Hard to see Barrao winning this. Energy wise and tactically Dillashaw is well ahead.
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Looks like Dillashaw just has Barrao's number.
He can't figure out of Dillashaw's dual stance. Hard to fight a guy who you don't know where his punches and kicks are coming from.
Feck, just blew him to bits!
It's a miracle it lasted that long.
Some finish. You could have sort of seen it coming a mile off though.
Only one person was ever going to win that. Barao might as well move up
Fantastic performance from TJ. Would like to see him fight Assuncao next.
That was amazing. He is 100% legit and am happy to be proven worng
His speed and movement were simply incredible. Wow
His speed and movement were simply incredible. Wow
Great footwork and pace by Dillashaw. He really showed his class. Only a fit Cruz looks like beating him at the moment.
I love cupcakes.
Clearly wasn't a one off then. Dillashaw is just a bad match up for Barao, certainly proved me wrong even if I still don't think he's one of the elite fighters. Interested to see who they match Dillashaw up with next, probably Assuncao unless they give him a fight prior to that one. Obviously Cruz would be an incredible fight but that's a question of whether or not he can get himself healthy. Sterling looking impressive, another win will have him in contention.
What a perfect perfrormance from Dillashaw. No exagerration one of the best title defence performances I've ever seen. He made Barao look like he had no business being in there. Which is utterly ridiculous considering who Barao is.
As for the rest of the card:
Cupcake still going stong. I'd kinda like to see her beat Ronda third time lucky just because it would make for a good story.
Also we have a new leader in the robbery of the year race (taking over from Masvidal - Iaquinta). Can't remember the name of the guy who won but Nijem was robbed blind. It's genuiely boggling how the judjes could have gotten it so wrong. Even when the fight is of no significance it just makes me rather angry at how incompetent they can be.
Oh and also shoutout to the Barboza - Felder fight. It was such a high skill showcase of Muay Thai. The lightweight division is just stacked to the hilt. there are unanked guys that put top tens in other divisions to shame comparitively. It likely always will be the most stacked as it is probably the 'natural' weightclass for the average man.
As for the rest of the card:
Cupcake still going stong. I'd kinda like to see her beat Ronda third time lucky just because it would make for a good story.
Also we have a new leader in the robbery of the year race (taking over from Masvidal - Iaquinta). Can't remember the name of the guy who won but Nijem was robbed blind. It's genuiely boggling how the judjes could have gotten it so wrong. Even when the fight is of no significance it just makes me rather angry at how incompetent they can be.
Oh and also shoutout to the Barboza - Felder fight. It was such a high skill showcase of Muay Thai. The lightweight division is just stacked to the hilt. there are unanked guys that put top tens in other divisions to shame comparitively. It likely always will be the most stacked as it is probably the 'natural' weightclass for the average man.
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I think Miesha was given the next title shot.
Christ. Who wants to watch that again?
Barao may have been in zombie mode from an early blow, he looked horrible for the second half of the fight. He had no head movement, body movement or footwork, at all.
I'm not taking anything away from Dillashaw, it was a brilliant performance, top class. One of the best fights I've ever seen. I just think Barao was half conscious for the 3rd (before the TKO) and parts of the second. The finish was hard to watch, Barao was fighting while KTFO at the end of that flurry.
Can't wait for him to rematch Rafael Assuncao, that was a fantastic fight that I thought Dillishaw won but it was very close and entertaining, Assuncao is a beast physically for Bantamweight. But it's hard to imagine he has improved as much as Dillashaw.
Also, a rapper needs to tweet the following picture and caption: "Just chillin y'all with Jake Gyllanhaal and T.J. Dillashaw"
I'm not taking anything away from Dillashaw, it was a brilliant performance, top class. One of the best fights I've ever seen. I just think Barao was half conscious for the 3rd (before the TKO) and parts of the second. The finish was hard to watch, Barao was fighting while KTFO at the end of that flurry.
Can't wait for him to rematch Rafael Assuncao, that was a fantastic fight that I thought Dillishaw won but it was very close and entertaining, Assuncao is a beast physically for Bantamweight. But it's hard to imagine he has improved as much as Dillashaw.
Also, a rapper needs to tweet the following picture and caption: "Just chillin y'all with Jake Gyllanhaal and T.J. Dillashaw"
Probably a stupid question but would the way the Dillashaw, Barao fight turned out not give some sort of an idea as to how the McGregor, Aldo fight might fair out?
Dillashaw and McGregor being so flighty and unpredictable around the cage and well from what I have seen anyways Aldo and Barao being static enough?
Dillashaw and McGregor being so flighty and unpredictable around the cage and well from what I have seen anyways Aldo and Barao being static enough?
Don't think you can really compare as TJ is so much more further ahead than Barao which I don't think is the same case between Aldo and Connor.
Barao's regression and Dillashaw's progression are nothing short of amazing.
Dillashaw takes less shot than McGregor, McGregor could lose against Barao because he can't wrestle and refuses to raise his hands.
Listening to Duane Ludwig on the MMA Hour. This guy is so up his own arse it is unbelievable. No wonder the Alpha Male guys do not like him a lot. Fair play he has turned Dillashaw into a champion but the things he says are just crazy.
