Great ko from Izzy but did he sit in the pocket by choice? Looked to me that he couldn’t handle the calf kicks, got backed up due to getting caught and badly hurt by Alex’s combos and Alex made the crucial mistake by rushing the finish and got sent to the shadow realm
@@Bricktop2023 Izzy's leg hurt, but the difference is he stayed focused while he was being pressured and countered. His normal reaction is to back out and move away from the pressure. It's similar to Conor vs Diaz 2 where Conor stayed calm during the Diaz onslaught
Your first 16mins giving your thoughts on Izzy's win is on point. For me, this comeback is an example and the hope that I will hang on to in order to change my life. Working towards the big win to wipe out all my failures. The last five years has been the worst in my 48yrs starting with my divorce. I'm working on reinventing myself.
Brother I thought the same thing. I’ve been struggling a bit recently and Izzy’s journey from his loss to now has lit a fire in me to face my struggle and rise above it. I wish you all the best bro, keep fighting.
Yeh man, kinda been getting that vibe myself. If someone can stare down the man who put you on your back twice and is potentially about to end your career in a sense, I can be the boss of my life.
Struggle is beyond tough at times. What I’ve learned is that situations/mental and physical won’t change on their own. Gotta put in the work! The glimpse/boost of this motivation only last for a short period of time. GRAB IT while it’s here, TONIGHT. You’ll get your vibe back bro!! Work work work (ps I struggle too and need to take my own advice. It’s just so damn hard to do something that seems so simple for most people). Sorry for the ramble just mental struggles hit me way to close to home ❤
@@vinniecartermusic I'm excited for you and for myself. Let's work when no one is looking and go get our comebacks. I'm so excited. Getting kicked in the teeth sucks balls. Fuck that shit. That's the past. 3 and 0. 12 and 0. Izzy proves that it doesn't matter. People who pissed on him have to shut their mouths and some might become fans. All the best to you.
@@RollieUK exactly. This is the greatest fucking sport ever!! I've never been a sports guy but got into this during the virus lockdowns. Anything can happen. It's thrilling!!!
@@alcottdevalte7440 Actually no, the Brunson one was not short distance. Plus what OP is saying is that was in a relatively similar position to when Alex finished him first fight, but this time he pulled a KO out of nowhere
If Alex was a bit more cautious and used his powerful jab a bit more before firing his offense he wouldn't have been opened by that big right-hand counter.
This fight was legit MUST win. None of us can even comprehend the pressure of this fight considering the amount of negativity from fans and media (4-0 narrative). It took a moment like this for Izzy to shine.
4-0 wasnt a narrative , reality it was 3-0 and in elite glory kickboxing, they fought in mma just to stand up, the argument sucks, but either way with an Iz win, ill go for another 3 fights between these two, no matter who wins, no one here is actually winning ? So either way its probably the best fights you gonna get in the division, but if you wanna do the 10 out 10 times, well if anything it seems like Izzy is the one who gets the 1/10 and alex is already 3 down towards 10, can you do that maths?
man you can say your own perspective, but i personally saw the comments and social media were FLOODED with: "its gonna be 4-0", people bitching about the dog collar, "Poatan has his number". I'm not arguing "Israel better than Alex" or "Alex better than Israel". It's deeper than that. Just going out there with all this noise from everyone around him and his own personal demons and to show out like that. An unimaginable amount of pressure for average people like us and just an inspiring performance.
Ive been thinking Izzy is a corny dude lacking power... Granted, he's technically super high level, and I still think, out of ten fights, AP probably wins 7(?) fights? But still, there's no way not to respect someone who just completely rises to the challenge and occasion. And as corny as this may be, I'm literally preparing to upend my life based on his post fight speech. Even if I'm a nobody working class nobody, I'm seriously going to to try and take his advice because his victory was so Inspiring. And I'm not even an Izzy fan.
You are rightfully respected for your takes in MMA - never mince or waste words - Great takes on the story as a whole, acknowledging the mindset as well as the mechanics and in one take also. Off the cuff. You put in the words the best parts of what others think - MMA needs analysts like yourself, it’s grown the sport and opens the door to seeing the otherwise dumb violence and present it as the art form it is ❤ much love dude
This is the vicious hungry Izzy we seen coming up . The one that went to war with kelvin gastelum the one that break danced into Melbourne and snatched the belt from Rob. We just seen it in Jones when fighters dominate a division for so long they get bored unmotivated. But when you put a new mountains to overcome. It lights that fire in them again
Nah he was still hungry with the others but when guys don't attack he can just beat you easy at range without danger. When guys get on him that's when izzy shows how good his counters are which again is why so many guys are scared to strike with him
Vicious hungry Izzy? Come on I know he’s a superhero to you morning kombat fans but before the ko izzy didn’t look great. Alex lost cause he rushed the finish
@@Tartar_Roshanu Judges smoking crack isn't new in the UFC. Alex was clearly winning the fight to the stoppage. Congrats to Izzy for pulling out a massive comeback win and respect for the skills. How anyone can like him as a person is beyond me though. Petty, sore loser, cringe beyond all belief, and now running from the trilogy. Only fight that makes sense to truly settle their competitive rivalry. Also, plenty of us can be passionate about MMA without it ruining our happiness. It's only a small part of life.
The past 5 months it’s been hard being an Izzy fan cause all the trolls, wanna be yt analyzers dismissing Izzy and damn bear everyone writing him off. The reason why I’m such a huge Izzy fan is for the moments of inspiration he gives like all this week and Saturday. Back against the wall and he made it look better than i could even imagine. I hope everyone can learn the lessons he teaches instead of being so quick to call him cringe for not moving the way y’all want him to.
Luke is right. Izzy is a little too much for me at times but the mental fortitude he has displayed is huge. This was kind of a career breaking match. Props.
I was praying he would lose, so it's worst case scenario for me. It teaches people that it's ok to not be humble, to be arrogant, etc. Teaches the wrong values, unlike me.
Again, why are MMA fans like this? What does character have anything to do with such a primitive, barbaric sport? Especially one which requires you to back yourself, no matter the odds? One where Izzy was facing a man he had lost to, three times already? And this shite is only reserved for certain fighters, because the Bispings, Sonnens, McGregors, Covingtons are funny and playing "characters". Fans though...
