I think Izzy lost before he walked in the cage for sure.
I don’t know how DDP is winning. He’s strong as fuck but moves like a total galoot. He looks like the type of guy that would need help getting dressed. Like the guy who would get stuck in a lawn chair and regularly trips over carpet seams and shit. Can’t figure it out.
I thought Adesanya looked maybe the best we’ve ever seen. He was more aggressive and landing much heavier shots than he normally does. And he landed multiple nasty shots that would have rocked a lot of fighters.
DDP can eat shots better than most other fighters and just keeps coming.
Yeah I think he looked better than he did when he had the belt. DDP also has an underrated striking IQ, he was making good adjustments. Izzy was adjusting too but he would have to get the KO or keep that going for five rounds. DDP got him.
In spurts Izzy sort of reminded me of the way he used to fight in kickboxing. Aggressive and diverse. On the JRE recently he said he wants to go back to having fun and fighting like he used to. I’d love to see it.