He got hit SO much which is uncharacteristic of him. He just keep backing up until it got predictable and DDP landed what he did. The entire fight DDP threw a lot of leaping combination and they landed every time because Izzy only defense was backing up. He never really adjusted to it. He hardly worked his jab and his only success came when he started making it into a brawl.
@Dadqhnpak87j23i4za90-97 was the total, it’s scored round by round lmao how do mma fans still not understand this, u could be outstruck 200-50 and still win all 5 rounds
Adesanya was 2-1 down on the scorecards going into the 4th. His chances of winning the remaining rounds were slim. DDP just decided to take it out of the judges' hands.
Awful take this is the best Izzy has faught since Alex 1, he actually went forward and landed multiple times just clearly DDP hits very hard and he was more tired then it seemed
Best he’s fought doesn’t translate to best he’s looked. Izzy wasn’t committing to his counters when ddp would blitz forward with his chin up in the air.
Izzy didn't look bad. Ddp's awkwardness is what making people underestimate him. It's his awkwardness that makes legends look bad. Whittaker,Izzy, Strickland.. ddp is elite. He is not a "lucky fighter" anymore.
@@Eagle20mids his reaction wasn't slow. has gameplan changed. he was trying to fight offensively instead of defensively with lots of power counters. every time DDP would rush him with combos he wouldn't throw back he'd just try to escape. as he slowed down he started eating those shots and DDP has heavy hands.
Yeah that awkwardness that he gets when he starts to get a little gassed but the guy never quits and Izzy did not look bad at all probably his best performance in a long time these reporters just trying to cope for him because they love him so much
He looked not great. No jabs to head or body, no kicks, no counter punches and his defense was fairly bad. Jabs, kicks to the body and head should've been his key weapons to open up DDP along with front kicks. When he finally bated attacks his defense didn't allow him to counter. He didn't variety in his attacks as he became solely focus on body hooks. I mean he had him in trouble but didn't throw a head kick or a leg kick to make drop his guard. In contrast Anderson silva would make you pay if you missed. Granted silva had more power in his punches and was more explosive but Izzy is very technical and tall and long.
@@truth4reel i like all ur sayin, concerning the kicks its all about the matchup as he was afraid of the takedowns which is Classic. But yeah he was a bit too passive, its a strategy That could have get him the belt back but is really flippy against an angry opponent (+ ddp knew he was losing on points)
@@Eagle20mids no youre coping. Even Kenny Okoye izzys #1 fan on earth and youtube admits this was the best version of izzy, and izzy himself felt that way. Youre coping.
@@Eagle20mids You're wrong though. Izzy HIMSELF SAID he never felt better. HE said THIS was him at HIS BEST. And you go "he was 60% 🤪" Bruh... you are DISPUTING the GUY HIMSELF 😂 I'll tell you what's functioning at 60%, your brain bruvah 😂🤦🏻♂
Their compliments of Dricus is so back-handed it’s just disrespectful. How he won but fights ugly or that he shouldn’t be winning but does etc. He’s a champ…period!
He gets hit a lot. W level of competition going up he takes more damage he gets older he won’t be able to walk through shots like that in future. His game is being studied and guys are finding holes. A lot of people don’t think he won the title fight that’s fair.
@@johnmallia8762 correction “a lot of Strickland fans don’t think he won”. The majority of pundits believe he did. Also, everyone’s style has holes in it…as highlighted by DDP defeating all these styles. I’d like to see some stats proving that DDP gets hits significantly more than others.
@@johnlaw5762 it’s was a split decision and he gave ddp problems, adesyana gave him problems. He’s a ufc champ period. It’s highest level. How long can he have fights like his last 2 against top notch middleweights that a legit question. His unique style is meeting resistance. He’s gotta rematch Strickland. Way to close of a fight.
Izzy looked very good. He is in prime form. There is no reason to say he looks worse than he did as champion. He was sharp and fast, and his TDD was as good as ever, he just met the best BJJ practitioner hes ever fought
Fr, Izzy looked sharp. He was targeting the body with the high guard DDP was using, and it was destroying Dricus. Dricus just has a crazy chin to take the head shots and grit to push through the body pain. He's physically strong for the division, too, so even when he was gassed, he had that 1 shot power to stagger his opponent and pounce.
