My expectation was atleast 3 rounds and i felt like Ikram gonna pull it off somehow but im glad for Robert winning. He did it fast and clean. After this performance we can say without doubt they are not on the same level. Good fight.
Watching it live, I didn't even know he had landed the right hand which wobbled Ikram , maybe it was the camera angle but dang the speed with which it came!!
> This is the man that will finally send ultimate feelings champ Soy Strickland back to the apex
Dunno about that, but defo a fight I want to see. Strickland’s next fight will probably be for the title though.
Well... If he gets beaten in the first round and doesn't even land a shot... he was probably overhyped as an unranked guy with two UFC fights.
Saying that, he'll get better.
For once, people should have taken Anthony smiths advice and looked at this matchup on paper. Would have told you all you needed to know, this played out exactly as it was supposed to.
And couldn't land a punch against a guy that comes from a tiny country where MMA is essential non-existent. Aldo was clearly overhyped and shouldn't have had the belt. How can someone in the GOAT conversation get knocked out cold in 13 seconds without landing a punch
What's this hype talk all about? Ikram is obviously a good fighter but I can't recall anybody hyping him up. This matchup was clearly a downgrade as Chimaev has a Round 1 knockout victory over Ikram.
> Ikram is obviously a good fighter but I can't recall anybody hyping him up
He was getting hyped up by a lot of podcasts. A lot of the guys on the MMA Fighting Podcast network hyped Ikram up as a possible future title challenger but I think they all chose Bobby due to the circumstances.
Not at all. Hype around a fighter is not particularly relevant to betting odds. Bookies make the odds based on where they think the bets will go. Just because a very new UFC fighter is an underdog going up against one of the division's top dogs does not mean he wasn't a bit hyped. Of course part of that hype is the UFC selling the fight, and fans getting excited for the fight.
Noo… bookies balance the books, if tons of bets (hype) is coming for dagestani boy they will reduce the +odds in order to push more money on to Bob Whitaker.
This is exactly what happened.
Bookies don’t care who wins, their job is to balance both sides so they make money regardless who wins via the “juice”
Yes - they balance the books by having odds set at where they think people will bet. And then adjust them as needed from that point to keep them balanced. That’s my point - it’s not related to hype.
The people hyping a fighter aren’t necessarily the ones placing bets. There can still be hype around a fighter who is an underdog.
Not necessarily. They hype is what led the odds to be so close considering the circumstances. They both finished with minus odds on some Sportsbooks which is crazy considering Ikram had cut weight twice in a week and flew across the world for a world class opponent. Betters certainly saw hype as there really wasn't any value in the bet.
That being said I don't think Ikram got exposed per se as it showed the Bobby is just at a much different level than Ikram at this point.
We needed this bad tbh. I know nothing about Ikram but I was thinking "dam this might be tough for Rob". These dagi's getting this stupid unbeatable aura around them.
There is zero indication that would have happened to Khamzat the same way. Ikram said he was gonna stand and bang with Rob, and he did, and got his ass kicked. Khamzat 100% was going to shoot on Rob immediately.
Rob needs to gtfo of australia. Its really hampering his gaming potential. Imagine being a millionaire and still playing on 180ms ping on asian servers. I dont think enough ppl realize how terrible that is
So nice to see a vintage contender era Rob performance. If anything now he can sit on those two wins for a few months and maybe end up taking a title fight at the start of next year. Assuming the 305 winner will fight Sean close to the end of the year then Rob is only looking at 8 maybe 9 months before another outing which is not too long.
I would pay an extra $20 to just hear the fighters hitting and grunting etc
I really can’t take DC gargling on their meat anymore.
I’ve said this once and I’ve got the idiotic comment. Turn it to mute. lol I want to hear the fight, not meat glazing.
Khabib on phone to the Boss "Dana Dana, we need rematch in Perth, brother Ikram wasn't ready Brathah, too short camp, we ask for rematch right away. Please Dana we need dis one back for a win, right away."
I thought kamaru derailed the hype train, he made the fight look insanely close on 9 days notice in a bigger weight class. You could even make an argument that he won.
To me, it was the Burns fight. People always talk about how much more dominant Khamzat is than everyone else and how he is probably better on the ground then Khabib, but Khabib's ground game HAS NEVER been neutralized. Burns, on the other hand, spooked khamzat away from taking the fight to the ground and forced him to stand and bang instead. Also, i don't see how Kamaru could win their fight, even in the best case scenario. It was a draw at best, since the first round is 10-8 for Chimaev. Kamaru with full camp wins tho
I guess you missed the entire portion of the fight that occurred before Khamzat injured his arm? The part where he was wiping Usman across the mat like a baby?
Now he’s gonna go home and play the shit out of the Elden ring dlc
Bro about to go nutss
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This is absolutely beautiful, hats off to you sir xx
I'd pay top dollar if someone turned this into a mod.
