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  • @LexClips
    @LexClips  Рік тому +3

    Full podcast episode: ua-cam.com/video/hLZ6PACCBy8/v-deo.html
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    Guest bio: Craig Jones, Nicky Rod and Nicky Ryan, together with Ethan Crelinsten are founders of the B-Team, a legendary jiu jitsu team based in Austin, TX.

    • @pedrogama4585
      @pedrogama4585 Рік тому

      VOLKANOVSKI absolutely Won that fight; another WHOLESALE ROBBERY from the MMA Judges !! if Dana White and the UFC Brass dont get a handle on this, the whole UFC and MMA World will End up like...BOXING ! completely CORRUPT !! absolute ROBBERY !

  • @rossysossy
    @rossysossy Рік тому +62

    The way he explained the biases is soooo true and damn near all mma fans don't realize it.. You can't judge a fight unless you mute the crowd and commentators.. Once you do that Ull see a totally different fight

    • @cyborg-zl2mc
      @cyborg-zl2mc Рік тому +7

      That is exactly what I thought of people saying Volk won. although it was a very close fight,Islam won at least four rounds.

    • @VicioRay
      @VicioRay Рік тому +3

      @@cyborg-zl2mc I would say three most technically but yeah 4 rounds is arguable.

    • @pjbuma13
      @pjbuma13 Рік тому

      I like to rewatch close fights with no sound

  • @Mohammed_125
    @Mohammed_125 Рік тому +111

    I’m a big Makhachev fan. Appreciate Craig Jones detailed thoughts on the match and how it was approached. He comes off as shooting the shit, but he’s clearly a sharp dude.

    • @peekaboojujitsoo525
      @peekaboojujitsoo525 Рік тому +11

      agreed. People generally dismiss him because of his constant joking around but he is a smart dude and he's on to something with taking concepts and principles from wrestling and mma.

    • @zeekot4064
      @zeekot4064 Рік тому +1

      I wonder why you’re a machachev.. it’s not like your name gives it away or anything 😂

    • @palebluedot8733
      @palebluedot8733 Рік тому +5

      ​@@zeekot4064 Its Muslim Brotherhood. I don't think you can relate 😅😂

    • @mustafaahmed-wh3wf
      @mustafaahmed-wh3wf Рік тому +3

      It's not that serious Islam had a bad weight cut he kills volk in the rematch

    • @zeekot4064
      @zeekot4064 Рік тому +1

      @@mustafaahmed-wh3wf hahahahahahaah I guess islam has a bad weight cut every time he has to cut weight huh ? He had a bad weight cut against oliviera too supposedly

  • @kinaankayasseh1231
    @kinaankayasseh1231 Рік тому +53

    Craig was right that damage trumps control I agree but those little punches to Islams face didn’t do that much damage. Say they did do damage islam was throwing them at alexes face as well

    • @rhumandlove393
      @rhumandlove393 Рік тому +8

      I just believe that the judging should be intellectual enough to understand when a person is stalling, when they're working for a better position and when they're looking for finishes... Randy couture's entire career consisted of holding people up against a cage and lightly popping them. I appreciate that. No one could stop him from doing it for a long time, but it was still boring.

    • @Red-rd9op
      @Red-rd9op Рік тому +8

      If it did damage Islam would have not stayed in that position. So people who are saying volk is doing damage are stupid.

    • @johnconor5485
      @johnconor5485 Рік тому +3

      @@rhumandlove393 body triangle is still a dominant position who was really stalling Islam trying to stay in that dominant position or Alex who was not really trying to get out of the body triangle. if there was no rounds, you don't want to get stuck in the body triangle. so my question is if you say Islam was stalling so was Volk

    • @runimcomingforyou.4505
      @runimcomingforyou.4505 Рік тому +4

      @@rhumandlove393 Sure but Islam was winning on the feet in the 1st 2 mins of that 4th round. Ignoring the control time, u have to appreciate the striking, takedown and then body lock triangle. Those lil punches will not equal all that.

