Remember, Ermes has been using Devons exercises and focused on his hand wrist ever since this fight. Expect high hand control and trying to control your pronator. He has long enough arm to follow you back to the pad when you do your back pressure exercise,watch your elbow on the back. He will grab onto your thumb, you will back pressure and he will try to press
Let's not forget emulating Devon is not possible, he gets away with an advantageous grip due to his status and sleight of hand with the judges. Always higher webbing, that's why he won't fight taller arms like laletin, he won't be able to get away with unfair grip.
@@hanzo52yeah so this bullshit narrative will be dismissed soon thankfully once that match happens, and it will. Devon obliterated ermes and he’s not the only one that fights in the setup. Ermes’s gets advantageous ethos all the time and so does every other elite puller (I.e Vitaly vs Dzeranov). Devon happens to be better at it than everyone else. But against Ermes the match wasn’t remotely close anyways lol.
Careful, Michael. During the rounds, Devon never joked around like he did with other opponents. He tried to finish the match as quickly as possible, which shows how much he feared Ermes' power. PS: I loved the National Geographic part of the video about your gorgeous cat
@@jorancardon7125 he absolutely fears no one but he was definitely concerned before the fight cause there were no joking around or trash talking other than the set up fights, and for a good reason, guy literally gave Levan some trouble
Devon absolutely dis joke around, right at the point where Ermes spoke to him about going inside, Devon was like "yeah? Yeah? I'll go inside with ya" then proceeded to until ermes connected and got access to his strength for the first time then Dev had to go back outside, catch ermes and bring him back to centre. Michael won't be doing any of that but Michael can just sit there in a kings and troll ermes provided it all goes to plan....
6:02 it's not just Devon's side pressure that's blocking Ermes' press, it's Devon's cup controlling Ermes' pronator. This is why a strong cup is super important for blocking a press. It's not just side pressure, we all know that Devon isn't known for his side pressure and is known for his hand.
This is spot on. Blocking pronation with cup is super important to beat flop wrist press. Devon also pulled emres over to his side of the table which takes power away from the flop wrist press even more
@Imdarealev4n75 i believe he was peaked for Jerry, it's hard to maintain ur peak for 1 month, the training/supplements*/recovery formula is very tricky, its like super saiyain 3, u can't sustain having that much power for a long time unless u don't fear death
Yeah it was a shock for everyone, first for himself, but thankfully he realized immediately every mistake he made before and during the match, and worked immediately to fix them. I don't know if Michael fully realises how much Ermes improved
@TheJohnbusi exactly....ermes can beat anyone right now save levan. Idk how a rematch with Vitaly or Devon would go either but apart from those 3 and left hand muratov I believe he beats everyone else.
You gotta get craftier in the setup Michael. Be mean, fight for an advantage. Ermes has drastically improved. You have to win the match before they say go.
Michael’s ability to be super dangerous inside with that shoulder roll, is what differentiates him. His setup for that is so subtle too. Hard to tell which way he’s gonna go
MMT I hate to hate, that ermes is pretty much gonna be at his best shape, even better than when he faced levan Ermes realized his weakness especially against devon I recommend you analyze the practice pull he did with devon recently at engin's channel In that ermes definetely showed an impressive transition that personally I believe is unmatched , that's just my opinion
Idk about that. That was a lighter Devon right after he had a super match. Ermes didn't dominate that practice pull or even get the best of it. He also lost his wrist a few times. We can only assume Ermes has improved but we haven't seen anything that suggests he has. He lost his wrist to devon in the practice pull you mentioned. He also lost his wrist vs Vitaly.
I don't think so people still say ermes has a shoulder pain since the levan match and we don't know what shape he is coming but i hope michael can get a win to
@@janindrektamm5233Ermes is Ermes, Levan is Levan, you cant compare different people and different injuries, some people can heal injuries in months, some in years and some never
MMT... looking strong... looking huge. Been a fan since way back all the way through the come back journey never doubted and here it comes.... ermes the next to bite the dust. Happy Christmas and Happy New Year to the Todd Family and all the fans too. 🎉🙏
@@timmynastics Not at all. Lets assume mmt beats ermes. Then lets assume genadi beats devon. So mmt will face genadi again? After beating like one month ago? No way.
I dont know, ermes wasnt prepared for anything, still Devon had trouble dealing with him, almost got flash pinned. Ermes now could absolutely destroy devon.
This is the match. I am most excited about in all of 2025 even though it’s at the beginning of the year lol. I want to see you get to the championship match so freaking bad Mike. I truly believe you are the only one who can give the champ a run for his money.
