#mma

[theanticool]

Jiri Prochazka stops Jamahal Hill in the 3rd round - UFC 311

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MMA amber

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MMA fighter Cass

[llstarcasterll]

I suffered from some pretty severe MMA fighter Kevin Day brain rot a couple months ago

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[thehammerhorse]

I've never drawn Charles or the MMA before

[devouredmelancholy]

Costa v Rockhold

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Paige Vanzant

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[theanticool]

If you want an idea on how long it can take a fighter to figure out their game or even just get to a title fight.

Alexandre Pantoja started MMA in 2007. He got to the UFC in 2017 and debuted on the UFC on FOX: Valentina Shevchenko vs Julianna Pena card. That card also had a fight between Jorge Masvidal vs Donald Cerrone. Masvidal was still 2 years away from becoming a viral star for knocking out Ben Askren and would actually lose his next two fights. Pantoja did not become UFC champion until 2023.

Islam Makhachev made his pro debut in 2010. Got to the UFC in 2015. The card he debuted on? UFC 187 - Daniel Cormier vs Anthony Johnson for the UFC light heavyweight title w/ Chris Weidman defending the middleweight title against Vitor Belfort. It would take Makhachev 7 years (2022) in the UFC to not just win the title, but earn himself a title fight at all and it'd require him going 12-1 to do it.

Merab Dvalishvili made his debut in 2014. Got to the UFC pretty quick, signing in 2017. Lost his first two fights. Proceeded to rattle off 10 consecutive wins before he could get a title fight - in 2024. Took him 7 years in the promotion just to get to a title fight.

Ilia Topuria made his pro debut in 2015. Got signed to the UFC in 2020. Only had to go 6-0 to get to a title fight. Fair enough. But it did take another 4 years to do so while staying undefeated to do it. That's 9 years of fighting before he got to the title.

This isn't even mentioning guys who figure things out super late - Charles Oliveira, Rafael Dos Anjos, Jan Błachowicz, Dustin Poirier, etc.

Guys who come in and 'get it' out the gate early like Cody Garbrandt, Chris Weidman, Jon Jones, etc. are super rare (except at heavyweight tbh). Becoming a great/borderline elite MMA fighter takes a long time. It takes a lot of cage time. And often, a ton of road bumps.

[butchieboxing]

butt wins it

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[xxautumnivyxx]

Brain is busy, but doing my best to stay focused.

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