Hey everyone! So this one is my fault but I completely forgot that UFC on ABC Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov was this weekend and we technically should have done official predictions in this podcast episode, especially since there are some solid fights on that card too. I'm trying to see if Rob can do a separate video later this week but if he can't (which is likely since he's getting root canals done), then I may do a separate predictions on my own. I really do apologize - again, this one is on me. Let me know your thoughts. Jonny
I think you do an amazing job, and when you feel like you missed something, you don't need to show us, we just watch the show and are entertained either way. Also, you should ask Robs opinions exactly when he's recovering from the anesthesia, to get his real honest opinions. Lol😂 no guarantees he stays on topic though.
No similarity at all tbh no threat of level change from Strickland - the threat of level change and takedowns was key to the Belal gameplan lmao Strickland is a 1 dimensional fighter who will live off this Adesanya win for 10 years lol
I think it comes down to Belal developing an AKA/Khabib style grappling system. Leon uses the fence to defend takedowns, and that works on traditional US college wrestlers like Colby and Usman, but Khabib's grappling style specifically uses the fence to get takedowns. It's also worth pointing out that Usman was dominating that second fight until he got caught.
Well he did lose the first round but I agree with your first assessment. I think what also surprised leon was just the utter pace, I also seen dj talk about it and he said something along the lines of Leon is a sniper and a sniper needs time to get his shots off. Belal didn't give leon time at all and because leon isn't a great counter puncher he couldn't stop belal's pressure.
There is a large similarity between how Belal pressured Leon and how Strickland pressured Adesanya. These precision counter strikers cannot cope with a high pressure/high volume fighter.
You’re 100% right, particularly due to the fact that both are so low output, Leon even more so than Izzy. Another thing is that both are uncomfortable boxing in the pocket, Leon more so about the pocket thing, and just simply aren’t very good at boxing range
Leon looked exactly like he did against Usman the second time (until the head kick) as for the time excuse from Leon some of the fighters on the card hadn’t slept in 2 days (Nathaniel Wood) and still won. Belal made Leon look like that.
No doubt belal had a good performance but leon definitely seemed off , I'm interested to see how he comes back and if he shows some urgency in his future fights. Belal definitely manhandled him though there's no arguing that.
True but a counter argument to that would be the round both fighters had prior to the big land. Belal did no damage in round 5, while Rob actually inflicted damage on Costa. So although Belal was winning the round he was just holding an advantageous position and not actually looking to finish the fight.
The elbow in 5'th round didn't do enough damage to outweigh being dominated for 4.5 minutes. If the elbow had knocked Bilal out or affected his brain then sure. But all the elbow did was make him bleed. Bleeding isn't automatically massive damage.
If the elbow had knocked belal out I would hope the fight would have been stopped😂 “Or affected his brain” what should they perform an MRI scan during the round to see if Leon should win that round?
In damage based scoring, yes it does not like Belal really did much other than hold him and throw pitter patter gnp those elbows were the most damaging shots of the fight imo only round up for debate really is the first
To me it did simply cause belal did nothing with the position he got. No damage no submission attempts just control. Not saying he didn't clearly win the fight cause he did no doubt but that's my opinion on the 5th.
I was also thinking Leon was going to get it done, comparing fights against colby and ousman, but surprised the domination from Muhammad, Well deserved Respect, He is the Champion
Usman and Colby used the American style of double-leg takedown wrestling. Belal used the Dagestani cage wrestling style where you clasp your hands as a priority. That's why Belal wrestling was so much more effective than Usman/Colby. Also Leon never found his eyepoke range so couldn't get started 😂😂
Comparing the decisionator Leon to Shavkat is wild. Leon has shown he doesn't have the dog in him in so many fights 😂 against Donald, Nate, Usman 1 and 2. Anytime he doesn't get a clean fight he breaks
To be fair, Leon does not deal with pressure well and isn’t known for being gritty like we know Shavkat can be. But I agree that Belal probably beats Shavkat
If you look at the fight back it’s clear that Tom was itching a bit for the finish, but there wasn’t many shots that landed on him, Curtis jab just before he got ko’d was the best one Toms head movement is great and he always just makes his opponents miss.
I have to completly disagree - Leon was a disgrace against Colby Covington, and that fight actually was everything i had to see, to know that Belal had him. If Colby had pace and pressure he would have took Leon out of momentum, but he was too nervous and cautios. Belal fought like a dog in there, and Leon don't have that dog in him, when he feels uncomfortable he starts to make alot of mistakes and he don't get to start where he wants
Yeah it’s crazy how a win can just change everyone’s perception of that performance against Colby. It was terrible, Leon was content with barely coasting to decision victory. Low output, never once even close to finishing the fight against a one legged washed Colby.