The reason Devon won was because the refs let him start at an advantage. His arm was completely vertical and he completely swallowed ermes thumb. This is what most people don’t see and says ”DEVON WAS WAY TO STRONG”, no, he had positional advantages right from the get go.
I wouldn’t pay much attention to this. Ermes was not himself. He looked pale during his walk. Devon got to him. Luke also did a piss poor job being fair to Ermes. In the 2nd round, for whatever reason Ermes didn’t do his traditional posting back pressure engage top roll as usually he went sideways and cracked his own wrist thinking he’d be strong enough to press Devon because he almost pressed levan. Lots of mistakes he won’t make against you.
@@Average1212 thats exactly how i know youre delusional. Ermes has never in his life lost rounds before getting a grip. Devon has issues with EVERYONE during the grip. He manipulated the whole situation. Made it look like Ermes was the problem and it worked.
Cant friggin wait for this match... Hes back baby now we need matt mask and corey west to level up throw Dave in there as well and bring those westerns on baby. This will be best card we have seen so far
🖐Michael, be careful not to confuse Ermes against Devon with the current Ermes. Keep in mind that the match between Ermes and Devon was, how can i say, a "disappointment" for all his fans, as we expected a very different performance from him. I'm sure even himself thought the result of that match would have been different. Ermes was demotivated, unfocused, without the "eye of the tiger." In this regard, Devon did a great job of demotivating him and creating some insecurities. That being said, Ermes has learned his lesson and will come into this match motivated and prepared, a true Gladiator. Michael, you also seem very motivated and strong, so we can expect a great match 💪💪💪
Excellent video Michael. In regards of your prepping, etc, nothing to discuss. You know better than anyone what to do. My respects and support, champion 🔥
Ermes love robbing his opponents in setup just as much as Devon does, but he gets annoyed and worried when he's outplayed (just like his fans that complain about Devon cheating). Devon's haters dont realize how much his opponents cheat, because they have tunnel vision on Devon. Love it. You go get Ermes, Mike!
Ernes vs Alex…….. when Ermes gets his step he is deadly. When he doesn’t he gets run over. Unlike Travis, ermes does not have a system to guarantee his setup, which leads to spectacular wins and spectacular losses
Devon is able to pronate through Ermes wrist because in the setup Devon gets his elbow to the front of the pad, and with the longer lever and bigger hand he can get his webbing higher. This was why Ermes kept lifting his elbow and opening his hand and fouling out. At that first ready go in the straps, Ermes wrist was was already done for as soon as the go was called. Forcing him into the flop, once that that has happened a single time it's done for the entire super match. Did the same to Prudnik and to John. I dont think that strategy will work for Michael, he's too kind in the setup and his arm isn't as long or his hand as big. Michael just needs to do what he does best, stop the match, climb the hand and bleed him out. By all means get into Ermes head if you can. I dont think Devon can apply this tactic to someone like Vitaly, and I think he will have a hard time beating him. Levan too strong. I think everyone else isn't going to be able to beat it. Devon’s opponents need to make the ref move his elbow back to get the webbing even, otherwise Devon will have their wrist, and he's too skillful and too strong to lose to the press again since Genadi made him his fix his weakness. I'm not saying he's cheating, he's just bullying the setup which might be the most important skill in the game.
I think Devon found the remaining weaknesses Ermes had and Ermes trained to get rid of them. So now Ermes is an even greater Beast than before. But i'm also in for a great surprise Michael. You worked hard for this! 💪
Nice comeback Mike. Looking very strong and mentally ready. Be rooting you on in this one. I see a new maturity in you. Should be a fun match for us fans. Go for it!
Michael I'm a fan of both. Your read of the match is impeccable, but you must factor in something OTHER than the fact that Ermes took the match with 3 weeks notice. The main problem here is that Ermes NEVER trained pronation, cup and riser up until that point. He had a 39Kg pronation after the Devon match when he started training it (there's footage of it).
