GDT: UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze

[Taytro]

That's a terrible stoppage in my opinion.

 

[chicagoskycam]

Well that got me back even

 

[m9]

Wow, Giga came out on fire in Round 3. All over Barboza and a nice finish.

Hard to get away from a guy who strikes like that when he's going for the finish. Nice win.

 

[chicagoskycam]

That's a terrible stoppage in my opinion.

he looked pretty rocked IMO

 

[m9]

That's a terrible stoppage in my opinion.

Disagree, looked good to me on initial viewing.

 

[Chaels Arms]

Barboza left himself completely exposed as they were both getting up. I thought Giga was absolutely going to murder him in that moment. Good stoppage.

 

[chicagoskycam]

So happy he didn’t get that sub

 

[Taytro]

he looked pretty rocked IMO

Disagree, looked good to me on initial viewing.

Definitely agree he was rocked, but it's awful hard to stop the fight when the fighter is getting up.

 

[chicagoskycam]

Definitely agree he was rocked, but it's awful hard to stop the fight when the fighter is getting up.

we have seen recent stoppages with guys swinging

 

[m9]

Definitely agree he was rocked, but it's awful hard to stop the fight when the fighter is getting up.

He was about to get smashed even more if the ref didn't step in. Good stoppage.

 

[chicagoskycam]

Max would be a great fight

 

[Taytro]

we have seen recent stoppages with guys swinging

Youre not wrong but it's not unusual for guys to swing out of that exact scenario, go for a takedown and recover, etc. Barboza had his feet under him when the stoppage occurred, I just prefer to give the fighters a chance to turn it around. Refereeing is pretty inconsistent these days.

 

[darko]

No issues with that stoppage

 

[bov]

Stoppage was complete and utter trash but still an impressive win for Giga. Thought he was overrated as hell initially, but it's clear that this guy is the real deal. Give him a top 5 opponent.

I had Hiestand 2-1 but that was a close fight, can't argue the decision. Great scrap, the "poor man's Tony" is a solid comparison for Turcios.

Battle with a gritty comeback, you could see it coming about halfway through round 1.

Vintage Kevin Lee, always leaves you wanting more but I'll give him a pass for this one. Serious injury layoff, up in weight class, and D-Rod is a savage anyway.

 

[CDJ]

That stoppage was completely fine, he just saved barboza from getting put completely unconscious. You can’t have your legs buckle the way he did after taking a ton of damage, a good ref like Herzog will stop it every time.

performance bonuses went to Giga, Sabatini, Alhassan, and GM3. Turcios-hiestand getting some money too according to Dana

 

[Avs_19]

Giga looked awesome. I just love his striking style. It’s constant movement and he mixes things up so well. He does everything well and you never know what he’s going to throw next. Like early in the fight when he went head kick, head kick, body kick, and then a knee all in a matter of seconds.

Good job on the mic too but a Max fight isn’t happening next. Anyone in between would still make for a good fight though.

Nice win for Rodriguez. He bounced back after losing the first round and then just lit Lee up.

Another rough one for Lee. He’s one of those guys who just can’t get the striking down no matter how long he has been at this. His gas tank also can’t seem to hold up regardless of what division he fights in. It doesn’t help that he’s probably built for 165 lbs.