Josh hates the showboating. Cause it was embarrassing umar. Nobody talking about Merabs wrestling. How he back tripped Umar while he had his hands clasped behind him. and then taunted the crowd.
Umar was so out of breath he couldn’t do literally anything, and looked pitiful, the reputation torture Merab inflicted on Umar with those theatrics is going to live like a legend. And that coming from a Khabib fan point of view. Merab deserved his spotlight 💯 and was the man of the night
@@albatros386 what reputation torture? Umar still young, wasn't a champion yet, but in this sport only Jones and Khabib are undefeated which shows how tough it is to do, and he will learn from that loss, which will make him work even harder and not count on his talent only. In a rematch i can see Umar easily winning if he gets his cardio up, and makes some adjustments after watching the fight, let's not forget that Umar could have easily won the fight with a little more output in round 3 he could have afforded to lose last 2 rounds and still win even with broken hand and empty gas tank. After all it was a close fight and in a 3 round fight Merab is losing . This loss can make Umar even better and hungrier going forward and i feel like this loss is as good as a win for his future development, and he will be a champion within a year or max 2 years. As far as Merab theatrics he more looks like a clown than anything else.
@ what I mean is that Umar looked like a person having a cardiac arrest in the last 3 rounds while Merab was bolder and bolder. Yes he did those theatrics because Umar let him, if Umar was able to fight properly Merab wouldn’t have not spirit nor energy to drop him in takedowns back and forth then make hand gestures in between fighting, etc. In the first 2 rounds which Umar won, yes, Merab looked way more stressed with red face and all, but last 3 rounds were just public torture or Umar completely gassed out. Ofc he is young and all but he lost like nobody from Khabib’s clab lose before, he was defeated and looked pitiful. Just my opinion brother
@ him and his brother primarily great strikers but been wrestling all their life so they can rely on wrestling when needed. Say what you want Merab didn’t do nothing in wrestling scrambles with Umar because he’s up to par in wrestling. I think his first instinct is to strike and maybe in a fight like that he needs to utilize his wrestling skills more to beat Merab because he can do it but that gasses you fast so…
Merab is the bantamweight goat- 12 straight wins, 4 ex champs and 1 nurmagomedov. Amazing resume and just to throw it in, he’s the all time leader in takedowns passing GSP. Respect 🫡
He's killing it but he was also half round a way from losing his fight against Umar. No one else is able to challenge Merab he's going to be Champ for a while.
@@meatrocket6979pretty funny when someone who doesn’t know shit about fighting calls someone a casual. You must have had your eyes closed most of the fight while Merab rag dolled O’Malley
“He’s lucky that infection didn’t trickle up to his vagina” dude Josh is such a little crybaby… can’t lie when umar was getting thrown around like a toddler I was smiling knowing Josh was at home crying that one of his Russian boyfriends was getting “smashed” 😂😂😂
@@hyp3mmaRespectfully nicest people in the world might be a bit of an overstatement xD One of the best fighters in the world is for sure a perfect statement
Strength was such a big factor in the fight between Merab and Umar. Merab had that construction guys strength, he was like a bolder😅. You could see Merab throwing him for takedown. Umar was using twice as much energy to defend takedown or even to attack for takedown
@@ahsanamir3491 merab had 7 stitches on his shin, infection, injured his back, and got the fight on 6 weeks notice. In spite of that he dog walked Umar.
Yeah I thought so too.. umar try really hard to take merab down, and when he does he couldn’t keep him down long enough to do anything.. umar need to go back into the weight room 😂
Just remember this clown WOULDNT say anything nice about Chimaev after running through Whittaker but BLOWS Islam for beating a BUM journeyman who didn’t have a camp to prepare for Islam 🤡🤡🤡
Josh was intoxicated 😂. Merab won 3 and possibly 4 rounds. Round 1 was so close. Merab just big brothered him. Umar needs a couple more years of training and experience. It's a world title, not easy to get
Let's talk about the guy that didn't win and all the things we love about his losing effort And talk down about Sandhagen that he hasn't fought since umar all while Umar literally just fought his first fight since Corey last night
John/Josh - The story of the fight really is, how umar is more tired than merab after rd 2. umar did not land anything clean clean after rd 2 and his punches/kicks are laboured. Its merabs pace that umar could not keep up with. Merab looked like he can go another 3rds, and umar barely was able to talk in post interview. I respect this podcast so much but lets focus on why umar lost rds 3 4 5 guys
Umar’s conditioning wasn’t great but hes also young and has less experience so he doesnt know how to pace himself I guarantee if you give him a couple more years and a few more fights he’ll come back and destroy Merab
@ob1kendobe guys have less cardio endurance as they age. umar can beat merab no doubt. but saying he can match merab pace, maybe not so sure. no one in ufc have what merab has. dude can go 7/8 rds lookslike
@ cardio can me improved and experience helps fighters learn to pace themselves. Umer is 29 he’s going to get physically stronger, get better cardio, and learn to pace himself better Most fighters peak in their early 30s
@ u dont get better cardio when ur older and merab didn't allow him to pace himself. when u fight merab u fight his style of fight otherwise he takes u down over and over.
