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165 catch weight I got the cokehead. He has alot more power than Yair. Max cant catch shots with his head forever.
The MMA Thread: DON'T ASK 4 STREAMS & NO GIFS- Cannonier, Imavov, Reyes, Rosas on NOW
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Probably 170. Max is a big dude. Think they said he walks around 190ish.
I want to see Volk/Max 3. And if Max loses that 3rd fight then just take off half a year to really get to a 55 frame and compete at LW. I don't want to see him take some random LW fights right now then go back to 45. You could see the size and power difference right away when Max fought Dustin.
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Why in the heck would max fight higher than 155, a weight he already showed he needed to grow into lol
Also he has no business skipping Islam or Justin at 155 for the title shot
Yair was impressive. Max still had him outclassed imo. Just get the 145 title shot man
Also he has no business skipping Islam or Justin at 155 for the title shot
Yair was impressive. Max still had him outclassed imo. Just get the 145 title shot man
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Forgot the 2 Dustin fights were at 55.
But yeah Conor ain't coming back from injury til late summer anyways so that fight ain't happening.
Were going to get a best of 7 series between Volk/Max
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Forgot there was an event.
- Mar 29, 2008
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I cant believe that fight went a full five rounds
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Yeah Max and Conor would have to be at 155
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Yea Max getting to fight Charles should he beat Dustin would be ridiculous but stranger things have happened in the UFC.
Realistically only fight to make is Max/Volk next but can't blame Max for wanting to get paid either.
Realistically only fight to make is Max/Volk next but can't blame Max for wanting to get paid either.
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The first Max/Dustin was at 145. We always forget that Dustin started out at 145.
Max did his thing in the second fight but when we get into the category of significant strikes. Dustin was landing some hard hits. Also, Dustin can wrestle (much to Conor’s chagrin) and BJJ. Max would have gotten destroyed by Khabib. And does he want the same destruction at Islam’s hands. Or try to weather a war with a Gaethje?
Max should just stay at FW for Volk 3. Otherwise, go for money fights like a Diaz, Conor, etc. Hell, call out Yan to move up to 145.
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Was talking about Conor/Dustin last 2 fights
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I’m prob one of the biggest Max fans here but if he skipped Islam and Justin I’d be pretty disappointed. I’m all for Max getting money but why not just fight volk or conor
I mean it makes zero sense to randomly fight a weight class up when Dana is saying volk needs to fight max again. Logjam the 155 division would be a shame
I mean it makes zero sense to randomly fight a weight class up when Dana is saying volk needs to fight max again. Logjam the 155 division would be a shame
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I noticed this guy’s name came up in the Luke video I posted. He does reference the rules. Not sure I agree with his “judging” criteria.
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I agree when yair was having success it was because he wasn’t worried about anything but standupLol I’m reading how a lot of people saying max had a bad night. You gotta give more credit to Yair, and this is coming from a max nuthugging fan.
Styles makes fights and this was essentially a boxer vs kickboxer until max changed gears into mma. Yair was spamming leg kicks and tbh it was that and surprise elbows and nothing more. If anything this was Max’s best day, for someone to weather a storm like Yair and dictate the fight.
The whole Conor situation is funny. A year or two ago Conor wouldn’t bat an eye for a max rematch, after a couple of horrible Ls he’s desperate for a star fight
Max just out big balls people tbh like yeah his boxing is nice but he gets hit a lot in every fight
When yair proved he was game and also giving it back Max did the high iq thing and mixed it up . Hella credit to max for not keeping it one dimensional
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Dana just had Max fighting on a damn fight night card in the middle of the day at the Apex… he’s not cutting the 155 line like Conor 
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And Dana shut down the conor Max fight
Idk Dana just trying to politic most likely but yeah the conor fight is so meh. I’d rather have conor try to get a win even if it isn’t a high profile matchup
Let him have some kind of momentum so a build up to a fight can feel better lol. Him coming off all these losses, **** feels hella trash
Idk Dana just trying to politic most likely but yeah the conor fight is so meh. I’d rather have conor try to get a win even if it isn’t a high profile matchup
Let him have some kind of momentum so a build up to a fight can feel better lol. Him coming off all these losses, **** feels hella trash
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Also I don’t get the matchmaking at times
First it was shahbazyn and now it’s baeza
I mean why not build up both khaos and baeza? You just put baeza through a test in ponz in which he failed. Why not give him a lower level less prospect
First it was shahbazyn and now it’s baeza
I mean why not build up both khaos and baeza? You just put baeza through a test in ponz in which he failed. Why not give him a lower level less prospect
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Yair impressed me for sure. That right was way different than I thought but props to Max and Yair for putting on a good show.
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Hopefully leon gets usman
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It actually would make a lot of sense for Leon and Jorge to go after different opponents. The Clobly vs Jorge fight would just make so much more money for both of them and Usman vs Leon is more of a good move for Leon since he's no needle pusher. We'll see if it goes that way.
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Second consecutive fight where he missed weight but the fact that he destroyed someone like Moises like that.. makes the Islam win look a bit less
Kinda unfair to do that but yeah
Dude is 6’3... damb
Kinda unfair to do that but yeah
Dude is 6’3... damb
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Those elbows were nasty. His stand up has improved so much. He better get the weight problems fixed tho.
Spanish MMA is on the come up with Topuria, Alvarez, and the human highlight reel himself Chris Barnett all fighting out of Spain.
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Bro it’s lawless. Dana is ducking Tony Soprano (been watching the show lately). None of it make sense. They literally destroyed the Shahbazyn hype train. Don’t Aaron Pico these prospects. Like the Alex Pereria fight made no sense. If you know he’s a kick boxer, build him up slow and avoid grappler centric matchups.
Do you guys give much credit to inactivity? Yair was off for two years. And out the gate, he had to fight the former champ and #1 contender. Or Colby. His only tune up prior to the Usman was declining Woodley. Meanwhile, Usman fought four times since their fight and working with a great striking coach.
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I agree to some extent that the UFC does have a tendency to pit potential talent against each other too soon, however that’s what makes their league and the sport overall great. It’s not like boxing where the talent pool isn’t as rich and they’ll take all the opportunities to stat pad and milk fighters, but you almost always don’t get the best fights. And that’s what I like about Dana and the crew, they still have bone for putting on the best fights. In the ufc, if you can’t talk the talk but can walk the walk, they’ll put you on that barnburner route.