  • @bpmarcos006
    @bpmarcos006 Рік тому +34

    Make a “top in the streets, bottom in the sheets” shirt please

  • @DrayDrayn
    @DrayDrayn Рік тому +12

    Rugby league, Rugby sevens and AFL players have the biggest gas tanks in contact sports.

  • @tartuffethespry
    @tartuffethespry Рік тому +15

    Damn these are some elite BJJ guys

  • @ninjachrish
    @ninjachrish Рік тому +117

    i understand why people think volk won, islam didn't smash volk like islam does all of this other opponents. but if you watch the fight objectively, sound off, islam won the fight. i do think volk should keep his #1 p4p spot and i really hope theres a rematch in the future, but i see islam winning the rematch decisively this time. he knows what to expect next time.

    • @viktormuerte
      @viktormuerte Рік тому +16

      Every time Alex got a significant hit on Islam, the crowd went wild but every time Islam got a significant hit on Alex the crowd was fairly quiet. I think this contributed to the bias in favor of Alex if you're watching at home.

    • @brandon.mart00
      @brandon.mart00 Рік тому +2

      I'll tell you why I think Islam lost and not why Volk "won". I think he lost because he spent a round hold back which is a "dominant position" but he didn't do anything but get hit from that position. Effective grappling is not getting back and sitting for 5 minutes. Effective grappling is getting in a position where you are attempting a submission and are actively contributing to attempting to end the fight with a finish. For example getting a kimura arm lock and trying to finish. Holding back position is not effective grappling. That is stalling. Even worse is getting hit while you're just holding position which is almost an unthinkable outcome. Under the unified rules of mma all things being equal is the only time control becomes relevant. Volk was for sure striking from his back. This gives him priority over just holding back control for that round.

    • @dkurt2725
      @dkurt2725 Рік тому

      But we all agree on one thing if in the last round volk had another minute he would ko islam

    • @keion_arknights
      @keion_arknights Рік тому +2

      @@brandon.mart00 Dominant positions such as a back take or mount are scored highly inherently. Volk's small punches don't rack up significant strikes and thus only contribute to cumulative damage, which is basically the same thing as arguing control time would win a round. Fact is there's a big difference between a back take and holding someone against a fence, and judges have to recognize this, it's not simple control time.
      In the end the cards look like this:
      Volk has cumulative striking advantage
      Islam has effective grappling advantage
      Islam has control time advantage
      Barely any action on the feet so no real advantage there.

    • @viktormuerte
      @viktormuerte Рік тому

      @d kurt no he wouldn't have. Volk got Islam good a lot of times. If he could, he would've knocked him out already.

  • @nemooutis.
    @nemooutis. Рік тому +22

    Both fighters won - there was no loser - thats the tricky part.

    • @nemooutis.
      @nemooutis. Рік тому

      as youd expect from two champs right ? But yeah if you ask me, Volk is the cooler dude post fight .

    • @tokershark1570
      @tokershark1570 Рік тому +2

      “Both fighters won, there was no loser”
      Sounds like your describing a draw. 😉

    • @TyroneBiggums789
      @TyroneBiggums789 Рік тому +3

      When its razor thin the champ should retain the belt and give volk a rematch

  • @dexterjohn6143
    @dexterjohn6143 Рік тому

    Where can I watch the fight

  • @jonnies
    @jonnies Рік тому +34

    Rugby League is more fundamental to MMA than wrestling. Change my mind.

    • @troymaclean4146
      @troymaclean4146 Рік тому +1

      There is no changing that 😂

    • @jiimmyyy
      @jiimmyyy Рік тому +1

      Why would anyone care about changing your mind? Substantiate your position or go home.

    • @CoolAdam247
      @CoolAdam247 Рік тому +7

      You haven't got one to begin with.

