Yeah Max is just awesome. The Jon Jones of 145. Can't believe some judge actually gave two rounds to Edgar.
Yeah, sitting there listening to the decision was interesting...
"50-45"
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"50-45"
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"And 48-47"
....wait...what the ****?
Felicia Spencer is tough as hell. But Cyborg is just a beast at 145 compared to pretty much anyone but Nunes. Also, and uhh I say this as a out of shape fat man, Felicia looks a little "jiggly" and is not the physical specimen that Cyborg is.
Felicia was "game" and all, and it's clear that being a natural 145'er and not coming up to make weight to fight Cyborg makes a pretty significant difference to someone's chin (and make Cyborg's power looks a lot less otherworldly)...but she really wasn't very "good". Her stand up offence was pretty sloppy (though in fairness, Cyborg looks as crisp as a man in there) despite landing some good elbows catching Cyborg on the way in (including the really good one she landed early in the fight that gave Cyborg a forehead vagina) and her stand up defence consisted of having a granite chin and not much else.
Much better in the clinch overall, it was the first time I've seen someone match Cyborg's physicality in the clinch but not quite strong enough to impose her will or score takedowns (which she needed, being primarily a grappler/submission expert).
She's basically a thicc Damian Maia at the UFC level.
Neal vs Price was as much fun as it promised. Like watching both those guys.
Yeah, they're both fun to watch. Unfortunate for both that they're WW's. In any other division they're ranked. Neal should get someone like Magny or Dos Santos at the bottom of the WW rankings next to see if he can crack the top 15. Neal has the tools to contend I think, and WW is about to get a shakeup soon.
- Till is probably going to 185
- If Askren loses against Maia, Dana is going to cut his ass
- If Maia loses against Askren, he might retire
- Magny is kind of shit
- Wonderboy is 36 now and coming off of surgery and a starching
- Ponzinibbio is 1) kind of shit 2) turning 33 shortly 3) Coming off of knee surgery and a 2nd surgery after an infection
- Woodley couldn't stay healthy when he was in his prime and Dana probably gives him one more shot to push his way back into the title shot conversation.
- RDA is 34 and has clearly slipped from contender status to gatekeeper status. Also, small for 170. 4-3 at WW
So yeah, a bunch of good fighters are on the back 9 of their careers and carry a bunch more name recognition than they carry actual danger in the ring. That and some kind of trash ranked guys who are probably going to work their way out of being ranked shortly, are in his way.