I’ve been training and weight lifting my whole life and never once seen someone 36 years of age get that muscular wile there already training, you normally reach 80% of your physical appearance in the first 2 years of training before your even mid 20s, I have however seen allot of men use steroids and make this same transformation, can everyone please give me your opinion please?
Please he wasn't that muscular he was weight drained and tone. Everyone wants to say he was on roids sorry your man didn't have the cardio to keep up. Excuses, Excuses.
@@jamesharty9938 I honestly don’t care to much for either of them, but this is a very educated guess I have been in a gym my whole life and never once seen this naturally done specially by a Palestinian man, there normally weaker and less muscular
Belal did exactly what he needed to do. Same thing with Strickland. The pretty counter striking gets cramped and pressured when someone's right in front of you. The roundhouse of Edwards was negated from Belal's pressure boxing and wrestling. Belal looked great on the feet
Belal wrestled Leon the way Khabib took down Porier. I think we are now in a new phase of counter wrestling and I expect Dricus to employ the same strategy against Izzy whose anti-wrestling is quite similar to Leon's.
Man, Belal came into that fight looking super jacked, i have never seen his body look like that, super lean and well muscled but with great cardio. Was it the best Belal smashes the worst Leon, only Belal's next fight will answer that.
15:50 tbf, the number one criteria according to the scoring criteria is effective striking/grappling. It’s a vague term with a big description underneath on the criteria, but they use the word “impact” instead of damage, as impact includes damage, but also diminishing one’s spirit and energy a la a merab performance. They say immediate impact (a cut, a reaction from a strike etc.) should be HEAVILY FAVOURED over cumulative impact, which is where I believe the “damage trumps all” thought comes from, but heavily favoured isn’t as absolute as trumps. Do I give leon the 5th after all that? Probably, because he evidently wasn’t wholly diminished if he reversed the position and went to attempt to end the fight with elbows, which had immediate impact (the cut), but it all depends on how much the judges heavily favour things
Some good points made in the comments. Just a few other things. Leon doesnt use head or lateral movement which is why he kept getting tagged, Belal from before the bell rang was already ready in the centre of the cage and he was just throwing his hand and jab out there to cross the void even if it wasnt the most powerful
GREATTTT pod, always love listening to both you Jony & Rob talk about mma, video games, anime and more. I would definitely watch and be interested in watching a live fight companion with you guys. Thank you guys so much!
“The guy changed his name to king. The damage is done.” - Robert Whittaker 2024 This shit had me on the floor laughing, him changing his name to King from Bobby was such a silly decision, and last episode I could see Rob being hesitant on whether he wanted to go in on it and make the jokes, or stay respectful. I’m glad he chose to make the jokes, cause man is changing your name to King a dumb decision. Fantastic episode as always boys, thoroughly enjoyed it.
Question for you both. Which rugby league team do you support? I recently got into the sport and want to learn more. The NRL is really cool. Thank you both for this podcast and I can't wait for Rob to reclaim his throne!
Belal brought the dawg in him and crushed Leon’s spirit. Leon looked like how he did in 2nd Usman fight, when he was being dominated by Usman for 4 whole rounds. Leon’s got all the skills but lacks a champion's heart.
Love the show lads, but we don't need you to preface every single take...just state your opinion, who cares if a comment disagrees? No need to waste time starting every opinion with "Let me preface..."
I was between games until discovering Age of Wonders 4. I've been completely hooked for the past few weeks. It's like Civ6/RPG/Endless Legend hybrid and the end result of build/explore/research/battle is absolutely addicting. It's a slightly different type of game than the ones usually discussed on this channel, but it just works and I'd definitely recommend giving it a shot!
Hindsight 20/20... Jones should have done as Jiri and Jamal did and relinquish belt when he got the seriously injury , then when well getting title shot . Moving forward it needs to be made the unofficial norm when a champion is injured . It would be fair to all fighters fans and the UFC . They've stripped some people lightning fast , and others they've let linger forever without defending .
Belal just had an excellent gameplan he executed and Leon had no answer. Leon underestimated Belal’s skill thought it’d be a walk in the park. no adaptability whatsoever he did NOT expect Belal to be this good in there and you can tell.
