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Renan Barao vs TJ Dillashaw 1 - UFC 173

We're back to adding context to fights I think all new MMA fans should give a watch. This time, the first fight between Renan Barao and TJ Dillashaw.

I feel like Renan Barao is an overlooked character in modern MMA. A member of the legendary Brazilian gym, Nova Unaio, Barao was one of the top fighters P4P on the planet in May 2014. Much like his teammate Jose Aldo, Barao stormed through his competition on his way to winning the UFC bantamweight title. While he sadly did not get to face off with Dominick Cruz (the champ at the time), Barao did manage to stop Urijah Faber from winning a UFC title. Twice. Heading into his fight with Dillashaw, Barao had rattled off a 35 undefeated streak (34 wins, 1 no contest) after losing his first ever pro fight. He hadn't lost a fight since 2005. Heading into this fight, he was being argued alongside Aldo and Jon Jones as the best P4P fighter in the entire. Pretty sure he was 3rd in the UFC's official P4P rankings.

Enter TJ Dillashaw - a runner up on TUF and a burgeoning BW contender. TJ was an afterthought in this fight. Lacking in experience (this would be his 12th fight) and already having two losses in the UFC, Dillashaw also fought out of the 'cursed' gym Team Alpha Male. Alpha Male had produced elite talents like Urijah Faber, Joseph Benavidez, and Chad Mendes. All of which failed in their runs to UFC gold, running into generational talent like Aldo, Demetrious Johnson, Dominick Cruz, and Renan Barao himself. The prevailing thought was that if those proven top talents couldn't win the big one, what chance did the TUF runner up in TJ Dillashaw stand? It wasn't helped by the fact that this fight was only put together after an injury to Raphael Assuncao (who had beat TJ not too long before) had forced the UFC to stick Dillashaw in as a replacement. He really didn't stand a chance in many folks' eyes.

But that is why they fight the fights. An absolute classic bantamweight title fight. The coming out party for one of the best all around fighters the division ever produced. And sadly, probably the end of prime of one of the best fighters the division ever had. I think for a lot of people, this performance broke the mold of what MMA striking is 'supposed' to look like.

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MMA GOATS - Blog 1

The question “Who is the greatest of all time” or “Who’s the G.O.A.T” has always been a question asked anytime people are great at the things they do. In the realm of MMA especially, this question is one of the most heated and argued you could try and answer because of how the game is constantly evolving along with the fighters and their styles and also because of the sheer amount of fighters that have come and gone throughout the history of MMA. But in my list, I’ll chose fighters that I think are undeniably great that they stick out from the rest. So I'm going to try and rank all of the greatest fighters based on their achievements, what they brought and or meant to the sport of MMA and based on how they inspired me to get into combat sports.

In my goat tier list, the fighters are going to be placed between 1 and 10 with ten being the absolute top goat of MMA and one being at the bottom respectively. Also, each spot can and probably will hold more than one person because I believe that there has been too much talent throughout the history of MMA just to be put into a top 10.

With all that out of the way I want to state some of my honorable mentions before I start the list. 

Maurício “Shogun” Rua

Shogun Rua is definitely a great, competing in Pride where he held wins over big names such as Rampage Jackson, Alistair Overeem and Big Nog. It’s more because of who he took out and the age he did it that I find impressive enough to have me place him here, but definitely other have done it better.

Wanderlei Silva “Axe Murderer”

Fighting for reasons to be desirable, Wanderlei is one that sits comfortably in honorable mentions for claiming the middleweight championship at Pride, holding title defenses and competing for multiple grand prix. I find his story compelling and his drive being the aspect I wish I had (plus his nickname is cool).

TJ Dillashaw 

Arguably the best bantamweight champion the UFC had for his time, being a two time champion with multiple title defenses and an unrivaled underdog story. He’s here because he was the first great champion in his division so I almost feel obliged, but in my opinion is not the best in regards to the people that came after him.

“Big Nog” Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

The big brother and other half of “Little Nog”, Big Nog fought in early Japanese fight promotion alongside people like Fedor and later fought in UFC and Pride. I think it’s his rivalry with his brother he always end up winning against that I can relate to.

