##### UFC MAINCARD 287 Alex Pereira VS Israel Adesanya 2######
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If Izzy don’t win he’s done. He can’t go up to LHW and he can’t go down, he moves to the back of the line.
I think he gets it done….
I think he gets it done….
It'll be interesting to see how this plays out.
- Izzy is one of the best middleweights of all-time
- Pereira is up 3-0 over him though (2 in kickboxing, 1 in MMA)
- Izzy moved up to LHW and lost to Jan in recent years
- Pereira himself is big for the 185lb division and most people think he'll be moving up to 205lbs eventually (his weight cut is difficult)
- Izzy came in undersized for his 205lb fight a year or two ago
- The LHW title has bounced around like a hot potato over the years ... Jones / Jan / Glover / Hill. Sort of reminds me of back in the day (around the late-2000s / early-2010s) ... that title bounced around too ... Liddell / Rampage / Griffin / Evans / Machida / Rua / Jones.
Alex power and frame makes them look like they are in different weight classes. Anytime Alex hit Izzy I held my breath.
For this match, all signs indicate that Izzy is going to throw the kitchen sink at Alex. I have a feeling his output to the head and body is going to be high and he’s going to try to take him out.
Interesting that Vegas still has Izzy as the favorite, it’s hard to go against the guy that was winning most of the fight in all 3 fights.
Gonna be an interesting night, some pretty good fights on the card overall.
The human tiki statue V Rodriguez has potential
Font V yanez should be crazy
Holland V ponz should be interesting if Kevin can make weight that is
Masvidal V Burns could be great especially if Jorge can stuff takedowns
Main card is definitely an interesting one that decides the date of the division for the near future.
An Izzy victory almost guarantees a rematch and holds up middleweight, a Alex win creates movement in the division and sends Izzy on quite a different path.
The human tiki statue V Rodriguez has potential
Font V yanez should be crazy
Holland V ponz should be interesting if Kevin can make weight that is
Masvidal V Burns could be great especially if Jorge can stuff takedowns
Main card is definitely an interesting one that decides the date of the division for the near future.
An Izzy victory almost guarantees a rematch and holds up middleweight, a Alex win creates movement in the division and sends Izzy on quite a different path.
You’re right, I looked at the MW rankings:
1. Alex
2. Izzy
3. Robert
4. Marvin
5. Jared
Izzy has beaten all of them, and 3 and 4 twice…. Bruh is way too dominant.
Indeed. Must be so frustrating for Izzy doing fine in all matches, but the guy seemingly has his number. Just can’t get over that hill or roadblock in Pereira- who is probably cutting down from 220 - 230 to make 185. I am about the same height as him - can’t imagine myself cutting to 85 and then refueling. Ugh. I hope we get a good 20 - 25 mins from them again. So tough to call or bet on this type of match up.
Izzy putting it out there that Alex is using IV to rehydrate, either Alex is a weight bully who cheats(I wouldn't be surprised by the fucking size of the guy on fight night) or Izzy truly is scared and building in excuses for when Alex knocks him out.
I was hoping Jared would be aggressive in the stand up and on the ground to test Izzy, but he couldn’t figure it out without getting caught by Izzy’s crazy counter game. IMO he’s still the most dangerous in the division.
Jared strikes me as having the same issue that Tyquill Woodley had, if it's going his way he's a killer, the second there's adversity or a need for adjustments it's over.
Indeed that height, reach and accuracy was too much. Jared has power and durability, but hasn’t fought the elite guys like Izzy. Guys that can work the kickboxing distancing so well too.
Wild how Jared’s career has seen him at HW, LHW and MW. Glad he made the move to Arizona from Alaska years back. More training to be had ... better coaches.
Jamal Hill always get doubted cause he doesn't have a fighter's physique and he seems to clown around a lot.
I think dude is a warrior and will keep winning and prove all the doubters wrong.
LOL @ Khamzat being called a dog's asshole.
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Good point.
And how good is Alex’s defensive BJJ with close friend and former champ Glover still training him under beneficial circumstances. Glover is a wealth of knowledge. Alex and Izzy are already so skilled each with their kickboxing. No major upperhand for either. Lots comes down to wrestling, grappling and BJJ know how when called upon now.
That was an incredible performance!!! Glover is just a stud and hard to drop!!
And that Glover - Jiri fight last year ... damn. One of the fights of the year. So happy Glover got to reach gold at the tail-end of his 20yr career. He paid his dues something serious.
Agreed! Glover is a good dude and deserved to touch that gold at least once for all his hard work in MMA.
Wild to think he got his 2nd title shot some 7 - 8 years after the Jones title fight loss. And in his early 40s. Big win over Jan B and nearly beat Jiri who is 10+ years his junior too, lol.
Bruh is locked in.
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