Great assessment. I will just say though, a concussion is a medical diagnosis and it’s definitely not a one-size-fits-all scenario. You could take a really solid blow to the head and show no traditional signs of concussion, which is why we shouldn’t throw that word around without any kind of medical expertise.
Question for Rob: Your career overlaps with the evolution of leg kicks from thigh-targeting kicks to calf kicks. Which is more painful, in your opinion, and which do you prefer to throw more? I’ve heard that calf kicks are safer for the kicker, because if your opponent checks, the check is happening lower down their leg, instead of by their knee
On the mokaev debacle, it was revealed that mokaev received an offer from PFL and they tried to use that as leverage to get a bigger resign. That's why uncle dana made that PFL comment
But Rob should understand what it is when a fighter has studied you and works out how to shut you down, prevent you from getting into a favourite groove, going after what you do best. And it's always about how that is dealt with - you know - win or lose.
I would question the shavkat vs belal just cause shavkat's last win was wonderboy who was old (40yo). I'd like to see him vs a higher ranked first like usman, leon, colby, burns
I think jdm is a nightmare for belal, leon and shavkat. He doesnt give a fuck what you hit him with, his boxing is so clean, and every second hes getting controlled on the ground he gives it his all to get back up and hes got really good finishing instincts
I don't think Leon cutting Belal was anywhere close to ending the fight, if that cut hit standing up that most likely wouldn't even wobble Belal elbows are just sharper. What happened with Costa and Rob could've been a fight ender coz Rob was rocked pretty hard. A cut most of the time is superficial damage.
Leon has fought boring fights before many times, he was just bad in this fight. Looks like the pressure got to him and Belal fight a basically perfect fight. Leon will be back no doubt
I would agree that Leon looked much different against Colby than against Belal. But i felt the Usman fights Leon didn't look too too much different to me. Bc Usman was doing the same thing to Leon until head kick, i felt Usman was clearly comfortably up on cards. And also Leon had a timely fence grab against Kamaru that maybe could have had an effect.. And the refs were on point, it seemed Leon was much more conscientious about grabbing fence in spots too. But just imo, idk if that made a difference or no.. Ofc Leon looked better in Usman 3rd fight, but I also feel there may be some age and injury for Usman just imo.. 9:28 exactly
Im surprised by the Fortnite and Palworld callouts without mentioning an interest in Once Human. Great amalgamation of things yhat seem right up your alley. Also, I know it's cliche, but walking out to One Winged Angel would be lit.
I don’t think Bobby was really going for a takedown, sometimes on a few occasions he drops down and then comes up with the hands and paddy hit a leg kick at the same time
This pre/post championship Leon talk is silly. He is/was the same fighter. Just like Adesanya, when you put pressure to snipers , you force them to defend instead of setting up their offensive assets. When they defend, they are on the back foot. That sucks the energy out of them because they aren't used to fighting that style. They are used to protecting their striking distance with fakes and overstimulating their opponents. Are you also in the camp that Izzy did not show up vs Strickland? I believe Strickland's style is terrible for Adesanya. Strickland checked Adesanya's leg kicks and did not back up. He would do the same in a rematch. He might get caught with a hook or cross but unless Adesanya knocks him out, Strickland beats him most of the time. Same thing applies to Belal vs Leon.
anyone that would b!tch about kids laughing and having fun in the background need their head checked. not a sound more beautiful than hearing kids having fun.
I was in the minority that thought Belal would get it done - first seeing him appear on the Schmo interview he looked shredded and then all opposition he fought prior to this. Too much was made of Leon's head kick KO to Usman and Leon got complacent thinking he'd do the same here but came across a different beast. Belal vs Shavkat next for me - hopefully Belal proves people wrong in that fight as well.
Jonny, if you're gonna play DAO on PC, get the Ntcore 4gb patch to fix the memory leak issue. That should be enough to fix the crashes. And please play it. It's the best in the series! It might be a bit dated, but I promise its so rewarding if you stick to it.
The weakness of every sniper like Leon or Izzy, is a pressure fighter who can maintain that pressure and or over power them..Which Usman and Colby couldn't do..I think Usman would have over powered Leon, until he grew older and became more unhealthy..But, full credit goes to Belal and Sean Strickland..Gotta show up when the lights are bright..Head Spike Dead...
Leon was losing to Usman in the rematch until the KO, in the 3rd fight Usman was trigger shy just came back too soon, fought an underserving Colby coming off a 2 year layoff.