@@siliziwencanywa1138 There's backing yourself and backing yourself. Usman backed himself to get in the ring again but wasn't the same fighter after 'Headshot... Dead'
I think you make Alex fight his way back to a trilogy fight. It would be a much bigger fight if you let it breathe a bit. I'm tired of these immediate rematches. Alex was knocked out cold, so he needs to win some fights.
No matter what you think of Izzy, it is unprecedented levels of ballsiness and grit to go in there with someone who has beaten you 3x, twice by KO, and still go in against him again and finish him this time. He deserves all the props for that.
I also think the difference was that he listened to Bareman this time. The game plan in the last fight was to be more offensive according to the boys on heavy hands. P.s that first kickboxing fight was close to a robbery and I don't use that word often
You can see why that was the gameplan. When he accepts the risk Pereira poses and chooses to sling leather regardless instead of evading, he can crack Poaton's defences
It has much more to do with Adesanya always getting his ko's at a short range, which favored him yet again when Alex became too aggressive and stayed in front of him too long. That's how Costa, Whittaker in the first fight and Alex now got ko'd... I don't think people realize how great of a counter puncher he really is.
The difference as well is Izzy was clearly on PEDs again. Gyno back bigger than ever. Last time he had a KO was Costa, also the last time he had gyno this bad. People ignoring him gaining like 10lb lean muscle in 4 months is quite sad. Still, everyone is likely on PEDs so what can you do.
I could watch Pereira and Izzy fight for the rest of my life, they're such great dance partners, they always have a great performance every time, iron sharpens iron, and they're both responsible for growing each other, such a beautiful relationship between these 2 modern gladiators ✊🏽🥊
That finish was the exact spot and punch izzy almost finished alex with at the end of the first round of the last fight. Now imagine if that round had 10 more sec. Izzy is a fkn legend. The mindset to come in and beat a guy that has finished you twice and beat you 3x is unreal. We're witnessing greatness
A) it wasn't the same punch. B) It only happened in fight 1 because Alex pressed forward to seal the round in the last 10secs. So it wouldn't have happened if there was an extra 10 secs. Alex got hurt in both fights by being undisciplined. Shame, cause he was on his way to a clear win here before he dropped the ball big time. Crazy finish.
Adesanya's chin is somehow underrated. He has never been knocked out cold or been dropped in MMA. He stumbled against Alex in the last fight due to leg attacks and the referee Marc certainly saved him from serious damage, which is good for him. Even the fence stopped him from getting knocked down against Gastleum when he got kicked in the head.
@@Thunderfist_McBeefcake I clearly said MMA. He has overall had 112 fights (boxing, kickboxing and MMA) and only gotten knocked out cold once by Alex, which is actually impressive.
@@Thunderfist_McBeefcake I didn't even bring up kickboksing until you did. My whole point was about his durability and chin in MMA, which is underrated and not spoken about enough.
Is there any title rematch in the history of the UFC with such a spectacular ending? I think Izzy just joined the GOAT conversation. Personally, I don't need to see him fight Pereira again. Tired old fighters like Bisping and Sonnen are already talking rematch because they have the memory of a Goldfish. We all know Pereira was fast-tracked to a title shot. He avoided all the great wrestlers in the division while Izzy fought and beat them all. Let's see what Pereira is really about. It's now time for Alex to fully pay his dues. He needs to fight Vertori, Ghastelum, Costa, Cannonier and Whittaker before he gets another shot at the middleweight belt. Otherwise, he can move up to the next division and compete in his true weight class.
It was the biggest moment in Izzy’s life…when Alex won the title he walked off, no smile. Izzy wouldn’t even address questions about run it back at the press conference.
The entrance song, the dog collar, the angry face, that knockout and that arrow celebration was 🔥👨🚒 🚒!! Izzy always brings the creativity and entertainment before and after he does his thing in the cage! How can you hate!? Before this fight, everyone was on the Alex bandwagon, saying Izzy is such a boring fighter and he got beat 3 times so what makes you think he can win the 4th time. Stop hating! Izzy brings so much more creativity and entertainment and excitement to the ufc than maybe anyone else in ufc history except Conor. 💯 ❤
The dog collar and cringe like that is exactly why people don't like him. You fans add to the cringe and make him even more disliked. He's also a very petty unlikeable salty person 🤷♂️ Great fighter though, you can never take that away from him
The irony, and perhaps, poetic justice here is that Pereira said Izzy "fights not to lose", while he "fights to win". That dsiciplined, "boring" fight style Pereira alludes to has earned Izzy a lot deserved and undeserved criticism, but its also helped him with title defences. Conversely, Pereira, the more dangerous fighter, who "fights to win" has lost his title first title defence because of that style of chasing wins, and inadvertently being reckless. In this one, however, Izzy's style was much more balanced. More offense with good defence.
@10:00 exactly, I noticed even in the first round how he no longer was juking with his hands down this fight but kept his hands up and less clinching/more feints/ counter punching this time
Does no one else feel Izzy was confident in his guard that he could catch Alex with counter shots when he opens up. Alex has such a good guard and it was a great opportunity
Agreed! Izzy has the length advantage in most of his fights at MW, but not against Alex. He had get inside that guard somehow and he executed perfectly. It was a wildcard high risk play, but it paid off! His fight IQ is off the charts, and his bravery is incredible. All-time fight in my opinion.
This notion that Izzy has been "shit on" and "slept on" is strange because last night it mentioned that he closed as the favorite in ALL of his UFC fights. Strange. Almost like you cherry-picked the criticisms and ignored the praise so you could build your own narrative
When Izzy threw the knockout punch. I said “he practiced that!” They knew where Alex held his hands and they drilled that counter. That was the game plan and why Izzy said he played possum and how he called his early finish.
izzy had lost that sharpness over the years..lately in his title run he got complacent and started coasting fights. he had forgotten what it was like to be challenged at his weight class. then u had a guy come from where he once came from and this guy had been fighting top level killers in kickboxing and was at his peak while as izzy had lost that edge he once had. the loss against that guy really cleared his head and reminded him of what he once was. much more aggression from him this fight and he wasnt shying away from those close quarter exchanges, he stayed in the fire and got it done.