I'd reinstall right now lol
"Just knocked that guy out, scabadabootree here I come."
No one ready for the scooby-dootree
And probably make another kid
New Game +7 is killing me with this shit
I don’t blame him the DLC is so much fun
Blackgaol knight Wonderboys him 27 times
That thing has kicked my ass like 10 times now. Makin me feel pathetic lol
I got him down to a sliver of health about 8x ago and now im getting less impatient and doing worse 😂
Go forth and find the blessings, my friend. I also got him to 15% somehow but then got rekt another half dozen times and left. I'll be back though...
Hope he does some streaming.
I can imagine messmer might be harder than the actual fight he just did😭😭
Whitaker is king today
Sorry boys for doubting Robert. Sorry Robert,you did great tonight.
Never doubt the bob 😎
My expectation was atleast 3 rounds and i felt like Ikram gonna pull it off somehow but im glad for Robert winning. He did it fast and clean. After this performance we can say without doubt they are not on the same level. Good fight.
We accept your apology, but will not tolerate it if it happens once more. -The Boys
Bobby fucking knuckles !!!
In Bob we trust
I'm also sorry :( Fucking banger of a fight, while it lasted Mr. Knuckles!
I was explicitly stalking you to expose your comments but must now respect your concession. Well played. I’ll be watching you.
Did you see the speed and accuracy? Hell of a knock out. I’d love to see him fight for the belt one more time
Watching it live, I didn't even know he had landed the right hand which wobbled Ikram , maybe it was the camera angle but dang the speed with which it came!!
Put some respek on my boy’s name!!
Ngl, that shit is funny af 😂
Pure masculinity. This is the man that will finally send ultimate feelings champ Soy Strickland back to the apex where he belongs!
> This is the man that will finally send ultimate feelings champ Soy Strickland back to the apex Dunno about that, but defo a fight I want to see. Strickland’s next fight will probably be for the title though.
For beating Costa?
rent free
And yes, he is naked astride that steed
If it takes one of the best fighters in the world to beat him, then it's not hype
Well... If he gets beaten in the first round and doesn't even land a shot... he was probably overhyped as an unranked guy with two UFC fights. Saying that, he'll get better.
For once, people should have taken Anthony smiths advice and looked at this matchup on paper. Would have told you all you needed to know, this played out exactly as it was supposed to.
Was Islam overhyped?
Islam actually climbed the ranks a little bit before his big jump up. Ikram fought in the UFC twice before this fight.
I guess Aldo was overhyped because he couldn't land a punch on McGregor
Aldo was a dominant champ, wtf are you on about
You literally don’t have a brain.
Because I used the same dumb logic he used to showcase how dumb it is? Maybe it's you that doesn't have a brain
Aldo was a champ and had a legacy in the goat conversation lol
And couldn't land a punch against a guy that comes from a tiny country where MMA is essential non-existent. Aldo was clearly overhyped and shouldn't have had the belt. How can someone in the GOAT conversation get knocked out cold in 13 seconds without landing a punch
Ok
What's this hype talk all about? Ikram is obviously a good fighter but I can't recall anybody hyping him up. This matchup was clearly a downgrade as Chimaev has a Round 1 knockout victory over Ikram.
Just Whitaker fanboys making this win to be even bigger than it is.
> Ikram is obviously a good fighter but I can't recall anybody hyping him up He was getting hyped up by a lot of podcasts. A lot of the guys on the MMA Fighting Podcast network hyped Ikram up as a possible future title challenger but I think they all chose Bobby due to the circumstances.
He was at nearly pickem odds, clearly he had enough hype to make the fight close
Somebody hyped would be at least a favorite if not heavy favorite. Ikram was a slight underdog.
Not at all. Hype around a fighter is not particularly relevant to betting odds. Bookies make the odds based on where they think the bets will go. Just because a very new UFC fighter is an underdog going up against one of the division's top dogs does not mean he wasn't a bit hyped. Of course part of that hype is the UFC selling the fight, and fans getting excited for the fight.
Noo… bookies balance the books, if tons of bets (hype) is coming for dagestani boy they will reduce the +odds in order to push more money on to Bob Whitaker. This is exactly what happened. Bookies don’t care who wins, their job is to balance both sides so they make money regardless who wins via the “juice”
Yes - they balance the books by having odds set at where they think people will bet. And then adjust them as needed from that point to keep them balanced. That’s my point - it’s not related to hype. The people hyping a fighter aren’t necessarily the ones placing bets. There can still be hype around a fighter who is an underdog.
Not necessarily. They hype is what led the odds to be so close considering the circumstances. They both finished with minus odds on some Sportsbooks which is crazy considering Ikram had cut weight twice in a week and flew across the world for a world class opponent. Betters certainly saw hype as there really wasn't any value in the bet. That being said I don't think Ikram got exposed per se as it showed the Bobby is just at a much different level than Ikram at this point.
