finallybusy:
I never esperredit. I thought Alex would TKO him in the fourth round especially as he fought a careful battle this time. In fact both fighters performed more careful this time. The knockout came from nowhere. I’m looking forward to their third bout. Izzy finally capitalized on Poatan’s weakness so it’ll go this way again.

Chimaev is a noisemaker. He’ll duck no different from what he did against Diaz.

I was awake but decided not to watch for my own good. The last fight na so my heart dey beat anyhow

This is my first time of praying for any Nigerian to win something. After praying for Israel last night ..I was happy to read the news if his victory this morning . I am worried about the career of kamaru ...

finallybusy:
Two to three dominant wins and he’s good. Hopefully Izzy would move to light heavyweight when his turn reaches.

Izzy is not moving to light heavy weight anymore,he once did that and couldn't cope.... Pereira can never win Costa, Whitaker

greggng:
This is my first time of praying for any Nigerian to win something. After praying for Israel last night ..I was happy to read the news if his victory this morning . I am worried about the career of kamaru ...

you are funny...why should you be worried about his career,because he lost 2 fights...He lost his last 2 but he was paid higher than his opponent...UFC is about the money and nothing more

Graficient:


That's the fight to make (in Dana White's voice)

You too dey watch Mojahed Fudailat...

That guy's MMA animations on YouTube dey spectacular.

Yungmil:
please don't wish for that ooo. Khamzat is a beast and will outwrestle Adesanya just the way he did to Kelvin Holland. No no no pls

Izzy will have a plan for him

Nobody gave Burns a chance against Chimaev

If Izzy can work on his takedown defence more, no reason why he can't beat the wolf.

It will be a tough fight but who else is there to beat?

The top 5 in the division...he has already won all of them at least once.

FarinJini:

and I'll love to see Pereira go against Whittaker, Vetori and an equally big guy Cannonier

Interesting matchups

I heard Pereira wants to move up to 205, light heavyweight division.

That's the news

Cutting the weight down to 185 lbs is draining for him.

If he stays at 185 lbs, then him v Whittaker is the fight to make.

Whittaker has already beaten Vettori. That way, if Pereira wins, we'll get the trilogy.

correctguy101:
This sport is fine way to remove the stubborn children from the streets.

Who said touts and thugs are useless? They can just create something like this in Nigeria so the baastards could beat themselves up for our entertainment, of course good money will be made on the way.

I love UFC sha, kudos Ómó Adesanya

True. Hope the Sports Ministry will consider this idea.

Chrismania100:

My brother, he should not near Chimaev.That guy is a beast!!

Did you watch Chimaev's fight against Gilbert Burns?

He is human

If you can negate his takedowns, it's a winnable fight for Izzy

Chimaev doesn't have a great gas tank to go five rounds with Izzy

Izzy can use his favorite tactics...hit and run.

Adesanya body like Bruce Lee


Adesanya face like Pele

windvane:
you are funny...why should you be worried about his career,because he lost 2 fights...He lost his last 2 but he was paid higher than his opponent...UFC is about the money and nothing more

I am not talking about the money here . I am talking about him staying ontop and reclaiming his belt same way Israel did . In his first match with the guy that beat him , he was dishing out punishment to the guy untill the guy managed to get a knockout...I didn't watch the rematch ... his career might be at stake if he loses another one .

windvane:
Izzy is not moving to light heavy weight anymore,he once did that and couldn't cope.... Pereira can never win Costa, Whitaker

The same Nairaland which claimed "caNnOniER hAS IZzy's NUmBer." Abegi, Whittaker is scared but will face him. Costa will sleep from the left hand like Alex did Strickland. The only person who can face him is The Cuban Nightmare, Yoel Romero. That one is out of the UFC. No hope.

windvane:
Izzy is not moving to light heavy weight anymore,he once did that and couldn't cope.... Pereira can never win Costa, Whitaker

Also, Alex was a taste of what he'll face in LHW. For doing the impossible this morning, he could knock out Blachowizsc during a second match.

Spandau:


Dear Seun, seunmsg is getting away with using bots. It's getting worse. 215 likes for what exactly? I don't understand this anymore.