I completely disagree his contenders never went for broke. I seriously thought Jared was going to bring it to Izzy but he decided to play it safe. So Izzy obliged why take a risk when the challanger is not willing to.
@@uvwxyzero because it’s a fight bud u don’t go in there to stall.same thing happened in the Yoel fight and few others. It was a mentality shift by him where he went in to not lose rather than try to win. And that mentality caught up to him when he met a fighter that had been fighting killers in the other organization and sharp as a mofo. Izzy had to lose to get that focus back. Btw this is coming from an Izzy fan, still love the guy but not gonna sit here and act oblivious to what happened.
@@uvwxyzero Do other fighters also get this "the other guy has to bring it" stipulation? And why tf would anyone try to "bring it" to a known counterpuncher??
@@utkarsh2746 exactly...its not about the other guy, its about the champion keeping his championship mindset and showing that he is levels above the competition. if your going to coast eventually your skill and ferocity will start deteriorating and someone will be able to catch up and punish you for that mistake. israel got punished even though i believe he is the better fighter and it took that L for him to wake up and return to his true form.
@@uvwxyzero This mentality is toxic in MMA. Both guys should be taking risks. Izzy lost to Whittaker and arguably Romero by not taking risks. It's a bad way to fight, and boring af to watch. Izzy is must-see-tv when he actually comes to fight.
The haters seem to be awfully quiet now Alexa was frozen like elsa lol. If I had to choose a word to describe Izzy it would be Iconic. From his epic ko of Whitaker, his dog collar outfit, and now his utter destruction of Poatan he is a cultural icon in every sense of the word. God Mode is activated and the DOG has been UNLEASHED! This is his hero's journey. Izzy just slayed the dragon and completed his redemption arc. It's revenge season and Alexa got Wrecked.... Like Ralph! Alexa got SLEPT, LIKE BEAUTY! Take WHAT from WHO???!!
Loads of people hating on Izzy as he has a big personality and mouth but boy let’s appreciate greatness here (both him and poatan). We all talk smack behind our keyboards but these dudes are monsters. Top notch analysis Luke as usual.
It's because he's a petty sore loser and a complete cringelord. No one doubts his skills and that was an incredible finish, but he sours everything with his ego and behaviour.
Love hearing Luke gush over Adesanya a bit. He's always very calculated and analytical even in his fandom, but it's great to see the excited fan at the forefront from time to time. It just makes the rest of the analysis all the more impactful.
They may do this again… but no time soon, and probably never at 185. Pereira is aging, and that 185 cut is super tough. Israel was brilliant, no question- but it has to be said that Pereira is/was susceptible to being rocked and KO’d because of that extreme weight cut. Before when he got popped in Round 1, and the flash KO this time. The first right hit him clean, the second got him on the top of the dome. With 20 extra pounds without having to severely dehydrate, his chin would’ve been better… especially at this age.
This was a great post fight show! 👏 What a fucking fight! That was epic. Luke is such a big Izzy fan and his passion for the sport really came through on this episode. MK killed it this week.
I think everyone is so focused on the right counter because of how heavy it landed that they are forgetting that Izzy’s comb started with a short left hook that stunned Pereira and left him open for the right counter. If you watch closely you can see it was a 4 punch comb with the last one grazing Pereira on his way down, tbh I didn’t know Izzy had that kind of hand speed 😱🤯 They are both at the highest level of striking that small mistakes can make the difference for either one of them winning. Big ups to both warriors for putting on a show for us 🙌🔥
There was no hook he measured with a jab from his lead hand to “ghost frame” n throw where you are just removing your lead hand from , Mcgregor does it when he’s going for finish on the ground he throws into where he is retracting his lead hand from
Knowing you're a superior fighter...& showing it..yet always losing. When you add that to the list of things to overcome...just wow!& you know People would say you can't get it done on your absolute best night even though you know it to be different.
I was concerned about Masvidal after seeing him as the weigh in. Compared to previous events where he is shredded, he seemed soft in the body, and it just seemed like the writing was on the wall.
Funny thing is for the duration of that fight as it lasted, it seems like Izzy didn't address Alex's leg kicks and equally Alex didn't address Adesanya's straight rights which were the story of their first MMA encounter. It all somehow came down to Izzy this time having more time to finish Pereira off which he unluckily didn't have at the end of the 1st rd of their last fight.
If only fighting allowed constant best of 7 matches. There's so much chaos that one fight is often not really representative of anything super concrete. Also it's fascinating to see a trilogy like Max vs Volk and the change ups.
Adesanya going from reflex defence to tuck & roll counter defence just shows how brave a warrior he is! Went to a place uncomfortable to get the victory.
Great victory for Izzy. Got his long waited revenge. But I don't think he got it by being a better fighter , but by Pereira being naive and falling in love with his boxing.
masvidal looked like an old man trying to throw those slow leg kicks. Just re watch the darren till fight and try to compare his speed throw leg kicks, complity different speed.
Not exactly the same but it’s similar also to Wanderlei vs Rampage. Wand brutalized Page the first two fights. In the third, Rampage KOs Silva then proceeds with the “from the Gods” ground punches just like Izzy. Maybe a bit more excessive ground punches.
I know you guys are happy but you need to stop with this painful cringe. Jackie Chan never had people leaving the cinema while the movie was still on like Izzy did vs Cannonier...
The difference is that Izzy was so fit and his jaw was so much better, almost iron jawed. He took clean shots without much waver, if at all. He took a knee and a kick to the head as well. I know they weren't clean shots but often they don't have to be. Izzy took some heavy left hooks and straight rights and it was like "that all ya got?" I know if you are in great shape you can take good shots. Maybe it was the underwater training as well. Something happened. What a jaw.
I don't believe perriera's garde was what put him in trouble Its the way he threw his flurry of attack when Israel was hurt and trapped against the cage. He was to greedy and earger to get the ko and put himself in a position to get countered hard. Perriera did a terrible job at hiding and masking when he wanted to throw his left hook, and when he does that mistakes he exposes his temple and back of his ear form straight right hands and Isreal timed him perfectly. in the previous mma fight he had the most success damaging Israel without getting risking to get countered dangerously like that by just feinting more and throwing and landing his powerful jabs at Israel when he had him against the cage which help him disrupt and nullified most of Israel attempt ms at countering and also help him freeze adesanya in place for a few seconds which then helped him land his combination and his left hook more safely without getting the risk to get countered by big shots. Actually perriera did the same mistake in the first round of the first mma fight, he got too greedy at the end of the round forgot to use his jab and feints and was to focused on landing the left hook, exposed the side of his head (temple and back of the ear) and Israel timed him perfectly.