Lol donot cry MERAB what he does ? Lol take you down 100 tine ? That's how ge wins every tine ? Tel me did he ever made 1 strike while grounded looool 😂😂😂he is just jumping
Giving Merab the first round isn't a bad call at all. That round was super close. I believe Umar slightly edged it but Merab was in there the whole time. You guys need to stop the glaze honestly.
Islam has more tools than Khabib .. and maybe technically more sophisticated... but Islam does not have Khabib's dominant/killer mentality. This's mental savagery made Khabib superior to any fighter (past or present)... and dominated even when things did not go to plan.... Put it this way ...Islam is a precision laser cutting instrument ... Khabib is a sledgehammer..
I saw a Russian interview with Islam last year where he said” I’m glad I never had to fight khabib for title he my brother I know him my entire life I train with him my entire life he my big brother but khabib is a gorilla he always was physically stronger and I’m champion because he walked away” In other words Khabib my big brother always been bigger and stronger “ So while Islam was a technically better overall in skills he never was as dominant and strong as khabib and khabib mindset people forget Khabib did not like to finish his opponents early he liked to play with them and make them suffer
@@Serbinator_Dominator Bilal Mohammed said the same thing to Anik.. He said he would rather fight Islam than Khabib.. Cos Islam would have mercy and finish, while Khabib would take you to deep water and torcher his opponents... This is what's frustrating about this GOAT conversation ... people bring up wins and stats which is very lame... GOAT is about degree of difficulty and impact... and no one had more impact on the MMA alongside the Gracie's like Khabib (and his father).. Would Islam be a Champion without Khabib doing it first and guiding him? … I doubt it
This show has become unwatchable for me. When I first found this show I'd been familiar with John/Josh only from their careers as ref and fighter, I knew nothing about them personally. I now know Big John does a fantastic job and it's unfortunate that this is the only platform where he gives MMA analysis because it's accurate, detailed and UNBIASED. Josh on the other hand I've learned that (besides being arrogant and narcissistic), is so ridiculously BIASED that this show is just a waste of time for me now. The guy just can't separate his feelings from his takes and analysis. Any regular viewers are well aware of his affinity for Machachev/Umar and he because of it this episode they spent the first 29mins praising Islam for a fight that lasted about a minute. Then Josh has nothing positive to say about Merab for his title defense and proceeds to rant about how people are afraid of Umar's name when the dude just got his a$$ handed to him. Very unfortunate because this had been my favorite UFC post fight show and I've been trying to continue watching as i noticed these things, but it's now just become a waste of time and unwatchable.
People didn't think umar wasn't ready in regards to skill -- they thought he didn't earn it in regards to actually resume and accomplishment. And this idea of nobody wanting to fight him is bullshit -- song yadong for example was ready to fight, as were others.
Josh is unbearable here insulting merab whole podcast! Can’t give merab credit without giving a slight dig at same time! Umar lost! Who the hell would he have fought after Cory as well? Silly
Islam is special. He’s so special that he could fight any fighter in the ufc and the fight gets written off afterwards bc how easy he made it. Islam is genuinely the best fighter in the world rn pfp
Islam is special at fighting featherweights pn short notice and for some reasons featherweights are getting paid to lose tp islam. Ufc special treatment of muslims
@ Who is wining umar? I am crying? Islam record is nothing compared to jone jobes. One day he might be become better but currently he is getting ufc treatment of arabs want musilm champ
Exactly! Amen brother! Umar neeeds to go back to beating unranked guys 2-3 years, 3-4 ranked , 2-3 ex champs and at that point merab will be old and he can claim with ufc help
I saw a Russian interview with Islam last year where he said” I’m glad I never had to fight khabib for title he my brother I know him my entire life I train with him my entire life he my big brother but khabib is a gorilla he always was physically stronger and I’m champion because he walked away” In other words Khabib my big brother always been bigger and stronger “ So while Islam was a technically better overall in skills he never was as dominant and strong as khabib and khabib mindset people forget Khabib did not like to finish his opponents early he liked to play with them and make them suffer
I saw an interview with Islam years ago when someone asked him who wins Khabib or him. Islam responded by saying we fight in training and the fights starts and i do good on the feet, but then khabib starts wrestling and things go south from there...he said khabib wins
Well according to their Coach Mendez, Khabib has never lost a session at AKA. But only one person has been able to win a round or two against Khabib, and it was Islam.
@@Hellhasfrozenoverhahahha, definitly not, you blind? Umar was closer to winning the 3. then Merab winning the 1. I watched the fight. My judgement is pretty good.
