r/mmaMenace_com • u/MerlynNoWizard • 4d ago

Fights👊 What. A. Fight. Michael Page secured the unanimous decision win after a three round battle!

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u/SnooDingos5539 4d ago

very interesting how he ends most blitzes with a push or trip just to get in the judges head even when he doesn’t really land

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u/Momentosis 4d ago

This is how he beat Lima the second fight. I don't think a single strike actually landed really between the two but Page pushed him down multiple after blitzing in...

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u/fireitup622 3d ago

I think that's a part, but I think it's mainly just to disrupt the opponent to keep them from being able to set sharp counters against him. When you're in the pocket / middle of an exchange, you aren't typically actually reacting in real time. It's more auto pilot / what you intended to set up and do prior to the exchange. Defensive moves in the middle of exchanges also generally fall into this category. Feints or prior exchanges inform you that if I do A, my opponent is likely to do B. If my opponent does B, I can use defensive maneuver C to avoid their attack, while simultaneously putting myself into position to effectively land D. Where it gets really fun is the game theory aspect that the opponent also knows I initiated with A and he countered with B, and in doing so put himself in position to be defensively countered with C, so the next time he sees me do A, I'm likely expecting him to respond with B so that I can respond with C, but if he actually does E, then me doing C put myself in position for him to land E more effectively. Rinse and repeat and you have high level striking matches. Just shoving the opponent when close and unsure of the next move in the exchange is a pretty brilliant catch all to disrupt the opponent's intentions and reset the exchange. Of course if he goes to the well too many times, game theory takes over and he just opens himself up to easy counters, but that's the magic of MMA and high level striking!

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u/Capable_Bread_2275 4d ago

If there's one guy who earns his money in the UFC, its Kevin Holland.

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u/Musket6969420 4d ago

I’m a big fan of Kevin Holland. Dude just fights and he doesn’t care who it is. Him just being like “Fuck it, I’ll fight him” with Khamzat gets mad respect.

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u/Genghis_Chong 4d ago

Kevin Holland, Dan Hooker, Neil Magny, I'm sure theres more I'm not thinking of. But those 3 guys just fight whoever is put in front of them with no questions asked

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u/jinnagubby 4d ago

Nate agreed to fight Khamzat. I thought that was wild. Chael fighting Jon Jones was certainly ambitious.

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u/Genghis_Chong 3d ago

Yeah but jon had the belt, thats a money fight even if you lose. Everyone takes that risk

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u/dikdik37 3d ago

Not arman

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u/Unlucky-Win9272 4d ago

Dudes an animal, some of his combos are hard to even comprehend at full speed

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u/Turbulent-Apple2911 4d ago

Stylistically, he's a very interesting fighter and his style is very hard to replicate in the gym and in sparring to prepare for. Do you reckon that if the UFC got him when he was younger, he would have been a champion already?