David Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Ordinarily I'd be well up for this fight, but the fact that Romero is coming in off two losses has jaded me a bit. I know he's a tremendous physical specimen, but look at who's he's actually beaten of late. Rockhold, Weidman, Machida and Tim Kennedy by knock out, and Jacare by decision. He's fought Whittaker twice and lost both times, and lost to Costa. The fight I really want to see is Adesanya take on Costa. I think Adesanya will outpoint Romero relatively easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted March 4, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted March 4, 2020 4 minutes ago, David said: Ordinarily I'd be well up for this fight, but the fact that Romero is coming in off two losses has jaded me a bit.  I would too usually and its not ideal, but with Costa being injured im ok with it, i get a totally diferent feeling from this than i did with Aldo/Cejudo being announced which is just wrong on every level. Here, if Costa was healthy he would be the man fighting Adesanya. I think Romero wins too 😕  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 I guess I'm just not as bought-in to Romero as everyone else. Yes, he's impressive physically, and he's a mentalist, but I've lost count of how many of his fights I've watched where I've thought he looked gun-shy, and only fought in spurts. In short, I'm not that impressed. I think Adesanya will relatively easily outpoint him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimufctna24 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Romero's recent record doesn't tell the full story. He deserved the nod against Whittaker in their rematch and perhaps should have got the nod against Costa. He does indeed fight in spurts. With his frame, it would be near impossible for him to fight at a decent pace for 15-25 minutes straight. However, he is always dangerous. He has 6 third round stoppages in the UFC. He also excelled in the 3rd round of his fight with Costa, and won the final round of his rematch with Whittaker. The only problems I have with Romero is that he's missed weight in 2 out of his last 3 bouts and that he makes an absolute mockery out of USADA's drug testing programme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted March 4, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted March 4, 2020 He 100% fights in spurts, but those spurts are as explosive and violent as anything in the sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 1 hour ago, jimufctna24 said: Romero's recent record doesn't tell the full story. He deserved the nod against Whittaker in their rematch and perhaps should have got the nod against Costa. He does indeed fight in spurts. With his frame, it would be near impossible for him to fight at a decent pace for 15-25 minutes straight. However, he is always dangerous. He has 6 third round stoppages in the UFC. He also excelled in the 3rd round of his fight with Costa, and won the final round of his rematch with Whittaker. The only problems I have with Romero is that he's missed weight in 2 out of his last 3 bouts and that he makes an absolute mockery out of USADA's drug testing programme. I saw those fights, and at the end I didn't feel that Romero was robbed. If anything I actually blamed him for not doing anywhere near enough to win the fight. I'm fairly certain that Adesanya will school him. He's quicker, younger, more agile, and the smarter fighter by all accounts. Romero will be dangerous as usual, but only in short bursts as always. Adesanya will know that, and is quick enough to avoid those spells. 42 minutes ago, Egg Shen said: He 100% fights in spurts, but those spurts are as explosive and violent as anything in the sport. I don't think so. If there were as violent as anything in the sport he'd be finishing people. He wasn't able to get the job done against the top guys in the division. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimufctna24 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 12 hours ago, David said: I saw those fights, and at the end I didn't feel that Romero was robbed. If anything I actually blamed him for not doing anywhere near enough to win the fight. He wasn't robbed. But they were close bouts that you could easily score in his favour. - http://www.mmadecisions.com/decision/10340/Paulo-Costa-vs-Yoel-Romero - http://www.mmadecisions.com/decision/9134/Robert-Whittaker-vs-Yoel-Romero 12 hours ago, David said: I'm fairly certain that Adesanya will school him. He's quicker, younger, more agile, and the smarter fighter by all accounts. Romero will be dangerous as usual, but only in short bursts as always. Adesanya will know that, and is quick enough to avoid those spells. I can't see Romero winning a decision unless he seriously hurts Stylebender multiple times and accumulates a few 10-8 rounds. Otherwise, Adesanya will indeed be too active for him and probably win a clear-cut decision.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted March 4, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted March 4, 2020 (edited) 48 minutes ago, David said: Â I don't think so. If there were as violent as anything in the sport he'd be finishing people. He wasn't able to get the job done against the top guys in the division. Come on Dave, you cant sit there and tell me that when Romero puts his foot down there's very few if any who are. He may have gone the distance a couple of times but he's done significant damage in all of those fights too. Name a more explosive middleweight ...and looking back at the Adesanya/Whitaker thread from October you actually favoured to a monster like Romero to 'overwhelm' Adesanya. Interesting. Â Edited March 4, 2020 by Egg Shen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Egg Shen said: ...and looking back at the Adesanya/Whitaker thread from October you actually favoured to a monster like Romero to 'overwhelm' Adesanya. Interesting. Don't be selective now, Ebb. You know fine well that I also mentioned Costa right alongside Romero in those posts. I was highlighting Romero more for his size, as I think Adesanya is a less imposing middleweight. Romero's size is pretty much all that makes this fight interesting for me. But, having thought more about the matchup since it was officially signed I don't think he's nearly active enough during fights to really cause Izzy any problems. You'll also note in that discussion I favoured more the idea that Costa would be the one to really challenge Adesanya. My view on that hasn't changed. He has more tools than Romero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimufctna24 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Purely in terms of size, Costa is a bigger test for Adesanya than Romero. However, beyond size and KO power, neither have that much to offer against Adesanya. I am not saying they can't beat him, but I would favour Adesanya over both, especially if the fight went the distance. As already mentioned, Romero is not active enough and Costa's cardio isn't up to scratch.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted March 4, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted March 4, 2020 Size and KO power are two massive assets though, if Adesanya can't handle either he's likely gonna lose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 I just feel that Costa has the ability to stay on Adesanya more than Romero does. Even if Costa manages to follow a gameplan that sees him go three rounds before gassing. Let's be honest, if neither Romero or Costa has won the fight by the end of the third they're likely not going to win at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted March 4, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted March 4, 2020 to be fair, Romero looks decent over the Championship distance. He won the 5th round across the board last time he fought Whitaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimufctna24 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Jack Slack's preview of the main event for anyone interested - https://www.unibet.co.uk/blog/more-sports/mma/ufc-248-the-faster-the-pace-the-better-for-adesanya-as-he-seeks-to-extend-romeros-lose-streak-1.1388360 TLDR: He touches on all the points raised in this thread and adds that counter fighters might be able to take advantage of Adesanya's high volume striking style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted March 4, 2020 Author Paid Members Share Posted March 4, 2020 Have the UFC hired @John Matrix or something? These are a step up from whoever usually does their posters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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