View Poll Results: What did you think of the flyweight title fight?

Sports_Nerd · 09-24-2012, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by ClydebankBlitz

Diaz and Condit had MUCH less technique and footwork. It was Condit running backwards and throwing small attacks with weak intentions, and Diaz using know knowledge and marching forward as Condit easily avoided it.

Wrong. Condit threw a bunch of combinations and actually had Diaz hurt a few times (There was a body kick that staggered Diaz, a right cross, and I think he could've ended the fight if he followed up on the second head kick.)

Oh, and those "small attacks with weak intentions" had Diaz switching stance in the 5th.

And Diaz did manage to cut off the cage a few times in the first couple of rounds, and eventually took Condit's back standing.

All Benavidez did was swing wildly, and all Johnson did was dance around throwing single counters, and eventually got dropped by one of those haymakers. And never even came close to hurting Benavidez in the standup. short, single punches in every exchange.

This was like a bargain basement version of that fight. It was genuinely bad. This whole spiel about technique is baseless.

**OHKO** · 09-24-2012, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by demoman993

I'm not sure if its lack of familiarity or that I just enjoy the heavier weight classes more but I don't really enjoy the lower weight classes at all. Don't get me wrong, these guys obviously have a ton of skills and a lot of heart but it just doesn't do it for me.

I'll come off sounding hypocritical because I love to watch technical battles that go back and forth but I just don't get that excitement level with the small guys that I do when two 205lb dudes are swinging for the fences, going after subs and leaving it all out there. I know lots of people will disagree with me but that's just the feeling I get when they fight. For me HW, LHW, MW and WW are really the only weight classes that I really consider draws, anything else to me at this point are fillers. I wouldn't be sinking my money into LW, BW, FW Pay per view cards that are headlined by those weight classes. I know that sounds bad but it is what it is, either you're excited by it or you're not. I'm not.

I feel exactly that way about the flyweight division. I think that the possibility of a finish is what glues us to the fight. A chance of seeing a KO or submission excites us and makes us want to watch the fight. In the flyweight division, the fighters are all so highly skilled that submissions are going to be rare, and they don't pack enough KO power. It makes one tempted to just skip to the decision and just find out who managed to outmatch their opponent.

**ClydebankBlitz** · 09-24-2012, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Sports_Nerd

Wrong. Condit threw a bunch of combinations and actually had Diaz hurt a few times (There was a body kick that staggered Diaz, a right cross, and I think he could've ended the fight if he followed up on the second head kick.)

Oh, and those "small attacks with weak intentions" had Diaz switching stance in the 5th.

And Diaz did manage to cut off the cage a few times in the first couple of rounds, and eventually took Condit's back standing.

All Benavidez did was swing wildly, and all Johnson did was dance around throwing single counters, and eventually got dropped by one of those haymakers. And never even came close to hurting Benavidez in the standup. short, single punches in every exchange.

This was like a bargain basement version of that fight. It was genuinely bad. This whole spiel about technique is baseless.

Diaz wasnt even CLOSE to being hurt. His inability to cut off the ring was the only story in the fight.

Benavidez was swinging quite wildy at times, but Mighty Mouse's flawless footwork is what made him look that badly.

**SM33** · 09-24-2012, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by OHKO

I feel exactly that way about the flyweight division. I think that the possibility of a finish is what glues us to the fight. A chance of seeing a KO or submission excites us and makes us want to watch the fight. In the flyweight division, the fighters are all so highly skilled that submissions are going to be rare, and they don't pack enough KO power. It makes one tempted to just skip to the decision and just find out who managed to outmatch their opponent.

So you don't enjoy watching fights, you just like seeing people get knocked out and submitted.

Did you not feel the possibility of a finish when Benavidez dropped Johnson in the fourth round? I felt that possibility the whole time, because anyone who has seen his fights knows he hits hard, and he was fighting with bad intentions all night.

Sports_Nerd · 09-24-2012, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ClydebankBlitz

Diaz wasnt even CLOSE to being hurt. His inability to cut off the ring was the only story in the fight.