I’m not sure if Josh will speak this way if there was another fighter. I like to watch this channel for their unbiased knowledge… Josh was a speaking for his friend
@@Jesse-hk8ls excuses many of fighters have broken a weapon and kept fighting and trying to win. Bro fought like he was scared of being taken down. A dagenstani last name merchant
Makhachev's short notice is more impressive than Khabib fighting Iaquinta. Why? Because Khabib had no risk or no any other option, it was his chance to win the title. But here Islam is already the champ and he is risking his own championship by fighting short notices for no reason. Badass.
Wouldn’t have batted an eye if they gave the decision to umar??? You gotta be kidding me the bias is crazy. That would’ve been a bad robbery if umar won that.
this praise of Umar is why he lost, he great but he was too confident, he assumed the victory was his while Merab knows the win is earned, he's lost he knows humility
yea for now, his younger brother Usman is coming into the UFC next, and this is going to make him angry and he's going to begin his reign once Islam moves up and run through EVERYBODY in the top 5.
I’m sure there are a lot of logistics and nuances to work through, but the UFC should consider having the next-in-line contenders fight on the same card as the champion if they can’t have a backup fighter for every title fight. Two of Islam’s defenses have now been short-notice fights (plus the short-notice fight earlier with Bobby Green). This is hurting his legacy, but it’s also robbing MMA fans of seeing him pushed by the next best guy while he’s at his peak. Double respect to fighters accepting short-notice fights, but they haven’t prepared for the champ and most likely won’t be able to give him their best. Champs won’t be around forever. If we want to see their greatness, they deserve to be pushed by the best possible contender. Most champs only fight two or three times a year max-we deserve to see them fight the next best guy. Reschedule if needed.
Umar now fights 4 former champions then he can have a rematch. EVERYONE doubting Merab and that guys just schooled a Nurmagomedov in wrestling. Go the path everyone has to take.
He's not even their coach or professionally involved with their career, I don't get it because this will limit his ability to earn. His obvious bias really will limit has career potential as a professional broadcaster.
Cory Sandegan fight was a 5 rounder and all good. May be Merab pace was so aggressive that it drained down Umar. Or something else.. All credit to Merab for winning, but it was a razor close fight .
Yall are straight homers. Umar got humbled. On my card I gave Merab 1/3/4/5. For umar to try to raise his hand and say he thought he won the fight is funny af
Respectfully. Your sense of judgement is really poor. Umar was closer to winning the 3. or the 5. round than Merab winning the 1. Umar could have gotten the judges edge.
To be fair, it's much easier to take on the number 10 ranked guy (e.g. moicano) on short notice than it is to take on an interim champ (e.g. Aspinall) who's literally running through everyone.
Merab has beat everyone at the top wheres the p4p talk about him nobody has had fights against champs and former champs than merab put some respect on that lil mans name
Josh should not even be able to talk about anything regarding people from khabibs camp or anyone he’s trained with. So annoying. Gota skip those segments
@@stevend481 if you watch every episode you’ll know it’s bc everytime p4p is brought up John glazes Jones while mentioning an “asterisk beside Jones’s name” meaning his 4 failed drug tests
One of the things that made Khabib so intimidating was he never looked fatigued or confused so even tho Umar may have a more diverse skill set than him Umar looked fatigued and confused in the 4th and 5th rounds and I think that was why he lost more than any statistics.
Merab was underdog. Everyone was underestimating him. I guess no one wants to fully realize how strong is Merab’s style in combination with his cardio. That’s the main reason why Merab is champ.
the channel doesnt get its due...probably coz of the interactive in-depth analysis these two put in, but its really refreshing to hear perspectives of two legends whose knowledge of the sport is 2nd to none. Keep growing!
Somebody please tell that one referee, you tackle the attacker not the semi-concious fighter. And that you definitely dont slam the fighters head into the ground in the process. He did more brain damage than the punches did 😡
Josh, you are not their coach nor are you repping them in any professional capacity whatsoever. It's OK to be objective in your analysis. It makes for a better show and will expand your professional opportunities in the future.
What about that fight said a rematch would change much merab had a staph infection and ran away with the 2nd half of the fight it will always going to be that way umar could not hurt him and will never be able to handle that pace sorry bud
Is it fair to say that Islam isnt feared like khabib was? Islam gives you thw illusion of a chance. Like big John said, khabib put fear in you and broke you in more ways than one.
Merab “superhuman” cardio makes him damn near unbeatable in a 5 round fight. I still thought Umar looked damn good especially early, such a fun skillset to watch.
I wasn't with Islam p4p but u really can't blame him cause he has been saying yes to every fight so I get it they're just a lot of BS on his fights that people can say cause he's gotten a couple last minute replacements but again he says yes so u have to give it to him
Josh you look as tired as Umar in the 5th round.
@@njdrummer7120 to even said if they would of raised umars hand he wouldn’t of been mad. Lmao
He may just be stoned lol
It's the pain killers.
