No hay mayor decepción para un peleador que ser pitado en su noche de triunfo, y más si es una pelea titular. Pero el público definitivamente no perdona, y mucho menos cuando sus peleadores favoritos no cumplen con sus expectativas. Algo que considero entendible más no del todo aceptable, pero imagina pagar $100 para ver una pelea con mucho hype y que el desarrollo no haya sido el esperado.
Creo que la subjetividad tiene mucho peso acá, así como los silbidos del día sábado al nuevo campeón. Algo paradójico porque lo estaban alabando antes de pelear, pero una vez terminó el combate, los pitidos fueron masivos. Así de cambiantes somos.
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There is no greater disappointment for a fighter than to be booed on his night of triumph, and even more so if it is a title fight. But the public definitely does not forgive, and much less when their favorite fighters do not meet their expectations. Something that I consider understandable but not entirely acceptable, but imagine paying $100 to see a fight with a lot of hype and the development has not been as expected.
I think subjectivity has a lot of weight here, as well as the whistles on Saturday for the new champion. Something paradoxical because they were praising him before the fight, but once the fight was over, the whistles were massive. That's how changeable we are.
Chimaev was dominant, since his beginnings in the UFC he has been, only against two fighters he could not be, but the rest he passed them all over, including the tank Dricus Du Plessis, he dominated him for approximately 22 minutes of the total 25 minutes that the fight lasted, but he could not finish him, in fact he was closer to do it the former champion in those 3 minutes than the 22 that he suffered the dominance.
Precisamente en eso está la crítica, y particularmente me uno a quienes lo pitaron, aunque no lo hice, pero definitivamente fue un desempeño pobre, no poder finalizar a tu oponente durante un dominio extenso mayor a 20 minutos es absurdo, sé que Du Plessis tiene mérito en esto, pero fue realmente aburrido y un poco cobarde a mi parecer, porque se limitó a estar por encima y no a finalizar.
Chimaev es invencible a ras de piso en la división de los medianos, pero de pie no tiene grandes posibilidades, Dricus lo dejo en evidencia en el intercambio, Kamaru Usman también lo hizo anteriormente, y lo mismo hizo Gilbert Burns, en una pelea que fue muy polémica porque muchos vieron ganar al brasileño.
El striking es su debilidad, pero mantenerlo allí es una tarea muy difícil de realizar, ya que pocos retadores de la división tienen buena lucha, por lo que considero que tendrá un reinado largo si se mantiene en buenas condiciones.
Quiero finalizar con la premisa de que el grappling es una de las disciplinas más completas y difíciles de superar. En la UFC grandes Strikers se han visto totalmente superados por aquellos que tienen una buena lucha, y pienso que esto será el factor determinante al momento de vislumbrar la trayectoria de un peleador. Al final de cuentas los más exitosos son aquellos que no solo pegan fuerte, sino aquellos que son buenos en todas las áreas del combate.
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Precisely in that is the criticism, and I particularly join those who booed him, although I didn't, but it was definitely a poor performance, not being able to finish your opponent during an extended dominance longer than 20 minutes is absurd, I know Du Plessis has merit in this, but it was really boring and a bit cowardly in my opinion, because he was limited to be above and not to finish.
Chimaev is unbeatable at ground level in the middleweight division, but standing he doesn't have great chances, Dricus left him in evidence in the exchange, Kamaru Usman also did it before, and so did Gilbert Burns, in a fight that was very controversial because many saw the Brazilian winning.
Striking is his weakness, but keeping him there is a very difficult task to do, as few challengers in the division have good wrestling, so I consider he will have a long reign if he stays in good condition.
I want to end with the premise that grappling is one of the most complete and difficult disciplines to beat. In the UFC great strikers have been totally outclassed by those who have a good fight, and I think this will be the determining factor when glimpsing the trajectory of a fighter. At the end of the day the most successful are those who not only hit hard, but those who are good in all areas of the fight.
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