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- Luke is 3 inches bigger height, 7 inches reach+
- Luke has a combine pro/ama/exh record of 15-2 vs Cauley's 8-2 combine record.
- Luke has fought slightly more season fighters.
- Cauley loss to a low skilled opponent back in 2019
- Cauley has patched up a lot of mistakes on the feet and 4 years is a long time, but I've seen Luke in 2019, and he was much better than in comparison to Cauley which means Luke has been a better fighter for a longer period of time.
- Record capping aside. Luke has decent hands jab-cross, not heavy handed or explosive, but enough to give problems and a close range elbow from the clinch.
- Luke has nice back takes and rear naked choke, essentially better bjj.
- This is a step up in competition for Cauley. Cauley has looked sharp against low tier opponents.
This is no sure way thing that Luke will win. Cauley is pretty damn decent, but i'm willing to play trainer in the hopes he exposes Cauley for fighting weak opponents. I'm ready to eat crow today , no surprises , Luke can lose for sure, but gotta play dog odds at 150+
Trainer does not react to punches well and has some defensive issues. I think Cauley will tag him and finish him on the ground. Cauley is legit the nedt big thing. I used to be just as high on Trainer but after his performancr against Byong, he left a lot of question marks.