Josh looking Asian 😂
Umar showed some bad sportsmanship too
Just here to listen to Josh cope with Umar's loss.
Imagine hate watching a podcast, grow up 🤣
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How sad you are.
@@qaidikramuddinit's all in fun mate, try to have a little once in a while.
@@spamspamspamspam3459 Who said I hate watching them. 🤦♂️
Josh hates the showboating. Cause it was embarrassing umar. Nobody talking about Merabs wrestling. How he back tripped Umar while he had his hands clasped behind him. and then taunted the crowd.
Umar was so out of breath he couldn’t do literally anything, and looked pitiful, the reputation torture Merab inflicted on Umar with those theatrics is going to live like a legend. And that coming from a Khabib fan point of view. Merab deserved his spotlight 💯 and was the man of the night
@@albatros386 what reputation torture? Umar still young, wasn't a champion yet, but in this sport only Jones and Khabib are undefeated which shows how tough it is to do, and he will learn from that loss, which will make him work even harder and not count on his talent only. In a rematch i can see Umar easily winning if he gets his cardio up, and makes some adjustments after watching the fight, let's not forget that Umar could have easily won the fight with a little more output in round 3 he could have afforded to lose last 2 rounds and still win even with broken hand and empty gas tank. After all it was a close fight and in a 3 round fight Merab is losing . This loss can make Umar even better and hungrier going forward and i feel like this loss is as good as a win for his future development, and he will be a champion within a year or max 2 years. As far as Merab theatrics he more looks like a clown than anything else.
@ what I mean is that Umar looked like a person having a cardiac arrest in the last 3 rounds while Merab was bolder and bolder. Yes he did those theatrics because Umar let him, if Umar was able to fight properly Merab wouldn’t have not spirit nor energy to drop him in takedowns back and forth then make hand gestures in between fighting, etc. In the first 2 rounds which Umar won, yes, Merab looked way more stressed with red face and all, but last 3 rounds were just public torture or Umar completely gassed out. Ofc he is young and all but he lost like nobody from Khabib’s clab lose before, he was defeated and looked pitiful. Just my opinion brother
Guys Umar is not a wrestler, yes he's in Dagestani camp but he's not a wrestler, he only learned wrestling later in life
@ him and his brother primarily great strikers but been wrestling all their life so they can rely on wrestling when needed. Say what you want Merab didn’t do nothing in wrestling scrambles with Umar because he’s up to par in wrestling. I think his first instinct is to strike and maybe in a fight like that he needs to utilize his wrestling skills more to beat Merab because he can do it but that gasses you fast so…
Give Merab his respect
What he did 0 control 0 strikes wtf
@@theycallmeboyapollo for what ? for spamming takedowns and not doing crap ? no punches no kicks no damage , respect for what ?
@@relaxingm3340 he got the takedown record on a bum nurmagomedov you right daggies aint worth shit
Merab is the bantamweight goat- 12 straight wins, 4 ex champs and 1 nurmagomedov. Amazing resume and just to throw it in, he’s the all time leader in takedowns passing GSP. Respect 🫡
He's killing it but he was also half round a way from losing his fight against Umar. No one else is able to challenge Merab he's going to be Champ for a while.
@@zartic4lifethat decision against O’Malley was a robbery Sean won rounds 1,3 and 5 caused the damage guru did a breakdown u must be a casual
@@meatrocket6979pretty funny when someone who doesn’t know shit about fighting calls someone a casual. You must have had your eyes closed most of the fight while Merab rag dolled O’Malley
@ashleyaboley8894 stop the cap bantamweight goat who cant finished a opponent with a broken hand 😂😂😂
Merab is incredible. Doing insane things. But we all know he has mastered the EPO climb, that substance is going to take over MMA
I can tell Josh Cried in the car.
Josh has never cried before, he’s a real man!
“One time at AKA I saw Umar fight three tigers blindfolded and he RNC’d every single one”
all the guy does is complain
I can tell he whacked one off after.
@ they don’t hav tigers at aka only gym that has tigers is tiger Muay Thai u must be a casual
Umar got owned by wrestling pressure. That is a hard pill to swallow for a Dagestani
The bias in Josh just makes this podcast unbearable now wish big John would start a new podcast with someone new
agreed, the constant glazing is a little hard to take sometimes.
@ why other TH-camrs like Lucastracy and guru are doing a lot better
“He’s lucky that infection didn’t trickle up to his vagina” dude Josh is such a little crybaby… can’t lie when umar was getting thrown around like a toddler I was smiling knowing Josh was at home crying that one of his Russian boyfriends was getting “smashed” 😂😂😂
Very uncalled for, Merab is one of the nicest people in the world.