lol at 9:10 i feel like Devon is doing something with the strap to get a better setup…. Devon is always doing something like a magician we know hes doing something but its hard to see what😂
The problem with devon is that he would start on the front of his pad even against a fucking dwarf. In his head its his right but in reality the longer forearm need to back a lil bit because its physicly impossible for the shorter forearm to grip u. Ofcourse he lift his elbow he wants to start the match and he can't grip without lifting his elbow. I both guy start equal st the front of the pad the shorter forearm will lose everytime his webbing will be much lower
You are a very different puller from Devon, I'm not sure how much of this you can even apply in your own match. The length of his hand and forearm is a crucial factor that Devon has learned to weaponise in order to give himself an advantageous grip against anyone shorter. You can't do a thing about that. Further, he seems to have gotten a lot stickier closer to center table than he once was and he's extremely active with regripping, while you are still routinely taken and held close to the pin pad and seem to be more static, struggling dig your way out. Keep in mind that a much weaker Ermes dominated Genadi's hand from round 1 while a recovering Genadi pretty much had you palm up for quite a while before you managed to bring it back. I'm not saying you're gonna lose, but you need to understand this is going to be an absolutely brutal match for you. You're not going to crack Ermes' hand off go.
Don't expect Ermes to give up and sulk like a wounded animal after the first round like he did with Devon for some reason. Devon got in his head and you simply aren't as intimidating of an opponent. I do hope he actually decides to do something this match so we can see a proper match.
I don't see this match as a complete win for Devon, if everyone is thinking logically. Ermes has very good table IQ and he just threw this away, and the refs just don't seem to call all the foulness Devon does but I don't blame Devon for being an annoying guy (as always in the setup) because he had a chance to be number one, since he couldn't beat Levan. If you can be as annoying in the setup like Devon you definitely have a chance but Ermes will do the same. Hope the refs won't get stricter then lol.
The refs can’t call Devon’s fouls without calling ermes as well. And if they call ermes strictly he loses the first two rounds without even getting a ready go.
Ermes was small then. I think because he did so well against Levan whereas Devon got slaughtered he thought this would be easy and didn’t train much. Also Devon said after that Ermes had no idea how to armwrestle. Devon could take so many advantages in the setup and Ermes didn’t seem to understand
I'm Henrique Heman arm wrestler from Brazil/California Thank you Michael for letting me repost some of your videos! You are a celebrity and a great champion 🏆, in the name of Jesus amen.
I believe stylistically you are a bad match for Levan, but not for Ermes unfortunately. Ermes thrives vs King's moves... But I might be wrong. Let's see how it goes.
Yeah, I don’t agree with that at all, if you are right then why did Ernie’s when it came down to it slip and pull out you can clearly see it, my personal opinion is he thought so too but once in that position and could not take Devon, you can clearly see he slips out, but I guess that’s just my opinion based on what my eyes are seeing
7:00 I think, stylistically, you're a bad match up for almost everyone 😂 I've been wanting this rematch for what feels like a decade now lol Last time it was a war, but I think it's gonna be *crazy* this time around. Looking seriously huge, noticeably bigger than recent matches. & not just everywhere, your forearm looks crazy thick
mmt doesnt have devon toproll and wrist i dont think he can get slight advantage in setup either because his arm is shorter than devon it will look way different
I think in that round Ermes may have not applied his pronation at the right time and he tried to go to his side without that hand sync. To beat Devon's hand it seems you have to be in sync with your hand as much as your arm involving where to move, otherwise, you have Ermes. Height seems to also have been a hill to Ermes. Center table I believe will be pivotal in this match. The worst thing possible is either attacking Ermes and losing the hand, or Ermes attacking and coming over to press. My prediction, this may turn into an ugly match if it isn't dominating.
This is an intriguing match that I believe will be won by the man with the better strategy. Your power levels are very similar. Talk to every expert that you have access to to see what they feel is going to be your best strategy. I wish you luck and I look forward to watching.
dont underestimate ermes, especially his power, and his rise, without Devons trickery in the setup it would have been a more difficult match thats for sure, and Ermes is more than he was, in your corner for the win MMT
@@acurex249 I can see this as well, I only say what I said as I did not hear much emphasis from mmt on Ermes rise which is just F in incredible and IMO supercedes the importance of pronation in this matchup, cant wait to see it, I like both guys a lot, but am in MMT corner, want to see him with this win and then Levan 💪
In my opinion, Michael doesn't have the hand strength that Devon does. Devon's hand and arm length is what gave him the edge over Ermes. Even Levan had a hard time with Ermes's arm in a defensive position so it's going to be interesting to see how Michael approaches the pin. It's going to be an interesting match.
If Ermes cant take Michaels hand and wrist then its gonna be a long night for Ermes. I personally dont think he can and i think if he tries to press Mike and loses his wrist (which he will lose his wrist if he tries to press) i think Mike will have Ermes hand so pumped at that point that it will be game over.