    • @phosphenexx3288
      @phosphenexx3288 Рік тому

      Lmao no fucking way. Majority of champs are from a wrestling background. I think Volk won tho

    • @jonnies
      @jonnies Рік тому +4

      @@phosphenexx3288 but those who do have a Rugby League background (a little-known sport globally) all seem to race up the rankings in the UFC. Volkanovski, Whittaker, Tuivasa, Della-Maddalena, is just the beginning of what is coming. K1 kickboxing champion and Pride legend Mark Hunt was also rugby league.

  • @rickflose
    @rickflose Рік тому +3

    The rewatch humbled the haters always

  • @circaskater67
    @circaskater67 Рік тому +2

    I do agree that the "turtle" is a good place to get up, being safe

  • @vol94
    @vol94 Рік тому +4

    There's certainly the crowd factor. Since the match was in australia, it was mostly volk fans, and so every time volk hit Islam the crowd went wild meanwhile when Islam landed some good shots the crowd didn't react that much. That's why a lot of people initially watching the fight thought volk had won because the crowd noise whenever he did something good made it seem like he was on fire. I think Islam won because of more significant strikes and damage and the takedowns contributing to more overall pressure.

    • @__D-B__
      @__D-B__ 10 місяців тому

      Volk out struck him and landed more damage. Islam had 7 minutes of control time with zero submission attempts. Just clinging on and clock watching.

  • @opietaylor5778
    @opietaylor5778 Рік тому +1

    Davi Ramos and the other Brazil guy were like adcc and bjj worlds guys.

  • @EndChineseGenocide
    @EndChineseGenocide Рік тому +1

    Can't wait to see jiu-jitsu in space

  • @thevault9081
    @thevault9081 Рік тому +62

    Islam 1.3.4 one of my favorite fights so technical 💯

    • @r6201sk
      @r6201sk Рік тому +5

      And 2

    • @CanadianBoardCrew
      @CanadianBoardCrew Рік тому +3

      Islam shouldn’t have won 4. Sure he had a body triangle, but Volk was constantly punching him in the face

    • @priyavassarker8070
      @priyavassarker8070 Рік тому +10

      ​@@CanadianBoardCrew he had the back control which is a huge thing in mma

    • @zhiwang6609
      @zhiwang6609 Рік тому +2

      @@CanadianBoardCrew watch chiesa and brady fight it's the same.Chiesa punched him when brady got his back.but they're all meaningless punch no damage

    • @runimcomingforyou.4505
      @runimcomingforyou.4505 Рік тому +6

      @@CanadianBoardCrew Okay forget the control from the back. The first 2 mins had Islam winning on the feet, then the takedown, then the body lock triangle, the most dominant position, a position Volk didn't dare try escaping from incase it leads to a sub. A few piddy paddy punches from Volk won't equal all that.

  • @moonboy5851
    @moonboy5851 Рік тому +17

    Volk is a legendary fighter.

  • @Gabi_Garcia_is_the_GOAT
    @Gabi_Garcia_is_the_GOAT Рік тому +3

    Craig is the best ⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️

  • @sstech5410
    @sstech5410 Рік тому +9

    Fighters are all gonna adopt their solution to fighting Islam…. But… they don’t realise that volks strength was size, short legs, short neck, and low center of gravity.
    This will work to Islam advantage in future fights
    Khabib and Islam always say, I will make them tired then take them down.

    • @TheFreesyria87
      @TheFreesyria87 Рік тому

      Brilliant ,And even Alex wont have the chance to repeat what he did if he fights Islam again,Because Islam will be better prepared and less Jetlagged i suppose.

  • @EnigMagnum
    @EnigMagnum Рік тому +5

    a proper hydration timed islam might win more clearly in the rematch...
    islam looked depleted due to the 12 hour shorter hydration time in Australia... really wanna see the rematch in usa or abudhabi...