I think Izzy clowns Khamzat myself he had trouble with burns Dan hooker beat the brakes off burns Izzy still the top 3 best middleweight on the planet no shame good fight
It was competitive but again, the difference was DDP’s grappling. This is MMA. The better MMA fighter always wins at their level when everything else is even.
@@mrmoney4226those other guys were gun shy in front of Izzy. Izzy’s striking got the better of all of those guys & they weren’t willing to wrestle Izzy. That was the difference. DDP continued to bring the fight & used all of his tools.
Yeah most of his opponenets hes won over were always smaller than him at the belt level. Hes just not able to keep up with the pressure on bigger fighters. Thats why he lost when he went to LHW. His style is advantageous against smaller fighters.
The guy saying Izzy looked terrible 😆 you know nothing Izzy has a chin he likes to fight and throw hands but he’s smart IQ so stop throwing shade at Izzy and he’s amazing and a legend and he’ll be back
That division is being dominated by pressure fighting elites. He's not gonna get the belt anytime soon. Hes had a great reign at the top. They caught up to him.
Ya he's just copung. He cant give DDP the full credit, its gotta be Izzy not "looking good". Izzy did great & was catching DDP like crazy, until he got smacked on the side of the head.
L take. Izzy looked great, ddp’s mastered the modern day drunken fist style and ran thru izzy with his power like he does everyone else. His power’s still underrated af
Well he wasn't winning. DDP was up on the scorecards... And you could see how evident the power difference was between the two. Izzy reacted almost every time dricus landed. DDP's punching power must be jarring or something, because every fighter reacts the exact same way. It looks like he's throwing in slow mo, but he just throws extended combos where he's half way across the cage hahahhaha and 1 or 2 of the punches end up landing. It's extremely impressive. DDP is a beast
@@edwardallan5633 hahahhahaha That's because he didn't want to stay in the pocket vs a guy who hits extremely hard. Izzy looked great, but DDP is an animal, and he's just more well rounded.
Din's the only one who's said Izzy looked bad. I need to rewatch the fight cuz I didn't think he looked bad. Actually thought like everyone else that he looked good and was starting to take over but no matter how tired DDP is he just doesn't stop.
I completely agree that he looks like he doesn't wanna be hit anymore. Honestly reminds me of McGregor a bit. He's accomplished what he set out to do & now the hungrier, newer guys want it more.
Poor analysis, its the quality of defensive strikers thats causing Izzy problems. Whittaker in the first fight was sloppy defensively but had a wide range of offensive weapons, after the KO he changed his blitz and worked on his exits and we saw that in the rematch. Strickland is excellent defensively with a basic yet extremely effective set of weapons. Dricus is a good mix of both and he's BIG for 185 and clearly carries game changing power, full credit to him, he's the champ.
Din just talking Izzy was missing his bread and butter his counters ! Truth is he scared to get hit he turns his back always ddp blitz he’s the man , but he will also get figured out the wheels turn always
lol these were not the numbers, dummy... It was 97 to 90, and DDP was up by a round on the scorecards. But yeah, Izzy did look very good... If this version of Izzy can't beat DDP, then it's just not in the cards for him.
Bro…if you take away Dricus’ wrestling, take away his striking, take away his stamina and take away his BJJ he’s nothing. On paper Anthony Smith dominates
Clearly Din Thomas doesn't know what he is talking about. He is embarrassed about his completely wrong prediction and now trying to explain it by saying Izzy didnt perform!
@@zwergz1122the great Aristotle himself would have crumbled in the face of your brilliant argument. How fortunate we mere mortals are to have the benefit of your spectacular intellect 🤔
Din saying this is wild. How could you watch that and say he looked bad... Izzy was on top for a long time. Nowhere to go but down. It's DDP's time until the same happens to him
yeah izzy motivation is questionable, he didn't try to peel the hands and tapped quickly, not saying he's a quitter but definitely not as much heart as he might have used to have
@@seanc7990 have you ever been in a RNC like that? It immediately cuts off your blood flow and oxygen and the hands are hidden, theres basically nothing you can do, and it puts you unconscious very quickly. Its the same RNC as GSP put on Bisping, he got put out in like 5 seconds.
Din don't know what he's talking about... Izzy looked great so much so in fact by the start of the 4th round I was convinced Izzy would win via lackluster points decision..
THe text book counters these blokes were hoping for cannot be pulled off on someone as unorthodox as Dricus. only on those fighters who do text book things. This is ALSO the case when you fight MVP. too hard to make a read on sth that presents little to no pattern.
