This fight needs more attention on it, especially being 3 rounds. Should be a fun war with the edge going to RW. Quality breakdown as always, cheers Dan.
i think Bobby watched that Izzy fight when Costa got dismantled and I also have confidence in Bobbys ability to strike going backwards if he cant keep the center.
Good t shirt choice... whole heartedly agree on the costa side.. i think he'll push forward given he has space and can back whittaker up... bobby knuckles i fear may start slow.. given the last few fights.. opens up a chance for costa... great war room as always bud.. hi V also.. 😊
Bobby Knuckles gives a vibe of a English bare knuckle veteran in the 80's with a record of something like 300W,100L,25D or something. Like a old timer boxer with a face turned to mush. Legendary nickname only after "shoeface" and "bate estaca"
I have a question, Paulo Costa's last fight in California was at UFC 241 against Yoel Romero, his fight night weight was 214 lbs as he exceeded the allowed percentage of gained weight, so the CSAC usually recommend these fighters to move up to the next weight class the next time they fight in California, so what happens now? Thanks.
I’m in the minority but I feel Paulo Costa gets a knockdown and gets Robert Whittaker out with Ground and Pound.Robert gotten knocked down 2 out of his last 3 fights. Robert kicks(particularly his oblique kicks) needs to be a key factor to win.Robert has a big leg reach advantage (43.5 inches to 39).
I am afraid majority include me are going to assume Whittaker is going to win and we may witness the fall from grace of the reaper . I am afraid his chin is not there anymore
Agreed. If anything his cardio and scrambles looked good, but aside from that… he fought an old and gassed out Rockhold and didn’t even come close to finishing him.
I think Costa looked really bad, because he was not against prime Luke. Rockhold was out of the game, and came back to fight Costa. Luke had gassed out fast, even though he landed a lot of good strikes. Whittaker lost his last bout, that is why people are underestimating him.
I know it doesn't work this way, but, I remember Marvin kicked Paulo's ass. Btw, looks like Marvin and Paulo eat a lot of strikes. Whittaker seems to be more cautious.
I feel this is the fight on the card that may well be the upset. If paulo can keep a pace and have whittaker on the back foot he can win on volume. Bobby got hurt several times against DDP and I feel paulo could potentially bully him the same way.
I still believe Costa is a fucking fighter, when he fought Adesanya he just froze and got carried away by the pressure. He's super strong and super fast and if he comes in confident, he's going to give Bobby Knuckles some serious work to deal with. on the other hand, if he comes insecure and "hyper-respectful" like he did with adesanya... Rob will dismantle him.
I miss Whittaker's rear leg front kick. Remember how he would snap it out into the hips & guts of Romero to keep the beast at bay. A useful tool for fighting bigger stronger monsters. It could have been more useful against DDP and against Costa also.
I think people may be overblowing the size difference. Rob has really filled out into the weight class and walks into the cage around 93-94 kg according to an interview and Costa recently posted something saying he was 93.8 kg. Costa will likely be less than a few pounds heavier and height and reach considered together they will be pretty similarly sized all around.
Nah man i am 100% sure costa will come to the cage close to 100kg, he will be' bigger than rob, do you remember the difference between rob and ddp, i would not be' shocked if it would be' more
Drisscus vs an aggressive paulo with proper weight management would be a treat. Unfortunately paulo is to big a question mark for this to ever come about. Paulo is the only one at that weight with greater power than driscus
@@edwardkelly3280 have you seen his fights? He lands one punch and he damages you. The way he made it to his title figjt was he was bulldozing through people knpcking everybody out
Also BEGGING FOR PFL AND BELLATOR BREAKDOWN. Ufc has some very dry events recently, while pfl has the greatest one seen in the last decade with this promotion champ vs champ
You’re sort of saying it yourself Dan. Against flat footed Vettori he landed a lot, against flat footed Romero he landed a lot. Against slow and old Rockhold he landed a lot. Against a rangey, kick heavy striker he landed nothing…Whittaker is a striker who fights long, he doesn’t fight inside, he keeps you at his own range. Costa won’t win this. Costa is shit, idk why people keep gassing him. He ONLY looks good against flat footed strikers and old men.
