Woodley talking about how he analyzes opponents on JRE

[The Domin8or]

I don't remember GSP 2.0 doing anything like this:

 

[Jackonfire]

if he was such a fighting genius he would have been able to get a stoppage against maia at least. dude had his eye closed by the 2nd-3rd round and tyron just chilled the rest of the fight. cool he ko'd robbie in a minute 30 seconds but that appears to be an outlier performance thus far. if that was the norm for him he would have stopped maia when he had the plenty of chances to.

Now you sound like Dana fucking White. Congratulations.

Other than a juiced up Marquardt 10 years ago, No one has been able to finish Maia. Not Anderson. Not Weidman. Not Rory. Not Condit, Brown, Gunner Nelson, Covington, Usman. 22 straight fights without getting finished.

But somehow, Woodley was supposed to just finish him

 

[BigGucciSosa]

Wondergirl and Lawler fans still reeling

 

[SalvadorAllende]

MM not do much but Dilla took big shots from Cruz and Cody. DC had a war with gus and obliterated by Jones twice Woodley hasn't been in any wars other than the uppercut one shot years ago

Damn... some mod ban me because I agree with D1 Wrestler.


Woodley is really smart. Just the fact that he beat Wonderboy who is the absolute worst matchup for him at WW says a lot. Most of us (including me) had Wonderboy winning in a rather easy way pre-fight.

The guy just does not want to take damage and I think that is perfect for him. I agree with the likes of Sonnen here where they say that it does not matter what everybody think, in competition everything is about winning.

And for people that say he is not getting money fights or bonuses because of that let me remind you that he can go full berzek mode, lose a few fights and then nobody would care about him anymore. There are only a few Justin Gaethjes around.

Winning matters.

 

[Orni]

Woodley is a great fighter, no doubt he is more than just an athletic guy with wrestling and power. Cool to get some more insight into his gameplanning.

 

[SalvadorAllende]

Nate "Juice Box" Marquradt can't beat TWood clean, actually he can't beat most fighters clean this as been proven...

You know.. it does not matter anyways. The fight was more than 6 years ago and Woodley has been winning a lot since then.

This is combat sports. You lose frome time to time unless you cherry pick your opponents.

Damn... I train 5 times at week (boxing and kickboxing) and sometimes I get my ass kicked in sparring by guys that are supposedly below my level. Shit happens when you put yourself out there.

 

[Summoning]

 

[agibmxmma]

if he was such a fighting genius he would have been able to get a stoppage against maia at least. dude had his eye closed by the 2nd-3rd round and tyron just chilled the rest of the fight. cool he ko'd robbie in a minute 30 seconds but that appears to be an outlier performance thus far. if that was the norm for him he would have stopped maia when he had the plenty of chances to.

DJ, Cruz, GSP, and DC are regarded as having high fight IQ's and great cage awareness, yet all have many dec wins on their records.. All those same fighters also hold Woodley in high regard for his fighting ability, fight IQ, game planning, and as an individual outside of the cage.

 

[AimedWithV]

DJ, Cruz, GSP, and DC are regarded as having high fight IQ's and great cage awareness, yet all have many dec wins on their records.. All those same fighters also hold Woodley in high regard for his fighting ability, fight IQ, game planning, and as an individual outside of the cage.

All the fighters you mentioned have indeed decisions, but these decisions were very action-packed and no one tried to stall the fight.

And of course they will appreciate Woodley - but don't forget, they're not fans. They're specialists. Their measure of excitement is different from MMA fan, even if the fan is super-educated. They have different approach

 

[Yashabo]

Come on man this isn't between us.

~DaViD~

 

[Shaddows]

I don't remember GSP 2.0 doing anything like this:

 

[ReadWrite]

"The first thing I try to figure out is if they are racist."

 

[MCS]

Those things he said are great, but you can't have close decisions and bore fests as a champ willing to get paid more.

Often athletes with natural ability who find a more technical approach than relying on their gifts forget what got them to the dance. Try to be too technical, when all he needed to put Maia away was more aggression. And he would've finished WB if not making the mistake of going for a choke when WB was hurt.

But he is efficient with his gameplans in slow fights where he can plan. Not so much when things get faster. Adaptability errors start to show. Or when he's in control it looks like he just thinks "points, points, another round won", when the other dude is on the ropes.

 

[FireKidWS]

The guy is a fighting genius tbh, so smart.

This was an interesting video.

Woodley is smart in preparation.

But I think he doesn’t fully understand most casuals are just bleed fans.

And he doesn’t understand people can dislike him for other reasons than his skin color.

This interview with Rogan did make me like him a lot more.

But it is frustrating to watch fighters who are extremely talented, but are ok with getting the W even if it means the fans don’t really like it.

Makes me wonder if sooner or later we have fighters step into the cage, throw one or two punches then play defense rest of round.

 

[DragRacer]

I disagree.
If Woodley keeps his mouth shut with the race-baiting bullshit (I think he’s been much better lately) and fought with some urgency, he’d have a lot more fans and be worth more. I think his snoozer style is a result of both trying to hang onto the belt by any means necessary, and pacing himself so his puffy beach muscles don’t gas him out.

And for people that say he is not getting money fights or bonuses because of that let me remind you that he can go full berzek mode, lose a few fights and then nobody would care about him anymore. There are only a few Justin Gaethjes around.

Winning matters.

 

[Paynebringer]

Now you sound like Dana fucking White. Congratulations.

Other than a juiced up Marquardt 10 years ago, No one has been able to finish Maia. Not Anderson. Not Weidman. Not Rory. Not Condit, Brown, Gunner Nelson, Covington, Usman. 22 straight fights without getting finished.

But somehow, Woodley was supposed to just finish him

This ↑↑↑ is not fake newz hit'em with the logic @Jackonfire destroy the hate...

 

[agibmxmma]

All the fighters you mentioned have indeed decisions, but these decisions were very action-packed and no one tried to stall the fight.

And of course they will appreciate Woodley - but don't forget, they're not fans. They're specialists. Their measure of excitement is different from MMA fan, even if the fan is super-educated. They have different approach

Yet a justified opinion would say that many of Cruz's wins were lackluster, though effective.. as they would also say in regard to Woodley. Just as many uninformed "fans" would say GSP's dec wins were lackluster, as many "fans" who are uninformed would say in regard to Woodley.

I would never confuse an actual fighter with that of a fan, yet many of us who do fight or have fought, are fans too. So of course our level is different then that of a typical fan, as we who fight or have fought, tend to be more excited and understanding of the intricacies of a fight and Combat Sports in general. The avg "MMA fan", is not that educated in all aspects of MMA, Martial Arts or Combat Sports for the most part. An opinion is what each person has, yet reality is, some opinions are more justified and more relevant then the next. Hence common sense is to take the opinion of an actual fighter, over that of someone who is biased in opinion, more so then the professional athlete, making a career off the topic being discussed.

 

[lepsahekim]

All those guys take massive damage tho, think of him more like Floyd

Floyd throws punches and hits people, Woodley dances and paws

 

[FrontNakedChoke]

The guy is a fighting genius tbh, so smart.

A fighting genius?

Do you mean a fighting genius compared to other fighters or a fighting genius because he's black.

 

[lepsahekim]

Assuming people dont think Woodley cant be smart because he's explosive. This video disproves such a theory.

He can be smart, he just isn’t