Rest assured Tod, he surely learned much more from meeting Devon than you did from watching him. Don't expect to find the same thing you see in the video because it won't be like that.
Turn the wrist in . He pronates a ton monster you got this bab😅💪 i remember when i first seen ermes in wal i was not aure if i liked him but man he is a cool guy. Super funny and always happy.
Im sure you know this but after the match ermes spent along time talkin to devon an figuring out why he got destroyed, i would be surprised an disapointed if he hasnt fixed this gap in his game, im sure you can beat ermes but if you think for a second you can do the same thing devon did i would rethink it
Love the video, love your energy Mike, love the cat, just I don't like the cat exploitation promotion. But love you mike and all my ernergies to win Ermes!
watch official video Ermes Gasparini vs Devon Larratt @ East vs West 9 here ua-cam.com/video/4847Pvwu0O8/v-deo.htmlsi=MH0Y1y1ECgQbApW2
Hey Big Mike, these are great commentary videos! Love how you explain everything that is going on.
Why there is Denis picture on wall right side
Remember, Ermes has been using Devons exercises and focused on his hand wrist ever since this fight. Expect high hand control and trying to control your pronator. He has long enough arm to follow you back to the pad when you do your back pressure exercise,watch your elbow on the back. He will grab onto your thumb, you will back pressure and he will try to press
He presses on an iron tube in preparation for you, so expect a strong press
I think your golden lane vs Ermes is getting him out of shoulder line, disable his press, then just bleed him Toddstyle
Let's not forget emulating Devon is not possible, he gets away with an advantageous grip due to his status and sleight of hand with the judges. Always higher webbing, that's why he won't fight taller arms like laletin, he won't be able to get away with unfair grip.
@@hanzo52yeah so this bullshit narrative will be dismissed soon thankfully once that match happens, and it will. Devon obliterated ermes and he’s not the only one that fights in the setup. Ermes’s gets advantageous ethos all the time and so does every other elite puller (I.e Vitaly vs Dzeranov). Devon happens to be better at it than everyone else. But against Ermes the match wasn’t remotely close anyways lol.
Careful, Michael. During the rounds, Devon never joked around like he did with other opponents. He tried to finish the match as quickly as possible, which shows how much he feared Ermes' power. PS: I loved the National Geographic part of the video about your gorgeous cat
He didn't fear Ermes he just didn't wanna make it a long match because Ermes power doesn't drain that quickly
When you get trough his kingsmove than he's worried but early than that he stil has way to much tricks up his sleeve
King never fears ok?
@@jorancardon7125 he absolutely fears no one but he was definitely concerned before the fight cause there were no joking around or trash talking other than the set up fights, and for a good reason, guy literally gave Levan some trouble
Devon absolutely dis joke around, right at the point where Ermes spoke to him about going inside, Devon was like "yeah? Yeah? I'll go inside with ya" then proceeded to until ermes connected and got access to his strength for the first time then Dev had to go back outside, catch ermes and bring him back to centre. Michael won't be doing any of that but Michael can just sit there in a kings and troll ermes provided it all goes to plan....
6:02 it's not just Devon's side pressure that's blocking Ermes' press, it's Devon's cup controlling Ermes' pronator. This is why a strong cup is super important for blocking a press. It's not just side pressure, we all know that Devon isn't known for his side pressure and is known for his hand.
This is spot on. Blocking pronation with cup is super important to beat flop wrist press. Devon also pulled emres over to his side of the table which takes power away from the flop wrist press even more
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Ermes underestimated Devon too much , Devon is a cerebral assassin
Ermes also had a super match against Jerry one month before the fight. Devon acknowledged Ermes wasn’t at his peak.
@@patrickrortvedt5912yeah but Ermes barely struggled in that match, 3 clean sweeps from Ermes, no muscles would be tired no way.
@Imdarealev4n75 i believe he was peaked for Jerry, it's hard to maintain ur peak for 1 month, the training/supplements*/recovery formula is very tricky, its like super saiyain 3, u can't sustain having that much power for a long time unless u don't fear death
@@robolt69 true.
@@patrickrortvedt5912 Devon had 13 Supermatch at that year 🥱🥱
This was a phenomenal performance by Devon. Even his fans didn't think it would go this way.
Yeah it was a shock for everyone, first for himself, but thankfully he realized immediately every mistake he made before and during the match, and worked immediately to fix them. I don't know if Michael fully realises how much Ermes improved
Freaky stuff for real.
