UFC 305 On ESPN+ PPV [8/17 at 10 pm ET] “African Born, African Bred” (Israel Adesanya/Dricus Du Plessis)

[O.Red]

I guess you're right. Jan, who is considered a great wrestler took Alex down and kept him there but did nothing else
I guess only Jones, Khabib, Islam, Gsp can take their oponents down, keep them down and hurt them at the same time

You also have to keep in mind that while Alex may not necessarily be a very skilled grappler, he's still huge. You gotta do real work to try to keep someone that big restrained

 

[ciubaca]

You also have to keep in mind that while Alex may not necessarily be a very skilled grappler, he's still huge. You gotta do real work to try to keep someone that big restrained

im sorry

 

[Screwface Exchange]

Is it just me or is Izzy also looking thinner in this fight and the Sean Strickland one?

Usada gone new testing company in and izzy is off da juice and hasnt won since

Also volk hasnt won either since da change hmmmmmm

 

[O.Red]

DDP and Sean are kryptonite to guys like Izzy that are elite level strikers and only focus on TDD. Constantly dealing with pressure and defending takedowns from opponents that are bigger and physically stronger than you exerts a lot of energy.

And if you can’t defend yourself on the ground then….

Wrestling based fighters have the best endurance all in MMA.

I wouldn't go this far. Izzy had pretty good defenses against DDPs takedown attempts. You could see DDPs frustration with the attempts failing

Izzy got choked sure but it's clear that he lost this fight on his feet. He was actually winning that last round until he did some dumb shyt and threw the whole fight down the drain

The other major thing with Izzy is he has a really bad poker face. He tried to no sell those shots DDP was catching him with but his eyes and legs were telling a different story

Izzy's takedown defenses were fine. He just got outboxed which is insane the more I think about it

 

[Mowgli]

He doesnt use it tho. I dont think i ever seen him get a sub.
What belt are you? You been talking about bjj for 10 years now.

Black belt.

He doesn't have to fear being taken down either and can dictate the fight how he pleases.

 

[Primetime]

I wouldn't go this far. Izzy had pretty good defenses against DDPs takedown attempts. You could see DDPs frustration with the attempts failing

Izzy got choked sure but it's clear that he lost this fight on his feet. He was actually winning that last round until he did some dumb shyt and threw the whole fight down the drain

The other major thing with Izzy is he has a really bad poker face. He tried to no sell those shots DDP was catching him with but his eyes and legs were telling a different story

Izzy's takedown defenses were fine. He just got outboxed which is insane the more I think about it

It's like you mentioned earlier (iirc), Izzy doesn't have a great chin. It's not made of glass but it's also not a good idea for him to be trading with guys who are known to have power/pop.

He was snapping DDP's head back with timely uppercuts and was winning the battle of body shots by a land slide, but anytime DDP strung together some offense or even just whiffed a punch you could tell by the way Izzy reacted that there was a clear difference in power and who could absorb punishment better from the other.

 

[O.Red]

It's like you mentioned earlier (iirc), Izzy doesn't have a great chin. It's not made of glass but it's also not a good idea for him to be trading with guys who are known to have power/pop.

He was snapping DDP's head back with timely uppercuts and was winning the battle of body shots by a land slide, but anytime DDP strung together some offense or even just whiffed a punch you could tell by the way Izzy reacted that there was a clear difference in power and who could absorb punishment better from the other.

Yea that's the thing. Izzy's strategy of using straights to set up uppercuts and body blows was working. You could see DDPs frustration trying to figure out the timing

But when DDP got his shots in he made them shyts count and like I said earlier Izzy's poker face was failing him. Those shots put him on notice amd made him drop his strategy

 

[UncleTomFord15]

Aljo koed by O'Malley
Leon destroyed by Belal
Hill koed by Alex
Izzy submitted by Duplesis
Jones not fighting Aspinall

Hate to see it

 

[Mowgli]

They're talking about going up to fight alex

 

[AngryBaby]

Usada gone new testing company in and izzy is off da juice and hasnt won since

Also volk hasnt won either since da change hmmmmmm

Bro I was thinking this lol and I like Izzy. But yeah...noticed he looked alittle natty and his fire wasn't the same

 

[Screwface Exchange]

Bro I was thinking this lol and I like Izzy. But yeah...noticed he looked alittle natty and his fire wasn't the same

Yup when u go natty ur body actually reverses and stops producing as much natural l testosterone. He all cryin, takin time off, lost da edge. Lookin slimmer. Normally a guy chasing izzy on da feet was an ez 2 piece and dun.