GDT: UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev

[CDJ]

HOLY f*** THATS A BAD MOTHERf***ER

 

[MMC]

Wow! Huge win for Fiziev

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Oh myyyyyy that came out of no where

 

[td_ice]

Wow, Fiz put him down.

 

[I am not exposed]

Yes!

 

[CDJ]

Another guy at 155 that’s an absolute killer

 

[I am not exposed]

I would be intrigued to see the scorecards.

 

[MMC]

Fiziev vs Chandler next?

 

[Taytro]

I don't like Fiziev but damn, his striking is phenomenal.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

I would be intrigued to see the scorecards.

Haha always my first thought after fights like this

 

[bov]

Wow. It was trending towards RDA but Fiziev came out in round 5 like a man on a mission, despite probably being up 3-1 anyway. Solid fight and can't wait to see what's next for Fiziev.

 

[td_ice]

Haha......he calls out Rafael Nadal. Good sense of humor.

 

[m9]

Fiziev vs Chandler next?

Hopefully they give both Fiziev & Gamrot a shot against someone in the top 5/6. I'm worried they might just match them vs each other.

 

[MMC]

 

[MMC]

Can't believe how many people on Twitter are saying this was an early stoppage

 

[VanillaCoke]

It was an absolutely perfect stoppage for once. Perfect.

 

[m9]

I thought it was early at first but the ref had a better angle than the tv camera. It was perfect

 

[MMC]

 

[CDJ]

Can't believe how many people on Twitter are saying this was an early stoppage

They’re out of their mind

I like RDA-Tony

 

[Taytro]

Can't believe how many people on Twitter are saying this was an early stoppage

I thought it was early at first but the ref had a better angle than the tv camera. It was perfect

Not gonna lie, I thought it was early at first too before I realized a few things.

1. I have bias towards RDA, wanted him to win.
2. RDA was not recovering from that.
3. I might just enjoy seeing people take completely unnecessary shots.

 

[Chaels Arms]

After watching Smith allow Vanderaa get killed it'd be easy to think the Fiziev v. RDA stoppage was early just by comparison. The inconsistency within the same card is jarring.

 

[CDJ]

Some of the advice Lentz gave in between rounds 4 and 5 to Fiziev helped lead to that knockout. He was telling him to aim at the top of the chest instead of the head because RDA was dipping his head and tucking his chin a bit as a response to big actions. Faked a flying knee that got RDA to react and tuck his chin down, immediate left from Fiziev square on the button as RDA was lifting his head back up

 

[16Skippy]

Is it possible Fiziev is one more win away from a title shot?

 

[Taytro]

Is it possible Fiziev is one more win away from a title shot?

Only people ahead of him now that Charles hasn't beaten are Islam and Beniel. So if UFC doesn't shake things up by bringing Volk up to challenge, then yea, I could see Fiziev getting a shot if he beats a top 5 guy.

The problem is, those top 5 guys are Chandler, Gaethje, or Poirier. If he beats one of them then he clearly deserves it but... I think it'll be hard to convince the UFC to match one of those guys up with him. If Fiziev wins, they sewer one of their bigger draws in the division. If the opponent wins, then nobody is closer to a title shot and it resolves nothing.

And I don't think Fiziev gets a title shot if he doesn't beat one or them (or maybe Beniel?). Tough to predict really.

 

[m9]

I think so much of it will come down to timing here, plus if Volk moves up that throws a wrench into things.

I don't really know what I want to see happen with matchups here. The vets like Chandler/Gaethje/Poirier are some of my favorites but I'd kind of like to see the new group get their shots against them. Don't see why the vets takes those fights though, unless a title shot is close. The other tricky part is that all of the top vets have been finished by Oliveira fairly recently and have no business getting a rematch.

The strangest part?

The UFC has cards scheduled for basically every weekend in July/August/September. They are booking main events in October now.

Not a single ranked 155er has a scheduled fight as far as I can tell.

Some guys just fought and some will be announced, but as best as I can tell there is nothing in the books.