Nice vid but wrong pic imop. Going with Weidman on the fact SIMPLE adjustments defeats the less stronger physical guy who is a slow paced guy who will give weidman all opportunities to do what he wants here. Weidman is used to better under pressure fights even in losses and hes the better talent and more effective fighter whos never been dominated.i see him coming in here and dominating this fight convincinley.
I think Mousasi has the morale advantage here definitely. Weidman only just got massively KO'd aswell. Mousasi tko rd 2 imo
Weidman has looked mediocre since the USADA testing policy was put in place. Mousasi would be the smart pic.
Slightly lean towards Weidman... But as Luf pointed out.. He's had a REALLY bad run lately, but against good opposition. Mousasi has had some serious struggles with top wrestlers in the past - those could very well come back to haunt him in this one.
With his background it's hard gauging his abilities for me. He doesn't have a BJJ or Wrestling background. Instead he uses a combination of Judo and striking. So he's strong in the clinch and good at defending takedown attempts. His stand up game is one of the best in the division as well. If Weidman is slipping and can't shoot with the same ferocity Mouassi will defend it and beat him stood up. If his condition is poor there's a chance Mouassi can outlast him and throw him down going for a choke, but obviously that's dangerous against Weidman. Any gameplan that is based around keeping the fight stood up is risky, especially against a top wrestler. But with a strong Judo background and a wrestler on the decline he has the best chance he'll ever have against this opponent.
