traxamillion United States. May 14 2017 05:58. Posts 10468
how does he take those beatings from cain but snap go out there
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iakim322 United States. May 14 2017 05:59. Posts 1335
Prob deteriorated chin from those Cain beatings. Stipe also has better one punch power than Cain. Maybe Usada. Or some combination of these
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PuertoRican United States. May 14 2017 06:05. Posts 13120
Mexicans 0-4
Brazilians 1-2 (Maia with his split-decision win)
Reigning Champions 2-0
Favorites 7-3
Preliminary fights > PPV fights
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iakim322 United States. May 14 2017 06:16. Posts 1335
Lost in that quick first round ruckus was the fact that despite it not actually being the cleanest shot ever that put JDS down, he did drop on all fours then with his forehead on the ground...getting punched and offering up no defense with Stipe looking up at the referee with a wtf why aren't you stopping this shit face. That referee was obviously none other than Herb Dean. Someone really needs to drug test him on top of the fighters
JDS couldn't be in anymore of a hurry to cash dat check when winning that fight means you face CAIN and KONG. Probably bet on Stipe too for his kid's college fund
On May 14 2017 05:50 whamm! wrote:
JDS couldn't be in anymore of a hurry to cash dat check when winning that fight means you face CAIN and KONG. Probably bet on Stipe too for his kid's college fund
Miocic is just a beast, thats his 4th or 5th KO in the first round.
Lol @ Cormier pushing hard to promote a Cain vs Miocic to happen, fucking absurd when he s his teammate. That being said I think its the only HW match for title that could happen atm? Ngannou prob has to fight someone like Werdum or Overeem first to get the title shot
Man in his post-fight interview JDS said he didn't make any mistakes and he likes to move backwards. I wish I had the patience to make a video of how many punches he took (in his career) to the jaw or back of his ear while moving to the right with his back against the fences.
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Stim_Abuser United States. May 14 2017 20:42. Posts 7499
On May 14 2017 03:45 traxamillion wrote:
nice win but this makes me think tyrone will smash on him
I dont know, Woodley isnt a lose figher who gets in and out of range fast like Masvidal is, Woodley waits tensly and explodes, that is a style that gets clinched easily, I dont think Maia should shoot for double legs, Woodley would sprawl easily, he should simply walk woodly down mummy-style to the cage trying to trigger the right-hand rush, with a tucked chin and stiff arming him and elbows blocking (like Rory did) he should be somewhat safe from the bomb and Woodly would be rushing into the clinch
I hate Woodley, but he's got some of the best TDD in the game. He is insanely strong too, even if Maia gets the clinch I think Woodley shrugs him off.
Plus I think you're optimistic about Maia's striking defense. Maias main defense against strikes is shooting double legs from a half mile away. Trying to walk into the clinch = KO'd imo.
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I'm sad for Maia because i think hes not just an amazing fighter, he's also an amazing human being. I think he can do very good against a lot of the WW divison... but Woodley is simply the worst matchup there is for him.
I definetly favor Woodley in that fight.
On May 14 2017 03:45 traxamillion wrote:
nice win but this makes me think tyrone will smash on him
I dont know, Woodley isnt a lose figher who gets in and out of range fast like Masvidal is, Woodley waits tensly and explodes, that is a style that gets clinched easily, I dont think Maia should shoot for double legs, Woodley would sprawl easily, he should simply walk woodly down mummy-style to the cage trying to trigger the right-hand rush, with a tucked chin and stiff arming him and elbows blocking (like Rory did) he should be somewhat safe from the bomb and Woodly would be rushing into the clinch
I hate Woodley, but he's got some of the best TDD in the game. He is insanely strong too, even if Maia gets the clinch I think Woodley shrugs him off.