Here we go, the coping & excuse making. Some people will never give DDP his full credit bc they don't get how he keeps beating their favorite fighters & those they expected to beat him. They keep saying he wouldn't beat this next guy, while also making excuses for the people he already beat e.g "off night, this or that version, not motivated, activity/inactivity, etc" Yet when their favorites win, nobody ever gives the opponents that same benefit of common excuses, no the favorites get full credit.
I'm right with Din. He looked slower than usual, more flat footed than usual, easier to get down than usual & more importantly got tired faster than ever.
He tried to match the superior physical specimen strength for strength and that's what happens when you add unnecessary size. You're also wrong about the takedowns. Izzy is easy to take down. He's just usually quick to get up. But with Dricus' Jiu-jitsu that's why he was having problems. As for the tiredness, Dricus pushed a good pace, wrestled him, and landed good to the legs and body. Stop giving izzy excuses, Dricus made him look bad.
I'm the biggest Izzy hater. He looked good and actually was close to winning. They both started to gas in the fourth. The difference is, that Izzy got scared and started to back off. DDP on the other hand picked up the pace and went for the kill. This was a battle of willpower and Izzy's broke.
I couldn't disagree more. Izzy looked very solid until the finish. I had Izzy up 2-1, he was stuffing the takedowns, using his range, he was making DDP miss and Izzy's conditioning looked to be better than DDP's. It was a good fight.
Izzy was 3-0 before round 4. DDP is a very goofy fighter and he fights like a Looney tunes character. I think his goofy SpongeBob style of fighting confuses his opponents
Offial scorecards confirmed had DDP up on two 29-28 and Izzy up on one 29-28. Safe to say DDP won round 4. So your comment is just cringe fanboy. You should set up a threesome with you, Izzy and his dog
Izzy looked bad, yall are the same knuckle headed fans, posting about his tears aren’t weakness it’s passion, din use to fight shut up and listen to what he’s saying he’s saying defensively Izzy wasn’t counter punching like he used to, and look like he’s scared to get hit.
I'm not an Izzy fan but he did not look bad. He was sharp and on point in round 1 and 3 and most of round 4. He just got caught then taken down and was in a bad position with a monster on his back. It was'nt a poor performance for Izzy imo. It just did'nt go his way.
that was the same Izzy as the past few years. I thought he was going to TKO DDP. He was picking his shots very well. His shot selection and willingness to throw actually looked better than usual.
i can see where Din is coming from, but "terrible" is a MASSIVE exaggeration. And Izzy has never had that "killer instinct" style of fighting. He's a sniper and a counter striker
I'm not even an Izzy fan but this is a bad take. Izzy looked sharp until he lost the fight. Dricus just doing Dricus things and pulling victories outta nowhere like usual, what a crazy sport.
Din Thomas should be relieved of his duties for saying Izzy looked bad 🤦🏻♂️
He did look bad
@@emgee1393as a DDP fan, Izzy had me worried in the 3rd round.
@@emgee1393Izzy looked bad vs Sean Strickland. He did not look bad in this fight at all
They're all terrible at desk work and mostly drunk.
He got hit SO much which is uncharacteristic of him. He just keep backing up until it got predictable and DDP landed what he did. The entire fight DDP threw a lot of leaping combination and they landed every time because Izzy only defense was backing up. He never really adjusted to it. He hardly worked his jab and his only success came when he started making it into a brawl.
Izzy didn’t look bad at all, I actually thought he was winning up until the end. ddp is a warrior
the power is a great equalizer, Izzy was winning the fight. That looping left hook by DDP hurt Izzy
He won the third round, but Dricus clearly won the second. Was a pretty close fight up to the finishing sequence, thats for sure.
@Dadqhnpak87j23i4za I thought the first round was pretty close, but Izzy looked like he was starting to take over in the fourth.
@Dadqhnpak87j23i4za90-97 was the total, it’s scored round by round lmao how do mma fans still not understand this, u could be outstruck 200-50 and still win all 5 rounds
Adesanya was 2-1 down on the scorecards going into the 4th. His chances of winning the remaining rounds were slim. DDP just decided to take it out of the judges' hands.
Rare L take from Din
He’s not wrong
He’s the worst analyst on espn for ufc. He’s trash
@@emgee1393 his literally wrong 😂😂😂 they was a difference between him fighting Strickland and him.fighting DDP so yes Din is wrong
He's coping hard. This is why Adesanya fans are insufferable. Always excuses whenever he loses.