Seun, don’t you think it’s time to update the rules and make trolling an offense?

greggng:



I am not talking about the money here . I am talking about him staying ontop and reclaiming his belt same way Israel did . In his first match with the guy that beat him , he was dishing out punishment to the guy untill the guy managed to get a knockout...I didn't watch the rematch ... his career might be at stake if he loses another one .

I guess you do not know much about the UFC..... Connor MC Gregor has won a fight in 2 years,yet his career is very solid.....Kamaru lost his second fight with a split decision.....on a TKO can make your career go down the hill

seunmsg:


Seun, don’t you think it’s time to update the rules and make trolling an offense?

Why are you angry. Reporting a violation is trolling?

seunmsg:


Seun, don’t you think it’s time to update the rules and make trolling an offense?

Kadoso Mutairu aka seunmsg! 😆😆😆😆

Iamgrey5:
Israel the last style Bender.

He tricked the Brazilian guy into the the knock out.

Once he tried letting go off his gaurd and leaned forward to finish izzi, he met him with the best knock out punch of the night.

Izzy reenacted the last moment of their last fight, making Alex think that it was game as usual not knowing that it was a 'set-up'.
That punch landed 100% bcus he -alex- wasn't expecting it

IamPlato:
Israel had always feared Alex, Alex had beaten him three times before now.

This is a fixed fight to create another one.

Not at all, if you know about all those fights you wouldn't have that assumption. By the way I watched all 4 bouts.

The first 2 was in kickboxing, long ago. Isreal obviously won that first match but bad decision from the judges gave it to Alex (virtually every professionals of the game attested to that). The second game which was a rematch had Israel winning all the rounds only for him to get careless in the final round and a lucky left hook from Alex KOed him.

The last 2 bouts were in MMA and recent. By the way, Isreal fears no one, he's the one that requested for the match with Alex, Alex was not yet in line for title fight, he still had like about 4 people ahead of him he needed to beat first to get to Israel always call for difficult fights, he requested for him because he has literally beaten everybody in middleweight division.

The first match has Isreal wining, infact, Israel almost KOed him in the very first round, Alex was saved by the bell, but again maybe by sheer luck Adesanya tripped on his legs in the final round and he never recovered till Alex won, This rematch is a masterclass of MMA from Adesanya, he didn't let Alex off the hook this time, he got him and finished him.

Israel has always been having the better of Alex in all their fights but has been somehow been finding himself on the losing end.

As I said earlier, Alex will now have to go queue up before he can get to the level to fight Adesanya again, and I don't see him getting there anytime soon with the likes of killers like Whittaker, Vetori, Costa and even Bruno waiting in line.





We learn everyday

soojar:


Not at all, if you know about all those fights you wouldn't have that assumption. By the way I watched all 4 bouts.

The first 2 was in kickboxing, long ago. Isreal obviously won that first match but bad decision from the judges gave it to Alex (virtually every professionals of the game attested to that). The second game which was a rematch had Israel winning all the rounds only for him to get careless in the final round and a lucky left hook from Alex KOed him.

The last 2 bouts were in MMA and recent. By the way, Isreal fears no one, he's the one that requested for the match with Alex, Alex was not yet in line for title fight, he still had like about 4 people ahead of him he needed to beat first to get to Israel always call for difficult fights, he requested for him because he has literally beaten everybody in middleweight division.

The first match has Isreal wining, infact, Israel almost KOed him in the very first round, Alex was saved by the bell, but again maybe by sheer luck Adesanya tripped on his legs in the final round and he never recovered till Alex won, This rematch is a masterclass of MMA from Adesanya, he didn't let Alex off the hook this time, he got him and finished him.

Israel has always been having the better of Alex in all their fights but has been somehow been finding himself on the losing end.

As I said earlier, Alex will now have to go queue up before he can get to the level to fight Adesanya again, and I don't see him getting there anytime soon with the likes of killers like Whittaker, Vetori, Costa and even Bruno waiting in line.





We learn everyday

good analytical but just like you analyzed and created excuses for Israel we can do same for Pereira

Geovanni412:


You too dey watch Mojahed Fudailat...

That guy's MMA animations on YouTube dey spectacular.

I dey tell you. But he really trolled Izzy, I was really angry watching his videos these past days

Geovanni412:


Interesting matchups

I heard Pereira wants to move up to 205, light heavyweight division.

