UFC 323: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev Discussion Thread

Eh bro those calf kicks looked nasty, Islam didn't do much obv standing up but I think the man can do his own when he strikes, Della Maddalena looked so broken lmao

 

Islam is a very entertaining fighter usually, he just took no risks this time as being a double champ was his dream and JDM not being able to stop takedowns but not getting submitted either turned the whole thing into a borefest.

 

Dariush, omg! Well, Benot re-enters the top 10 with a bang.

Omg, Edwards too? Man, I sure missed a good card. I am LOVING this!
Classic MMA tho; moving backwards in straight lines and getting clobbered for it. Moving backwards in a straight line one of the easiest defensive moves, but its also as easy to miscalculate the distance and timing.

No! Not Brady! I actually like him... And a bit of an early stoppage too. Oh well, it is what it is. He was clearly badly hurt and Morales looked like a weight class bigger.

I did not think Zhang would be that much smaller, damn. So much smaller and completely outclassed.

Makhachev´s striking is ridiculously good, and seemingly keeps improving, and his kicks are no joke either.
I wonder when will MMA evolve to the point where guys like Makhachev can no longer rely as heavily on their ground skills anymore, especially the takedowns. Surely one day everyone will be like Jose Aldo.