Not so rare L.
Look at him cry about Izzy's performance every time Izzy loses.
Don’t let Din behind the desk again 😂
He's a dirty black racist,,,,,
black people so racist when it comes to their own people it is so obvious lol.
Why cause what he said is true and he’s not jacking Izzy off? Geez these ufc fan boys always don’t wanna hear the truth.
DDP was up on the scorecards
Awful take this is the best Izzy has faught since Alex 1, he actually went forward and landed multiple times just clearly DDP hits very hard and he was more tired then it seemed
No his reactions are slower his power is lower
Best he’s fought doesn’t translate to best he’s looked. Izzy wasn’t committing to his counters when ddp would blitz forward with his chin up in the air.
@@mikaeel1692 That's irrelevant, he didn't look "BAD" he was winning the fight.
What caused Izzy to get dropped was him pulling back each time Dricus would blitz instead of trying to counter, same way Volk got dropped.
@@trueboyyy8138 Izzy never got dropped infact he dropped DDP in round 2 but DDP landed directly in a takedown position on his ankles
Izzy looked like one of the best Izzy’s we’ve ever seen and Din is making excuses for him
Izzy didn't look bad. Ddp's awkwardness is what making people underestimate him. It's his awkwardness that makes legends look bad. Whittaker,Izzy, Strickland.. ddp is elite. He is not a "lucky fighter" anymore.
Izzy reactions are slow and he relies on them he isn’t close to his best
@@Eagle20mids his reaction wasn't slow. has gameplan changed. he was trying to fight offensively instead of defensively with lots of power counters. every time DDP would rush him with combos he wouldn't throw back he'd just try to escape. as he slowed down he started eating those shots and DDP has heavy hands.
Yeah that awkwardness that he gets when he starts to get a little gassed but the guy never quits and Izzy did not look bad at all probably his best performance in a long time these reporters just trying to cope for him because they love him so much
He looked not great. No jabs to head or body, no kicks, no counter punches and his defense was fairly bad. Jabs, kicks to the body and head should've been his key weapons to open up DDP along with front kicks. When he finally bated attacks his defense didn't allow him to counter. He didn't variety in his attacks as he became solely focus on body hooks. I mean he had him in trouble but didn't throw a head kick or a leg kick to make drop his guard. In contrast Anderson silva would make you pay if you missed. Granted silva had more power in his punches and was more explosive but Izzy is very technical and tall and long.
@@truth4reel i like all ur sayin, concerning the kicks its all about the matchup as he was afraid of the takedowns which is Classic.
But yeah he was a bit too passive, its a strategy That could have get him the belt back but is really flippy against an angry opponent (+ ddp knew he was losing on points)
Din please never be given a microphone again. Everyone else said Izzy looked great. Retire this man of his duties. Awful
W take from din Izzy is at 60% now his reactions are slower chin is iffy your coping to try and up dricus
@@Eagle20mids no youre coping. Even Kenny Okoye izzys #1 fan on earth and youtube admits this was the best version of izzy, and izzy himself felt that way. Youre coping.
What he means is Izzy is not counter striking which is true
@@Eagle20mids You're wrong though. Izzy HIMSELF SAID he never felt better. HE said THIS was him at HIS BEST.
And you go "he was 60% 🤪"
Bruh... you are DISPUTING the GUY HIMSELF 😂
I'll tell you what's functioning at 60%, your brain bruvah 😂🤦🏻♂
Has he been drinking?
Izzy didn't look bad. The Stylebender just ran into the Stylebreaker.
Their compliments of Dricus is so back-handed it’s just disrespectful. How he won but fights ugly or that he shouldn’t be winning but does etc.
He’s a champ…period!
He gets hit a lot. W level of competition going up he takes more damage he gets older he won’t be able to walk through shots like that in future. His game is being studied and guys are finding holes. A lot of people don’t think he won the title fight that’s fair.
@@johnmallia8762 correction “a lot of Strickland fans don’t think he won”. The majority of pundits believe he did.
Also, everyone’s style has holes in it…as highlighted by DDP defeating all these styles. I’d like to see some stats proving that DDP gets hits significantly more than others.