Alistair Overeem 

Another name that deserves a place in honorable mentions, a man who learned martial arts to defend himself from bullies and held multiple heavyweight champion titles and the first to hold world titles in MMA and kickboxing at the same time. He’s here because he’s the first on the list that has reached double champ status, but did so in a division at a time that I think was pretty simple and boring, lacking technique and skill (but still, something about 200 pound men kickboxing makes for great entertainment that I’ll get my attention).

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson 

Rampage Jackson started as a wrestler at the age of 17, eventually trying out MMA after the success of other wrestlers, something that led to him getting multiple championships in the likes of UFC and Pride. Overall, he a great fighter but a better personality and I find him to be just a likeable person.

Chael Sonnen “The American Gangster”

Chael was a notorious figure during the early days of UFC in 1997 and a great villain for the scene, deserving a mention for not just his skill but his trash-talk and the eyes he brought to the game even though he never won a title. The only reason he’s here and not on the top is that I want to give a chance to the other fighters to be on my goat list of MMA, otherwise he would take over the entire thing.

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for the past like 3 hours me n my dad watched like almost all of tj dillashaw’s fights up to him becoming champion on the fucking 24/7 ufc channel

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Sterling vs Cejudo :) (How to Bet, How to Watch)

O​nce upon a time there was a man, a victorious man, who rarely lost. Some claimed he was the greatest, others dubbed him overrated, but gold is gold, and his resume speaks for itself. Henry Cejudo is an Olympic Gold Medalist, and a two division UFC Champion, who's resume is littered with a who's who of world-class talent. With a win over 'Mighty Mouse' Demetrious Johnson, a TKO of Tj Dillashaw, a victory over Marlon Moraes, and a dismantling of Bantamweight G.O.A.T Dominick Cruz, he retired. With two belts, and the feeling of a job well done. In the meantime..

P​eter 'No Mercy' Yan beat Jose Aldo for the vacated belt, while Aljamain Sterling beat Cory Sandhagen in a #1 Contender's match, which set up a paradigm shifting encounter between Yan and Sterling in an empty Jacksonville arena. What then ensued is one of the most infamous moments in UFC history.

T​he bell rings, Sterling comes out strong, mixing up his attacks, confusing Yan, and dictating the pace. Yan patient, counterpunches, knocks down Sterling, and maintains his composure in a round that did not start his way. Sterling, maybe due to nerves, starts to tire out, Yan smells blood. Yan begins to proggressively dismantle Sterling, as Sterling gets more and more and tired, and Yan more and more emboldened. The 4th round starts, and the rest of the fight seems like a mere formality, until.. Sterling is grounded, with his knees on the floor, and Yan throws a variation of a soccer kick, with his knee, and nails Aljamain in the head, which is illegal. Sterling, already gassed, and losing, rolls around, clearly not wanting to return to the fight, and after a couple minutes, and a bit of showmanship on Sterling's part, the fight is called. Aljamain Sterling is the UFC Bantamweight Champion, winning by DQ. Mad.

T​he time come's for this wrong to be righted in the universe, Yan get's a rematch, and opens as a -450 favorite. Aljamain comes out, as the Champion, and fights a much smarter, more composed fight. R1 was contested, but Sterling clearly won rounds 2, and 3, and Yan won 4, and 5. The judges give the controversial decision to the champion, now 2-0 against his Russian nemasis, and still the UFC Bantamweight Champ. Aljo then gets a test against Dillashaw, who comes in with a hurt shoulder, he dispatches him in two rounds, and still relatively unproven as a Champion gets the biggest test of his career, the career winner Henry Cejudo.

S​o what happens? Does Cejudo come off a 3 year layoff, and smoke this young champion, who seems to get better everytime he fight? Yes, early ,and here are some picks.

M​y lock is 'Cejudo inside the distance at -125' for a couple reasons. If the fight goes the distance it's a push (your money is returned), regardless of who wins. Aljo isn't known to stop people, he has, what we in MMA call, pillow hands, and if he were to stop Cejudo, the only way he has stopped people reliably has been by rear-naked choke, and there is no chance he takes Henry's back. If Aljo wins, it's because of youth and athletiscm, and it's in a decision. When Henry wins, it's inside the distance, by TKO.