In the 2 kickboxing fight he didn't hurt him the same way and he only hurt him in the second fight, in the first perriera was never hurt he was just getting tired and he still won a close fight. Also since he was younger his durability and ability to recover was most likely better. But who cares it a great rivalry, but perriera is still 3-1 over Isreal.
@@edwardelric5491questionable decision, standing 8 count and than a big mistake resulting in the knockout, missing 3 seconds to finish pereira and now this knockout. This had to feel amazing it’s like stumbling right in front of the finish line and finally getting to it
@@petermisberg732 Could say the same about Alex. He had Izzy in big trouble in this fight and got caught being reckless. If he maintained his discipline he was headed to another late finish. These guys skills are very close, but just in different areas. Shame that Izzy had to PED load for this fight to gain about 10lbs of muscle. His gyno coming back makes it so obvious. Only fights he has this power is when he has gyno (Costa, Alex 2.) Just a shame people ignore it when it is so obvious.
Takes a lot of balls to sit in the pocket and throw down with the dude who’s finished you twice. Izzy really showed out today.
Great ko from Izzy but did he sit in the pocket by choice? Looked to me that he couldn’t handle the calf kicks, got backed up due to getting caught and badly hurt by Alex’s combos and Alex made the crucial mistake by rushing the finish and got sent to the shadow realm
@@Bricktop2023 Izzy's leg hurt, but the difference is he stayed focused while he was being pressured and countered. His normal reaction is to back out and move away from the pressure. It's similar to Conor vs Diaz 2 where Conor stayed calm during the Diaz onslaught
He didn't throw down, he intercepted and countered.
@@urenaanthony91 Alex got greedy going for the finish and paid the price. Izzy looked terrible in rds1 and most of rd2
Well he danced on that leg after
Damn Luke with the comeback KO over technical difficulties 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
😂
Truly one of the great performances in MMA history
Wouldn’t be a LT video without Luke’s technical difficulties 😂
And inside of the first round. Incredible stuff.
Dude, how difficult is it? Dont you set it up once and thats how its configured? Or do you have to do a new set up everytime?
Your first 16mins giving your thoughts on Izzy's win is on point.
For me, this comeback is an example and the hope that I will hang on to in order to change my life. Working towards the big win to wipe out all my failures.
The last five years has been the worst in my 48yrs starting with my divorce. I'm working on reinventing myself.
Brother I thought the same thing. I’ve been struggling a bit recently and Izzy’s journey from his loss to now has lit a fire in me to face my struggle and rise above it. I wish you all the best bro, keep fighting.
Yeh man, kinda been getting that vibe myself. If someone can stare down the man who put you on your back twice and is potentially about to end your career in a sense, I can be the boss of my life.
Struggle is beyond tough at times. What I’ve learned is that situations/mental and physical won’t change on their own. Gotta put in the work!
The glimpse/boost of this motivation only last for a short period of time. GRAB IT while it’s here, TONIGHT.
You’ll get your vibe back bro!! Work work work (ps I struggle too and need to take my own advice. It’s just so damn hard to do something that seems so simple for most people).
Sorry for the ramble just mental struggles hit me way to close to home ❤
@@vinniecartermusic I'm excited for you and for myself. Let's work when no one is looking and go get our comebacks. I'm so excited. Getting kicked in the teeth sucks balls. Fuck that shit. That's the past. 3 and 0. 12 and 0. Izzy proves that it doesn't matter. People who pissed on him have to shut their mouths and some might become fans. All the best to you.
@@RollieUK exactly. This is the greatest fucking sport ever!! I've never been a sports guy but got into this during the virus lockdowns. Anything can happen. It's thrilling!!!
I thought Izzy was in deep shit when he was pressed against the fence covered up. One of the most shocking and big time KOs I’ve ever seen.
Me too.
Actually no, Adesanya has all his ko wins at a short distance where he is a much better counter puncher than his opponents except for Alex two times.
@@alcottdevalte7440 Actually no, the Brunson one was not short distance. Plus what OP is saying is that was in a relatively similar position to when Alex finished him first fight, but this time he pulled a KO out of nowhere
Shit was bonkers. I thought the same thing. Rope a dope , it was almost like the knee pissed him off
If Alex was a bit more cautious and used his powerful jab a bit more before firing his offense he wouldn't have been opened by that big right-hand counter.
This fight was legit MUST win. None of us can even comprehend the pressure of this fight considering the amount of negativity from fans and media (4-0 narrative). It took a moment like this for Izzy to shine.
4-0 wasnt a narrative , reality it was 3-0 and in elite glory kickboxing, they fought in mma just to stand up, the argument sucks, but either way with an Iz win, ill go for another 3 fights between these two, no matter who wins, no one here is actually winning ? So either way its probably the best fights you gonna get in the division, but if you wanna do the 10 out 10 times, well if anything it seems like Izzy is the one who gets the 1/10 and alex is already 3 down towards 10, can you do that maths?
man you can say your own perspective, but i personally saw the comments and social media were FLOODED with: "its gonna be 4-0", people bitching about the dog collar, "Poatan has his number". I'm not arguing "Israel better than Alex" or "Alex better than Israel". It's deeper than that. Just going out there with all this noise from everyone around him and his own personal demons and to show out like that. An unimaginable amount of pressure for average people like us and just an inspiring performance.
Ive been thinking Izzy is a corny dude lacking power... Granted, he's technically super high level, and I still think, out of ten fights, AP probably wins 7(?) fights? But still, there's no way not to respect someone who just completely rises to the challenge and occasion. And as corny as this may be, I'm literally preparing to upend my life based on his post fight speech. Even if I'm a nobody working class nobody, I'm seriously going to to try and take his advice because his victory was so Inspiring. And I'm not even an Izzy fan.