@@johnlaw5762 it’s was a split decision and he gave ddp problems, adesyana gave him problems. He’s a ufc champ period. It’s highest level. How long can he have fights like his last 2 against top notch middleweights that a legit question. His unique style is meeting resistance. He’s gotta rematch Strickland. Way to close of a fight.
I give him full props he brings a strom to a cage fight. He is getting hit a lot more though
@@johnmallia8762 look I’m not going to argue that Sean deserves a rematch so let’s do it UFC 🤜🏼🤛🏼
Din thomas is a clown. Keep him off MMA segments
He's looking for excuses. Izzy looked good. Dricus just made it extra ugly.
Tyrone wardleys water bottle boy 😂
Izzy Brought me to MMA. He is my connor. Izzy looked good, he was aggressive. Du Plessis was better. Simple as.
Din is out of his mind. The fighter who wanted it the most won, but Izzy didn't look bad.
Also DDP is just more well rounded and has way more power. These are just the facts. UFC is in love with Izzy tho
Izzy looked very good. He is in prime form. There is no reason to say he looks worse than he did as champion. He was sharp and fast, and his TDD was as good as ever, he just met the best BJJ practitioner hes ever fought
this makes me think chimaev would give izzy issues since he gives up his back to get back up
Good analysis. Some of these UFC “analysts” are clowns.
Fr, Izzy looked sharp. He was targeting the body with the high guard DDP was using, and it was destroying Dricus. Dricus just has a crazy chin to take the head shots and grit to push through the body pain. He's physically strong for the division, too, so even when he was gassed, he had that 1 shot power to stagger his opponent and pounce.
I think Izzy clowns Khamzat myself he had trouble with burns Dan hooker beat the brakes off burns Izzy still the top 3 best middleweight on the planet no shame good fight
@@MMAVoodoo agree. Izzy was picking him apart, I expected a tko.
People training with Din end up becoming Bums.
True 😂
Like Woodley
@@Bullet730one of the greatest welterweights in ufc history 😂
Tyron Woodley’s waterboy 🤦🏾♂️
Din had a bad take but this just a lie lol
I don't think he looked bad, the fight was even. On a different day Izzy could have won, he got rocked make a slight mistake n got finished
It was competitive but again, the difference was DDP’s grappling. This is MMA. The better MMA fighter always wins at their level when everything else is even.
Yeah but the reason he kept getting rocked is because he was turning his head where he could no longer see DDP and running the other way.
On a different day DDP wins again and again. Please don’t be an idiot, DDP is a bad match up for him
Cope cope cope
@@tyl3rb-fw6ee That's right. DDP ain't Marvin "Mediocre" Vettori, he actually knows how to grapple and Izzy got to see what it's like first hand.
coping so hard izzy fights exactly the same every fight
This has always been the game plan to beat him unless your Alex pereira. This is what I wanted Marvin to do a few years back.
@@mrmoney4226those other guys were gun shy in front of Izzy. Izzy’s striking got the better of all of those guys & they weren’t willing to wrestle Izzy. That was the difference. DDP continued to bring the fight & used all of his tools.
Yeah most of his opponenets hes won over were always smaller than him at the belt level. Hes just not able to keep up with the pressure on bigger fighters. Thats why he lost when he went to LHW. His style is advantageous against smaller fighters.
Your coping bc washed izzy was doing well he is rinsed
@@Eagle20midsur special needs
L take from Din. That’s equivalent as the 30-27 for Tai. This ain’t it.
Ikr.. That’s foolish of him to say.
W take for din your coping bc dricus almost lost to a 60% Izzy
Just like that judge he should've been relieved of his duties halfway through
The guy saying Izzy looked terrible 😆 you know nothing Izzy has a chin he likes to fight and throw hands but he’s smart IQ so stop throwing shade at Izzy and he’s amazing and a legend and he’ll be back
That division is being dominated by pressure fighting elites. He's not gonna get the belt anytime soon. Hes had a great reign at the top. They caught up to him.
He has zero chin. Turns his back when he gets clipped.
He tapped round 1. Dupe let him up.
He is scared and rocked by glancing
You - LEAVE IZZY ALONE 😭😭😭 😂😂😂😂
Clown
Ya he's just copung. He cant give DDP the full credit, its gotta be Izzy not "looking good". Izzy did great & was catching DDP like crazy, until he got smacked on the side of the head.
What was the weird edit at 2:55? Anthony Smith was making a good analysis...