Since Barao struggle to make the weight in Bantamweight shouldn't he compete in featherweight, now that he lost twice he has nothing to gain staying where he is?
McGregor would absolutely maul this Barao. He looks a shadow of his former self. He'd stop him in two with body shots alone imo.
Like I said apparently Barao cuts a lot before every fight, he should be more comfortable in featherweight. But maybe you are right that's why I said 'could'.
For sure he is thinking that. He is 28yo, getting bigger every year (so make weight is also harder each time). With McGregor gone to lighweight after defeating Aldo, the division i think could do with Barao. A lot of wrestlers and some talents like Holloway, Aldo... but there is no fighter near as fast (that footwork) as Dillashaw in the division, that's good for him. Also, with the IV BAN coming soon, i really doubt Barao will risk dying.
Now, i think the biggest problem for Barao is that he rested in the laurels (he probably thought for a long time that Uriah Faber was the best level of a fighter...). I'm afraid he has to move to USA if he wants to keep improving. The MMA level is so ridiculous competitive this days, you need all the advantages you can take, and train in the best Gym possible, with the best training partners possible and the best Coach possible, is the most important decision. I hope he has the motivation to keep growing in the sport. Same goes for Aldo... i want him training in the US.
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@George Owen You said it all, also he is in the same Gym than Aldo, which is probably the reason why he isn't fighting in featherweight because it's been 2 or 3 year that I hear that he struggles with his weight and like you said fighting in a different environment might do him good.
Dillashaw has never been taken down in the UFC.
I don't think Barao would fare particularly well against the top 4 in the featherweight division.
I agree, this Barao would certainly get smashed. But imagine him with a proper training camp in the US, spending his time training instead of cutting weight.
I can see him fighting a Cub Swanson before getting a top 3. Mendes would be awesome. When McGregor moves up, the division gonna be there for the taking. (even Aldo has talked about going to lightweight)
Barao is bigger than Aldo on a normal day. He was struggling to make weight years ago. Now, reaching 30yo, its just contra-productive. The damage he is making to himself is bigger than the benefit. He can barely lift those long arms by the second round.
I think if Aldo can do it, Barao should be able to do it too. But he has to move to the US. its imperative. (Blackzillians sounds like a good match)
You see the fights of Aldo vs Mendes 1 and 2, and you can see who was the fighter that improved the most in the time between fights. Aldo has clearly stagnated. In my opinion his natural talent is on the verge of being not enough any more.
Evolve or die. Hard decisions ahead for the brazilian duo.
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Poirier vs. Duffy headlining Dublin. 
Looks like the UFC wanna fast track another Paddy, hopefully we've two champions before long.
Looks like the UFC wanna fast track another Paddy, hopefully we've two champions before long.
They want more venues in Boston.
I'm not so sure he would either.
He has such thick shoulder and upper arm muscles, perhaps he should just tone down 5 pounds or so, such that his cuts wouldn't be so devastating to his endurance.
Barao looked like a shell of his former self in this second loss to Dillashaw. Just standing there winging punches while Dillashaw picked him apart. Not sure Dillashaw is *that* good to make Barao look so useless.
Even in the first when Dillashaw stood toe to toe with him, he seemed worse off in the exchanges when he should have a big power advantage.
Oh yeah, I forgot to post that, what is wrong with some top fighters lately? They stand in front of their opponents not moving, with their hands low, they don't try to control the octagon when it's part of the judges grades and prevent them from playing the human punching balls.
So who's excited for Rousey vs. Correia? Was just watching the countdown show and I'm well hyped! Hope it's a decent fight and not the usual 1st round submission.
My only thought is 'entertainment'. Aldo got a lot of criticism for not being 'exciting', not finishing fights, being too cautious, focusing too much on not taking damage to where it wasn't interesting to watch him fight.
I completely disagree with that mindset, these men and women are artists, don't tell them how to paint!
But I don't really think Barao was standing there to keep from being seen as boring, that doesn't explain it all in my mind. I can't fathom it at all.
I think you are right and it worries me, they are toying with their health the sport his brutal enough, there is no need for that.
Rousey has been talking nonstop that she's not going to end it quick, she wants to punish Correia for making this personal. Likely still a first round finish but I genuinely think she wants to go out there and really embarrass Correia. Quick finishes or not you always know you're going to get something incredible with Ronda. Either she's destroying women in spectacular fashion or you'll get an unbelievable moment in her losing, either way something great happens.
To me there never has and possibly never will be anybody as dominating as her in MMA. Some people like to downplay that division but the reality is it's actually a really good division with some quality fighters. It just so happens that Ronda is a ridiculous level ahead of every other female out there. Pumped for this fight.
A few decent other fights too.
She is incredible but Mighty Mouse is more impressive in my opinion, there is a lot of quality in his division and he humiliates them fight after fight.
I think Shogun and Bigfoot are both on the card? It pains me to see these two get slapped up every time they enter the octagon these days. Especially Shogun, who was a legend back in the day.
UFC has done a bit of switching around. Anthony Johnson will now fight Jimi Manuwa at 191 instead of Blachowicz, who also stays on the card and will get a new opponent.
Happy with that.
Happy with that.