You are rightfully respected for your takes in MMA - never mince or waste words - Great takes on the story as a whole, acknowledging the mindset as well as the mechanics and in one take also. Off the cuff. You put in the words the best parts of what others think - MMA needs analysts like yourself, it’s grown the sport and opens the door to seeing the otherwise dumb violence and present it as the art form it is ❤ much love dude
This is the vicious hungry Izzy we seen coming up . The one that went to war with kelvin gastelum the one that break danced into Melbourne and snatched the belt from Rob. We just seen it in Jones when fighters dominate a division for so long they get bored unmotivated. But when you put a new mountains to overcome. It lights that fire in them again
Nah he was still hungry with the others but when guys don't attack he can just beat you easy at range without danger. When guys get on him that's when izzy shows how good his counters are which again is why so many guys are scared to strike with him
Vicious hungry Izzy? Come on I know he’s a superhero to you morning kombat fans but before the ko izzy didn’t look great. Alex lost cause he rushed the finish
@chrisfinch3554 man you've been dropping a comment everywhere. Like izzy said go find your happiness. And yeah he was winning on all judges' cards.
@@Tartar_Roshanu Judges smoking crack isn't new in the UFC. Alex was clearly winning the fight to the stoppage. Congrats to Izzy for pulling out a massive comeback win and respect for the skills. How anyone can like him as a person is beyond me though. Petty, sore loser, cringe beyond all belief, and now running from the trilogy. Only fight that makes sense to truly settle their competitive rivalry.
Also, plenty of us can be passionate about MMA without it ruining our happiness. It's only a small part of life.
@@Bricktop2023 most of fighting is just capitalizing on opponents mistakes stop hating because your boy lost
Izzy never lost his confidence. He always believed in himself , giving up was never an option. Congratulations Champion!!!
The past 5 months it’s been hard being an Izzy fan cause all the trolls, wanna be yt analyzers dismissing Izzy and damn bear everyone writing him off. The reason why I’m such a huge Izzy fan is for the moments of inspiration he gives like all this week and Saturday. Back against the wall and he made it look better than i could even imagine. I hope everyone can learn the lessons he teaches instead of being so quick to call him cringe for not moving the way y’all want him to.
Izzy’s performance tell us to never give up! To face your challenges
Luke is right. Izzy is a little too much for me at times but the mental fortitude he has displayed is huge. This was kind of a career breaking match. Props.
I was praying he would lose, so it's worst case scenario for me. It teaches people that it's ok to not be humble, to be arrogant, etc. Teaches the wrong values, unlike me.
Luke is a delusional libtard, but yeah…
Again, why are MMA fans like this? What does character have anything to do with such a primitive, barbaric sport? Especially one which requires you to back yourself, no matter the odds? One where Izzy was facing a man he had lost to, three times already? And this shite is only reserved for certain fighters, because the Bispings, Sonnens, McGregors, Covingtons are funny and playing "characters". Fans though...
@@VeraxMusic you sound like a self righteous piece of sh1t to me lol
@@siliziwencanywa1138 There's backing yourself and backing yourself. Usman backed himself to get in the ring again but wasn't the same fighter after 'Headshot... Dead'
Izzys bounce back into the fence to generate that touch of extra momentum to slay the giant was amazing.
Good one
Slay the giant? They are like mere inches apart you idiot, you trying to make it biblical you clown, they were literally same weight class, ahah giant
Good hearing what you gotta say post UFC events, Luke. It's always interesting and educating.
Izzy did what I was thinking he needed to do he needed to pull a Tyson fury and sit down on his punches/bully the bully and knock him out
EXACTLY, that’s what I was saying, he needed to use the fury vs wilder game plan, bully the bully and crowd the power puncher
Bully the bully is one of the things I say to psyche myself up
I think you make Alex fight his way back to a trilogy fight. It would be a much bigger fight if you let it breathe a bit. I'm tired of these immediate rematches. Alex was knocked out cold, so he needs to win some fights.
I really love your break down because you focused on the most important thing which was the mindset change Izzy had to adopt
No matter what you think of Izzy, it is unprecedented levels of ballsiness and grit to go in there with someone who has beaten you 3x, twice by KO, and still go in against him again and finish him this time. He deserves all the props for that.
As a fan of Adesanya, I was scared at the moment, but quickly ecstatic and so proud after he got that awesome KO.
Crazy he played possum. Genius.
Did you know? I didn’t and was wondering what he got hit with to be injured against the fence just covering up. Then Izzy dropped the possum 💣
He admitted he was hurt. Possum is overplaying it. He said in the post presser his leg was badly hurt.
@@Neil-qg9cw his leg was badly hurt, but it still functional, he definitely exaggerated a bit, to get Poatan to unload on him.
Pause..
Genius? No
Shocking ending. I thought Izzy was on track to get finished before the KO.
Izzy in the pocket trading w the monster.. what a genius.
Nerve wracking 😮
I also think the difference was that he listened to Bareman this time. The game plan in the last fight was to be more offensive according to the boys on heavy hands. P.s that first kickboxing fight was close to a robbery and I don't use that word often
You can see why that was the gameplan. When he accepts the risk Pereira poses and chooses to sling leather regardless instead of evading, he can crack Poaton's defences
It has much more to do with Adesanya always getting his ko's at a short range, which favored him yet again when Alex became too aggressive and stayed in front of him too long. That's how Costa, Whittaker in the first fight and Alex now got ko'd... I don't think people realize how great of a counter puncher he really is.
The difference as well is Izzy was clearly on PEDs again. Gyno back bigger than ever. Last time he had a KO was Costa, also the last time he had gyno this bad. People ignoring him gaining like 10lb lean muscle in 4 months is quite sad. Still, everyone is likely on PEDs so what can you do.
@@Neil-qg9cw Was it just me or did Periera look smaller than last fight?
@@Neil-qg9cw u sound dumb keep crying fool
People always underestimate the power behind Israel's punches.