They trying to silence the goat
Good analysis . . . on paper.
They said someone shut this man up
Lol @@heisenberg6142
Anthony said he'd take Izzy and DDP down and not let them up
Adesanya himself said he felt the best he ever has. This Din Thomas guy is a clown.
Izzy looked EXCELLENT. Might be the first time I've ever disagreed with a take from Din.
Din as knowledgeable as the judge in the Tai fight
L take. Izzy looked great, ddp’s mastered the modern day drunken fist style and ran thru izzy with his power like he does everyone else. His power’s still underrated af
I thought Izzy was fighting his fight and probably winning up until the last sequence....and I was rooting for Dricus.
Well he wasn't winning. DDP was up on the scorecards... And you could see how evident the power difference was between the two. Izzy reacted almost every time dricus landed. DDP's punching power must be jarring or something, because every fighter reacts the exact same way. It looks like he's throwing in slow mo, but he just throws extended combos where he's half way across the cage hahahhaha and 1 or 2 of the punches end up landing. It's extremely impressive. DDP is a beast
Din thomas needs to stfu he dont even come close to izzy with anything he’s done
izzy looked absolutely fantastic, what is din smoking?
The stamina wasn’t there for Izzy! Hats off to Du Plessis, solid fighter all round. Hope to see him triumph on 💪
Exactly he's good on all levels
I feel
He did had the gas . But he stopped counter striking which is absolutely true
@@edwardallan5633 hahahhahaha That's because he didn't want to stay in the pocket vs a guy who hits extremely hard. Izzy looked great, but DDP is an animal, and he's just more well rounded.
nah this is a awful take izzy looked much better then he did against strickland but din is clearly biased against dricus
Bruh Sean beat izzy fresh off Alex then he turned ddps face purple, even ddp said Strickland beat the real Izzy
Saying is looked bad is silliest thing din has ever said
1:00 here we go again "Izzy was terrible"
No, Izzy lost because DDP was better. Izzy himself said he is in the best shape of his life.
The people who think Izzy looked good, have no idea how good Izzy used to be.
Stop blaming Izzy,Dricus deserves all the credit
Hmm….noticing a pattern with the people that seem to hate that Dricus won.
Everyone in the world thought Izzy looked fantastic and was winning up until that choke except din thomas
Izzy fought well...maybe a little slower than before but he looked good
Din's the only one who's said Izzy looked bad. I need to rewatch the fight cuz I didn't think he looked bad. Actually thought like everyone else that he looked good and was starting to take over but no matter how tired DDP is he just doesn't stop.
When anthony smith is the only one who understands what happened during the fight, smh...
Before the finish "Izzy looks great. He's never looked better!" Immediately after the finish "oh Izzy looked bad". You people are CLOWNS.
These men are crazy he was 26/27 to the body bro
They can’t give Dricus any credit so they just find a way to change the narrative
The ammount of coping from some of these Izzy glazers is crazy.
I completely agree that he looks like he doesn't wanna be hit anymore. Honestly reminds me of McGregor a bit. He's accomplished what he set out to do & now the hungrier, newer guys want it more.
When Anthony Smith is the voice of reason you’re in a bad room.
Pure cope from Din because he doesn’t want to admit he was completely wrong saying Izzy was going to make it look easy.
It doesn't have to be pretty if your arm is raised at the end. Hats off to Dricus. Massive win for him.
Izzy looked great, DDP was just better tonight. Respect from both fighters after was great
SOUTH AFRICA 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 to the WORLD!!!!!!!!!❤❤❤
I had $350 on DDP and I was worried he was losing until the finish.
Din giving himself a bail out "Izzy look bad" 😂😂😂
Poor analysis, its the quality of defensive strikers thats causing Izzy problems. Whittaker in the first fight was sloppy defensively but had a wide range of offensive weapons, after the KO he changed his blitz and worked on his exits and we saw that in the rematch. Strickland is excellent defensively with a basic yet extremely effective set of weapons. Dricus is a good mix of both and he's BIG for 185 and clearly carries game changing power, full credit to him, he's the champ.
Does dricus have chance against pereira ?
@@matthieudelarte3914 Certainly a good chance, cause he's going to shoot and work Alex on the ground.
I think
The whole point is Izzy is not staying in the pocket and counter striking
@@edwardallan5633 It’s not a place where Izzy holds the upper hand anymore.
