of weird that he wouldn't return the favor.

But I do get it, Alex is not anyone I'd want to keep fighting repeatedly, as even in the fight he KOed Poatan in, he was getting chewed up prior to landing that huge counter.

 

[jeff7b9]

I'm glad they didn't do ANOTHER rematch immediately following back to back fights.

IF they are to fight a 5th time, and really they DON'T need to do that, but if they fight again, better for there to be time in between for the fighters to have a chance to grow and bring some sort of new fresh skills and perspective to the rematch.

I don't think Alex will ever fight at 185 again, so now it comes down to if Izzy wants or can try to earn another shot at the 205 belt.


IF:

A) Izzy can reclaim the 185 belt, and ideally avenge his loss to Strickland *or get another defense or two, thus bringing something to the party by having a belt and making it a "champ vs champ superfight"

... AND ...

B) Alex gets past Ankalaev

Then at that point, presuming both fighters want it, sure, that could be a very exciting matchup in 2025 or so.

Let's see how things play out. I think it is entirely possible they could both win their next 1-2 fights, but they are both past 35 if memory serves me correctly, so you never know when age and mileage might catch up with them

 

[MEAN357]

Troll thread or not, Izzy beating Poatan aged crazy well. Idgaf if you think it was a fluke or "losing until he won" whatever. Doesn't matter.


Thats a fucking crazy good win.