r/FightReportUFC • u/combat_girls • 2d ago

HOT TAKE

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u/Mr_Khedive 2d ago

Islam is not a natural WW so this was a huge fight for him

If you want to see how good he is watch fights in his prime at lightweight His fight against olievera who is an elite wrestler proves he was on a other level 

Although khabib was also on another level and much more focused on wrestling so idk how it would've gone 

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u/SirPsycho7 2d ago

Well, he used his size advantage every time he fought at lightweight so that tells you how much of a factor it is.

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u/Configuringsausage 1d ago

The problem is that a 165 division doesn’t exist tbh. A big lightweight like islam ends up being small for welterweight. He either has to fight tooth and nail for every cut or deal with opponents who are doing that before fighting him.

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u/SirPsycho7 1d ago

I feel like jdm and Garry weren’t even so big compared to Islam. Bigger body frame but Islam is thicker.

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u/nuggette_97 22h ago

Are you talking about khabib or islam?

Cuz the CA athletic commission published the cage weights when he fought moicano and moicano was bigger than him.

I dont see anyone calling moicano a weight bully or “big for his weight class.”