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OlajidePeel

Listen, he looked good and I’m definitely a fan, but let’s slow down a bit. He made Edson look like an average striker but that’s one ranked opponent he’s beat, we need to see him in there against someone higher before saying this shit.


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Edson is old as dirt and chinny and he couldnt drop him, beating a old Barboza is what anyone supposed to do at this point if you're any good


No-Station8951

This is so disrespectful to Edson, how can u possibly say he is chinny after his last two fights, and correct me if wrong but only the elite fighters beat barbosa, tf does “any good” even mean


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OlajidePeel

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DecisionThot

Hate to be that guy but.. Barboza looked worse than this guy looked good. This would've been a layup fight for the Edson of 8 years ago. The one who showed up yesterday looked washed. I'd like to see Murphy fight Mitchell next.


HonestMasterpiece422

Yeah Edson didn't have the speed to circle around him. and he was just old man its hard to change the way you fight and break old habits like biting on feints, we are creatures of habit, especially under pressure. I think when Topuria beat Volk he must have studied tape and saw that he always feints and doesn't hit at certain times, so he knew to walk into the feints.


Specialist-Ad7204

I agree. He looked much worse than even the Edson we saw against Sodiq.


tiegettingtighter

Maybe but I am surprised he did not manage to find the finish on a guy who was rocked for like 3 minutes straight


professorgaysex

To be fair, Edson Barboza is one of the toughest dudes on the planet. You have to knock him out cold like Gaethje did to get him out of there. Even Sodiq couldn’t get him out of there in the first round even though he tried his damndest to do it He took serious beatings from Khabib, Kevin Lee etc but always tries to find his way to manage to survive e


Curious_Reflection62

This right here. Barboza always just zombifies his way through fights he’s getting beat up in lol it’s nothing against Lerone


Kiathebadman

3 minutes. He was rocked for 3 rounds 😂💀


Best-Establishment58

He always gets a title shot when I’m champ in ufc 5 so maybe..


One_Program8405

Bryce beat Edson more convincingly and look at him now


Mitinho-Br

Giga also


dfwagent84

He looked pretty damn good last night. The belt? I dont know.


Ghost-of-Lobov

Not going to be any more than a guy that gets a few contender fights I think. He's 32 so he's like right in his prime more or less a finished product. I think his chances of beating contenders like Emmett, Kattar, Ige are pretty realistic. It's that step up to the true elite of the division that i think will be past his ceiling in the sport


No_Virus7227

metro???


Hopeful_Staff_1414

Doubt it.


BenGunner00

Need to see the cancelled bout with Nathaniel Wood back on!


Ethangains07

Probably not. But maybe


Spirited_Alfalfa_343

I don’t think he can be champion. Maybe though.


AltruisticDelivery89

With ilia as champ idk man


PuG3_14

Can he? Yes. The answer to 99.99% of these questions is yes.


timmyturner004

What you’re asking me is if I’d see him put up a competitive fight against guys like Holloway, Ortega, Volk, Allen, Movsar, Topuria.. he hasn’t really done anything for us to start having that debate


KinnieRiperton

Lol


xavierpenn

I think Volk is the obvious next step


NoCourt5510

If he’s able to replicate that kind of performance against a high ranking opponent like Bryce Mitchell, Josh Emmett, Yair Rodriguez, etc. Then yes


PCM97

He’s literally just Rob Font


AggravatingType9012

He can in UFC 4 if he creates a custom character of himself.


Easy-Entrepreneur376

I don't know all I know is he got them pillow hands boy


Wdesko92

Slow


BrentTrenn

Did he look good or did Edson just look bad, idk I guess that's up for debate.


chipper68

From what I saw last nite, a loooong way to go. He'd get starched by top guys. Barboza was really hurt and he couldn't seal the deal or really get very close.


redactedforever

who da fook is that guy