GDT: UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland/ONE on Prime Video 5/164: de Ridder vs. Malykhin

td_ice

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I had a feeling it was gonna be a short night for Tai. Damn, Sergei is for real.
 

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Pavlovich looked like a machine in there.

He got thrown into that Overreem fight too early and I do still think he might struggle against technical standpoint fighters like Overeem was.. but there's a reason he was a top prospect in this sport. Just ran over Tuivasa.
 
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Pavlovich should have just said "Tuivasa sucks..and so does the USA. Nobody can handle these Russian hands" and he could have been one of the best heels in the sport right now.

Unfortunately seems like a nice guy so will never happen
 

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Pavlovich should have just said "Tuivasa sucks..and so does the USA. Nobody can handle these Russian hands" and he could have been one of the best heels in the sport right now.

Unfortunately seems like a nice guy so will never happen
Only Khamzat could pull off that line which would be epic especially if he's fighting Colby.
 

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Pavlovich has been impressive with his striking power, but he also has grappling background which he hasn't really used in UFC
 

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No idea how/why #7 goes against an unranked fighter. But the outcome was exactly as we thought. RDA seems to have a lot in the tank at 38, especially considering how much smaller he looked.
 

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It's kind of weird RDA told Bronsteter before this fight he just wants to have fun fights and doesn't think he can get back to a title shot. It might be unlikely but he's still able to fight the top guys IMO.
 

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No idea how/why #7 goes against an unranked fighter. But the outcome was exactly as we thought. RDA seems to have a lot in the tank at 38, especially considering how much smaller he looked.

RDA is ranked 7 in a lower division, neither guy is ranked at 170
 
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Chaels Arms

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Awesome round. I guess Holland won mainly because he drew stronger reactions to his punches than Wonderboy did with his.
 
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Taytro

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Holland hurt him good but if he keeps wiffing with all these overhands he's going to gas out if this goes into deep water.
 

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