    • @drake1896
      @drake1896 Рік тому +2

      He looked fast and had a chin. His only legit excuse him in my excuse is he has limited experience against high level opponents and was quite nervous

    • @EnigMagnum
      @EnigMagnum Рік тому +1

      ​​​​@@drake1896 you can say that... won't argue.. but to clarify my point:
      islam definitely looked depleted, watch his body after he entered the cage, during oliveira fight and volk fight.. you'll see the difference, and i am not making this up, i actually saw other analysts mention this,..
      the thing is, he cut 12 pounds in last 24 hours before weigh in... that's quite a lot compared to the norm... on top of that in Australia he got 12 hour shorter rehydration time...
      yes islam looked sharp still, due to his conditioning... but he did gas and looked physically a bit weaker, he seemed much stronger in the oliveira fight... (even in the context of early rounds)

    • @Mattsretiring
      @Mattsretiring Рік тому

      They both have to weigh in at 155

  • @unleashedaussie5042
    @unleashedaussie5042 Рік тому +2

    Aussie Aussie Aussie

  • @lessforloans
    @lessforloans Рік тому

    How does this happen in the wild then?

  • @stuffofinternet
    @stuffofinternet Рік тому +7

    If rugby was easy it's called sambo

  • @CBDPiggy
    @CBDPiggy Рік тому +35

    I placed a bet on Islam and was sweating bullets, thought Alex won.

    • @dadoturbic1467
      @dadoturbic1467 Рік тому +1

      Still think he won

    • @anabolicjesus6717
      @anabolicjesus6717 Рік тому +2

      Yeah me too🤔the damage should be valued more and i think he did more..could be in the wrong tho, i'm a novice in this sport

    • @CBDPiggy
      @CBDPiggy Рік тому +1

      @@anabolicjesus6717 Joe Rogan did a live reaction to the fight and also believed Alex won, seems like wrestling/control time is judged as high if not more highly than damage.

    • @seanskywalka5172
      @seanskywalka5172 Рік тому +4

      ​@@CBDPiggyIslam cut Volk worse than Volk did to him though. Volk had a deep cut above his eye

    • @CBDPiggy
      @CBDPiggy Рік тому +3

      @@seanskywalka5172 Islam's face was more beat up at the post fight conference imo

  • @liamp.8826
    @liamp.8826 Рік тому +201

    After rewatching the fight, several times. I came to the conclusion that none of the two did enough to win. In my opinion, it should've been a draw. I think the rematch will be won by Islam, tho. I think he had a really bad "night" that day.

    • @elappo1824
      @elappo1824 Рік тому +26

      I think you’ve hit the nail on the head tbh

    • @hmsp7799
      @hmsp7799 Рік тому +27

      Not a draw lmao

    • @sstech5410
      @sstech5410 Рік тому +30

      You must CONVINCINGLY beat the champ to take the belt off him. Volk didn’t do that

    • @clay1517
      @clay1517 Рік тому +63

      @@sstech5410 you guys need to read in the unified rules of MMA how this stuff works. Nowhere in the ruleset does it stipulate that you have to do extra to win a 10-9 round for example against the champion.

    • @scalabrinefan4326
      @scalabrinefan4326 Рік тому +11

      That’s not how draws are determined. There needs to be a 10-8 round for a draw to be possible

  • @miertastrain
    @miertastrain Рік тому

    Wresting on the wowl

  • @circaskater67
    @circaskater67 Рік тому +6

    The reason people think Volk Won is because he didn't SMESH Volk in Rd 1.... Volk did very well, but doing well doesn't mean you won the fight!!!

  • @flipsum555
    @flipsum555 Рік тому +17

    Volk is a Monster But he lost straight up!