I know right! Haha he’s a 200 pound 6’4 kickboxing champ I think it’s safe to say he can KO someone with his hands
Most of the biggest punchers in boxing history have the same build as Izzy. Julian Jackson, Bob Foster, Deontay Wilder, Gerald McClellan etc
@@donovanchilton5817 tommy hearns
Those wiry guys are kinda frightening when you spar with them . They can have no technique but you feel the power… I used to beat them though 😂😂😂😂
I could watch Pereira and Izzy fight for the rest of my life, they're such great dance partners, they always have a great performance every time, iron sharpens iron, and they're both responsible for growing each other, such a beautiful relationship between these 2 modern gladiators ✊🏽🥊
Luke Thomas made once that masterpiece video about adesanya's fighting IQ and strategies on the ring. A must watch for those who have not seen yet
That finish was the exact spot and punch izzy almost finished alex with at the end of the first round of the last fight. Now imagine if that round had 10 more sec. Izzy is a fkn legend. The mindset to come in and beat a guy that has finished you twice and beat you 3x is unreal. We're witnessing greatness
Not the same. First was a straight right after a jab and here he just threw the right hook
A) it wasn't the same punch. B) It only happened in fight 1 because Alex pressed forward to seal the round in the last 10secs. So it wouldn't have happened if there was an extra 10 secs.
Alex got hurt in both fights by being undisciplined. Shame, cause he was on his way to a clear win here before he dropped the ball big time. Crazy finish.
@@Neil-qg9cw keep coping lol
Adesanya's chin is somehow underrated. He has never been knocked out cold or been dropped in MMA. He stumbled against Alex in the last fight due to leg attacks and the referee Marc certainly saved him from serious damage, which is good for him. Even the fence stopped him from getting knocked down against Gastleum when he got kicked in the head.
He was knocked out cold in Kickboxing. Therefore what?
Yeah Izzy has over 100 fights and only knocked out twice so his chin is decent
@@Thunderfist_McBeefcake I clearly said MMA. He has overall had 112 fights (boxing, kickboxing and MMA) and only gotten knocked out cold once by Alex, which is actually impressive.
@@alcottdevalte7440 THEREFORE WHAT?
@@Thunderfist_McBeefcake I didn't even bring up kickboksing until you did. My whole point was about his durability and chin in MMA, which is underrated and not spoken about enough.
Is there any title rematch in the history of the UFC with such a spectacular ending? I think Izzy just joined the GOAT conversation. Personally, I don't need to see him fight Pereira again. Tired old fighters like Bisping and Sonnen are already talking rematch because they have the memory of a Goldfish. We all know Pereira was fast-tracked to a title shot. He avoided all the great wrestlers in the division while Izzy fought and beat them all. Let's see what Pereira is really about. It's now time for Alex to fully pay his dues. He needs to fight Vertori, Ghastelum, Costa, Cannonier and Whittaker before he gets another shot at the middleweight belt. Otherwise, he can move up to the next division and compete in his true weight class.
10:05 I can tell Luke was just as excited for Izzy to win as I was.
Never seen Luke so enthusiastic about a win. Deserved, in my opinion
i think its the story of 3 losses and a limitless mentality that he appreciates most
The coldest celebration in UFC history. The arrows at the end 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. Izzy killed him with his own weapon.
Poatan rushed in and paid the consequences
Cringe af
@@Bust_A_Nut_bar I love cringe ❤
@@uvwxyzero All Izzy fans do
It was the biggest moment in Izzy’s life…when Alex won the title he walked off, no smile. Izzy wouldn’t even address questions about run it back at the press conference.
The entrance song, the dog collar, the angry face, that knockout and that arrow celebration was 🔥👨🚒 🚒!! Izzy always brings the creativity and entertainment before and after he does his thing in the cage!
How can you hate!?
Before this fight, everyone was on the Alex bandwagon, saying Izzy is such a boring fighter and he got beat 3 times so what makes you think he can win the 4th time.
Stop hating! Izzy brings so much more creativity and entertainment and excitement to the ufc than maybe anyone else in ufc history except Conor. 💯 ❤
Nah, walkout song was whack 😂 Everything else spot on!
I've always thought... Who actually thinks this stuff looks cool? Thanks for answering my question!
The dog collar and cringe like that is exactly why people don't like him. You fans add to the cringe and make him even more disliked. He's also a very petty unlikeable salty person 🤷♂️ Great fighter though, you can never take that away from him
The irony, and perhaps, poetic justice here is that Pereira said Izzy "fights not to lose", while he "fights to win". That dsiciplined, "boring" fight style Pereira alludes to has earned Izzy a lot deserved and undeserved criticism, but its also helped him with title defences.
Conversely, Pereira, the more dangerous fighter, who "fights to win" has lost his title first title defence because of that style of chasing wins, and inadvertently being reckless.
In this one, however, Izzy's style was much more balanced. More offense with good defence.
No demand for Izzy to run it back with any of the guys he's already beaten. They'll put Khamzat against Pereira and then Khamzat will face Izzy.
Bruh, Izzy haters in the chat coping SO hard 😄
@10:00 exactly, I noticed even in the first round how he no longer was juking with his hands down this fight but kept his hands up and less clinching/more feints/ counter punching this time
Does no one else feel Izzy was confident in his guard that he could catch Alex with counter shots when he opens up. Alex has such a good guard and it was a great opportunity
nice take on this
Agreed! Izzy has the length advantage in most of his fights at MW, but not against Alex. He had get inside that guard somehow and he executed perfectly. It was a wildcard high risk play, but it paid off! His fight IQ is off the charts, and his bravery is incredible. All-time fight in my opinion.
AP is v hittable, he just has major power to compensate
This notion that Izzy has been "shit on" and "slept on" is strange because last night it mentioned that he closed as the favorite in ALL of his UFC fights.
Strange. Almost like you cherry-picked the criticisms and ignored the praise so you could build your own narrative
Technical difficulties,it was nice to see them back.
Izzy a stone cold killer for that one man
Excellent commentary!!!
Like man your excitement and technical breakdown on this did justice to an amazing fight. Well done
LT is salivating with extreme enthusiasm regarding Izzy 🖤🥳🎇
When Izzy threw the knockout punch. I said “he practiced that!” They knew where Alex held his hands and they drilled that counter. That was the game plan and why Izzy said he played possum and how he called his early finish.
A ufc fighter practiced a punch?! No way dude, that’s craaazy
Mystic Mac over here 😆
give me a fucking break lmfao
I really appreciate the support, I am coming for Luke’s job.
110k views in the first 24 hours! Luke, congrats. I know this was a big milestone for you.