@TheJohnbusi exactly....ermes can beat anyone right now save levan. Idk how a rematch with Vitaly or Devon would go either but apart from those 3 and left hand muratov I believe he beats everyone else.
You gotta get craftier in the setup Michael. Be mean, fight for an advantage. Ermes has drastically improved. You have to win the match before they say go.
You have to tell Ermes that you are going to put ketchup on your pizza. Automatic win
Michael’s ability to be super dangerous inside with that shoulder roll, is what differentiates him. His setup for that is so subtle too. Hard to tell which way he’s gonna go
But if he faces Levan next year and Levan grabs him low like he did Jerry, what can MMT do? It'll disable the flash press and kings move pronation
MMT
I hate to hate, that ermes is pretty much gonna be at his best shape, even better than when he faced levan
Ermes realized his weakness especially against devon
I recommend you analyze the practice pull he did with devon recently at engin's channel
In that ermes definetely showed an impressive transition that personally I believe is unmatched , that's just my opinion
Idk about that. That was a lighter Devon right after he had a super match. Ermes didn't dominate that practice pull or even get the best of it. He also lost his wrist a few times. We can only assume Ermes has improved but we haven't seen anything that suggests he has. He lost his wrist to devon in the practice pull you mentioned. He also lost his wrist vs Vitaly.
I actually think peak Ermes was when he faced Levan, I think that match took a lot out of him
@@miketurner1908 Devon wasn't 105kg.He was 117kg in that practice he said that
@@AbissoSTG6168 Did I say he was 105kg? I said a lighter Devon meaning lighter than he was in their match.
@@miketurner1908Idk bout that, how many times did ermes pin him had to of been 5 to 8 times or somethin before Devon had anything
I personally enjoy these types of breakdowns. I like the insight as to what you notice.
How tf did Devon crack Ermes with that pistol grip low hand when Vitali didn't.... unbelievable.
I love the breakdown of the match! You should do more of these! Love seeing the your opinion and technicality of it
You got this MMT
The hand battle will be the determining factor. God bless you brother
Thing is Ermes has and will become much more powerful than in the Devon match
I don't think so people still say ermes has a shoulder pain since the levan match and we don't know what shape he is coming but i hope michael can get a win to
@@janindrektamm5233 his shoulder was seriously injured after Laletin match. It’s recovered fully by now.
@@seindeph but how is that possible you can't fully recover 100% even levans injure was taking over year
@@janindrektamm5233 i personally think it will be enough.
@@janindrektamm5233Ermes is Ermes, Levan is Levan, you cant compare different people and different injuries, some people can heal injuries in months, some in years and some never
I'm just a casual but really appreciate the high level technical analysis here. Thanks!
Love these break downs to matches
MMT... looking strong... looking huge. Been a fan since way back all the way through the come back journey never doubted and here it comes.... ermes the next to bite the dust. Happy Christmas and Happy New Year to the Todd Family and all the fans too. 🎉🙏
You got this big guy, you’ve made a massive turnaround and I can’t wait to see you crack that wrist back!!
If you beat Ermes convincingly... You are taking Levan next.
Winner of this should face the winner of Devon vs genadi. Then winner of that is for Levan
@@timmynasticsnah no ways that’s too much work Levan needs a match asap
@@timmynastics Not at all. Lets assume mmt beats ermes. Then lets assume genadi beats devon. So mmt will face genadi again? After beating like one month ago? No way.
I dont know, ermes wasnt prepared for anything, still Devon had trouble dealing with him, almost got flash pinned. Ermes now could absolutely destroy devon.
This is the match. I am most excited about in all of 2025 even though it’s at the beginning of the year lol. I want to see you get to the championship match so freaking bad Mike. I truly believe you are the only one who can give the champ a run for his money.
Awesome analysis mike💥
I'm thankful your mental health is improved , God bless you brother!
The reason Devon won was because the refs let him start at an advantage. His arm was completely vertical and he completely swallowed ermes thumb. This is what most people don’t see and says ”DEVON WAS WAY TO STRONG”, no, he had positional advantages right from the get go.
I wouldn’t pay much attention to this. Ermes was not himself. He looked pale during his walk. Devon got to him. Luke also did a piss poor job being fair to Ermes. In the 2nd round, for whatever reason Ermes didn’t do his traditional posting back pressure engage top roll as usually he went sideways and cracked his own wrist thinking he’d be strong enough to press Devon because he almost pressed levan. Lots of mistakes he won’t make against you.
I think the Metric Ton of steroids Ermes had taken would have evened up the match
Cope.
