Well it’s not supposed to now, thank god. Because Hafez accomplished a whole lot of zero damage or attempts at a finish with his grappling the last two rounds and got worked on the feet
GDT: UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Bueno Silva
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Hafez was connecting with JDM in that second round. JDM had the advantage on the feet but he wasn't running away with it. And then he was underneath Hafez for a minute and a half. There was an armbar attempt as I recall.
I thought JDM did enough on the feet to just win that round, but it was close imo. And Hafez winning that round would not have surprised me (as one judge scored it).
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yeah JDM was dumb. Real luck to get through this fight with a win to his name considering the amount of baffling low IQ decisions he made. Overall, he did deserve the win. But it wasn't anywhere as convincing as it should have been. If anything his stock dropped after this fight.
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Nice win there, Holm at 41/42 is getting a little over the hill. How much does she have left in her (if any)? Gotta be getting close to that retirement.
JDM went 27-16 in sig strikes in round 2 and 43-7 in round 3 (also had the edge 13-9 in round 1 though that I give to Hafez because he actually threatened a sub)
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I've tried to stop scoring fights as it's just aggravating with judging but I thought the last two rounds were clear JDM rounds. Fairly typical for the impact of what the underdog does to get overstated.
Hafez looked solid though. I'm not sure if he has a difference-making skill, but looks UFC quality at least.
Hafez looked solid though. I'm not sure if he has a difference-making skill, but looks UFC quality at least.
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JDM took the last two rounds clearly but I wouldn't have been upset even if Hafez won by split simply because JDM deserved to lose for fighting so stupid and annoyingly
Now that’s the only argument for Hafez I can get behind
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Ehhhh, 11 extra strikes vs several minutes of control time. I know the newer scoring system greatly prioritizes damage but... My brain doesn't think 10/11 strikes balances out being on the bottom for over half a round. If Hafez even through so much an inkling of ground and pound in that 2nd round I think he would have taken it.
He for sure would’ve taken it, hell if he attempted an arm triangle like he did at the end of round 1 he probably would’ve won it too. Unfortunately he did nothing w his control time in round 2 and 3. He did a great job nonetheless, made it competitive (well he and JDM’s IQ)
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Nice sub for Bueno Silva, my new favorite WBW 
. I thought she would be bigger, but she looked really small compared to Holly. Struggled with the reach/height a bit, but she throws with intent. As DC said, she fights nasty. I'm guessing the UFC still goes with Pena-Pennington, but Silva made it a conversation. Her resume wasn't great coming into this fight, but Holly is a better win than anyone on Pennington's streak. A finish, no less.
In a career of tough losses, another tough loss for Holly. She could have made a case she deserved the title shot with a win since she has beat Pennington twice. At 41 going on 42, that might be it for her. With a weak division and a big name, I guess she's always 1 win away, but the clock is ticking.
I thought it was clear 2-1 for JDM. Hafez did nothing when JDM inexplicably gave him the position in R2 while JDM has lighting him on fire on the feet. The numbers weren't that lopsided, but JDM was cracking him and Hafez was throwing looping arm punches. Still, not a good showing for JDM. Terrible decision in R2 and then he did the same thing in R3. Should have got him out of there in the second, should have got him out there in the third, and ended up with a split decision win. Hafez showed well considering it was such short notice. I think he's UFC caliber in the sense that he's a good wrestler you can use to test up and coming strikers, but he's way too limited to be much more than that IMO.
. I thought she would be bigger, but she looked really small compared to Holly. Struggled with the reach/height a bit, but she throws with intent. As DC said, she fights nasty. I'm guessing the UFC still goes with Pena-Pennington, but Silva made it a conversation. Her resume wasn't great coming into this fight, but Holly is a better win than anyone on Pennington's streak. A finish, no less.In a career of tough losses, another tough loss for Holly. She could have made a case she deserved the title shot with a win since she has beat Pennington twice. At 41 going on 42, that might be it for her. With a weak division and a big name, I guess she's always 1 win away, but the clock is ticking.
I thought it was clear 2-1 for JDM. Hafez did nothing when JDM inexplicably gave him the position in R2 while JDM has lighting him on fire on the feet. The numbers weren't that lopsided, but JDM was cracking him and Hafez was throwing looping arm punches. Still, not a good showing for JDM. Terrible decision in R2 and then he did the same thing in R3. Should have got him out of there in the second, should have got him out there in the third, and ended up with a split decision win. Hafez showed well considering it was such short notice. I think he's UFC caliber in the sense that he's a good wrestler you can use to test up and coming strikers, but he's way too limited to be much more than that IMO.
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She's awful. And not even like the Colby or Henry awful where I'd still be interested in watching them fight. She's just awful awful. Especially considering how poorly her last fight went. Idk if she thinks this marketing style benefits her but I assure you, it doesn't.
Shes cringe and trying so hard to be that heel, despite being a boring and shit fighter
The fact that she thinks Nunes retired cause she was scared of her says it all.
When Nunes cared about that fight, she easily controlled all 5 rounds.
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I had no opinion of her one way or the other. I was glad to see her beat nunes just cause I root for chaos but since then her act has been awfully cringeworthy. I can't stand her.
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I love what Pena is doing. It's awful to listen to but having someone to hate in that division is great.
Peña has X-Pac “turn off the channel” heat, not the good kind of heat
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The problem is people don't hate her, they just don't want to hear from her at all. It's one thing to be a heel and people want to tune in to see you lose. It's another thing to talk yourself out of viewers, and that's what Pena is doing.
100%, most of the time any media is good media... Unless you're actively giving them more reasons to not want to watch you do anything or engage with you at all.
Pena should still be riding the coat tails of beating Nunes. Doing something no other woman came close to in the last X amount of years. Not only beating but knocking down and finishing the fight against a 2 division champ and one of, if not the best woman UFC fighter ever.... Instead she's trying to start pretend beefs that people would get more value out of not reading.
