Yadong really sharp in training

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Yadong is one of those fighters, all the athletic and natural talent in the world, man is his striking looking something fierce. He's sat out a little over 6 months to heal up from that tough loss to Sandhagen and here's some of the training footage between then and now. How do you see Yadong vs Simon going?




 
I know you're high on simon, but this is a tough fight. 25 minutes is a long time to avoid getting cracked by someone who hits as hard as Yadong. He also has pretty good tdd, a solid chin, and good conditioning. I'd be more confident in yadong if he had a good long range jab, or teep -- something long range to keep simon at distance -- but he doesn't usually fight that way and prefers to bang in the pocket, which might get him in trouble with a guy who wants to be close for wrestling. Or he might find Simon's chin.

No idea who wins, but I'm expecting a war with lots of scrambles, and then lots of big punches from yadong in order to try to win rounds back after the wrestling exchanges.
 
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he wins if he manages to keep the fight standing but Simon has the advantage in grappling.
 
Simon has be evolving since his loss to Faber years ago, and has looked phenomenal and strong as fuck as of late.

I think it will be a tough fight for both guys, but I think Simon wins via wrestling/grinding/GNP sir.
 
Anyone got footage of Simon training ?

im a bigger fan of song , but I laid money on Simon
 
There's better looking pad work on every street corner in every gym in thailand. His padwork looks professional but mid. UFC fans have too low of expectations when it comes to striking like Askren.

When Song does rhythm kicks he's lifting his foot too far off the ground which is beginner level. His elbow is not exactly turned in at the sharp point. One of the first switch-leg kicks he takes an unnecessary extra step. His switch knee had no power behind it. He's also bouncing a bit and wasted movement between his strikes sometimes. But he threw a lot of strikes in the video so this is all nit-picking.
 
Kenny95 said:
There's better looking pad work on every street corner in every gym in thailand. His padwork looks professional but mid. UFC fans have too low of expectations when it comes to striking like Askren.
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I watch training videos from Thailand constantly.
It's definitely amazing can't lie.
 
HuskySamoan said:
Yadong is one of those fighters, all the athletic and natural talent in the world, man is his striking looking something fierce. He's sat out a little over 6 months to heal up from that tough loss to Sandhagen and here's some of the training footage between then and now. How do you see Yadong vs Simon going?




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not as sharp as the champ
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kingmob6 said:
not as sharp as the champ
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Even if she never trained striking, she should be embarrassed as a pro wrestler to shadow box like this while being recorded. What the fuck. I hated Ronda so much, her personality was the female equivalent of Kamaru Usman but not 1/10th the fighter, plus women's MMA amirite?
 
Mammothman said:
Sadong would beat Chito again
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Probably, he has to chin to not get stopped and the pace to win rounds but I thought Chito won their first fight from what I remember. Depending on how Yadong does here, if he loses to Simon he should take a serious step back in competition and spend the next 1-2 years developing and taking easier fights.
 
Song is powerful but he seems to gas. I think he wins rnd 1 and 2 and gets blanketed and outlanded in 3 4 and 5
 
HuskySamoan said:
Probably, he has to chin to not get stopped and the pace to win rounds but I thought Chito won their first fight from what I remember. Depending on how Yadong does here, if he loses to Simon he should take a serious step back in competition and spend the next 1-2 years developing and taking easier fights.
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How do you think this fight goes? you asked us, but didn't give your opinion ;). Also, where would you like to see the winner go after this fight?
 
Yadong is often too rigid and tends to fold if he's getting beaten too much.
 
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