  • @arcadyskoit
    @arcadyskoit Рік тому +1

    I’m inclined to believe Islam had a bad weight cut

  • @TheMcTwist
    @TheMcTwist Рік тому

    Manhandled by a Featherweight no way he’s p4p

  • @benjaminrichard7741
    @benjaminrichard7741 Рік тому

    3:03 ok but Volk did more damage when Islam took his back…punching him in the head while in the body triangle…wth

  • @sloppygoo
    @sloppygoo Рік тому +2

    Craig Jones the Jurgen Klopp of combat sports

  • @MuhammadZubairJaved
    @MuhammadZubairJaved Рік тому +6

    It's a tricky question because he knows Islam won the fight. Otherwise, he would have said Alex in a millisecond 😃

  • @VG-ew4cn
    @VG-ew4cn Рік тому +51

    people will say no matter what. Its 4-1 islam win easy

    • @dingo4839
      @dingo4839 Рік тому

      Learn English before you weigh in maybe

    • @r6201sk
      @r6201sk Рік тому +4

      Yep, not easy but yes.

    • @rossysossy
      @rossysossy Рік тому +1

      ​​@@r6201sk def not easy but I agree too.. There was no domination in that fight from either

    • @paulkeith38
      @paulkeith38 Рік тому +3

      4-1???? Yeah I don’t think so

    • @vol94
      @vol94 Рік тому

      ​@@r6201sk agreed. Not easy, but Islam did win imo

  • @brettg1
    @brettg1 Рік тому +1

    I am just curious what the judges were doing during round two, instead of watching the fight. maybe they were making tik tok‘s and not paying attention.

  • @ahmedNayeem1
    @ahmedNayeem1 Рік тому

    😂 cure ?

  • @CALSSY_1
    @CALSSY_1 Рік тому

    Why is the kangaroos crying and winning all of the place
    That dagstany bear
    what a beast 💪

  • @saidkaroui5929
    @saidkaroui5929 Рік тому +5

    Im sure that Islam will get the finish in the rematch.
    Islam wasn’t 100% rehydrate, I don’t know why nobody mention that as an issue that’s Islam had.

    • @kaprtyn
      @kaprtyn Місяць тому

      This aged well

  • @moenasar7896
    @moenasar7896 Рік тому

    Did he really say charles would beat islam at grappling? 😂

  • @fivepillars4880
    @fivepillars4880 Рік тому +7

    cant take bjj only guy serious. if you arent a cage fighter, you cant speak too much. you cant compare grappling submission to MMA . you dont get punched. simple as that

  • @alexsandrosilva601
    @alexsandrosilva601 Рік тому

    Craig jones vs Khabib

  • @9FisterSpit9
    @9FisterSpit9 Рік тому

    They are watching this guy like a living movie as he talks

  • @elbenji101
    @elbenji101 Рік тому +3

    The Ausie got robbed!!!

  • @ShoresOfHelll
    @ShoresOfHelll Рік тому

    Islam didn't have Khabib in the corner. Rematch in Abu Dhabi with Khabib in his corner and Islam wins a close fight.

  • @CJ_102
    @CJ_102 Рік тому +2

    Khamzat please. Don't care about the other daggers.

    • @GodsCosmicBollock
      @GodsCosmicBollock Рік тому +2

      Khamzat's not a dagger.

    • @rhumandlove393
      @rhumandlove393 Рік тому

      He is chechenian.

    • @trzaskubejbe
      @trzaskubejbe Рік тому

      He’s Czech yo dummy.

    • @CoolAdam247
      @CoolAdam247 Рік тому +4

      @@rhumandlove393 He's a Czechoslovakian interior decorator. 😎

    • @GodsCosmicBollock
      @GodsCosmicBollock Рік тому

      @@trzaskubejbe He's Chechen, though he is now a Swedish citizen and fights under their flag.

  • @Faizkhalid28
    @Faizkhalid28 Рік тому +1

    I thought islam won but it was close

  • @MrUnclegid
    @MrUnclegid Рік тому +1

    Arrived v early 😮

  • @ryanexsus
    @ryanexsus Рік тому

    I think there's a legit argument that it could have been a draw.