Imagine thinking that costa looked better against rockhold than against vettori... If vettori didn't had abs and chin made of vibranium the fight would have ended in the first round. Against rockhold he gassed out because of the altitude and wasn't able to finish a dude that was literally resting with his hands on his knees for half the fight and against vettori the 5th round was his best round, how the hell was better conditioned against rockhold? do you even watch the fights?
I admit I like Dan Hardy in a metal shirt EVEN MORE than regular Dan Hardy.
Don't wanna see him in the pit 😅
Commenting on every video until dan brings back the dark room
I will go on this journey with you
We have The Aftermath now though.
This fight needs more attention on it, especially being 3 rounds. Should be a fun war with the edge going to RW.
Quality breakdown as always, cheers Dan.
I just have to say, you not only do great breakdowns but youre choice of music is also top knotch mate!
I like this even before I’ve watched because I know the breakdown is going to be brilliant.
Now that is a badass T-shirt, awesome analysis too!
i think Bobby watched that Izzy fight when Costa got dismantled and I also have confidence in Bobbys ability to strike going backwards if he cant keep the center.
Dan Hardy and Dominic Cruz should have duel breakdown episodes sometimes. To hear them bounce thoughts off each other would be incredible
eww. listening to cruz talk about fights gives me aids
If I never hear a word from Dom Cruz again I’d be the happiest man alive
Love them both. Though if the Costa that fought Romero shows up, Rob is in trouble.
Good t shirt choice... whole heartedly agree on the costa side.. i think he'll push forward given he has space and can back whittaker up... bobby knuckles i fear may start slow.. given the last few fights.. opens up a chance for costa... great war room as always bud.. hi V also.. 😊
I got Bobby Knuckles via showing up rd1
Rocking that Meshuggah T-shirt, hell yeah! Man of culture.
Love the destroy erase improve shirt
Dan killing it with the t shirts for this cards breakdowns
Damn I gotta say, Paulo is really photogenic, like his fight pics look very cool
He for sure looks weird.
handsome man.
Love your breakdowns Dan, keep it up!
0:56 i like BOBBY KNUCKLES as his nickname bit the reaper for him is sick too. 😊
Bobby Knuckles gives a vibe of a English bare knuckle veteran in the 80's with a record of something like 300W,100L,25D or something. Like a old timer boxer with a face turned to mush. Legendary nickname only after "shoeface" and "bate estaca"
I have a question, Paulo Costa's last fight in California was at UFC 241 against Yoel Romero, his fight night weight was 214 lbs as he exceeded the allowed percentage of gained weight, so the CSAC usually recommend these fighters to move up to the next weight class the next time they fight in California, so what happens now?
Thanks.
Haven't been this excited for a war room in a while. I hope this fight happens
Never stop doing these
Nice meshughah top Dan!
much less critical on paulo these days mate😂but your analysis is spot on as always
It's gonna be an awesome fight, but as a fan of both, it'll be bitter sweet watching one of them have their hand raised
Nice I didn't know you're a Meshuggah fan.
I’m in the minority but I feel Paulo Costa gets a knockdown and gets Robert Whittaker out with Ground and Pound.Robert gotten knocked down 2 out of his last 3 fights.
Robert kicks(particularly his oblique kicks) needs to be a key factor to win.Robert has a big leg reach advantage (43.5 inches to 39).
Costa has good grappling too.
Costa's left body kick is brutal
Unless Ricky Martin catches Whittaker with 1 of his bombs he's gonna get picked apart.
