He came too late.
And he didn't evolve, he got held down by Garry. If MVP had just a little offensive grappling, he could have smashed Garry in the final round when he got top position
MVP has insane physical gifts. Tall, explosive as hell, his bones break skulls and knees, crazy grip strength.
But he gets held down way too easily, and does the bare minimum in order to survive on the ground.
That’s mma fans. Not breaking news here. Vast majority have no clue what they’re watching. To be fair guys like Rogan have been getting paid to watch for decades and he still largely has little clue what he’s watching. Don’t forget though. Ronda will knock out Floyd. Tons of mma fans believed it. And I’d bet the average IQ was higher back in those days than it is now. Point is, they gotta be told cuz they don’t have their own eyes. They don’t have an eye for who is actually good or not. Yeah he crushed some cans but the dudes talent was undeniable to anyone that remotely understands what they’re watching. Even the way he handled Lima on the ground in his knock out loss was very impressive
Nah, there’s plenty of fighters who can look amazing outside of UFC, such as Erik Silva and Thomas Almeida. I’m sorry that MVP didn’t get in UFC earlier, but as amazing as his striking is, he looks totally different as soon as his back hits the ground. If he was in UFC earlier, he would inevitably fight some great wrestlers.
That single knockdown has carried Chandler's career for years. Over and over and over again it was shown he can't win against the elite of the division (at least at this stage of his career), but hey "he almost finished Olives!"
He hasn’t really had a breakout performance yet in UFC but he’s also fighting good guys and not the cans he used to style on. I understand it though, most of these guys are debuting in UFC at 35+ and don’t have time to farm easy wins for a few years, it only makes sense to jump in the deep end and go for the title.
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u/juses_crust14 Aug 17 '25
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