LOL, you can tell by Luke’s chipper ass energy from the beginning, even with the malfunction, who won the fight before he even proceeded with spoilers
It will never not be funny to me all the technical difficulties with everything MK related. 😂
The best!
This is the only moment to top edwards vs Usman 2.
Shout out Izzy a GOAT of the game. Iron mentality
The only moment in UFC history? Jesus christ you're such a casual 😄
Not even close. Leon was the last minute of the fight.
izzy had lost that sharpness over the years..lately in his title run he got complacent and started coasting fights. he had forgotten what it was like to be challenged at his weight class. then u had a guy come from where he once came from and this guy had been fighting top level killers in kickboxing and was at his peak while as izzy had lost that edge he once had. the loss against that guy really cleared his head and reminded him of what he once was. much more aggression from him this fight and he wasnt shying away from those close quarter exchanges, he stayed in the fire and got it done.
I completely disagree his contenders never went for broke. I seriously thought Jared was going to bring it to Izzy but he decided to play it safe. So Izzy obliged why take a risk when the challanger is not willing to.
@@uvwxyzero because it’s a fight bud u don’t go in there to stall.same thing happened in the Yoel fight and few others. It was a mentality shift by him where he went in to not lose rather than try to win. And that mentality caught up to him when he met a fighter that had been fighting killers in the other organization and sharp as a mofo. Izzy had to lose to get that focus back. Btw this is coming from an Izzy fan, still love the guy but not gonna sit here and act oblivious to what happened.
@@uvwxyzero Do other fighters also get this "the other guy has to bring it" stipulation? And why tf would anyone try to "bring it" to a known counterpuncher??
@@utkarsh2746 exactly...its not about the other guy, its about the champion keeping his championship mindset and showing that he is levels above the competition. if your going to coast eventually your skill and ferocity will start deteriorating and someone will be able to catch up and punish you for that mistake. israel got punished even though i believe he is the better fighter and it took that L for him to wake up and return to his true form.
@@uvwxyzero This mentality is toxic in MMA. Both guys should be taking risks. Izzy lost to Whittaker and arguably Romero by not taking risks. It's a bad way to fight, and boring af to watch. Izzy is must-see-tv when he actually comes to fight.
The insult you were looking for was "meatgazer"
Dick rider? Nut hugger? Sack swinger?
The haters seem to be awfully quiet now Alexa was frozen like elsa lol. If I had to choose a word to describe Izzy it would be Iconic. From his epic ko of Whitaker, his dog collar outfit, and now his utter destruction of Poatan he is a cultural icon in every sense of the word. God Mode is activated and the DOG has been UNLEASHED! This is his hero's journey. Izzy just slayed the dragon and completed his redemption arc. It's revenge season and Alexa got Wrecked.... Like Ralph! Alexa got SLEPT, LIKE BEAUTY! Take WHAT from WHO???!!
2 great warriors for sure
Ride that dick hard 😂😂😂
I’m personally very inspired though. I like girls though.
@@jc5492 He's trolling, does it on every card. Apparently 21 idiots seem to unironically have the same goofy ideas.
3-1 to Alex 🤷🏼♂️
1-3?
Izzy really loves izzy
I *really* want to watch some fights at Crazy Steve's Fuckface Shack
Loads of people hating on Izzy as he has a big personality and mouth but boy let’s appreciate greatness here (both him and poatan). We all talk smack behind our keyboards but these dudes are monsters.
Top notch analysis Luke as usual.
It's because he's a petty sore loser and a complete cringelord. No one doubts his skills and that was an incredible finish, but he sours everything with his ego and behaviour.
where are times stamps?
I love you and everything you’re involved in. Plz test audio and levels before broadcasting though. You’re way better than that.
Nah that’s 🔈 🎤 is part of our journey 😂
@@smittyjdjI suppose so.😮😝
Stop being butt hurt
Luke really letting his fandom show through
Love hearing Luke gush over Adesanya a bit. He's always very calculated and analytical even in his fandom, but it's great to see the excited fan at the forefront from time to time. It just makes the rest of the analysis all the more impactful.
They may do this again… but no time soon, and probably never at 185. Pereira is aging, and that 185 cut is super tough. Israel was brilliant, no question- but it has to be said that Pereira is/was susceptible to being rocked and KO’d because of that extreme weight cut. Before when he got popped in Round 1, and the flash KO this time. The first right hit him clean, the second got him on the top of the dome. With 20 extra pounds without having to severely dehydrate, his chin would’ve been better… especially at this age.
Luke was stiffer than Pereira when Izzy won
This was a great post fight show! 👏
What a fucking fight! That was epic.
Luke is such a big Izzy fan and his passion for the sport really came through on this episode. MK killed it this week.
I think everyone is so focused on the right counter because of how heavy it landed that they are forgetting that Izzy’s comb started with a short left hook that stunned Pereira and left him open for the right counter. If you watch closely you can see it was a 4 punch comb with the last one grazing Pereira on his way down, tbh I didn’t know Izzy had that kind of hand speed 😱🤯 They are both at the highest level of striking that small mistakes can make the difference for either one of them winning. Big ups to both warriors for putting on a show for us 🙌🔥
There was no hook he measured with a jab from his lead hand to “ghost frame” n throw where you are just removing your lead hand from , Mcgregor does it when he’s going for finish on the ground he throws into where he is retracting his lead hand from
It's not a real MK stream without audio issues
2:40 Wowww Luke actually defeated the Technical Difficulties for once!
Usually we would have gotten "Luke in Another Room" Voice for an hour lol
The Gilbert burns & Jorge fight was horrible, Especially after watching good fights before them
Knowing you're a superior fighter...& showing it..yet always losing.
When you add that to the list of things to overcome...just wow!& you know People would say you can't get it done on your absolute best night even though you know it to be different.
Head strong, he’ll take you on. Head strong, he’ll take on anyone.
One of the lamest songs ever, but OK Izzy, I see you. Pretty fitting for this one.
WE ARE HAPPY LUKE. WE ARE VERRRRRY HAPPY.. HAHAHAHA HOLY SHIT BALLS. IZZY IS BACK!
“What is that thing…the nut-huggers who think Red tastes good think” - that’s a line bro
I was concerned about Masvidal after seeing him as the weigh in. Compared to previous events where he is shredded, he seemed soft in the body, and it just seemed like the writing was on the wall.
