Elsalvajeloco Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 Definitely didn't see Darren Stewart by submission. He got stood up by a straight right hand early on. However, he showed nice veteran composure and then eventually snatched a wicked looking high angle guillotine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Dynamite Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 I guess the upside to Weidman fighting midcarders is that you know you can't take your eyes off the third round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 Weidman is gonna win this one, but boy, I don't know if he has anything left to compete with the best in the division. Akhmedov is a decent fighter, but you shouldn't be going life and death with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Hoping to see more of those switch kicks Lewis added to his game last fight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Dynamite Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 (edited) Looking at the numbers (using Sherdog scorecards cause they're the easiest to find), Chris Weidman's 1-4 MW streak (not the 1-5 run counting the Reyes wipeout at LHW) was a really weird one. Weidman unanimously won Round 1 again Rockhold, Romero, Mousasi and Jacare, yet his Round 1 vs. Gastelum was a swing round - Sherdog was two 10-9 Weidman / one 10-9 Gastelum and the official UFC scorecards were two 10-9 Gastelum / one 10-9 Weidman. I might be lead to believe that Chris winning Round One, losing Round Two, and coming back in Round Three was the best case scenario for him. Anything to help him psychologically as I think he's maybe the best (head)case for an elite fighter who's problems lie in something other than technique and athleticism. It's hard to tell if it's cardio management, strategy, or psychology but I'm happy to see the guy get over this particular hump. Edited August 9, 2020 by John E. Dynamite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 wonder how much Oleinik has in those arms after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 Derrick Lewis strategy: Do stuff. Doesn't matter if it makes sense or not...just do stuff. Foolproof plan, baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, jaedmc said: wonder how much Oleinik has in those arms after that. I guess we'll never know, THANKS DERRICK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Dynamite Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Can't tap to a scarf hold if you don't know how it works. Fuck jiu-jitsu, just stand up. Punch head hard. Derrick Lewis, current MMA Folk Hero-weight Champion. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 3 minutes ago, John E. Dynamite said: Can't tap to a scarf hold if you don't know how it works. Fuck jiu-jitsu, just stand up. Punch head hard. Derrick Lewis, current MMA Folk Hero-weight Champion. What makes it better though Can we sign this man to a lifetime UFC contract? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Dynamite Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 (edited) And as a final point, I don't know why Derrick is worried about getting his weight down when he already has such a perfect short-term strategy. Edited August 9, 2020 by John E. Dynamite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 4 minutes ago, John E. Dynamite said: Can't tap to a scarf hold if you don't know how it works. Fuck jiu-jitsu, just stand up. Punch head hard. Derrick Lewis, current MMA Folk Hero-weight Champion. Scarf hold? You mean the Brittish Bulldog? Derrick Lewis is a national treasure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawful Metal Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Derrick Lewis is from Houston Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Dynamite Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Lawful Metal said: Derrick Lewis is from Houston Texas. Hence he is MMA's Beyonce, Scarface and Jandek. Edited August 9, 2020 by John E. Dynamite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 35 minutes ago, Elsalvajeloco said: Derrick Lewis strategy: Do stuff. Doesn't matter if it makes sense or not...just do stuff. Foolproof plan, baby. Based on the interview afterward he really needs a "do stuff and then take a shit" shirt for merchandise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Beneil Dariush is the Dean Malenko of MMA. So cool. Kevin Holland has five losses and I'm still thinking we're looking at somebody who could be a pretty big deal between his ability (those straight right knockdowns were beautiful) and trash talking. One of the losses is against Maretta. That was a cruel match-up for Holland, holy shit. This fight card has ruuuuuled. I never want crowds again. The fights since returning have been non-stop greatness. Everybody is venting their frustration. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 I think the short notice match against Marreta actually benefited Holland because he isn't going to be matched up that tough too many times especially early in his UFC run. He was going to get ran over. He got ran over, and eventually lived to tell about it. Moreover, the Joaquin Buckley fight shows that all prospects aren't created equally. When they were showing Buckley's highlights from LFA, I kinda had a feeling that it might be a rough night at the office for him. You would think after Oluwale Bamgbose's rocky UFC tenure that fighters at middleweight would figure out that the short guy for the division getting inside on his opponent and throwing wildly doesn't really work. It won't work unless you have ungodly power. You got it to work in LFA. Good. The problem is you're now fighting someone who's not going to be thrown for a loop by that. If you can't stun a guy and make him respect you immediately, it's basically ineffective pressure. You're going to run right into his power. Guess what happened? Buckley got hit with a right hand that couldn't have been thrown any better and got his mouthpiece ripped away upon impact. Just like Holland used the Marreta loss as a learning experience, Buckley has got to use this as a learning experience. You have to make that adjustment now. Not all opposition you'll face deserves to be in the UFC, but a good number of them can easily figure out your playbook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 (edited) Great story. Edited August 9, 2020 by The Natural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hail Sabin Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 In the post fight interview Derrick Lewis gave a shoutout to Mike's Seafood! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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