@@hyp3mmaRespectfully nicest people in the world might be a bit of an overstatement xD One of the best fighters in the world is for sure a perfect statement
Josh is certified Dagestani nuthugger, he can't even hide it
It was soooo cringe. Josh is such a crybaby. No credit to Merab who is amzing human being. Salty idiot
Strength was such a big factor in the fight between Merab and Umar. Merab had that construction guys strength, he was like a bolder😅. You could see Merab throwing him for takedown. Umar was using twice as much energy to defend takedown or even to attack for takedown
Agree. Once umar couldn’t create the void, Merab wresting was too much. Sure umar got up straight away; it zapped all the energy
Umar definitely looked like the takedown defenses were exhausting
No umar had 1 functional hand.
@@ahsanamir3491 merab had 7 stitches on his shin, infection, injured his back, and got the fight on 6 weeks notice. In spite of that he dog walked Umar.
Yeah I thought so too.. umar try really hard to take merab down, and when he does he couldn’t keep him down long enough to do anything.. umar need to go back into the weight room 😂
Stop making excuses for UMAR… he lost .. cry about it 😹
Just remember this clown WOULDNT say anything nice about Chimaev after running through Whittaker but BLOWS Islam for beating a BUM journeyman who didn’t have a camp to prepare for Islam 🤡🤡🤡
Best day ever - Glazing Josh got cooked.
Josh never give Merab a single chance. Give the man his flowers instead of beating around the bush. One thing for AKA another for everyone else.
Josh was intoxicated 😂. Merab won 3 and possibly 4 rounds. Round 1 was so close. Merab just big brothered him. Umar needs a couple more years of training and experience. It's a world title, not easy to get
Both 1st and 2nd round were close.
I had Merab winning last 3 rounds,thats clear as spring water .
Maybe Merab won round 2 as well.
@jonbonesmahomes7472 agreed
Let's talk about the guy that didn't win and all the things we love about his losing effort
And talk down about Sandhagen that he hasn't fought since umar all while Umar literally just fought his first fight since Corey last night
Watching someone from that Dagestani team get CLOWNED on was pretty cool. Merab just toyed with him.
Merab didn't toy Umar. It was a close fight.
@@italia189 well it was maybe 2-2 going into the 5th, so it was close in that way, but in the end it was not. He was just playing with that kid.
@@DM-sy4hg Who did more damage overall?
@@Gloves97 merab. More strikes. More TDs. More control time. Moved forward More. Not even close.
Merabs face was beat up lol
These ads are so crazy nowadays.... Can we all collectively just ban ads?
Yes, banned on my end. I clicked the button. Should be solved by Monday!
John/Josh - The story of the fight really is, how umar is more tired than merab after rd 2. umar did not land anything clean clean after rd 2 and his punches/kicks are laboured. Its merabs pace that umar could not keep up with. Merab looked like he can go another 3rds, and umar barely was able to talk in post interview.
I respect this podcast so much but lets focus on why umar lost rds 3 4 5 guys
Merab was running around after the fight and Umar was barely standing. Merab broke him after round 2.
Umar’s conditioning wasn’t great but hes also young and has less experience so he doesnt know how to pace himself
I guarantee if you give him a couple more years and a few more fights he’ll come back and destroy Merab
@ob1kendobe guys have less cardio endurance as they age. umar can beat merab no doubt. but saying he can match merab pace, maybe not so sure. no one in ufc have what merab has. dude can go 7/8 rds lookslike
@ cardio can me improved and experience helps fighters learn to pace themselves. Umer is 29 he’s going to get physically stronger, get better cardio, and learn to pace himself better
Most fighters peak in their early 30s
@ u dont get better cardio when ur older and merab didn't allow him to pace himself. when u fight merab u fight his style of fight otherwise he takes u down over and over.
Was a big fan of you two. Never skipped a podcast. But giving Merab 0 props, being so biased... Come on guys. Unsubscribe
@@lll-qr4yu I haven’t been listening to them lately either. Them and DC are to involved with the same team. It’s old.
I fast forward when they start talking about that camp
Lol donot cry
MERAB what he does ? Lol take you down 100 tine ? That's how ge wins every tine ? Tel me did he ever made 1 strike while grounded looool 😂😂😂he is just jumping
Cap
Big John is a big reason why the UFC is even around today. Respect your elders, lil bro.
Giving Merab the first round isn't a bad call at all. That round was super close. I believe Umar slightly edged it but Merab was in there the whole time. You guys need to stop the glaze honestly.
100% agree. They are desperately grasping at straws lol.
Josh just cant handle that Umar got dominated by wrestling.
Islam has more tools than Khabib .. and maybe technically more sophisticated... but Islam does not have Khabib's dominant/killer mentality. This's mental savagery made Khabib superior to any fighter (past or present)... and dominated even when things did not go to plan....
Put it this way ...Islam is a precision laser cutting instrument ... Khabib is a sledgehammer..
