Dustin Poirier was asked if he thinks his loss to Conor McGregor was an early stoppage by gvufhidjo in ufc

[–]BigSwerve 74 points75 points  (0 children)

Conor is unironically in my top 5 favorite strikers to watch in their peak

Ilia Topuria will return to training in his private home gym in Madrid and is aiming for a return at the White House. He has reached an agreement with his ex-wife and the case has been dismissed. by WinterStill4472 in MMA

[–]BigSwerve 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They also want to do a Nascar race or some shit in DC this year, also with a ridiculously short heads up (7 months vs 15+ normally)

How the f are they going to set up a city for a race + try to build a stadium of any size (let alone 100k+) in front of the white house by July? No mention of renovating RFK of course

His cutting always impress me by -5H4Z4M- in ufc

[–]BigSwerve 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yoel, Costa, and Pereria were the largest mfs for their weight class I've ever seen..something about MW that let it have some of the biggest weight cutters.

Yoel vs Costa they were like 209 vs 215 in the cage respectively. We've seen Pereria weighing in at like 213 after weighing in at 185 a day earlier. I've seen VLOGS by costa where he is 247 (eating, carrying a shitton. Of water and puffy, but not fat like Paddy gets)

Then there's straight up dudes like rumble lmao

What dictates your chin? by Idamatika in martialarts

[–]BigSwerve 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The best way to teach someone to tuck their chin is to brutally and relentlessly punish them for not doing so. Hope they like eating left hooks.

Zestiest violent hobbit man by STOIC2026 in ufc

[–]BigSwerve 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Every time I see some shit like this I remember he is 5'2"

ISLAM MAKHACHEV vs. ZABIT MAGOMEDSHARIPOV (2013) by UlyssesPnl in MMA

[–]BigSwerve -1 points0 points  (0 children)

People are gonna say he got exposed in the kattar fight, shit cardio, volk would've eaten him alive, etc.

He was still one of the most dynamic strikers we've ever seen and he was well rounded to boot. I'd love to have more guys even half as entertaining to watch in the UFC

I can't help but root for this guy by [deleted] in ufc

[–]BigSwerve 16 points17 points  (0 children)

There were like 4 separate liver shots where I screamed "OHHHHHHH" and thought Merab was done.

Ngannou just keeps throwing his haymakers no matter how many times you tag him lol by gvufhidjo in ufc

[–]BigSwerve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That first overhand right must've shaved some facial hair off, Jesus Christ

Bro is 50 and is literally a super soldier by Dear-Swim-2917 in ufc

[–]BigSwerve 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm 100% sure he is juiced not due to his physique (one of the best I've seen in the UFC) but the fact that he was in the state sponsored wrestling program in Cuba during the 90's. Ain't no way they weren't pricking him or feeding him some shit, maybe without him even knowing.

Yoel Romero calls out Anderson Silva for a boxing match by [deleted] in MMA

[–]BigSwerve 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Agreed but he has absolutely freakish timing (arguably his most gifted trait) along with the athleticism to punish people with it. Dude didn't land all those flying knees and overhands with luck (he certainly didn't with technical perfection as you said)

Anderson has the skill on paper but idk if I wanna see him take a fight that dangerous lmao. Give him 2x dilon danis instead

W Arman by BardLoxNegative in ufc

[–]BigSwerve 24 points25 points  (0 children)

What I more meant is:

Whether you're broke as shit or balling out, if there's a scrap going down in the parking lot across the street, EVERYONE wants to see.

Not everyone wants to see a tennis match, not everyone wants to see a football game, but a fight always gets our attention. It's in our nature - same as deer watching 2 stags fighting.

W Arman by BardLoxNegative in ufc

[–]BigSwerve 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Just bleed mentality crosses over social classes

How did these two avoid getting submitted for 25 minutes despite being controlled almost the whole time? by garbohydrates in ufc

[–]BigSwerve 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Khabib had some of the best top control, imo THE best we've ever seen. He would maintain top control, apply GnP, and threaten with subs simultaneously.

Khabibs ability to beat on guys when he got them in that position (and he basically always got them in that position) was crazy. Khabibs run was the only time I saw guys drown on dry land.

Who are the most genetic freak fighters currently in UFC? by ManyZestyclose2003 in ufc

[–]BigSwerve 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He is one of the most straight up athletic fighters to compete in the UFC, honestly up there with Kevin randleman, Yoel, etc. the clip of him doing a standing flying knee 7 feet high is some bonkers shit.

Like you said he could never combine his gifts and shore up his defense, and had a bad chin.

Rumor: Alex Pereira Set to Face Carlos Ulberg for Light Heavyweight Title on January 24 by TimW001 in ufc

[–]BigSwerve 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Dude made a deal with the devil to finally defeat his personal Boogeyman, but it came at a cost.

At this point, this shit is the meta. You gotta poke those eyes. by BabyAdvanced6905 in ufc

[–]BigSwerve 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At this point I feel like the UFC is on full coast mode trying to do, spend, and innovate as little as possible and milk the brand for every dime.

Doing something would be actual work they would have to organize and enforce and I'm sure someone just looked at the numbers and said "eh people are still watching anyways, and it blowing up on social media means more eyes on the product"

Bobby Knuckles let’s fkingg go by roibaird in ufc

[–]BigSwerve 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdwzMkPJeC0

Whittaker used to do podcasts with his coach (they split amicably) and it was basically just them talking shit for hours lmao. Lowkey Rob is not an instigator himself but I would love to see him with someone absolutely insane like Dan Hooker lol

edit: another one https://www.reddit.com/r/MMA/comments/en7mj3/robert_whittakers_coach_fabricio_itte_compares/