18:16 i strong agree w Rob here. Tom gave me a heart attack in opening minute 😅 Spot on about the stoppage too I feel. It was just gonna be more shots for Curtis to take if they let it go another second or 2 imo
Henry Cejudo was telling Khabib one day he needs to leave a distance to avoid being kicked and Khabib answered, it is a fight, if they kick me so what? I want to grab him and take him down, who care if they kick me. That’s the difference between Colby and Usman fighting Leon, they played his distance game and Belal did not care.
Second Usman fight: Leon was DOMINATED by Usman. Won by miracle LUCKY kick. Yes lucky lucky lucky. Third Usman fight: Fought reserved/anxious Usman who was scared of another headkick. Won barely on decision. Not real Usman. Colby fight: Colby never showed up to fight, never pressured, never put in effort, simply didn't care enough.
No. 2nd Usman fight was in Salt Lake City. Gassed Leon out. 3rd Usman fight, he figured Usman out. Two on hand fighting against the fence stops Usman's less explosive takedowns. Colby fight, Colby got clipped early and got scared of the distance and striking. Belal fight, Leon looked checked out. He did well whenever he tried to actually do anything. He was winning round 1 until he stupidly stood with his elbow guard for like 5 seconds and got rocked by the uppercut.
Hey everyone! So this one is my fault but I completely forgot that UFC on ABC Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov was this weekend and we technically should have done official predictions in this podcast episode, especially since there are some solid fights on that card too. I'm trying to see if Rob can do a separate video later this week but if he can't (which is likely since he's getting root canals done), then I may do a separate predictions on my own. I really do apologize - again, this one is on me. Let me know your thoughts.
Jonny
Any prediction video I’ll watch Johnny it’s alg just do what you need to we are happy ether way
Root canal sucks, just get that sucker pulled out.
And Rob or not .I’ll watch a prediction video .👍
I think you do an amazing job, and when you feel like you missed something, you don't need to show us, we just watch the show and are entertained either way.
Also, you should ask Robs opinions exactly when he's recovering from the anesthesia, to get his real honest opinions. Lol😂 no guarantees he stays on topic though.
No similarity at all tbh no threat of level change from Strickland - the threat of level change and takedowns was key to the Belal gameplan lmao Strickland is a 1 dimensional fighter who will live off this Adesanya win for 10 years lol
Mistakes happen, thanks for the transparency! Hope Rob can make it but if not we’ll see you then
Rob saying damage is done he changed his name to King had me creasing 😂😭
Rob Green, King Whittaker
‘He can fight till hes 50, damage is done’ 😂
Hhhaaaaaa that one was sooo funny, I died!!
Is creasing a new one the kids are saying? Or like a regionalism?
Which crevis were you creasing?
I think it comes down to Belal developing an AKA/Khabib style grappling system. Leon uses the fence to defend takedowns, and that works on traditional US college wrestlers like Colby and Usman, but Khabib's grappling style specifically uses the fence to get takedowns. It's also worth pointing out that Usman was dominating that second fight until he got caught.
Well he did lose the first round but I agree with your first assessment. I think what also surprised leon was just the utter pace, I also seen dj talk about it and he said something along the lines of Leon is a sniper and a sniper needs time to get his shots off. Belal didn't give leon time at all and because leon isn't a great counter puncher he couldn't stop belal's pressure.
For sure. Belal looked like Khabib at times
He was training with the khabib camp before the fight, it’s on khabibs channel I believe.
belal also gettin on epo and whatever else hes on also helps
@@OnAeeir Any proof or are you pulling stuff out of your behind?
There is a large similarity between how Belal pressured Leon and how Strickland pressured Adesanya. These precision counter strikers cannot cope with a high pressure/high volume fighter.
You’re 100% right, particularly due to the fact that both are so low output, Leon even more so than Izzy. Another thing is that both are uncomfortable boxing in the pocket, Leon more so about the pocket thing, and just simply aren’t very good at boxing range
@@xeta180 Why did you put top strikers in quotes when nobody said it?
@@fkcoolers2669 oh shit wrong comment😂
Leon just hasn’t got good boxing at all, Belal did what we thought Colby would do, that’s why people picked colby but he shit the bed big time.
@@alfredoaoty882 Belal has 4.5 sig strikes per minute that is up there with the best.
Leon looked exactly like he did against Usman the second time (until the head kick) as for the time excuse from Leon some of the fighters on the card hadn’t slept in 2 days (Nathaniel Wood) and still won. Belal made Leon look like that.