Benavidez was swinging quite wildy at times, but Mighty Mouse's flawless footwork is what made him look that badly.

Diaz was a lot more hurt than Benavidez was in this fight. And again, stance-switching.

And yes, Johnson's footwork is very good, but are you really going to tell me you think Benavidez' striking is anything more than mediocre? The guy threw wild punches all through the fight. And elusive as Johnson was, he still got dropped.

FW is a shallow division, with a small talent pool. And the narrower the base of the pyramid, the shorter it's going to be. This was a bad title fight between two mediocre fighters.

**OHKO** · 09-24-2012, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by SM33

So you don't enjoy watching fights, you just like seeing people get knocked out and submitted.

Did you not feel the possibility of a finish when Benavidez dropped Johnson in the fourth round? I felt that possibility the whole time, because anyone who has seen his fights knows he hits hard, and he was fighting with bad intentions all night.

I enjoy watching fights, more so if there is a higher probability of a finish. Tell me you would rather watch Johnson defend his title than say, Anderson Silva? The possibility of a magical finish is so exciting and glues me to my laptop screen every single time. The heavier fighters pack such power that anything can happen.

Was the Benavidez-Johnson fight good? I'd say yes. But was it that exciting that it got me sitting at the edge of my seat? No. The only time I got really interested in the fight was the 1st round ( to get a rough gauge of who is going to win the fight ) and the 4th round.

Maybe I'm judging the division before it really has the chance to set off, but thats just what I feel right now. I think that the flyweight division is just too extreme. How many fully grown men weigh around 125 pounds? How many of these men are good enough athletes to be UFC fighters? How many of these athletes would want to choose the path of being a UFC fighter?

Probably need a longer time before I can determine how I truly feel about the division though. If there is more talent flowing in and better finishers, then I'm all good.

Edit: On a side note, I absolutely hate it when one questions another of being a fight fan just because they have difference preferences in fights. Lets give an example. You like rock, while I like pop. Then you say I'm not a real fan of music just because I like the mainstream pop nowadays, which absolutely sucks. However, its just because my taste for music differs from you. Same for MMA. You prefer watching flyweights fight, while I have preference for those that are able to finish a fight. Not saying flyweights can't finish a fight, but you have to admit the probability is lower.

**Toxic** · 09-24-2012, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Sports_Nerd

Wrong. Condit threw a bunch of combinations and actually had Diaz hurt a few times (There was a body kick that staggered Diaz, a right cross, and I think he could've ended the fight if he followed up on the second head kick.)

Oh, and those "small attacks with weak intentions" had Diaz switching stance in the 5th.

And Diaz did manage to cut off the cage a few times in the first couple of rounds, and eventually took Condit's back standing.

All Benavidez did was swing wildly, and all Johnson did was dance around throwing single counters, and eventually got dropped by one of those haymakers. And never even came close to hurting Benavidez in the standup. short, single punches in every exchange.

This was like a bargain basement version of that fight. It was genuinely bad. This whole spiel about technique is baseless.

His face looked pretty beat up for a guy who was never close to looking hurt.

Sports_Nerd · 09-24-2012, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Toxic

His face looked pretty beat up for a guy who was never close to looking hurt.

Yeah, because he ate some jabs. Did any of them slow him down? Stagger him? Make him backpedal?

No. I'm sure his face hurts like hell right now, because he was in a fight, but when referring to an in-cage situation "hurt" means something different than "having an owie." and you know that, so what's your point?

**Toxic** · 09-24-2012, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Sports_Nerd

Yeah, because he ate some jabs. Did any of them slow him down? Stagger him? Make him backpedal?

No. I'm sure his face hurts like hell right now, because he was in a fight, but when referring to an in-cage situation "hurt" means something different than "having an owie." and you know that, so what's your point?

Has anyone considered Benavidez wasn't hurt cause he is tough as nails and its not just 100% because MightyMouse was to small to actually hurt somebody?