Woodley WRECKED Maia and made it look easy [gifs]

[GSP_37]

Looks like mistaken use of the word wrecked.

 

[Ladder Master]

 

[AlteredStates]

The only thing I'm wondering is who the hell had the time to gif this fight?

 

[Uber_Noober]

I almost fell asleep watching those amazing gifs, yawn

 

[ChangeIsComing]

Meh the 1st punch he landed fucked up Maia's eye...everything else aside from the one KD...wasnt much to talk about at all.

He fought smart vs Maia....but he fought like a bitch as well.

 

[VERBAL-FEDOR]

People have a unreasonable expectations on how elite level MMA works.

Demian spammed EIGHTEEN take down attempts, he would legit sloppy dive on Tyron's legs anytime they were near each other.

I don't dispute Maia's right to that game plan, but it takes two to tango. Woodley casually went about beating the ever loving brakes off Maia, the guys face was a complete mess, and he did it with COMPLETE impunity.

It was a one sided ass kicking. If you thought it was boring, blame the guy who spammed non-stop sloppy take downs with no setup, and has spent his career proving to everyone if you don't shuck him off and get out of there, he will hold you down until the bell rings for points.

Woodley out classed Demian and made it look easy. That is a big accomplishment.

Woodley won the belt with a spectacular first round knockout of Robbie Lawler. He then fights three times in one year, the only truly active champion, fighting real #1 contenders.

Lets not cast aspersions on Maia and Woodley. They put on a fine performance, styles make fights.

 

[UhHuhSure]

How he slips the punch in the first gif is fucking amazing.

 

[rjmbrd]

How he slips the punch in the first gif is fucking amazing.

He's freaky fast when he wants to be.

 

[Boomb]

How can you be in a "boring" fight and end like this:

????

 

[MMA-woooooh!!!!]

Lol wrecked?
Maia had one eye for most of the fight but has no takedowns for tyron and no strikes to hurt him with, and still tyron didn't pull the trigger.
Expect more from those you pay to watch fight.

 

[rjmbrd]

Maia has been facin mostly top 15 guys across two divisions for the past decade, and he has a winning record against them. If you think that's average, then we're forming our opinions from drastically different starting points.

I don't usually spell out the context, because its implied, but I will do so for you now:

Maia is being compared to his peers in my statement. In this respect, ALL of his opponents are 'elite' in regards to MMA competition by virtue of being signed to the big show.

Within that group, we can then index in who is 'average' among the best fighters in the world. That would be where Maia has made most of his wins. Condit and Magny stand alone in this respect for him. Condit has since retired, citing brain trauma.

Do you know who else has beaten Matt Brown, Kendell Grove and Rick Story? Everybody.

When Maia has faced elite competition, he has come up short repeatedly. Marquardt, Silva, Munoz, Weidman, Shields, Rory, Woodley.

He was able to sneak past Masvidal with a split decision.

You say "Having one truly elite skill doesn't work against the top guys"

NO. I did not say that. Former multiple time world champion Dominick Cruz said that, verbatim, on the PPV broadcast. I am agreeing with his statement.

You know what else isn't guaranteed to work Against top guys? Being well rounded. Do you know how many well rounded guys have lost because they didn't have any specific strengths? Plenty.

What game are you playing? It goes without saying that the more competency you have in all metrics, the more successful you will be.

I've seen your other posts and this seems to be something of a blind-spot for you, regarding Maia. You're better than this. This is not a worthwhile argument to make, and you know it.

Maia has lost only to truly great fighters, but you know what? Well rounded fighters have lost to those same great fighters, so I'm not sure that Maia losing confirms your statement that Maia is too one dimensional.

What Maia has done repeatedly is lose to the elite fighters he's faced, save Condit, who retired citing brain trauma. There is a reason Dom made the statement that he did.

Maia didn't lose Because he's too one dimensional

Yes he absolutely did.




Cheers.

 

[Perrichet]

Wrecked? Not even close man

Tyron did what he had to do to win the fight. Maia didn't get a sniff

 

[fortheo]

I don't usually spell out the context, because its implied, but I will do so for you now:

Maia is being compared to his peers in my statement. In this respect, ALL of his opponents are 'elite' in regards to MMA competition by virtue of being signed to the big show.

Within that group, we can then index in who is 'average' among the best fighters in the world. That would be where Maia has made most of his wins. Condit and Magny stand alone in this respect for him. Condit has since retired, citing brain trauma.

Fitch was top 5 when Maia sent him to wsof, so that's an elite win as well, unless you revision history like you seem to be alluding to with your Condit footnote. Masvidal was and still is top 5. Add those to your list of you want some type of validity. Your spelling out context reads a lot like your opinion.

Do you know who else has beaten Matt Brown, Kendell Grove and Rick Story? Everybody.

Cool, Maia beat all of the above despite them being more well rounded than him.

When Maia has faced elite competition, he has come up short repeatedly. Marquardt, Silva, Munoz, Weidman, Shields, Rory, Woodley.

Sonnen, magny, masvidal, Condit, Fitch.

He was able to sneak past Masvidal with a split decision.