Lmao the refs were more than fair to ermes. He lost 2 rounds without even getting a grip if the rounds were called fairly.
@@Average1212 thats exactly how i know youre delusional. Ermes has never in his life lost rounds before getting a grip. Devon has issues with EVERYONE during the grip. He manipulated the whole situation. Made it look like Ermes was the problem and it worked.
Nice video, Michael! I really like watching your analysis of arm wrestling.
I saw you in Atlantic City (ate breakfast right next to you actually!) and you're looking great - big and solid. I think you've got this!
Cant friggin wait for this match... Hes back baby now we need matt mask and corey west to level up throw Dave in there as well and bring those westerns on baby. This will be best card we have seen so far
great vid. Neat to hear your admiration for Devon's performance against ermes.
Since your pronation is even stronger than Devon's, it looks like you know exactly what to do now.
🖐Michael, be careful not to confuse Ermes against Devon with the current Ermes.
Keep in mind that the match between Ermes and Devon was, how can i say, a "disappointment" for all his fans, as we expected a very different performance from him.
I'm sure even himself thought the result of that match would have been different.
Ermes was demotivated, unfocused, without the "eye of the tiger."
In this regard, Devon did a great job of demotivating him and creating some insecurities.
That being said, Ermes has learned his lesson and will come into this match motivated and prepared, a true Gladiator.
Michael, you also seem very motivated and strong, so we can expect a great match 💪💪💪
Good luck Monster, we are all pulling for you!!!! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
Good luck Monster! You looking really strong rn 💪
Another amazing video my friend and thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge
Mike I just find it crazy that you state your game plan so publicly a ways before the your match. Wouldn’t you want to surprise him?
Mike has 2 lanes. Both are known whether he states them or not.
Devon played a lot of mind games leading to this match. Especially when they both sat on that couch and told Ermes his wrist was suspect
Excellent video Michael. In regards of your prepping, etc, nothing to discuss. You know better than anyone what to do. My respects and support, champion 🔥
Im ready to watch this war. Good luck MMT. You look more focused than ever! Get it!
Massive amounts of cup,riser,pronation, and a press will be needed. Finesse in the setup will be crucial as well.
This should be a good arm fight. Let's go!!
Very entertaining. Informative. Will share. Thank you.
Ermes love robbing his opponents in setup just as much as Devon does, but he gets annoyed and worried when he's outplayed (just like his fans that complain about Devon cheating). Devon's haters dont realize how much his opponents cheat, because they have tunnel vision on Devon. Love it. You go get Ermes, Mike!
Ernes vs Alex…….. when Ermes gets his step he is deadly. When he doesn’t he gets run over.
Unlike Travis, ermes does not have a system to guarantee his setup, which leads to spectacular wins and spectacular losses
Devon Larratt is smarter than most of his opponents, his knowledge is better than anyone not named John Brzenk.
Can't wait for the Ermes matchup!
Devon is able to pronate through Ermes wrist because in the setup Devon gets his elbow to the front of the pad, and with the longer lever and bigger hand he can get his webbing higher. This was why Ermes kept lifting his elbow and opening his hand and fouling out. At that first ready go in the straps, Ermes wrist was was already done for as soon as the go was called. Forcing him into the flop, once that that has happened a single time it's done for the entire super match. Did the same to Prudnik and to John. I dont think that strategy will work for Michael, he's too kind in the setup and his arm isn't as long or his hand as big. Michael just needs to do what he does best, stop the match, climb the hand and bleed him out. By all means get into Ermes head if you can. I dont think Devon can apply this tactic to someone like Vitaly, and I think he will have a hard time beating him. Levan too strong. I think everyone else isn't going to be able to beat it. Devon’s opponents need to make the ref move his elbow back to get the webbing even, otherwise Devon will have their wrist, and he's too skillful and too strong to lose to the press again since Genadi made him his fix his weakness. I'm not saying he's cheating, he's just bullying the setup which might be the most important skill in the game.
excellent
Michael has done it, he has found a new lane and leveled up.back as a top contender.
Devon was so overwhelming in the first round setup he should've won without the ref saying go.
Nah, Ermes have up first round with silly behavior.
Winning in the setup…..is called cheating. Rising, fatiguing your opponents hand and wrist before go….all lame. All cheap. Start the match at GO.
@@ToddOleg whats cheating if their both doing it
@ “they’re” both cheating then. Imagine a line backer sprinting across the line of scrimmage before the snap….these Devon nut huggers.