Leon got lucky against usman tbh…
No doubt belal had a good performance but leon definitely seemed off , I'm interested to see how he comes back and if he shows some urgency in his future fights. Belal definitely manhandled him though there's no arguing that.
I think I speak for at least 10% of us. Make em longer. No one is crying out here that we got to hear y’all talk for an hour 😂
16:05 robert was wobbly after that head kick whereas Belal didn't even get fazed after that elbow, he got cut, true but wasn't close to get finished.
Yeah great point. It was a very loose comparison
True but a counter argument to that would be the round both fighters had prior to the big land. Belal did no damage in round 5, while Rob actually inflicted damage on Costa. So although Belal was winning the round he was just holding an advantageous position and not actually looking to finish the fight.
@@aryamanmani4025 fair point.
Here we go. “Leon looked different “ no mate, belal smothered Leon and he froze and didn’t know how to handle it
True
Sean Brady, burns, Wonderboy they all froze
The elbow in 5'th round didn't do enough damage to outweigh being dominated for 4.5 minutes.
If the elbow had knocked Bilal out or affected his brain then sure. But all the elbow did was make him bleed.
Bleeding isn't automatically massive damage.
If the elbow had knocked belal out I would hope the fight would have been stopped😂 “Or affected his brain” what should they perform an MRI scan during the round to see if Leon should win that round?
@@theo4014 "bro come on now, he meant if it rocked or stunned him. do not be dense
what's enough damage though? the criteria says the person who gets the fight closer to a finish wins the round, which means Leon won the round
In damage based scoring, yes it does not like Belal really did much other than hold him and throw pitter patter gnp those elbows were the most damaging shots of the fight imo only round up for debate really is the first
To me it did simply cause belal did nothing with the position he got. No damage no submission attempts just control. Not saying he didn't clearly win the fight cause he did no doubt but that's my opinion on the 5th.
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So disrespectful lol
I was also thinking Leon was going to get it done, comparing fights against colby and ousman, but surprised the domination from Muhammad, Well deserved Respect, He is the Champion
Leon was playing with 150m/s latency
Lmao fr he pushed all the buttons for that 5th rd elbow a minute into the first round and the system just received it too late
Skill issue
Ooft
Usman and Colby used the American style of double-leg takedown wrestling. Belal used the Dagestani cage wrestling style where you clasp your hands as a priority. That's why Belal wrestling was so much more effective than Usman/Colby.
Also Leon never found his eyepoke range so couldn't get started 😂😂
He was more like a hybrid style, because daegistan style has some sambo in it.
His range management and pace was crazy.
Damn if Belal can makes Leon look like this...i think he'll beat Shavkat
Comparing the decisionator Leon to Shavkat is wild. Leon has shown he doesn't have the dog in him in so many fights 😂 against Donald, Nate, Usman 1 and 2. Anytime he doesn't get a clean fight he breaks
@@ZakiBTW Leon will eventually beat shavkat
It'll be an interesting fight for sure
To be fair, Leon does not deal with pressure well and isn’t known for being gritty like we know Shavkat can be. But I agree that Belal probably beats Shavkat
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Thanks so much
"Guy changed his name to KING.....the damage is done bro....." lmao....Knuckles is spot on .
If you look at the fight back it’s clear that Tom was itching a bit for the finish, but there wasn’t many shots that landed on him, Curtis jab just before he got ko’d was the best one Toms head movement is great and he always just makes his opponents miss.
I have to completly disagree - Leon was a disgrace against Colby Covington, and that fight actually was everything i had to see, to know that Belal had him. If Colby had pace and pressure he would have took Leon out of momentum, but he was too nervous and cautios. Belal fought like a dog in there, and Leon don't have that dog in him, when he feels uncomfortable he starts to make alot of mistakes and he don't get to start where he wants
Yeah it’s crazy how a win can just change everyone’s perception of that performance against Colby. It was terrible, Leon was content with barely coasting to decision victory. Low output, never once even close to finishing the fight against a one legged washed Colby.
Oh hell yea Jonny that’s awesome you got credentials for 305! Looking forward to the content
Thanks mate!
@@MMArcadePodcast no problem bro! Tuning in all the way from Pennsylvania, US
I’ve been training and weight lifting my whole life and never once seen someone 36 years of age get that muscular wile there already training, you normally reach 80% of your physical appearance in the first 2 years of training before your even mid 20s, I have however seen allot of men use steroids and make this same transformation, can everyone please give me your opinion please?