Bravo 👏 well said
I saw a Russian interview with Islam last year where he said” I’m glad I never had to fight khabib for title he my brother I know him my entire life I train with him my entire life he my big brother but khabib is a gorilla he always was physically stronger and I’m champion because he walked away”
In other words Khabib my big brother always been bigger and stronger “ So while Islam was a technically better overall in skills he never was as dominant and strong as khabib and khabib mindset people forget Khabib did not like to finish his opponents early he liked to play with them and make them suffer
Islam is better then khabib
@@Serbinator_Dominator Bilal Mohammed said the same thing to Anik.. He said he would rather fight Islam than Khabib.. Cos Islam would have mercy and finish, while Khabib would take you to deep water and torcher his opponents...
This is what's frustrating about this GOAT conversation ... people bring up wins and stats which is very lame... GOAT is about degree of difficulty and impact... and no one had more impact on the MMA alongside the Gracie's like Khabib (and his father)..
Would Islam be a Champion without Khabib doing it first and guiding him? … I doubt it
If u want see to khabib vs islam see mebrab vs umar
"i hate the showboating" - Josh the biggest diaz fanboy Thomson
Merab whooped him, they gave him no credit
Way to give zero props to Merab
This show has become unwatchable for me. When I first found this show I'd been familiar with John/Josh only from their careers as ref and fighter, I knew nothing about them personally. I now know Big John does a fantastic job and it's unfortunate that this is the only platform where he gives MMA analysis because it's accurate, detailed and UNBIASED. Josh on the other hand I've learned that (besides being arrogant and narcissistic), is so ridiculously BIASED that this show is just a waste of time for me now. The guy just can't separate his feelings from his takes and analysis. Any regular viewers are well aware of his affinity for Machachev/Umar and he because of it this episode they spent the first 29mins praising Islam for a fight that lasted about a minute. Then Josh has nothing positive to say about Merab for his title defense and proceeds to rant about how people are afraid of Umar's name when the dude just got his a$$ handed to him. Very unfortunate because this had been my favorite UFC post fight show and I've been trying to continue watching as i noticed these things, but it's now just become a waste of time and unwatchable.
People didn't think umar wasn't ready in regards to skill -- they thought he didn't earn it in regards to actually resume and accomplishment. And this idea of nobody wanting to fight him is bullshit -- song yadong for example was ready to fight, as were others.
Josh is unbearable here insulting merab whole podcast! Can’t give merab credit without giving a slight dig at same time! Umar lost! Who the hell would he have fought after Cory as well? Silly
Islam is special. He’s so special that he could fight any fighter in the ufc and the fight gets written off afterwards bc how easy he made it. Islam is genuinely the best fighter in the world rn pfp
Islam is special at fighting featherweights pn short notice and for some reasons featherweights are getting paid to lose tp islam. Ufc special treatment of muslims
you keep crying and they keep winning lmao@@Biobin123
Ilia will turn his lights out
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Who is wining umar? I am crying? Islam record is nothing compared to jone jobes. One day he might be become better but currently he is getting ufc treatment of arabs want musilm champ
@@Biobin123hahahaj😂 wtf you japping???
Umar will be back, this was great experience for him
Exactly! Amen brother! Umar neeeds to go back to beating unranked guys 2-3 years, 3-4 ranked , 2-3 ex champs and at that point merab will be old and he can claim with ufc help
@@Biobin123😄😄😄
@@Biobin123wipe your chin
Josh looks so sad 😂
Can't blame him lol. His boy got Merab'd🤣🤣
I hope he cries in the car
and? I am bummed too merab won. like what's ur deal. we should be indifferent?
@@raaid85no we shouldn’t these guys wins and losses hav to affect your feelings and emotions or your just a casual, u must be a casual
@meatrocket6979 umm whatever that means. but free palestine
I saw a Russian interview with Islam last year where he said” I’m glad I never had to fight khabib for title he my brother I know him my entire life I train with him my entire life he my big brother but khabib is a gorilla he always was physically stronger and I’m champion because he walked away”
In other words Khabib my big brother always been bigger and stronger “ So while Islam was a technically better overall in skills he never was as dominant and strong as khabib and khabib mindset people forget Khabib did not like to finish his opponents early he liked to play with them and make them suffer
I saw an interview with Islam years ago when someone asked him who wins Khabib or him. Islam responded by saying we fight in training and the fights starts and i do good on the feet, but then khabib starts wrestling and things go south from there...he said khabib wins
Can you share a link to this imaginary interview please?
@ not imaginary at all it was on Russian telegram channel. This not controversial all. Islam has admitted this many times
Well according to their Coach Mendez, Khabib has never lost a session at AKA. But only one person has been able to win a round or two against Khabib, and it was Islam.
islam is being humble, he would knock out khabib
Merab won round 3 ,4, and 5.
And round 1
@@Hellhasfrozenoverhahahha, definitly not, you blind? Umar was closer to winning the 3. then Merab winning the 1. I watched the fight. My judgement is pretty good.
@ClarityIsGood"my judgment is pretty good" 😄😄
2345 rounds merab won!!!
