You can't give Barboza space.

[nick jacoby]

This may be obvious lol but It seems like Barboza thrives on guys who stand at distance with him and go strike for strike. He is faster, he kicks harder, and he has more tools than anyone in the division.... If you stand at his range.

If you get in real close to him and constantly pressure him and crowd him. He has a really tough time getting off the type of strikes he likes to throw........He gets your timing down. Thats why it takes these insane pressure fighters like Ferguson, Gaethje and Khabib to beat him. Everything goes out the window when he is pressured. His defense, his offense, his combinations.... And Justin Gaethje's pressure on the feet is absolutely insane.

He is the best example of an elite fighter who can't fight his fight when you pressure him.

 

[Michael LDN]

You forgot to mention Varner
He did it first

 

[JabToucher]

Like out of round 1 vitor?

 

[MayhemMonkey]

This may be obvious lol but It seems like Barboza thrives on guys who stand at distance with him and go strike for strike. He is faster, he kicks harder, and he has more tools than anyone in the division.... If you stand at his range. If you get in real close to him and constantly pressure him and crowd him. He has a really tough time getting off the type of strikes he likes to throw. He gets your timing down. Thats why it takes these insane pressure fighters like Ferguson, Gaethje and Khabib to beat him. Everything goes out the window when he is pressured. His defense, his offense, his combinations.... And Justin Gaethje's pressure on the feet is absolutely insane.

He is the best example of an elite fighter who can't fight his fight when you pressure him.

 

[nick jacoby]

You forgot to mention Varner
He did it first

Yes. Definitely. Great call.

 

[Th3Sav4ge]

sounds simple. like when all you had to do was pressure jds and wrestle and he was done for. but then stipe got bested trying that

 

[nick jacoby]

sounds simple. like when all you had to do was pressure jds and wrestle and he was done for. but then stipe got bested trying that

I guess... That first fight was a toss up

 

[SKITZADACTYL]

we've known this for years.

 

[BearGrounds]

Pettis is another fighter that was figured out in this way. RDA started it.

 

[Th3Sav4ge]

Pettis is another fighter that was figured out in this way. RDA started it.

you mean clay guida who 30-27'd him in his first ufc appearance while he was reining wec champ

 

[nick jacoby]

Pettis is another fighter that was figured out in this way. RDA started it.

Guida

 

[Th3Sav4ge]

Guida

 

[nick jacoby]

you mean clay guida who 30-27'd him in his first ufc appearance while he was reining wec champ

beat me to it

 

[Bobbybackpack]

His next fight should be against David Teymur. Two outside fighters with speed and great kicks. Or a rematch with Pettis at 170.

 

[CroKosor]

Matt Brown did that to Wonderboy, then Wonderboy evolved...
And this happened:

Barboza never evovled, fights the same as he did 10 years ago.