Please he wasn't that muscular he was weight drained and tone. Everyone wants to say he was on roids sorry your man didn't have the cardio to keep up. Excuses, Excuses.
@@jamesharty9938 I honestly don’t care to much for either of them, but this is a very educated guess I have been in a gym my whole life and never once seen this naturally done specially by a Palestinian man, there normally weaker and less muscular
32:00 Robert Whittaker should be named King Whittaker 😂
Belal did exactly what he needed to do. Same thing with Strickland. The pretty counter striking gets cramped and pressured when someone's right in front of you. The roundhouse of Edwards was negated from Belal's pressure boxing and wrestling. Belal looked great on the feet
Also the reason Leon looked off was cause Belal did the right things on the feet
Belal wrestled Leon the way Khabib took down Porier. I think we are now in a new phase of counter wrestling and I expect Dricus to employ the same strategy against Izzy whose anti-wrestling is quite similar to Leon's.
Man, Belal came into that fight looking super jacked, i have never seen his body look like that, super lean and well muscled but with great cardio.
Was it the best Belal smashes the worst Leon, only Belal's next fight will answer that.
Coach Khabib is a cheat code.
He’s a terrorist cheat
"your new welterweight champion of the world ladies and gentlemen, Leon "Remember the Name" EDWARDS" -DC
15:50 tbf, the number one criteria according to the scoring criteria is effective striking/grappling. It’s a vague term with a big description underneath on the criteria, but they use the word “impact” instead of damage, as impact includes damage, but also diminishing one’s spirit and energy a la a merab performance. They say immediate impact (a cut, a reaction from a strike etc.) should be HEAVILY FAVOURED over cumulative impact, which is where I believe the “damage trumps all” thought comes from, but heavily favoured isn’t as absolute as trumps.
Do I give leon the 5th after all that? Probably, because he evidently wasn’t wholly diminished if he reversed the position and went to attempt to end the fight with elbows, which had immediate impact (the cut), but it all depends on how much the judges heavily favour things
The good ol block with your face move lmao. @19:30
Belal was changing levels so quick
Stumbled across your vlog and was pleasantly surprised by your chemistry and content. You left me with no choice but to sign up!
Belal v shavkat next and either Edward v Garry or usman v Garry for title eliminator. But Edward’s Garry makes the most sense.
Some good points made in the comments. Just a few other things. Leon doesnt use head or lateral movement which is why he kept getting tagged, Belal from before the bell rang was already ready in the centre of the cage and he was just throwing his hand and jab out there to cross the void even if it wasnt the most powerful
GREATTTT pod, always love listening to both you Jony & Rob talk about mma, video games, anime and more. I would definitely watch and be interested in watching a live fight companion with you guys. Thank you guys so much!
“The guy changed his name to king. The damage is done.”
- Robert Whittaker 2024
This shit had me on the floor laughing, him changing his name to King from Bobby was such a silly decision, and last episode I could see Rob being hesitant on whether he wanted to go in on it and make the jokes, or stay respectful. I’m glad he chose to make the jokes, cause man is changing your name to King a dumb decision.
Fantastic episode as always boys, thoroughly enjoyed it.
Just looked at the scorecards. The two 48-47 cards had one judge give Leon 1 and 3, while the other gave him 3 and 5.
I think the time of the fights was a factor in alot of these fights
Dana doesn’t want to hear it but no way around it although they all had to deal with it
Definitelty. Aspinall said he was up for 22 hours. Arnold said he hadn't slept since Thursday.
Question for you both. Which rugby league team do you support? I recently got into the sport and want to learn more. The NRL is really cool. Thank you both for this podcast and I can't wait for Rob to reclaim his throne!
Whitaker adapted the strat of belal in his fight...
Belal brought the dawg in him and crushed Leon’s spirit. Leon looked like how he did in 2nd Usman fight, when he was being dominated by Usman for 4 whole rounds. Leon’s got all the skills but lacks a champion's heart.
Love how they predict a short podcast, not another hour long one…
Oh boys you just can’t help yourselves can ya? ;p
😂
Belal worked hard and crushed it!
Love the show lads, but we don't need you to preface every single take...just state your opinion, who cares if a comment disagrees? No need to waste time starting every opinion with "Let me preface..."
ROB ALWAYS GAVE CREDIT TO BELAL ❤ I remember ❤ these fighters are real inspirations and role models. Thanks Bobby Knuckles
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"the damage is done" 😂😂😂😂oh man!! 😅
King Green said he wasn't shooting for a takedown. I haven't watched the fight over again, but he said he fell because of a leg kick.