@sandrovaro wtf hhahaa 🤣??? Kid you mad? The only rounds he won or could have won are 3, 4, 5.
Josh reminds me of when you let a little kid stay up after bedtime and they’re really trying
UFC chat starts at 5:55
it already has timestamps
I’m not sure if Josh will speak this way if there was another fighter. I like to watch this channel for their unbiased knowledge… Josh was a speaking for his friend
Merab shits on your boy and not you find every flaw merab doing.
It seems that both of you haven't seen the two videos of Dana saying that Islam Makhachev is the number one pound for pound in the world.
Umar is gonna return better than ever !!!
He will be twitter champ always not UFC! ))
We’ve heard that before
He have broken hand.
@@Jesse-hk8ls excuses many of fighters have broken a weapon and kept fighting and trying to win. Bro fought like he was scared of being taken down. A dagenstani last name merchant
@@Jesse-hk8lsTo match that broken soul he has
Josh is a weirdo dude needs to shut up
Josh looks like he took a shot everytime Merab shot for a take down 😂
Look at josh's eyes he's been crying😢😢😢😢
Makhachev's short notice is more impressive than Khabib fighting Iaquinta. Why? Because Khabib had no risk or no any other option, it was his chance to win the title. But here Islam is already the champ and he is risking his own championship by fighting short notices for no reason. Badass.
No khabib victory was far more impressive u must be a casual
Wouldn’t have batted an eye if they gave the decision to umar??? You gotta be kidding me the bias is crazy. That would’ve been a bad robbery if umar won that.
this praise of Umar is why he lost, he great but he was too confident, he assumed the victory was his while Merab knows the win is earned, he's lost he knows humility
"Merab did zero damage to umar on the ground" lol OK. Khabib did zero damage to Iaquinta on the ground. Did he win the fight tho?
Josh needs to be able to admit he is wrong sometimes, its an unlikeable trait of his, john does like a man, kudos
Umar got humbled
yea for now, his younger brother Usman is coming into the UFC next, and this is going to make him angry and he's going to begin his reign once Islam moves up and run through EVERYBODY in the top 5.
@@Here4Help-g3g lol
Hey at some point we all do!🤷🏼♂️
He is always humble!
Did he...can you read his mind? Are you his butt sniffer you dirty scum 😂
I’m sure there are a lot of logistics and nuances to work through, but the UFC should consider having the next-in-line contenders fight on the same card as the champion if they can’t have a backup fighter for every title fight.
Two of Islam’s defenses have now been short-notice fights (plus the short-notice fight earlier with Bobby Green). This is hurting his legacy, but it’s also robbing MMA fans of seeing him pushed by the next best guy while he’s at his peak. Double respect to fighters accepting short-notice fights, but they haven’t prepared for the champ and most likely won’t be able to give him their best.
Champs won’t be around forever. If we want to see their greatness, they deserve to be pushed by the best possible contender. Most champs only fight two or three times a year max-we deserve to see them fight the next best guy. Reschedule if needed.
Umar now fights 4 former champions then he can have a rematch. EVERYONE doubting Merab and that guys just schooled a Nurmagomedov in wrestling. Go the path everyone has to take.
Josh’s bias to true brotherbrothers is having a bad effect on the podcast
He's not even their coach or professionally involved with their career, I don't get it because this will limit his ability to earn. His obvious bias really will limit has career potential as a professional broadcaster.
Umar vs Yan would be high level
Tbh Umar was a let down - he got so gassed out that it’s so doubtful if he is even a nurmagumedov .
I think he will Comeback stronger and it was a good lesson for Usmans fight next week that he knows everything can happen.
😂😂😂
It was just children who thought unar is a god. Children like you
😂 hahahaha!
Cory Sandegan fight was a 5 rounder and all good. May be Merab pace was so aggressive that it drained down Umar. Or something else.. All credit to Merab for winning, but it was a razor close fight .
- Josh: I gotta be honest, I'm biased towards Islam
- Also Josh: you are biased for Khabib 🤦♂️
Umar got schooled and he was not ready, stop coping
They are coping hard
Yall are straight homers. Umar got humbled. On my card I gave Merab 1/3/4/5. For umar to try to raise his hand and say he thought he won the fight is funny af
Respectfully. Your sense of judgement is really poor. Umar was closer to winning the 3. or the 5. round than Merab winning the 1.
Umar could have gotten the judges edge.
@ClarityIsGood even 1 judge gave Merab the first round so I’m not to far off
@@Hellhasfrozenover that judge was wrong. And if you watched the fight you would know that.
@ I watch every fight. Lmao.
@Hellhasfrozenover stop the cap. 🤣😂
Bro made a black belt look like a regular civilian
Josh salty 🤣
To be fair, it's much easier to take on the number 10 ranked guy (e.g. moicano) on short notice than it is to take on an interim champ (e.g. Aspinall) who's literally running through everyone.
