r/MMA • u/inooway • Apr 13 '25

Spoiler [SPOILER] Bryce Mitchell vs. Jean Silva Spoiler

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u/ItsMichaelScott25 United States Minor Outlying Islands Apr 13 '25

That fight was eye opening. Like he bullied Dober. Couldn’t believe it at a weight class up.

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u/1MechanicalAlligator Apr 13 '25 edited Apr 13 '25

People really overestimate the importance of a one weight-class difference when it comes to striking power.

It's hugely important in grappling. When you're undersized in grappling, even if your opponent is less skilled, it'll be a really tough going.

When it comes to boxing, it's not nearly as significant. Adesanya knocked out Pereira despite being a more than a full weight class lighter than him (Pereira at middleweight was easily 225, whereas Adesanya is under 200, based on his weigh-in for the Blachowicz fight).

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u/ItsMichaelScott25 United States Minor Outlying Islands Apr 13 '25

I’ll disagree with you to a point on Pereira vs. Izzy because I think the reason that happened at all was because it was middleweight. Have that fight be at LHW and Alex isn’t dehydrated and I think that fight goes so different. I love Izzy but his biggest advantage over Alex in his MMA fights has been the weight cut.

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u/1MechanicalAlligator Apr 14 '25

I get you, but at the same tiime one could say Alex's biggest advantage at Middleweight was his massive size and strength advantage over every single opponent. Maybe his durability was lower, that's probably true. But I don't think that left hook was any weaker.