Hindsight 20/20... Jones should have done as Jiri and Jamal did and relinquish belt when he got the seriously injury , then when well getting title shot . Moving forward it needs to be made the unofficial norm when a champion is injured . It would be fair to all fighters fans and the UFC . They've stripped some people lightning fast , and others they've let linger forever without defending
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Leon's Jack knife is the highlight😅😅😅
Belal just had an excellent gameplan he executed and Leon had no answer. Leon underestimated Belal’s skill thought it’d be a walk in the park. no adaptability whatsoever he did NOT expect Belal to be this good in there and you can tell.
27:43 Green didn't like what he was feeling on the feet, that's why he went for a takedown.
Great episode guys, greetings from China
They call us sparky in canada too! Lol great episode, cheers
Great assessment. I will just say though, a concussion is a medical diagnosis and it’s definitely not a one-size-fits-all scenario. You could take a really solid blow to the head and show no traditional signs of concussion, which is why we shouldn’t throw that word around without any kind of medical expertise.
Question for Rob: Your career overlaps with the evolution of leg kicks from thigh-targeting kicks to calf kicks. Which is more painful, in your opinion, and which do you prefer to throw more? I’ve heard that calf kicks are safer for the kicker, because if your opponent checks, the check is happening lower down their leg, instead of by their knee
On the mokaev debacle, it was revealed that mokaev received an offer from PFL and they tried to use that as leverage to get a bigger resign.
That's why uncle dana made that PFL comment
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I really do believe belal shut down Leon on the feet and took control on the ground for the rest of the fight on the most part
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Rob is still scratched up from his dentist.
I believe his dentist was Sir Laurence Olivier
But Rob should understand what it is when a fighter has studied you and works out how to shut you down, prevent you from getting into a favourite groove, going after what you do best. And it's always about how that is dealt with - you know - win or lose.
BROTHER, KING DID NOT SHOOT A TAKEDOWN. PADDY KICKED OUT HIS LEG.
I would question the shavkat vs belal just cause shavkat's last win was wonderboy who was old (40yo).
I'd like to see him vs a higher ranked first like usman, leon, colby, burns
I think jdm is a nightmare for belal, leon and shavkat. He doesnt give a fuck what you hit him with, his boxing is so clean, and every second hes getting controlled on the ground he gives it his all to get back up and hes got really good finishing instincts
You gotta love Rob's 3 liter water bottle!
I don't think Leon cutting Belal was anywhere close to ending the fight, if that cut hit standing up that most likely wouldn't even wobble Belal elbows are just sharper. What happened with Costa and Rob could've been a fight ender coz Rob was rocked pretty hard. A cut most of the time is superficial damage.
Leon has fought boring fights before many times, he was just bad in this fight. Looks like the pressure got to him and Belal fight a basically perfect fight. Leon will be back no doubt
Rob’s nose looks like Belal’s nose today ironically 😂heal up mate
Belals pressure looked like Khabib's.
Yeah I wonder how much he trained with him
Yo, I forgot this is one of my favorite podcast 😅 glad Rob is back but why haven’t I been getting any notifications? 🤔
I would agree that Leon looked much different against Colby than against Belal. But i felt the Usman fights Leon didn't look too too much different to me. Bc Usman was doing the same thing to Leon until head kick, i felt Usman was clearly comfortably up on cards. And also Leon had a timely fence grab against Kamaru that maybe could have had an effect.. And the refs were on point, it seemed Leon was much more conscientious about grabbing fence in spots too. But just imo, idk if that made a difference or no.. Ofc Leon looked better in Usman 3rd fight, but I also feel there may be some age and injury for Usman just imo.. 9:28 exactly
Just found this podcast. Been watching Robert since the BIRACIAL ANGEL origin on the previous pod 😂
Loving the content,
Have you guys put any thought on what you would do for a 50th episode special? A guest segment? A live stream? Thank you guys!💪
Im surprised by the Fortnite and Palworld callouts without mentioning an interest in Once Human. Great amalgamation of things yhat seem right up your alley.
Also, I know it's cliche, but walking out to One Winged Angel would be lit.
I don’t think Bobby was really going for a takedown, sometimes on a few occasions he drops down and then comes up with the hands and paddy hit a leg kick at the same time
Rob needs , (Don't Fear) The Reaper" , by Blue Oyster Cult , for his walkout song.
