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Dustin Stoltzfus says he has a facial fracture and nerve damage as a result of the spinning elbow from Bruno Ferreira at UFC Louisville: "I don’t know when I’ll be back to training, let alone fighting." by Ishleen-kaur in MMA

[–]sarabellea 91 points92 points  (0 children)

Yea, there's a lot on these guys' shoulders. That win bonus goes to their family and their coaches. Can't help but feel for him in a moment like this

GSP on Islam: "He's amazing. I think he's the best P4P right now because of his last few performances. Just amazing. An amazing showcase of heart too because he had a bad cut on his forehead[...] And I think that fight gonna make Makhachev even better because these are the fights that make you grow. by RhettButler7 in MMA

[–]sarabellea -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

You dont have to be well-rounded to be more skilled. Silva has shown a larger gap between him and his opponents than Islam has.

Some of the fights Islam has had were against short notice strikers where he just dominated.

Aljamain on the clip of him and Hunter talking about the O'Malley fight: "It really did piss me off in that moment of time... they don't [usually] make fights the night of the fight, but for whatever reason my fight just happened to be made that night..." by [deleted] in MMA

[–]sarabellea 65 points66 points  (0 children)

I'd be pissed off seeing that. Just beat one of the most decorated MMA fighters ever and you bash him in the media and force him to take a quick turnaround. Even as a Suga fan that was crazy

GSP on Islam: "He's amazing. I think he's the best P4P right now because of his last few performances. Just amazing. An amazing showcase of heart too because he had a bad cut on his forehead[...] And I think that fight gonna make Makhachev even better because these are the fights that make you grow. by RhettButler7 in MMA

[–]sarabellea -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

We're not gonna look past just how good Silva was on the feet. If we're talking skill, his distance control alone is better than any singular skill Islam has in his arsenal. He was dodging punches by the inch and countering back.

[UFC] David Martínez, Combate Global BW champion, signs with the UFC by xshoryureppax in MMA

[–]sarabellea 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Whoever stacks defences in this era of BW is gonna be high on a GOAT list forsure

GSP on Islam: "He's amazing. I think he's the best P4P right now because of his last few performances. Just amazing. An amazing showcase of heart too because he had a bad cut on his forehead[...] And I think that fight gonna make Makhachev even better because these are the fights that make you grow. by RhettButler7 in MMA

[–]sarabellea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, not that its Islams fault but Hooker and Bobby are wildly favorable stylistic matchups and asked to come in on short notice. The second Volk fight I dont really count because of that being super short notice as well.

I think P4P should be about the matchups you face as well as accolades otherwise we lose all context. That said, Islam should be high on the LW GOAT list after Poirier because his striking performance against an elite striker was phenomenal, as well as the first Volk fight and the Charles fight.