Bro 😂😂😂😂 imbarassing
Be really difficult right away. Ermes doesn't like to fight for the setup. Ermes was done before the ready go.
That cat is extremely strong be careful with him
I think Devon found the remaining weaknesses Ermes had and Ermes trained to get rid of them. So now Ermes is an even greater Beast than before.
But i'm also in for a great surprise Michael. You worked hard for this! 💪
Pleasure to meet you at KOTT 13 Mike and Rebecca! This match against Ermes is going to be VIOLENT on the table.
Made me think of Devon's rounds of violence lol
Super professional analyze,Michael just read everything.
Good analysis. Really like the view from above.
Ermes on Devons pronator.
"Unbelievable strong."
Nice comeback Mike. Looking very strong and mentally ready. Be rooting you on in this one. I see a new maturity in you. Should be a fun match for us fans. Go for it!
Michael I'm a fan of both. Your read of the match is impeccable, but you must factor in something OTHER than the fact that Ermes took the match with 3 weeks notice. The main problem here is that Ermes NEVER trained pronation, cup and riser up until that point. He had a 39Kg pronation after the Devon match when he started training it (there's footage of it).
So you're telling me my pronation lift now is better than Ermes USED to be? Man, that's insane haha
Did he just do table time before? No lifts?
lol at 9:10 i feel like Devon is doing something with the strap to get a better setup…. Devon is always doing something like a magician we know hes doing something but its hard to see what😂
Think you can take Ermes. Is great to see you back healthy and doing well after the injury/surgery. Best wishes to you Michael 💪.
Looking forward to watching the event 🎉, I'm wishing you all the luck in the world mmt I'm sure you will do it ❤
1. Dominate the set up
2. Tire Ermes hand
3. Go for the press
Back then ermes don't have very good hand control because he has week pronation and rising now he have very good pr you must be careful
He was already superstrong. No One exept Levan took It before. He doesnt even train his hand at that time.
The problem with devon is that he would start on the front of his pad even against a fucking dwarf. In his head its his right but in reality the longer forearm need to back a lil bit because its physicly impossible for the shorter forearm to grip u. Ofcourse he lift his elbow he wants to start the match and he can't grip without lifting his elbow. I both guy start equal st the front of the pad the shorter forearm will lose everytime his webbing will be much lower
Devon Larrat is the Bernhard Hopkins of arm wrestling.
Now u do it MMT! U GOT THIS!
You are a very different puller from Devon, I'm not sure how much of this you can even apply in your own match. The length of his hand and forearm is a crucial factor that Devon has learned to weaponise in order to give himself an advantageous grip against anyone shorter. You can't do a thing about that. Further, he seems to have gotten a lot stickier closer to center table than he once was and he's extremely active with regripping, while you are still routinely taken and held close to the pin pad and seem to be more static, struggling dig your way out. Keep in mind that a much weaker Ermes dominated Genadi's hand from round 1 while a recovering Genadi pretty much had you palm up for quite a while before you managed to bring it back.
I'm not saying you're gonna lose, but you need to understand this is going to be an absolutely brutal match for you. You're not going to crack Ermes' hand off go.
Love Ermes and Michael. My money is on Mike. He’s got so many moves at this point. Good luck to you sir!
I also think the Ermes that MMT gonna face is a stronger version then the one devon faced.
absolutely. He is training like a maniac
when is the match against ermes?
February 15th
@@MonsterMichaelTodd nice
Don't expect Ermes to give up and sulk like a wounded animal after the first round like he did with Devon for some reason. Devon got in his head and you simply aren't as intimidating of an opponent. I do hope he actually decides to do something this match so we can see a proper match.
I don't see this match as a complete win for Devon, if everyone is thinking logically. Ermes has very good table IQ and he just threw this away, and the refs just don't seem to call all the foulness Devon does but I don't blame Devon for being an annoying guy (as always in the setup) because he had a chance to be number one, since he couldn't beat Levan. If you can be as annoying in the setup like Devon you definitely have a chance but Ermes will do the same. Hope the refs won't get stricter then lol.
The refs can’t call Devon’s fouls without calling ermes as well. And if they call ermes strictly he loses the first two rounds without even getting a ready go.
Good luck against Ermes. He is the literal top 3rd arm wrestler in the world.
I’ll be rooting for you buddy
Ermes was small then. I think because he did so well against Levan whereas Devon got slaughtered he thought this would be easy and didn’t train much.