“Hopefully” an hour and one minute later lol
Question for Rob: Which did you like less, fighting on TUF or coaching TUF?
Miss the times when men didn't find being called "daddy" as something normal 🙂↔️🙂↕️😑
This pre/post championship Leon talk is silly. He is/was the same fighter. Just like Adesanya, when you put pressure to snipers , you force them to defend instead of setting up their offensive assets. When they defend, they are on the back foot. That sucks the energy out of them because they aren't used to fighting that style. They are used to protecting their striking distance with fakes and overstimulating their opponents. Are you also in the camp that Izzy did not show up vs Strickland? I believe Strickland's style is terrible for Adesanya. Strickland checked Adesanya's leg kicks and did not back up. He would do the same in a rematch. He might get caught with a hook or cross but unless Adesanya knocks him out, Strickland beats him most of the time. Same thing applies to Belal vs Leon.
Leon's striking isn't even that great. Low output and medium power. Good technically but he's never been a finisher.
Spot on 🎯
Still amazes me how rob can be such a lunatic in the cave but such a nice guy out of it 🤣
@51:03 I agree 💯 percent with Rob, I think Dragonage did the best job at keeping story integration from game to game
anyone that would b!tch about kids laughing and having fun in the background need their head checked. not a sound more beautiful than hearing kids having fun.
Gone are the days of these sniper strikers.. First Sean with Izzy, now it’s Belal with Leon. Next might be Merab with Sean O’Malley..
I was in the minority that thought Belal would get it done - first seeing him appear on the Schmo interview he looked shredded and then all opposition he fought prior to this. Too much was made of Leon's head kick KO to Usman and Leon got complacent thinking he'd do the same here but came across a different beast.
Belal vs Shavkat next for me - hopefully Belal proves people wrong in that fight as well.
Jonny, if you're gonna play DAO on PC, get the Ntcore 4gb patch to fix the memory leak issue. That should be enough to fix the crashes. And please play it. It's the best in the series! It might be a bit dated, but I promise its so rewarding if you stick to it.
Hey it's this guy Robert on Johnny's podcast, you didn't even announce a guest sir! :-)
The weakness of every sniper like Leon or Izzy, is a pressure fighter who can maintain that pressure and or over power them..Which Usman and Colby couldn't do..I think Usman would have over powered Leon, until he grew older and became more unhealthy..But, full credit goes to Belal and Sean Strickland..Gotta show up when the lights are bright..Head Spike Dead...
Leon was losing to Usman in the rematch until the KO, in the 3rd fight Usman was trigger shy just came back too soon, fought an underserving Colby coming off a 2 year layoff.
18:16 i strong agree w Rob here. Tom gave me a heart attack in opening minute 😅 Spot on about the stoppage too I feel. It was just gonna be more shots for Curtis to take if they let it go another second or 2 imo
Henry Cejudo was telling Khabib one day he needs to leave a distance to avoid being kicked and Khabib answered, it is a fight, if they kick me so what? I want to grab him and take him down, who care if they kick me. That’s the difference between Colby and Usman fighting Leon, they played his distance game and Belal did not care.
Leon wasn’t circling off the fence enough and you don’t want to be against the fence with a Khabib wrestler
i would Love a fight companion stream really enjoyed it when last time jonny did it
Second Usman fight: Leon was DOMINATED by Usman. Won by miracle LUCKY kick. Yes lucky lucky lucky.
Third Usman fight: Fought reserved/anxious Usman who was scared of another headkick. Won barely on decision. Not real Usman.
Colby fight: Colby never showed up to fight, never pressured, never put in effort, simply didn't care enough.
Yeah, you're not wrong. He was shutting Colby down I felt, just like Belal did to him really.
No. 2nd Usman fight was in Salt Lake City. Gassed Leon out.
3rd Usman fight, he figured Usman out. Two on hand fighting against the fence stops Usman's less explosive takedowns.
Colby fight, Colby got clipped early and got scared of the distance and striking.
Belal fight, Leon looked checked out. He did well whenever he tried to actually do anything. He was winning round 1 until he stupidly stood with his elbow guard for like 5 seconds and got rocked by the uppercut.
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Dragon age origins is one of my favourite all time games. Must of done 10+ playthroughs over the years. As rob said its a MUST play
6am for Leon's body clock
Evening for Belal's ?
LETS FKN GO ROB! 46:56 🔥
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I don't wanna see a fight companion. I want Rob to spend time with his family :))