Buckrock101 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 6 hours ago, JaguarCrazy2832 said: Who the hell cares? Robert Whittaker has 2 stoppages in his last 6 fights too and he is a much better striker than the midget wrestler right? Jon Jones has 2 finishes in his last 7 fights too (if you include the DC no contest) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckrock101 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 "He showed he was hittable" "He shouldn't get hit as much as he did" It's a fight. One guy tries to hit you, and you try to hit the other guy. Getting hit is part of the sport. Every great fighter has been hit - GSP vs Condit/Hendricks, Jon Jones vs Gustafsson/Machida... the mark of a great fighter is when you get hurt, but are able to hurt the other guy more, which is what Izzy did in this fight. Opinion should be higher on him because he was able to be taken into deep waters, and still pull it out and dominate the final round. There's no question about him being a flashy but fragile striker - we now know he can win in a war. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 8 hours ago, NYRaider said: That was my initial point. Israel himself said he’s going GOAT hunting and will beat Jones. As I said he’s a good fighter and I like him but he’s getting overhyped. He said it himself. Not sure you can say he is overhyped by others bc of something no one else actually said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 1 hour ago, JaguarCrazy2832 said: He said it himself. Not sure you can say he is overhyped by others bc of something no one else actually said My initial post was that Israel is good but not great and that he acts like he's the greatest fighter to ever grace the Octagon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 1 hour ago, NYRaider said: My initial post was that Israel is good but not great and that he acts like he's the greatest fighter to ever grace the Octagon. Doesn’t everyone? The sport nowadays is so different bc people are trying to be a Conor copycat.Casual Fans want someone who can put on a show and talk. Basically a WWE wrestler that fights Even Conor had a similar rise to the top where he didnt have to fight several top guys before getting his shot Colby Covington is trying to do the same Tony Ferguson “your boy” wasn’t a big talker until he realized he had to in order to help sell fights and get a title shot I don’t like many football players that run their mouth but its different for fighters. There is no PPV football game, hell its on a channel far more accessible than ESPN or FS1. We might want fighters to just fight but talking helps Why did Bisping get a rematch vs Rockhold when Jacare clearly deserved it? They can sell that fight better bc they both would push this hatred agenda and Jacare cant speak on the mic that well Henry Cejudo is running his mouth now trying to save a whole division Dodson after DJ 2 or 3? apologized to DJ saying he was selling Thug Rose is probably the least popular womens champ bc she isnt annoyingly overconfident despite being hella skilled This is how the game is played. Play it the way the UFC and casuals want and you’ll get a shot at the belt much quicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 9 minutes ago, JaguarCrazy2832 said: Doesn’t everyone? The sport nowadays is so different bc people are trying to be a Conor copycat.Casual Fans want someone who can put on a show and talk. Basically a WWE wrestler that fights This is how the game is played. Play it the way the UFC and casuals want and you’ll get a shot at the belt much quicker 2 Yup, definitely all great points and I agree with you. I actually really like Izzy and hope that he gives the UFC their next "star" to promote. After his last two fights though I'm definitely catiously optimistic that it happens though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 10 minutes ago, NYRaider said: Yup, definitely all great points and I agree with you. I actually really like Izzy and hope that he gives the UFC their next "star" to promote. After his last two fights though I'm definitely catiously optimistic that it happens though He was never in danger vs Silva and Kelvin is a tough SOB. Romero v Izzy would be fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 4 minutes ago, JaguarCrazy2832 said: He was never in danger vs Silva and Kelvin is a tough SOB. Romero v Izzy would be fun Never in danger vs Kelvin? IIRC he almost got wobbled in the 2nd and the 4th against Gastelum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11sanchez11 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Boo. Was watching for like an hour just for the Reem fight and my laptop just turned off like the second it started. By the time I got the fight back going Reem was already beating him for the finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Glad to see Reem won. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 11 hours ago, NYRaider said: Never in danger vs Kelvin? IIRC he almost got wobbled in the 2nd and the 4th against Gastelum. Never in danger vs Silva and Kelvin is a tough SOB 2 completely different thoughts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullsandBroncos Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 I could totally see Romero snapping izzy in half. Izzy better keep dat mouf shut! He must've forgot. Jon Jones NEVA LOST. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Dude is turning into Mayhem Miller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Wow, Masvidal hit him so hard he made the gorilla go rogue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckrock101 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 1 hour ago, JaguarCrazy2832 said: Wow, Masvidal hit him so hard he made the gorilla go rogue We joke, but I wouldn't be surprised if he's going a little off the rails after his recent results. He was on the verge of being a superstar before the Woodley fight. Now he's been finished twice in a row, most recently being sparked at home in England. A swing like that would put the majority of fighters in a bad place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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