Also Devon said after that Ermes had no idea how to armwrestle. Devon could take so many advantages in the setup and Ermes didn’t seem to understand
I'm Henrique Heman arm wrestler from Brazil/California Thank you Michael for letting me repost some of your videos! You are a celebrity and a great champion 🏆, in the name of Jesus amen.
I believe stylistically you are a bad match for Levan, but not for Ermes unfortunately. Ermes thrives vs King's moves... But I might be wrong. Let's see how it goes.
Loved the Cat ad👌👌👌👌ur cat looks cool af
Ermes way stronger than Larrat out of strap. But I guess it's a strap game these days.
Yeah, I don’t agree with that at all, if you are right then why did Ernie’s when it came down to it slip and pull out you can clearly see it, my personal opinion is he thought so too but once in that position and could not take Devon, you can clearly see he slips out, but I guess that’s just my opinion based on what my eyes are seeing
It amazes me you can actually think this. Devon never tries outside of straps, ever.
@@Dogington12 The Problem is The Goddam Buckle..
Awesome 🤘
You know you're going to win Michael.
7:00 I think, stylistically, you're a bad match up for almost everyone 😂 I've been wanting this rematch for what feels like a decade now lol Last time it was a war, but I think it's gonna be *crazy* this time around. Looking seriously huge, noticeably bigger than recent matches. & not just everywhere, your forearm looks crazy thick
I think the match should look like almost same
mmt doesnt have devon toproll and wrist i dont think he can get slight advantage in setup either because his arm is shorter than devon it will look way different
no way in hell
I think in that round Ermes may have not applied his pronation at the right time and he tried to go to his side without that hand sync. To beat Devon's hand it seems you have to be in sync with your hand as much as your arm involving where to move, otherwise, you have Ermes. Height seems to also have been a hill to Ermes. Center table I believe will be pivotal in this match. The worst thing possible is either attacking Ermes and losing the hand, or Ermes attacking and coming over to press. My prediction, this may turn into an ugly match if it isn't dominating.
This is an intriguing match that I believe will be won by the man with the better strategy. Your power levels are very similar. Talk to every expert that you have access to to see what they feel is going to be your best strategy. I wish you luck and I look forward to watching.
dont underestimate ermes, especially his power, and his rise, without Devons trickery in the setup it would have been a more difficult match thats for sure, and Ermes is more than he was, in your corner for the win MMT
I don't think he's underestimating ermes I think ermes is underestimating him
@@acurex249 I can see this as well, I only say what I said as I did not hear much emphasis from mmt on Ermes rise which is just F in incredible and IMO supercedes the importance of pronation in this matchup, cant wait to see it, I like both guys a lot, but am in MMT corner, want to see him with this win and then Levan 💪
@@timothyharrison-l9hsame here man I wanna see him vs levan
In my opinion, Michael doesn't have the hand strength that Devon does. Devon's hand and arm length is what gave him the edge over Ermes. Even Levan had a hard time with Ermes's arm in a defensive position so it's going to be interesting to see how Michael approaches the pin. It's going to be an interesting match.
If Ermes cant take Michaels hand and wrist then its gonna be a long night for Ermes. I personally dont think he can and i think if he tries to press Mike and loses his wrist (which he will lose his wrist if he tries to press) i think Mike will have Ermes hand so pumped at that point that it will be game over.
MMT are you sure you're not allergic to your cat? Sound a bit sick, or is it just a cold?
Devon arm wresting master class.
come for the armwrestling analysis - stay for the kitties
Rest assured Tod, he surely learned much more from meeting Devon than you did from watching him. Don't expect to find the same thing you see in the video because it won't be like that.
Turn the wrist in . He pronates a ton monster you got this bab😅💪 i remember when i first seen ermes in wal i was not aure if i liked him but man he is a cool guy. Super funny and always happy.
100 % agree. You are a bad match for him. Go get him Monster! Bring home the win!
Build the side more brother!!! And that iron riser 💪
Im sure you know this but after the match ermes spent along time talkin to devon an figuring out why he got destroyed, i would be surprised an disapointed if he hasnt fixed this gap in his game, im sure you can beat ermes but if you think for a second you can do the same thing devon did i would rethink it
Get it monster!
Love the video, love your energy Mike, love the cat, just I don't like the cat exploitation promotion. But love you mike and all my ernergies to win Ermes!
Ppl forgetting that ermes took devon on short notice, not a littel detail to me...
You know what? A bad day is a bad day. Ermes is stronger. That said, gonna be an incredible match.