I dont think Umars wrestling is on par with Merab like Josh is saying... Merab won almost every exchange...
Merab is the bantamweight GOAT
Cruz
Umar won, to be honest.
Merab has beat everyone at the top wheres the p4p talk about him nobody has had fights against champs and former champs than merab put some respect on that lil mans name
Josh should not even be able to talk about anything regarding people from khabibs camp or anyone he’s trained with. So annoying. Gota skip those segments
Props to to Josh for stating facts about P4P and always calling out Jones for all his PED pops
What are you talking about…literally everyone calls him out for peds.
@ big John likes to simplify it to an “asterisk” is my point
Josh got really defensive. No one even mentioned JJ but him
@@stevend481 if you watch every episode you’ll know it’s bc everytime p4p is brought up John glazes Jones while mentioning an “asterisk beside Jones’s name” meaning his 4 failed drug tests
I look past it a lot… but the meat riding isn’t even funny anymore. Josh you lower the value of your own podcast… we are all over it man.
I came here because I didn't want to hear about lions losing last night. I can't escape it
RIP UMAR
Merab definitely took Umar to deep waters..I think petr Yan got a better chance at beating Umar then merab
One of the things that made Khabib so intimidating was he never looked fatigued or confused so even tho Umar may have a more diverse skill set than him Umar looked fatigued and confused in the 4th and 5th rounds and I think that was why he lost more than any statistics.
Body language! Merab was bouncing around being goofy and while Umar was looking tired and frustrated.
Merab "The Georgian Khabib" Dvalishvili
Josh reminded me of the broadcast crew. No matter what happened in the fight they praised Umar for it.
RIP UMAR😢😢😢😢
Mereab did nothing 0 control 0 strkes
LFG THE MACHINE!!!! 😂😂😂😂
CRY JOSH😢😢😢
MERAAAAAAB!
Fighters spend a life time trying to get to the top. If he wants to take his time to prepare to ensure his family is set for the future, so be it!
Merab has the best 135 resume
Merab was underdog. Everyone was underestimating him. I guess no one wants to fully realize how strong is Merab’s style in combination with his cardio. That’s the main reason why Merab is champ.
the channel doesnt get its due...probably coz of the interactive in-depth analysis these two put in, but its really refreshing to hear perspectives of two legends whose knowledge of the sport is 2nd to none. Keep growing!
Somebody please tell that one referee, you tackle the attacker not the semi-concious fighter. And that you definitely dont slam the fighters head into the ground in the process. He did more brain damage than the punches did 😡
Umar got gassed
Josh, you are not their coach nor are you repping them in any professional capacity whatsoever. It's OK to be objective in your analysis. It makes for a better show and will expand your professional opportunities in the future.
Charles is next!!!!!
Khabib was the only fighter I never had doubts if he was going to win
Umar be humble brother you just got melted !!!! 😂😂
going to go watch video of josh being knocked out brb 33:15 josh says the dumbest thing i have heard this year congrats you get the dunce cap
man that head kick took your balls with it you aint been the same since
Merab outworked younger guy, Umar was quiting.
Umar was closer than anyone, if they fight 10 times it might go 6-4, 7-3 for Merab, but it could be 5-5- or 6-4 Umar, in my humble opinion.
Cope. Merab KOs him if hes not injured.
What about that fight said a rematch would change much merab had a staph infection and ran away with the 2nd half of the fight it will always going to be that way umar could not hurt him and will never be able to handle that pace sorry bud
This is a GREAT Fucking show. Keep Killing it boys!
I love this podcast almost 5 years of watching which is crazy I just wanna say God Bless
Is it fair to say that Islam isnt feared like khabib was? Islam gives you thw illusion of a chance. Like big John said, khabib put fear in you and broke you in more ways than one.
They are COPING about Umar. It's crazy.
Jon Jones 16 tittle defenses, never been finished. GOAT
Islam 4 tittle defenses , has been stopped..
Think about it Josh..
Title defenses mean nothing American fighters get a title shot after 3 or 4 win streak dagestanis have to win 10 in a row to get a title shot
Merab “superhuman” cardio makes him damn near unbeatable in a 5 round fight. I still thought Umar looked damn good especially early, such a fun skillset to watch.
Josh, in Canada, there are many pizza places that make East Indian styled pizzas. Tandori Chicken, Butter Chicken Chicken and etc.
sean vs umar next
All the love and respect for Umar. Your boi will come back stronger Josh. It's just a life experience we all go through them.
Bro islam snatched that darce so fast. Not even an adjustmsnt in the grip. From the snatch to the tap was only a few seconds
I wasn't with Islam p4p but u really can't blame him cause he has been saying yes to every fight so I get it they're just a lot of BS on his fights that people can say cause he's gotten a couple last minute replacements but again he says yes so u have to give it to him
How salty is this Josh guy lol be humble dude lol 😂 and you big John are becoming worse then Josh !