H​enry has stopped Marlon Moraes, TJ Dillashaw, and Dominick Cruz, all in his last 3 fights, and all in the first 2 rounds. Aljo is argueably the most aggressive of the bunch, and is going to look to put a pace on Cejudo, Cejudo is better everywhere, he'll pop him, stuff a takedown, chop his legs, and pit him out. 'Cejudo in 1,2, or 3' is +450, take it and run my friends.

L​ast but not least is my big money one, 'Cejudo by TKO in R3' at +1600. If I had to choose a specific scenario to happen, it would be this. Aljo is learning, I don't think he's going to run at Cejudo. Cejudo does a nice job of controlling the center of the octagon, he's most likely going to dictate the pace of the fight. Aljo's awkwardness is where he's going to try to level the playing field, but it won't be enough. Cejudo's going to come in, chop the legs, tire him out, and make him panic. I see Aljo starting to frustrate at the end of the second, and Cejudo catching him towards the beginning, or middle of the third. Cejudo by TKO in the 3rd, make some money my friends.

T​his card is stacked though, and although I don't think any of these other fights need that comprehensive of a breakdown, there are some picks I really like. Jessica Andrade to win at -180 is a good price for one of the best girls in the world. Andrade is a former World Champion, and doesn't look any slower, she should win this one pretty easily, and Gilbert Burns to win at -145. Belal is good, but watch the Leon fight, there are levels, and as good as he is, he isn't great. Burns is, and he's going to make a statement in this fight, take it and run my people, take it and run.

-​Freehoneyy

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ADRIAN YANEZ owns tko on RANDY COSTA in round 2 @ UFC ON ESPN 27 - SANDHAGEN VS. DILLASHAW

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UFC Fight Night Sandhagen vs Dillashaw

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Henry Cejudo-TJ Dillashaw fight could be 'most important in UFC history' - Ariel Helwani | SVP on SC

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Dominic Cruz fights like no other.

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If aldo were to continue at BW could you see him beating top contenders like before? I feel like even now he could beat guys like Vera (again), Cejudo, Figgy, yadong, and cruz. not sure he could beat the top 3 or O'Malley but I wouldn't be opposed to him fighting the names mentioned. What do you think?

I think Aldo wanted a big money fight in boxing and only came back when he realized the UFC was going to make him honor his contract. Like Jorge Masvidal. If he is actually out of his contract, I think he'll leave. If the UFC matches though, I can't imagine we're getting anything other than Aldo on the senior circuit. Former champs who are past it but have name value (also Vera).

For guys like Cruz, Garbrandt, and Figs. TJ Dillashaw if he plans on coming back. I think Aldo is the clear favorite in those fights as while he has declined, he's still probably the sharpest out the bunch with a wide enough game that he can take away elements of everyone else's game that are still functional (Garbrandt's speed, Cruz's movement, etc). Cejudo is a tougher match up cause I don't think he's actually super past it. At least not in a way that Aldo can take advantage of - he's not doing what Merab did for instance. Vera would be a rematch and he's only gotten more conservative since their first fight. He only starts slower. In a 3 round fight, Aldo seems the clear favorite.

As for real contenders, I think that boat has mostly sailed. Yadong would give Aldo the fight he wants but I'm worried his athleticism and power would overwhelm Aldo. I don't need to see Aldo against Sandhagen. That seems cruel. I think Umar can repeat aspects of what Merab did for 15 minutes.

Fringe guys? Mario Bautista, Kyler Phillips, Ricky Simon, etc? Could Aldo beat them, maybe? But are those the fights you give Aldo? I get they just matched him with Martinez but that's because 301 was a terrible card on paper and Cruz wasn't available.

I could also just be underselling Aldo's chances because USADA is gone and all of a sudden these 40 year old fighters that were falling apart at the seems (OSP, Weidman, etc) are picking up wins.

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The king is here.

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Paige Vanzant {-145} DEFEATS Rachael Ostovich {+135} via 2 round SUBMISSION on UFC On ESPN. Wont Go 3 Rounds {+160} & Vanzant wins inside distance {+285} hits!

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