Plus I think you're optimistic about Maia's striking defense. Maias main defense against strikes is shooting double legs from a half mile away. Trying to walk into the clinch = KO'd imo.
oh I totally agree with you, its very likely Woodley just shoves him off or that Maia simply eats that silly right hook but what I was saying is that Masvidal didnt really expose anything in Maia that Woodley could use, his fighting stance isnt fluid he cant strike and get out of takedown range like Masvidal did, he can defeat Maia but in a different way.
I still think thats the way Maia should fight, keeping a stiff left arm elbows out and practicing deeping his head to the right and walk Woodley aggressively to the cage and trying to create the most clinches and scrambles possible because if he stays at punching distance trying to time a double leg it is going to be a very boring fight where Maia simply can never complete a takedown and Woodley throws 1 punch per minute.
Perhaps he could try to trigger that weird Woodley thing does when he is against the cage and time the takedown there, but Woodley would be stupid to do that but who knows.... JDS keeps backing against the cage lol
On May 14 2017 03:45 traxamillion wrote:
nice win but this makes me think tyrone will smash on him
I dont know, Woodley isnt a lose figher who gets in and out of range fast like Masvidal is, Woodley waits tensly and explodes, that is a style that gets clinched easily, I dont think Maia should shoot for double legs, Woodley would sprawl easily, he should simply walk woodly down mummy-style to the cage trying to trigger the right-hand rush, with a tucked chin and stiff arming him and elbows blocking (like Rory did) he should be somewhat safe from the bomb and Woodly would be rushing into the clinch
Woodley s probably the most underrated top tier UFC figher atm and Maia is the perfect matchup for him
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iakim322 United States. May 16 2017 05:21. Posts 1335
Woodley's whiny path to the title (KO win vs a decent but mostly one dimensional Dong Hyung Kim and a split decision vs an overweight Gastelum) was one of the more undeserving routes ever taken. Then started calling for money fights not quite 20 minutes removed from winning the title while trying to avoid the actual contender, Wonderboy. Then tried to dodge a rematch after having a draw while playing the race card. And that's not mentioning his previous transparently fake, self serving Ferguson bull crap that he only ever spotlighted when it was in the public news. Meanwhile Maia had to quietly stop the streaks of Laflare, Magny, Gunnar (the true underrated 170'er), Brown, and Condit before being forced to face a surging Masvidal while having to hear Woodley spew some more dumb crap about how dumb he was for taking the Masvidal fight. I'm really unsure how a reasonable MMA fan could root for Woodley against Maia
With that said, I'm in the same camp of thinking Woodley is a terrible matchup for Maia. Hopefully it just makes it that much sweeter if Maia can manage to choke him out
On May 15 2017 13:16 Spitfiree wrote:
Woodley s probably the most underrated top tier UFC figher atm and Maia is the perfect matchup for him
How exactly is he "under rated"
Odds were really close when he fought Lawler for the belt. Lawler was -120
And odds were really close in the Thompson rematch, and the fight actually was really close.
I think Woodley is a top tier WW, easily in top 3, and thats what most people consider him to be.
And i do agree he is a really bad matchup for maia.
Rooting for Maia. Maia should just throw himself on the mat and work from there. Woodley looks scared as fuck when against the cage and he just goes on rampage from there. I don't know how to expect Maia to walk him down because he isn't threatening much other than takedowns from what i've seen.
On May 16 2017 05:28 cariadon wrote:
Rooting for Maia. Maia should just throw himself on the mat and work from there. Woodley looks scared as fuck when against the cage and he just goes on rampage from there. I don't know how to expect Maia to walk him down because he isn't threatening much other than takedowns from what i've seen.
lol I dont know what you mean by throw himself on the mat lol, he has to take woodley down, woodley is not going to jump on his guard obv.
And Maia can walk him down because Woodley doesnt hold ground and cant punch while moving backwards so he moves backwards trying to create a collision Machida style, but without the timing and setups but Maia is stiff and slow and has no head movement so theres a pretty good chance he gets Knocked the fuck out if he doesnt use his arms properly to block those bombs
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