Just like shields squeeked by Maia with a split decision.

If only Masvidal was more well rounded, right? Then he would have got the SD.

NO. I did not say that. Former multiple time world champion Dominick Cruz said that, verbatim, on the PPV broadcast. I am agreeing with his statement.

What difference does it make who said it if it's you who is standing by and supporting the notion?

What game are you playing? It goes without saying that the more competency you have in all metrics, the more successful you will be.

No. The more competency you have in general is what's most important, and Maia has proved this time and time again by beating g fighters who were more well rounded then him. Conor also proved this by beating fighters who are more well rounded than him--it's about overall competency, irregardless of whether or not it's well rounded competency.

I've seen your other posts and this seems to be something of a blind-spot for you, regarding Maia. You're better than this. This is not a worthwhile argument to make, and you know it.

It's a blind spot for you as well my friend. You have a clear ideology and you're cherry picking evidence in order to support it, which we're all guilty of from time to time.

What Maia has done repeatedly is lose to the elite fighters he's faced, save Condit, who retired citing brain trauma. There is a reason Dom made the statement that he did.

Dom has been wrong plenty of times. He should worry about being more well rounded, since that's clearly why he lost to Cody. There's no way it could have been a tactical or physical issue. After all, when fighters lose, it means they're not well rounded enough, right? Or does that only apply to the few times when Maia loses?

Maia has beaten more top guys than just Condit--I've gone over that. What I'm saying is that Maia losing to elite fighters doesn't correlate to "Maia not being well rounded enough." Maia losing from time to time doesn't prove that at all, despite how much you want it to validate your opinion. Unless of course you mean it in the most basic sense, in which case every fighter who has ever lost lost because they weren't well rounded enough. In that case...okay.


Plenty of fighters more well rounded than Maia lost to Silva, Weidman, Rory, and Woodley. Look at that list of names right there; it's a tough fucking list of guys to beat, regardless of style. Acting like losing to those guys is simply because he lacks diverse dimensions to his game is a disingenuous blanket statement.

What I wonder is this: why are you so obsessed with pointing out Maia's single minded game as if it's a weaknesses when plenty of fighters who have a more well rounded style--which correct me if I'm wrong, seems to be what you think is superior considering you say Maia loses because he lacks that well rounded quality--haven't had careers nearly as good as Maia's?

 

[McBlaze]

woodley just stands with his back against the fence and throws overhand rights praying it lands... lol at self proclaimed WW GOAT. fucking garbage

 

[JayE]

woodley just stands with his back against the fence and throws overhand rights praying it lands... lol at self proclaimed WW GOAT. fucking garbage

He's far away from the WW GOAT, but if a fighter can have three successful title defenses at WW in this era while just standing with his back against the fence and throwing an overhand right while praying it lands, then it might say more about MMA as a sport than it does about Woodley as a fighter (either that, or your analysis is horseshit).

 

[Italian Brock]

He certainly didn't wreck him. He negated Maia's strengths though.

Props to Tyrone being active and fighting the rightful #1 contenders consecutively. We need more of that. His last two fights have been duds, tho.

Fights 4 times in a year = bores people
Conor fights once in a year= a lot more entertaining and makes more than woodley will make in his life .

 

[randomalias]

Lets not cast aspersions on Maia and Woodley. They put on a fine performance, styles make fights.

They are in the entertainment industry.

I think Dana said it best:

"the guy could've finished the fight at any time he ... [If] you take no risks, you get no rewards.”

 

[Mixedfights]

Im on the fence about it. I think Dana overreacted but I also think Woodley didn't try to put it on Maia. He was too scared to really attack him

I agree that Maia as far as a whole MMA fighter is kind of shit. He has nothing except BJJ. When it doesnt work he just keeps trying for the TD over, and over, and over. To the point of looking pathetic just diving at ankles from a mile away. Fuck that backpack he sucks.

 

[Kleinschuster]

He certainly didn't wreck him. He negated Maia's strengths though.

Props to Tyrone being active and fighting the rightful #1 contenders consecutively. We need more of that. His last two fights have been duds, tho.

Yeah, but it takes two to tango. And why would he risk it, when his opponents just refuse to engage him? When you fail like 15 TD, maybe you should try something else? Moreover TW had dislocated his shoulder in the first...

 

[Kleinschuster]

Maia turns 40 in 3 months, was rushed to this fight big time with all the implications.

Had 1 eye 1 minute in, worked his best to take him down.. he grabbed the fence 2 times those could have been TD.. had like 70% of the time advancing.

But you right it was so easy that he decided to stay in there the full 25 minutes he must have wanted that new record, lowest strikers ever cause that's how he rolls in the race to be the Goat, The Frozen One.

Like TW knew he'd fight on UFC214? Was a short training camp for both.

Maia's eye swollen? Yeah and why? Cause TW hit him.

TW had a dislocated shoulder after the first round, just by accident.

Maia kept shooting for TD despite being stuffed nonestop instead of trying to fight TW standing. Smart choice. But keep blaming the guy that clearly won.

If I beat you easily, it's on you to change your gameplan, not me.