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love alex but it's really a miracle how far he's reached with minimal grappling. it's unheard of. overeem's not wrong.
You think Alex has solid counter grappling? Every fighter who has attempted a takedown against Alex has gotten him down, and Alex has yet to fight a strong grappler. He’s pretty bad on the ground.Poatan: Beats the current and former middleweight champion, and two light heavyweight champions
Overeem: I don't see him as a champion.
If Jan could have submitted or get a GNP stoppage on the mat, he would have. He had plenty of opportunity. Alex has solid counter grappling at this point, its plain to see. He's never going to be an offensive submission guy but why would he?
Overeem is always going to be a fun guy, but his career speaks for itself. He almost immediately got busted for PEDS upon joining the UFC, shrank, then resumed getting knocked out every third fight. Imagine getting knocked out by guys with the skill level of Travis and Bigfoot and having something to say about Alex.
Pereira is better than Overeem ever was. Reem used to mentally fold. Poatan doesn’t.
You see Poatan beating units like Lesnar or JDS?Pereira is better than Overeem ever was. Reem used to mentally fold. Poatan doesn’t.
Reem was roided to the gills vs post diverculitis Lesnar.You see Poatan beating units like Lesnar or JDS?
Reem never held the belt in the ufc so in that regard, Poatan has him beat. But Reem has battled for god-damn 20 yrs with a lot of names on his body count....
Pereira has Strickland, Izzy, Jiri, Geriatric Jan and fresh off an injury Jamahal Hill....Seems a little hasty to say that warrants him being better than Reem ever was.
Reem is older than JDS......Reem was roided to the gills vs post diverculitis Lesnar.
And he did not beat JDS.. he beat SDS. Lets be honest.. at that point he was Senior dos Santos.
Reem had an excellent career but he was never the top dog. Pereira actually is.
i see him as the champion since his victories in title fights were legit against legit opponent ( seeing jiri vacated the title and never lost it in the first place) but there is no denying that he got an esay road and favorable match up to get there just because his rivality with adesanya was a selling point
Eh. His BJJ ain't that bad. He wore Jan like a backpack and Jan was never close to even threatening a submission. Granted BJJ defense is easier to learn/do than offense, it was impressive.
Nobody is perfect. Saying "once he's figured out" is like yeah okay. Knowing how to beat someone and actually doing it are two different things.
Yes - Roundabout starts playing in the background*record scratch*
*freeze frame*
Yup, that’s me, you’re probably wondering how I got in this situation
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But JDS got Cain'ed twice before their fight.Reem is older than JDS......