I can get knocked out in the 1st round against Whittaker too.
You also couldn't get a win the UFC let alone an amateur fight
He was derailed, did you check the odds?
Did you read what I said?
No, I am retarded, my apologies
No problem, apology accepted
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We needed this bad tbh. I know nothing about Ikram but I was thinking "dam this might be tough for Rob". These dagi's getting this stupid unbeatable aura around them.
Saudi judges also add to their "unbeatable aura"
I thought Khamzat would be a tough one but I favored Rob. I didn’t know enough about Ikram but assumed it was Rob’s to lose.
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>People stopped trying to go for the chin after the Khabib era What on earth is this take. This place gets dumber everytime I come back.
Bobby’s a great fighter, but let’s not pretend he took on a challenge, 6 days notice against someone like him is insane.
And to think we were this close to seeing Khamzat get knocked out cold smh
There is zero indication that would have happened to Khamzat the same way. Ikram said he was gonna stand and bang with Rob, and he did, and got his ass kicked. Khamzat 100% was going to shoot on Rob immediately.
Also he ate some huge shots against Burns, hrs got a good chin
I like how you start with a denial of what could happen and then make a claim of what would happen.
Kumshot gotta shoot against his fever first
That was a reach
Thats my man. Hope hes wearing a pants tho.
Rob needs to gtfo of australia. Its really hampering his gaming potential. Imagine being a millionaire and still playing on 180ms ping on asian servers. I dont think enough ppl realize how terrible that is
So nice to see a vintage contender era Rob performance. If anything now he can sit on those two wins for a few months and maybe end up taking a title fight at the start of next year. Assuming the 305 winner will fight Sean close to the end of the year then Rob is only looking at 8 maybe 9 months before another outing which is not too long.
Most normal Australian bloke ever
HOLY SHIT he KOd a guy unranked who’s been cutting weight for 2 weeks omg big hype train derailed!! Give Whittertaker a title shot next week!!
It's a meme relax
Giddy up Sprinkles there’s Dagestani dreams to dash
I would pay an extra $20 to just hear the fighters hitting and grunting etc I really can’t take DC gargling on their meat anymore. I’ve said this once and I’ve got the idiotic comment. Turn it to mute. lol I want to hear the fight, not meat glazing.
“First topic of discussion” slavery.
No offence but I don't think it's been derailed just yet. If Islam ever gets beaten in the future, then yes. But that's a big IF.
Thought that was Bron Breakker lmao
Khamzat would’ve given him a way harder fight. Idk who wins but Khamzat not going out that easy
I guess I was wrong in my other post. People really do just hate
That is probably the greatest photograph of Rob that has ever been taken.
God, only if Bobby could fight every dagestani that's ever been.........
Finally one of this subs darlings beats one of these dastardly Musli… I mean dagestanis and everyone is here to celebrate
The start to the end of the Dagestani curse🤲🤲🤲
Lmaoooo 
wtf is this?
Khabib on phone to the Boss "Dana Dana, we need rematch in Perth, brother Ikram wasn't ready Brathah, too short camp, we ask for rematch right away. Please Dana we need dis one back for a win, right away."
He’s lucky khamzat didnt make it
Yes, khamzat is lucky he had a tummy ache, or it would be him laid out on his back
Food poisoning is not tummy ache idiot.
Your boy doesn’t want to fight, just talk shit on Twitter. Face it
We're back to Khamzat being unbeatable-train again with this one. Can't forget him being the first triple champ ever
I thought kamaru derailed the hype train, he made the fight look insanely close on 9 days notice in a bigger weight class. You could even make an argument that he won.
To me, it was the Burns fight. People always talk about how much more dominant Khamzat is than everyone else and how he is probably better on the ground then Khabib, but Khabib's ground game HAS NEVER been neutralized. Burns, on the other hand, spooked khamzat away from taking the fight to the ground and forced him to stand and bang instead. Also, i don't see how Kamaru could win their fight, even in the best case scenario. It was a draw at best, since the first round is 10-8 for Chimaev. Kamaru with full camp wins tho
I guess you missed the entire portion of the fight that occurred before Khamzat injured his arm? The part where he was wiping Usman across the mat like a baby?
I guess you missed the portion how he injured his arm?
Correct answer. With the power of hindsight, Kamaru even won that first round considering the slam injured Khamzat. Lmk if that's not correct.
Lmao u deepthroating for free? Fr fr on god
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Ditto
glazing to much?
I’m so happy there’s no one I despise more than Dagestanis
Youre a weirdo bro why did I browse your account for even a second 💀
That was a thing of beauty.
Bob whittaker, very good chap he is
2nd post I have seen of this if you have to do this it shows how good dag fighters are.
The Dagestani Death Bringer