This is why you should just have people knowledgeable about MMA give insight. Izzy didn’t look bad
Izzy should've finished the fight when he allowed DDP to stand back up
The man landed 97/187 to ddps 58/198 soooo I don’t think he looked bad bro??
Din just talking Izzy was missing his bread and butter his counters ! Truth is he scared to get hit he turns his back always ddp blitz he’s the man , but he will also get figured out the wheels turn always
lol these were not the numbers, dummy... It was 97 to 90, and DDP was up by a round on the scorecards. But yeah, Izzy did look very good... If this version of Izzy can't beat DDP, then it's just not in the cards for him.
Anthony you can beat the brakes of DDP with ease...said no one ever
on paper he can
on paper he definitely could
Bro…if you take away Dricus’ wrestling, take away his striking, take away his stamina and take away his BJJ he’s nothing. On paper Anthony Smith dominates
Clearly Din Thomas doesn't know what he is talking about. He is embarrassed about his completely wrong prediction and now trying to explain it by saying Izzy didnt perform!
Its what you call "A Saturday night in Boksburg" kind of style😂
Ek lag en lag en lag.
Din Thomas is the temu version of Dan Thomas😂😂
Din doesn't like to see a yt man win
Exactly. It’s beyond obvious
thouight the same
It wasn’t close he tapped out 😂😂
''Izzy looked bad''
he's all juiced up there was no reason for him to lose that one.
Dricus is the better fighter period.
Casual spotted
@@zwergz1122the great Aristotle himself would have crumbled in the face of your brilliant argument. How fortunate we mere mortals are to have the benefit of your spectacular intellect 🤔
Casual indeed... I say toddler brain too. And who's the indian wannabe blogger.
@@zwergz1122 you've never hit a single jab in the bag bro. no one is taking you seriously whoever you are basement dweller.
@@marsbalaba9373
Dricus won't surpass him
He not better
What he really is trying to say " i expected the black man to win "
Well if he looked bad twice in a row it called "washed", luckly he didnt look that bad
Thank you Anthony Smith ❤ put some respect on Dricus’s name 🇿🇦
Din saying this is wild. How could you watch that and say he looked bad... Izzy was on top for a long time. Nowhere to go but down. It's DDP's time until the same happens to him
All these izzy fans probably only watch Izzy fight and think they know mma lol
Din Thomas is the new Skip Bayless
He didn’t look bad. He just got rocked and then gave up that takedown.
He quit. I hate to say it, but he got clipped & said no thanks..turned away, gave up his back/neck & tapped immediately.
thanks coach but Dricus is KING
Aka he tried to get away but was taken down and got subbed by a black belt
yeah izzy motivation is questionable, he didn't try to peel the hands and tapped quickly, not saying he's a quitter but definitely not as much heart as he might have used to have
@@seanc7990 have you ever been in a RNC like that? It immediately cuts off your blood flow and oxygen and the hands are hidden, theres basically nothing you can do, and it puts you unconscious very quickly. Its the same RNC as GSP put on Bisping, he got put out in like 5 seconds.
I think so too
Din don't know what he's talking about... Izzy looked great so much so in fact by the start of the 4th round I was convinced Izzy would win via lackluster points decision..
The middleweight division has lacked elite grapplers for the last 6+ years until recently, so this was about to come at some point.
I was biased and wanted Dricus to win, was suprised how good Adesanya looked.
Was gonna arguably win on decision at that point.
He didn’t look bad lol. Just made one mistake
Thank God Dricus won! 💯 💯 💯 💯
Izzy would have been so insufferable if he won.
he had an entire world tour of gloating planned.
THe text book counters these blokes were hoping for cannot be pulled off on someone as unorthodox as Dricus. only on those fighters who do text book things. This is ALSO the case when you fight MVP. too hard to make a read on sth that presents little to no pattern.
How Din Thomas is an analyst boggles my mind.
For context two judges had it 2-1 for Dricus
Din coping harder than the ServantBender himself 🤣 💯
Your coping bc a Izzy at 60% almost beat dricus Izzy reactions are waaaaaay slower then his early fights
Indeed Izzy looked slower...and who's the cavedweller with the loose brain comment?
@@Eagle20mids 😀
How is Izzy "coping"? Lol made zero excuses and gave ddp all his props in his interview.