Buzzin for this card. Respect for the Mesh tee too haha
Im a simple man, I see a War Room uploaded, I click play, and I hit like
I am afraid majority include me are going to assume Whittaker is going to win and we may witness the fall from grace of the reaper . I am afraid his chin is not there anymore
I get what you mean, but let's not forget that DDP is far from pillow fisted
@@zenithperformancefitness6897 I think his blitz may have been figured out
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He did have an injury that really affected his training camp for DDP. Hopefully that explains why he didn’t hold up as well
@@katelyn9182 I hope to be wrong Sunday rather than saying I have said so , will see
Whens the online store going back up? 😢😢
“Costa looked great against rockhold”
Ehhhhhhh bit of an overstatement there.
Agreed. If anything his cardio and scrambles looked good, but aside from that… he fought an old and gassed out Rockhold and didn’t even come close to finishing him.
I think Costa looked really bad, because he was not against prime Luke. Rockhold was out of the game, and came back to fight Costa. Luke had gassed out fast, even though he landed a lot of good strikes.
Whittaker lost his last bout, that is why people are underestimating him.
Fuck yeah meshuggah & mma talk 🤘
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Watch BOBBY KNUCKLES piece up, Marvin....
THIS WILL BE NO DIFFERENT... REAPER IS COMING
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I know it doesn't work this way, but, I remember Marvin kicked Paulo's ass. Btw, looks like Marvin and Paulo eat a lot of strikes. Whittaker seems to be more cautious.
Just here for the Meshuggah shirt.
Dan The Man Hardy
I feel this will be a bad weekend for three former champions, I think Henry, Rob and Alex all lose and decide to retire.
haha
My biggest question about this fight is who will be the late replacement for Costa?
Meshuggah! Great shirt choice Sir 🤟
I feel this is the fight on the card that may well be the upset. If paulo can keep a pace and have whittaker on the back foot he can win on volume. Bobby got hurt several times against DDP and I feel paulo could potentially bully him the same way.
Robert needs more variety in his striking targets.
That Meshuggah shirt goes hard Dan!
Costa's SAPM is 6.38?! How the hell has he managed to absorb more strikes per minute than 95% of UFC fighters throw per minute?
I still believe Costa is a fucking fighter, when he fought Adesanya he just froze and got carried away by the pressure. He's super strong and super fast and if he comes in confident, he's going to give Bobby Knuckles some serious work to deal with. on the other hand, if he comes insecure and "hyper-respectful" like he did with adesanya... Rob will dismantle him.
Great shirt there Dan
Dan is spot on about what Whittaker needs to do
3 rounds does favor Costa coz he can go all in with his power n don't have to be worried about the gas tank.
Never understood why it’s mentioned that fighters used to be at a lower weight class. Most do go up a weight class as they age.
Whittaker’s real nickname is Bobby Knuckles. Go Bobby!
Dan saying they’re both small for middleweight?
Paulo weighed 214 the night he fought Yoel. He’s one of if not the biggest middleweight around.
The irony of not remembering The Eraser having a shirt of a band with an album named Destroy Erase Improve 😂
If Costa beats Rob and DDP beats izzy let's see the Costa v izzy rematch.
Even Cooler t-shirt!
I miss Whittaker's rear leg front kick. Remember how he would snap it out into the hips & guts of Romero to keep the beast at bay. A useful tool for fighting bigger stronger monsters.
It could have been more useful against DDP and against Costa also.
Paulo Costa is not small for middleweight haha
I think robs going to be using his wrestling a lot more in this fight
I think people may be overblowing the size difference. Rob has really filled out into the weight class and walks into the cage around 93-94 kg according to an interview and Costa recently posted something saying he was 93.8 kg. Costa will likely be less than a few pounds heavier and height and reach considered together they will be pretty similarly sized all around.
Nah man i am 100% sure costa will come to the cage close to 100kg, he will be' bigger than rob, do you remember the difference between rob and ddp, i would not be' shocked if it would be' more
Drisscus vs an aggressive paulo with proper weight management would be a treat. Unfortunately paulo is to big a question mark for this to ever come about. Paulo is the only one at that weight with greater power than driscus
Costa is more volume based than one strike power
@@edwardkelly3280 have you seen his fights? He lands one punch and he damages you. The way he made it to his title figjt was he was bulldozing through people knpcking everybody out
@@edwardkelly3280 10 of his 11 ko's also came in a round and a half or less. That isnt volume striking.
