UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya (Ocotber 05, 2019)

**unlearn** · 10-05-19, 11:34 PM

Whittaker looked terrible. Guess those 10 rounds with Yoel ended him

**THE_LOCKSMITH** · 10-05-19, 11:36 PM

Costa waiting.......

**JIBBBY** · 10-05-19, 11:36 PM

Always bet on Black... Hugo calls it..

Long rangy fighters that can box you up do usually win if they have good TD defense. Mini Jon Jones here..

**bjpenn85** · 10-05-19, 11:37 PM

Well done Hugo and BJ, you guys called it!!

**unlearn** · 10-05-19, 11:40 PM

Definitely Jones-esque with that reach and athleticism

**JIBBBY** · 10-05-19, 11:41 PM

Hooker another long rangy tall fighter that beat down raging AL.. Gotta think about that now in UFC fights..

Speed and length kills especially when you have wrestling and TD defense.. Hense Jon Jones.. He's a perfect example of that.

**UncleChael** · 10-05-19, 11:48 PM

Originally posted by UncleChael

Did the last style bender ko the Reaper yet?

**Sanity Check** · 10-05-19, 11:53 PM

Whittaker's eyes rolled back in his head after that shot in round 1.

He was out. Cold.

Love both of these guys.

**unlearn** · 10-05-19, 11:56 PM

Originally posted by Demonata

Only a few days until I get to watch whittaker win. Loving how he looks in the workouts!

Jesus Christ you really are the worst mma capper alive. Guy loses 90% easily

**Sanity Check** · 10-06-19, 12:09 AM

Originally posted by Demonata

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If you said you were loading up on those guys.

I would have told you not to do it.

For a variety of reasons.

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**turbozed** · 10-06-19, 12:11 AM

Originally posted by turbozed

We've been backing Izzy since he debuted in the UFC IIRC. I think he's got a great shot here to win too. Biggest issue is how he will respond to Whittaker's very explosive first and second layer attacks. I think if Whittaker can't get it done in the first round or two, Adesanya will have no problem getting out of the way and countering him later on. This is especially true if he's lost a step due to all those wars and injuries inside and outside of the cage.

For how good Whittaker is he's not a very slick or tricky striker. Adesanya has seen these types in kickboxing before. Different story with MMA though. 4oz gloves vs 8/10oz gloves isn't a big issue because Adesanya doesn't rely on a guard for defense but distancing, footwork, and head movement. Wrestling may be an issue, but we really haven't seen Whittaker use his wrestling offensively. Integrating a wrestling game well into a striking game is something that seems rather rare and takes a great deal of effort. Whittaker is a great fighter, but it's not safe to assume that because he can defend TDs and strike well, that he's also going to do it offensively too. Actually, his blitzing style of striking means that Adesanya is going to be staying at a longer range which should help defend TDs as well. Because Whittaker throws his strikes almost always at 100% speed/power, he's not in a position to turn it into grappling offense.

Adesanya is different from Wonderboy though in that he stands pretty much flat footed and wants to stay in range and balanced to throw counters. Wonderboy is bouncing on his toes back and forth more, which is probably better defense to get out of the way against a blitzing fighter and not get hit with anything big. If Adesanya keeps the same plant and counter strategy against Whittaker as he did against Gastelum, it's going to be more dangerous for him getting caught, but it's also going to put him in great positions to land clean powerful counters against Whittaker, who is very open to them after throwing his own offense. If Whittaker is as aggressive as in his old fights, I think Adesanya has a good chance of putting him out even as early as Rds 2 and 3. Hard to bet against the durability and recoverability of Whittaker though.

Just wanted to throw this one out there
Adesanya ML, u3.5 and Adesanya ITD all hit for a big event

**turbozed** · 10-06-19, 12:13 AM

Originally posted by JIBBBY

Hooker another long rangy tall fighter that beat down raging AL.. Gotta think about that now in UFC fights..

Speed and length kills especially when you have wrestling and TD defense.. Hense Jon Jones.. He's a perfect example of that.

Fighters with over 6 inch reach advantage win 63% of the time.

Kim and Israel had over 6 inch reach. Hooker had almost 6 inch reach on Al.

**Thrilla** · 10-06-19, 01:20 AM

**JIBBBY** · 10-06-19, 01:53 AM

Originally posted by unlearn

Definitely Jones-esque with that reach and athleticism

MMA fans are screaming this is the next Jon Jones.. NO he doesn't have the same wrestling as Jon Jones.. Stop it!!!

**Demonata** · 10-06-19, 02:53 AM

Originally posted by unlearn

Jesus Christ you really are the worst mma capper alive. Guy loses 90% easily

Maybe one day you'll lose your virginity kid!

**Baraldsson** · 10-06-19, 03:29 AM

Congrats Adesanya backers.

**OVAKUL** · 10-06-19, 05:27 AM

Originally posted by Baraldsson

Congrats Adesanya backers.

The ref did a fantastic job saving Whitaker from another follow up punch or two that could really put him out of this sport. Great reaction.

**OVAKUL** · 10-06-19, 05:28 AM

Originally posted by unlearn

Whittaker looked terrible. Guess those 10 rounds with Yoel ended him

agreed, I thought this has a shot of going to decision... not a chance

**Sanity Check** · 10-06-19, 01:13 PM

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Shades of...

**Thrilla** · 10-06-19, 03:52 PM

**hyp3** · 10-07-19, 12:18 PM

Adesanya - Champ! Caught Such great odds on the ML.
Not sure about his next fight against Costa in April though