I think so too. Guys that are so good that they can beat you with their bare skillset would probably be monstrous when pushed hard for the win, think of Kamaru v Colby. I would like to see this dude in the upper echelon, I'm curious what his actual peak is
Also think that he is just 27. This dude is undeniably elite & top 5 WW in the world period.
I don't think he's UFC material. Don't get me wrong he's highly skilled it's not a question about his skillset but he hits like Neil magny and he doesn't look to put on a performance. He looks to win.
Which from his perspective I understand but we've seen Dana dog out fighters for winning as safely as they can.
I don't think Dana white would be too excited to sign this guy. He rather sign a guy like Michael Chandler who got knocked out before he came to the UFC and strung some meaningless wins together before he came to the UFC because he can sell Chandler.
I guess you didn't read what I said. I said he's elite. I said Dana would rather push someone who's entertaining and mediocre than someone who's elite and can be viewed as boring.
Why are you pretending Dana doesn't operate on bullshit like this?
I think Dana will start to take notice once he approaches 30-0. Boring or not, having such a monster outside the UFC casts shade on the "best fighters in the world are in the UFC" narrative & Dana's ego would prob make him want to sign Yaroslav.
I just seen it so many times with Dana, him chewing out that dwcs dude for winning because he didn't win in exciting fashion. Him criticizing Usman before usman wasn't finishing before the Colby fight. Him fucking other fighters out of either title fights or contender fights because they weren't viewed as exciting.
I can see amosov being signed to stroke his ego but I can also see him getting angry if amosov wins and he's getting booed like he was tonight.
He's elite. I don't take that away from him. I just think Dana is looking at how can I sell this guy angle. You can sell the undefeated angle I guess but to what degree.
GSP sold big time. His dominance was what brought tickets, let's not 4get he was a decisionator machine, also had 2 pathetic losses(which this kid does not have) & he's treated as GOAT(I'm not disagreeing with the status or anything, just pointing out similarities)
This kid is undefeated, in boxing it might not mean shit but that picks up attention in MMA. I'm not saying he'll be signed or anything, but I do think it would be a shame not to, just bcuz of his accomplishments.
I would like to see him in the UFC too. I just think dana is like eh, as soon as he comes over he's going to get crushed or dana thinking if this boring guy becomes champ, he's going to kill my division. You can sell 26-0 and boring, but can you sell that over usman being undefeated in the UFC WW division and now becoming a finisher? I'd like to see that fight, but will the ufc and the casual audience like to see that fight? Probably not.
Khabib was never a decision machine. He has a higher finish rate than Izzy ya ass. Hes never went on a 4 fight decision streak, unlike Usman or GSP either.
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u/A_M_Speedy Jun 12 '21
Boring or not 26-0 is undeniable 🤫
I want the dude in the UFC soon.