Class tshirt 🤘🏽
Not a easy pick,,I say costa ,and then against dricus lol
DESTROY. ERASE. IMPROVE.
Nice shirt 😁
Cool shirt 😉
nice Meshuggah tshirt 🤘
Borrachinha means rubber (eraser) in Portuguese. I remember they displayed it as his last name on his debut 😂
just when you thought dan couldnt get any cooler, he wears a Meshuggah Tshirt!....
@DanHardy nice tee-shirt meshuggah, some off timing math metal.
Not quite my style but ive owned a couple of theor albims.
The main and comain are tough to pick. Ill take Volk and Whittaker but its tough to call
پاولو مقاتل جيّد لكنه دائما ما يقدم أداءا محتشما عندما يتعلق الأمر بالعروض الكبرى أو الفرص الضخمة التي تتاح له
Also BEGGING FOR PFL AND BELLATOR BREAKDOWN. Ufc has some very dry events recently, while pfl has the greatest one seen in the last decade with this promotion champ vs champ
PFL is the most useless and boring promotion ever and not worth our money or time
Dan "Destroy, erase, improve" Hardy
Costa should change his nuckname from the eraser to the terminator. Chael loves to call him that
Most MMA fans who don't train at least own an 8 string guitar. We need heavier riffs. Congrats on your Meshuggah tee 👏
T-shirt winner!!
I still think Costa is gonna pull out
Meshuggah 🤘
Fact check, Robert Whittakers nickname is Bobby Knuckles :D
You’re sort of saying it yourself Dan.
Against flat footed Vettori he landed a lot, against flat footed Romero he landed a lot. Against slow and old Rockhold he landed a lot.
Against a rangey, kick heavy striker he landed nothing…Whittaker is a striker who fights long, he doesn’t fight inside, he keeps you at his own range.
Costa won’t win this. Costa is shit, idk why people keep gassing him. He ONLY looks good against flat footed strikers and old men.
Gojira t shirt for next vid perhaps??
Paulo was a Welterweight, dude. Remember what he did to Johnny Hendrix? Oof...
Why did you spell his last name like that? You a jimi fan or something?
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Real question is, will rob’s 1 2 head kick land on costa
But kenny florian doesn't want to ben on my team this is how i feel about kenny florian.
If I am Robert Whitaker…shouldn’t be if I was…? Second language here.
Meshuggah I see u
Whittaker gonna do what he did to gastelum and vettori,just totally outclass paula.
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Easy game for Robert. He is levels above Costa. People tend to belittle fighters that are coming from a loss. Costa is good, but, come on!
Well USADA gone , costa special juice with extra shot coming in this fight
The toy room
His nickname is bobby knuckles!!!!!
No usada costa let’s go!
Bobby is 60 in UFC years
Costa is fresher and going to win by stoppage
I've still got Rob
Imagine thinking that costa looked better against rockhold than against vettori...
If vettori didn't had abs and chin made of vibranium the fight would have ended in the first round.
Against rockhold he gassed out because of the altitude and wasn't able to finish a dude that was literally resting with his hands on his knees for half the fight and against vettori the 5th round was his best round, how the hell was better conditioned against rockhold? do you even watch the fights?
Destroy. Erase. Improve.
Costa is joke. Her will get hurt the day before the fight. It's like clockwork. He should be an underwear model.
If the Costa that fought romero shows up rob is done.
Hardy bashes Costa and says "Windows95" or "Commodore 64": -1000
Hardy bashes Costa without sayig those: +650
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I want to fight you Dan
he only fight chinny old dudes like Diego or Tyron
I will fight Hasbulla. :)
'The Eraser' that is a poor fight name. Fancy coming up with a name that's a piece of school stationery. I'd go for 'The protractor '
Dan, given your Meshuggah shirt, don't you think that Whittaker should walk out to The Reaper by Lion's Law?? th-cam.com/video/wgSmBCbcNbM/w-d-xo.html