@@Ssgsskilly Izzy coping? LMAO talking reason and logic with these npc bots is like pouring milk in a pool of maggots. Save your breath bud
DDP is #1 ❤❤❤
Here we go, the coping & excuse making. Some people will never give DDP his full credit bc they don't get how he keeps beating their favorite fighters & those they expected to beat him. They keep saying he wouldn't beat this next guy, while also making excuses for the people he already beat e.g "off night, this or that version, not motivated, activity/inactivity, etc" Yet when their favorites win, nobody ever gives the opponents that same benefit of common excuses, no the favorites get full credit.
I’m genuinely curious how Din got into his position
😂 Din " tyron woodly's waterboy" thomas ~ C.Covington americas great
He looked “bad” because DDP was that GOOD….
Din is embarrassing himself 😞
Din's take is so bad that you could hear a pin drop on set when he said that.
I'm right with Din. He looked slower than usual, more flat footed than usual, easier to get down than usual & more importantly got tired faster than ever.
He was winning up until then though.
all the above and Izzy looked sharp but he still found a way to win, very impressive
He tried to match the superior physical specimen strength for strength and that's what happens when you add unnecessary size. You're also wrong about the takedowns. Izzy is easy to take down. He's just usually quick to get up. But with Dricus' Jiu-jitsu that's why he was having problems. As for the tiredness, Dricus pushed a good pace, wrestled him, and landed good to the legs and body. Stop giving izzy excuses, Dricus made him look bad.
Robert look like that too i wonder why
@@MartyFromDagestanIzzy wasn't winning it was 2-1 ddp but Izzy did not look bad at all
I'm the biggest Izzy hater. He looked good and actually was close to winning. They both started to gas in the fourth. The difference is, that Izzy got scared and started to back off. DDP on the other hand picked up the pace and went for the kill. This was a battle of willpower and Izzy's broke.
This dude is confused
I couldn't disagree more. Izzy looked very solid until the finish. I had Izzy up 2-1, he was stuffing the takedowns, using his range, he was making DDP miss and Izzy's conditioning looked to be better than DDP's. It was a good fight.
Izzy was 3-0 before round 4. DDP is a very goofy fighter and he fights like a Looney tunes character. I think his goofy SpongeBob style of fighting confuses his opponents
Most everybody says it was 29-28 to DDP after 3 or possibly 29-28 to Izzy to say Izzy was 3-0 up is delusional
Your comment is goofy
Offial scorecards confirmed had DDP up on two 29-28 and Izzy up on one 29-28. Safe to say DDP won round 4. So your comment is just cringe fanboy. You should set up a threesome with you, Izzy and his dog
Izzy was down 2-1 on 2/3 score cards
Izzy looked bad, yall are the same knuckle headed fans, posting about his tears aren’t weakness it’s passion, din use to fight shut up and listen to what he’s saying he’s saying defensively Izzy wasn’t counter punching like he used to, and look like he’s scared to get hit.
I'm not an Izzy fan but he did not look bad. He was sharp and on point in round 1 and 3 and most of round 4. He just got caught then taken down and was in a bad position with a monster on his back. It was'nt a poor performance for Izzy imo. It just did'nt go his way.
Izzy did look bad, DDPs striking is amateur and sloppy, someone of Izzy’s striking experience should have done a lot more
that was the same Izzy as the past few years. I thought he was going to TKO DDP. He was picking his shots very well. His shot selection and willingness to throw actually looked better than usual.
The takedown threat affected his striking. Great fight.
Din and Brandon should never be breaking down fights. They don't think before opening their mouths🤯🤫🤫🤫
izzy looked good ddp was just better
Izzy looked good, no question. He was just worn down by a dawg
Which fight did Din watch?
Izzy looked great actually. He said it himself. Way to try to take something away from DDP's win.
i can see where Din is coming from, but "terrible" is a MASSIVE exaggeration. And Izzy has never had that "killer instinct" style of fighting. He's a sniper and a counter striker
He is not counter striking that’s the problem
Din Thomas is a complete fool and embarrassment to being an analyst. Izzy looked great to me but Dricus is tough and always overcomes adversity.
Misinformation is dangerous, seriously. Izzy looked amazing guys (whoever didn’t get a chance to see the fight) Dricus is a tough dude.
I'm not even an Izzy fan but this is a bad take. Izzy looked sharp until he lost the fight. Dricus just doing Dricus things and pulling victories outta nowhere like usual, what a crazy sport.
Din not flowing the ufc script 😂😂you are fired