That's the news

Cutting the weight down to 185 lbs is draining for him.

If he stays at 185 lbs, then him v Whittaker is the fight to make.

Whittaker has already beaten Vettori. That way, if Pereira wins, we'll get the trilogy.

He'll do better when he moves up. He's a naturally big guy. It would have been a thing if he had the middleweight title and go against Jamahal Hill for the light heavyweight title

seunmsg:


Seun, don’t you think it’s time to update the rules and make trolling an offense?

If you think you can intimidate me into silence concerning your use of bots by invoking names, you are mistaken.😆😆😆😆😄

IamPlato:
good analytical but just like you analyzed and created excuses for Israel we can do same for Pereira

Yeah, you can. I didn't mean to create excuse for Adesanya though, just trying to tell you that there is nothing like fixed in the match and Adesanya fears no one. He called for the fight. And he finally got the victory he deserved over Alex.





We learn everyday.

If he remains at the weight level there will most likely be number 3 given it's 1:1, similar to how Nunes v Pena 3 has just been scheduled given it's 1:1, Moreno v Figuero etc. But there is a chance Pereira will move to 205 lbs and fight the likes of Blachowicz, Hill etc.

windvane:
there is no 3 expect Pereira beats fighters through the rank..I doubt if Pereira can beat a Costa

Geovanni412:




Izzy will have a plan for him

Nobody gave Burns a chance against Chimaev

If Izzy can work on his takedown defence more, no reason why he can't beat the wolf.

It will be a tough fight but who else is there to beat?

The top 5 in the division...he has already won all of them at least once.

Haa Burns is a two time wrestling champion. That's the reason why you see Chimaev was not going to wrestle with him. But you see Adesanya, that will be too easy for Chimaev.

finallybusy:
Chimaev struggled against a lighter Burns. He’ll be out of his element as a middleweight, that is, if he truly enters the weight class.

Haa Burns is a two time wrestling champion. That's the reason why you see Chimaev was not going to wrestle with him. But you see Adesanya, that will be too easy for Chimaev.

AudioMonkey:


Nairaland sef, where people peddle their ignorance ceremoniously.
Imagine this one who's watched UFC few times or maybe first time in his whole life, suddenly jumped in a thread and started dragging what he knows nothing about.
If you can't cope with UFC, why not stick with your conventional football game or Zeeworld?

Listen up kid, I'll school you a bit on this, it is not the common straight punch, rather it's a 'whirl-like' kind of hook.
That's same technique Izzy and Poatan himself use to KO opponents, by rotating their upper body over their lower body, thereby making the hook even more deadly, it's more like being hit by a spinning object, it's deadly.
What about the hook Izzy used to KO Whittaker and Paulo Costa which is even less powerful to this one he used on Poatan?

That first whirl hook on Poatan did all the damage, the second one only sealed the KO.
Funny enough, Izzy did same setup in their last fight, exactly same hook setup but Alex was luckily saved by the bell.

You saw Izzy rotating the hook all the way from the fence and boom, hit Alex on the delicate side of his head, his body immediately lowered, the rotating motion was so powerful even after hitting Poatan, Izzy's body continued to rotate in that direction. First hook did all the damage.
If not because Alex is very strong, that first hook could sleep someone else for 15 mins.
All needed by Izzy to seal the KO was a less powerful, second hook and boom, that was it.

Nice one I don't think Alex will make it at LHW if he decides to go 205. There are a lot of wrestlers there. Maybe glover texeira will help him with takedown defense. My guy Jamal hill sweet dreams will finish him with punches. Am so happy for Izzy mehn.

Yungmil:
Haa Burns is a two time wrestling champion. That's the reason why you see Chimaev was not going to wrestle with him. But you see Adesanya, that will be too easy for Chimaev.

Burns is a jiu-jitsu master

After ydae performance, my money is on Izzy any day of the week

Chimaev can only win if he finishes him in rd. 1

The longer the fight goes, the more it favours Izzy.

Yungmil:


Haa Burns is a two time wrestling champion. That's the reason why you see Chimaev was not going to wrestle with him. But you see Adesanya, that will be too easy for Chimaev.

Until it happens. I won’t hold my breath.