  • @kinaankayasseh1231
    @kinaankayasseh1231 Рік тому +5

    Islam really showcased he is a true lightweight champion and he will never get the respect he deserves. Islam is like a tank he can’t be beat. Volk is his nemesis but he still fell short at his home with Aussie judges. That’s impressive. Volk is a dog too he gave islam a fight but couldn’t land any clean strikes. Not really anything for volk stunned islam that bad.

    • @slash891
      @slash891 Рік тому +2

      I dont know man. How is it possible that someone who submitted charles oliverea, a bjj blackbelt, lightweight champion, in a few rounds, could not do so to volk despite multiple takedowns. A featherweight. A featherweight he outweighed by 10 lbs or more. A featherweight who has never fought at 155. A featherweight who isn't even a grappler really. Im sorry but volk seems far more impressive considering the amount of disadvantages he had. Islam is a champion. But i feel like volk is on another level.

    • @maymunadam
      @maymunadam Рік тому

      ​@@slash891 mainly its his height, so hard to keep shorter guy down and he was coached well to scramble...also islam said he stood with him soo long and was caught with the idea to ko him

    • @kimiorahenry179
      @kimiorahenry179 Рік тому

      He can't be beat? You know he's been knocked out before right? Lol

  • @Slim-MMA
    @Slim-MMA Рік тому +12

    Both miles better fighters than Jones, by the way.

    • @spaguettimonster7783
      @spaguettimonster7783 Рік тому +10

      Miles better is a bit much

    • @rhumandlove393
      @rhumandlove393 Рік тому

      Jon would kill them both.

    • @allova8184
      @allova8184 Рік тому +1

      Good bait almost had me.

    • @phosphenexx3288
      @phosphenexx3288 Рік тому

      @@bumin6451 that doesn’t make him a better fighter he’s huge. This guys talking pound for pound.

    • @timgoppelsroeder121
      @timgoppelsroeder121 Рік тому

      ? Different weight class irrelevant and also bad comparison.... now both of them are miles better people than jones though

  • @joondagoon6774
    @joondagoon6774 Рік тому +2

    He basically said islam won

  • @mxamiss5
    @mxamiss5 Рік тому +1

    I wanted Volk to win but Islam clearly won. People say Volk won because Islam didnt dominate him but its not about a moral victory.

  • @BusyTravelin
    @BusyTravelin Рік тому

    Biased XD

  • @radicaIarchitect
    @radicaIarchitect Рік тому +2

    Islam won though

  • @katana_3558
    @katana_3558 Рік тому +1

    Doubt islam does the rematch ...islam risks his belt and volk doesn't risk anything ...islam won and still didn't get pound for pound ...I feel lw has many contenders so volk can stay in fw

  • @Lugbyz
    @Lugbyz Рік тому +2

    Whenever lex is around self aware normal people he looks like such a redundant faux intellectual.

  • @sunnyarora9721
    @sunnyarora9721 Рік тому

    I dont understand why islam would fight again.. bcoz he won and they didn't give him no 1 pound for pound... even if it was close.. its just wrong...volk lost nothin even after losing... so its like he can't trust them... with their words.. islam would hve list his belt...

  • @R-Ali142
    @R-Ali142 Рік тому +8

    Islam won 4-1

  • @biggazz3r789
    @biggazz3r789 Рік тому +1

    Volk won

    • @sfiv1987
      @sfiv1987 Рік тому

      😂😂😂😂😂😂 still 🧂 🧂 🧂 🧂 ehh ?

  • @kaekillay
    @kaekillay Рік тому +1

    Very sour and dour. Good fight but Islam won fair and square.

  • @fivepillars4880
    @fivepillars4880 Рік тому +8

    craig joes sounds sour, islam taught him how volk can try to get out of the body triangle. he didnt answer the question, volk was stuck. if he was good on the cage or grappling he would have gotten out. but he couldnt, so he quit and just screamed lol. come on we gotta be honest and see it.