Funny thing is for the duration of that fight as it lasted, it seems like Izzy didn't address Alex's leg kicks and equally Alex didn't address Adesanya's straight rights which were the story of their first MMA encounter. It all somehow came down to Izzy this time having more time to finish Pereira off which he unluckily didn't have at the end of the 1st rd of their last fight.
The way Kelvin was determined to win that fight was inspiring to me. He clearly had to find the fire in himself to come back and perform like that .
19:13 -- His self belief is so admirable.
4:00 he finally talks about mma
Give Eugene and staff credit for that game plan. Alex will never be the same.
As an Izzy fan, I honestly wonder if part of the strategy was to feint being rocked to bait alex into dropping his hands a little.
I don't really appreciate Luke disrespecting Crazy Steve's Fuckface Shack like that
Told my friend yesterday, Perreira keeps his left hand low and if Izzy could stand his ground he might be able to knock him out
19:52 - 20:29 I felt that.
That was the craziest fight I’ve ever seen. I was so happy for izzy.
Def been 83627273 crazier of fights… I mean! 😂
If only fighting allowed constant best of 7 matches. There's so much chaos that one fight is often not really representative of anything super concrete. Also it's fascinating to see a trilogy like Max vs Volk and the change ups.
Izzy's post fight speech was epic. Dunno how you can hate on that
I think izzy looked like he was on his way to losing, but alex got too aggressive too soon
Its 3-1,he hasnt settled the score yet😂 They have to fight again!
Damn this really was like manny PACQUIAO vs Marquez 4 😢😮
Yup, shit stinks
Adesanya going from reflex defence to tuck & roll counter defence just shows how brave a warrior he is! Went to a place uncomfortable to get the victory.
Defense*
@@jeffwinchell7444 British English mate!
Did Izzy comment about doing the "roppadope" in any post-fight interviews?
Someone brought asked him about it during the post fight interview
Great victory for Izzy. Got his long waited revenge. But I don't think he got it by being a better fighter , but by Pereira being naive and falling in love with his boxing.
If they do an immediate rematch, I hope Alex takes his time coming back. Maybe November back at NYC.
on point analysis
masvidal looked like an old man trying to throw those slow leg kicks. Just re watch the darren till fight and try to compare his speed throw leg kicks, complity different speed.
He didn’t even really train I don’t think…. He was there for a pay day. He looked like total
Shit and it’s good that he’s done…
Not exactly the same but it’s similar also to Wanderlei vs Rampage.
Wand brutalized Page the first two fights. In the third, Rampage KOs Silva then proceeds with the “from the Gods” ground punches just like Izzy.
Maybe a bit more excessive ground punches.
The gloves are not “new”. They’re the same gloves but have a new design.
Another iconic moment for Israel. Used to watch Jackie Chan movies now we get to watch Israel Adesanya movies play out live in front of us. Unreal.
I know you guys are happy but you need to stop with this painful cringe. Jackie Chan never had people leaving the cinema while the movie was still on like Izzy did vs Cannonier...
Not sure how Izzy has been written off or underestimated, he has literally been the favorite in every fight.
The difference is that Izzy was so fit and his jaw was so much better, almost iron jawed. He took clean shots without much waver, if at all. He took a knee and a kick to the head as well. I know they weren't clean shots but often they don't have to be. Izzy took some heavy left hooks and straight rights and it was like "that all ya got?" I know if you are in great shape you can take good shots. Maybe it was the underwater training as well. Something happened. What a jaw.
I don't believe perriera's garde was what put him in trouble
Its the way he threw his flurry of attack when Israel was hurt and trapped against the cage. He was to greedy and earger to get the ko and put himself in a position to get countered hard.
Perriera did a terrible job at hiding and masking when he wanted to throw his left hook, and when he does that mistakes he exposes his temple and back of his ear form straight right hands and Isreal timed him perfectly.
in the previous mma fight he had the most success damaging Israel without getting risking to get countered dangerously like that by just feinting more and throwing and landing his powerful jabs at Israel when he had him against the cage which help him disrupt and nullified most of Israel attempt ms at countering and also help him freeze adesanya in place for a few seconds which then helped him land his combination and his left hook more safely without getting the risk to get countered by big shots.
Actually perriera did the same mistake in the first round of the first mma fight, he got too greedy at the end of the round forgot to use his jab and feints and was to focused on landing the left hook, exposed the side of his head (temple and back of the ear) and Israel timed him perfectly.
He always had the same defensive weakness, look attt his two last kickboxing losses Izzy hurt him 3 times already the same way lol
In the 2 kickboxing fight he didn't hurt him the same way and he only hurt him in the second fight, in the first perriera was never hurt he was just getting tired and he still won a close fight.
Also since he was younger his durability and ability to recover was most likely better.
But who cares it a great rivalry, but perriera is still 3-1 over Isreal.
@@edwardelric5491questionable decision, standing 8 count and than a big mistake resulting in the knockout, missing 3 seconds to finish pereira and now this knockout.
This had to feel amazing it’s like stumbling right in front of the finish line and finally getting to it
@@petermisberg732 Could say the same about Alex. He had Izzy in big trouble in this fight and got caught being reckless. If he maintained his discipline he was headed to another late finish. These guys skills are very close, but just in different areas. Shame that Izzy had to PED load for this fight to gain about 10lbs of muscle. His gyno coming back makes it so obvious. Only fights he has this power is when he has gyno (Costa, Alex 2.) Just a shame people ignore it when it is so obvious.
A third would be a good idea if he didnt beat izzy 3 times already. Let him get a win somewhere down the line and comeback too it🤷🏾♂️
He can’t beat anyone else…. The wrestlers are gonna DESTROY him. His time in the sun is about over.
I don’t think he should go back to 185 that weight cut can’t be good
@@jeffwinchell7444 There are no good wrestlers at MW ffs
Izzy post fight comments were awesome.
Izzy gave us a performance and a story of redemption that we can carry into our daily lives to help us overcome the odds !
First time I've seen Luke get emotional. See the eyes well up when talking about Izzy.
Yeah unprofessional
Luke is in love
time stamp?
LT ÷ Izzy = ❤❤❤❤