    • @navbagri2534
      @navbagri2534 Рік тому

      brain dead take

    • @TarekMarzouki
      @TarekMarzouki Рік тому +1

      Exactly!

    • @BobSmith-se8fy
      @BobSmith-se8fy Рік тому +7

      Lol volk never quit you absolute goose

    • @DarknessYT2010
      @DarknessYT2010 Рік тому

      he was def frustrated so he had no anwer to it .

    • @jonnies
      @jonnies Рік тому

      The better question is why didn't Islam's coaches give him better body triangle training so he could actually control Volk in the body triangle and not get punched in the face repeatedly...

  • @blakeandrews3613
    @blakeandrews3613 Рік тому +1

    Craig is such a tool 😂

  • @harritonr
    @harritonr Рік тому

    Islam won the battle but Volk took his soul

  • @ahmedalyafi9652
    @ahmedalyafi9652 Рік тому

    To be the champ you have to BEAT the champ. Volk did not do that he actually got beat up himself at his own game. You getting up from takedowns should
    Not guarantee you a win. Volk got beta at his own game more than Islam losing at his own game. The way that Islam beat Volk on the feet is more significant / impressive than Volk stopping a couple of take downs any getting up after getting controlled 7 minutes in a 25 minute fight 😂😂 come on guy. Islam on his worst night beat Volk at his best night. Islam will not mind a rematch and it’ll not be close next time and we all know it deep down. Islam is the P4P

    • @timp1390
      @timp1390 Рік тому

      But does getting out of a triangle count? There has to some reward for that if you're going to reward someone for holding them

    • @ahmedalyafi9652
      @ahmedalyafi9652 Рік тому

      @@timp1390 he didn’t get out of the. The bell rung and Islam let go🤣🤣

    • @timp1390
      @timp1390 Рік тому

      @@ahmedalyafi9652 it's more a question about the scoring really. They are trying to define it but not really doing a good job at it.

  • @ulyssesshubeilat
    @ulyssesshubeilat Рік тому

    The Islam fight is the highlight of this dude's career. He's so overrated in my humble opinion.

  • @kratowol6703
    @kratowol6703 Рік тому +5

    Volk won that for sure 1, 3, 5 and maybe 4

  • @iiNoorbd
    @iiNoorbd Рік тому +5

    Olivera is a better grappler than Islam? Lmao

    • @saifoalfalahi4905
      @saifoalfalahi4905 Рік тому +1

      Yes he is islam struggled grappling olivera if olivera didn’t get stunned islam wouldn’t have submitted him

    • @iiNoorbd
      @iiNoorbd Рік тому +2

      @@saifoalfalahi4905 lmaoo 😂

    • @drake1896
      @drake1896 Рік тому +1

      ​@@iiNoorbd it's true tho

    • @drake1896
      @drake1896 Рік тому +1

      You aren't a grappler so I wouldn't dismiss what Craig says so quickly

    • @Misanthrope84
      @Misanthrope84 Рік тому

      Yes, he is. You sour little rat.

  • @american9245
    @american9245 Рік тому

    His belt wasn't on the line, no terrible weight cut, fight in his country Infront of his ppl and Islam chose to stand in front of him most of the fight. Wat more did volk want??. AND STILL.

  • @Jking-AMF
    @Jking-AMF Рік тому +1

    Of course Alex beat the brakes off of Islam! Every body knows the 5th round should have been stopped since Alex was beating Islam sooooooooooooo bad

    • @sfiv1987
      @sfiv1987 Рік тому +1

      Still salty ehh? 😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @Jking-AMF
      @Jking-AMF Рік тому

      @@sfiv1987 haha I couldn’t be more proud of Alex! The way he dominated Islam was hilarious!!
      Islam was good at holding on to Alex back for dear life but that’s about it!!!
      😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