UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2

The official Tapology discussion thread for the event!

I think Diego might win but he has fallen off a cliff recently. He was very competitive with gamrot but then he just kind of quit which was weird but I guess warranted because he broke his rib. Then the fight before he had Gregor in a ****load of trouble and got essentially broken (granted, it was a short notice fight and he badly missed weight). Also, oddly enough, for wrestling being his strong suit, he actually has been taken down 13 times in his last 3 fights and hasn’t been able to notch a takedown, granted, he has faced three of the best wrestlers in the division but still, it’s not the greatest thing to see him not be able to impose the strongest aspect of his game. Plus, he’s getting old and, correct me if I’m wrong, but I think he’s missed weight in his past 2/3 fights (yes, I know the Gregor one was short notice), and he had a pretty dreadful cut against gamrot so I think it’s safe to say his body isn’t fully agreeing with the weight cuts anymore. He’s definitely live to win tho, Drakkar is good but he is a massive step down from the elite fighters Diego has gone through recently. I just don’t know where he’s at at this point in his career. Also, Jenkins is ******* horrible, so you can’t really take anything from that fight, but Klose didn’t look like he missed a beat. In fact, that was one of his best performances in the octagon. Again, can’t really take anything away from that because that was a severe mismatch against one of the worst guys on the roster (at the time, he’s gone now I think) but still, he looked like he had improved during that layoff. Finally, he’s at the MMA lab now which is an elite gym so clearly I think they have helped him up his game. It’s a close fight tho, if this was Diego from 3 years ago, he would absolutely dominated Klose, now? Not so sure he’s the same fighter. Currently leaning Diego but I might switch come fight week depending on his weight cut

* Edited at 05.27.2022, 7:21 PM ET *

People said jenkins was a live dog against klose. I will never forget that.

I see this fight as 50-50, i assume cdf will be the dog because of his 3 L streak

* Edited at 05.27.2022, 7:42 PM ET *

Lol that was funny af. My only worry was the layoff but outside of a crazy flying knee, Klose was never in danger 

Morales easy $

Good luck paying the price

U don’t think Ramiz wins do u?

I have morales but not by a lot. Seems like this guy is getting a lot of recency bias

I think it’s justified. Ramiz isn’t great and is the pinnacle of inconsistency. I bet he’s not even going to think about shooting a takedown this match

Plus, he’s coming off of a win which means he’s gonna fight like a dumbass. Look what morales did to the last guy with **** fight iq

Well he tried in the court fight. But if you know about court mcgee then you should know outgrappling him is not an easy task. Hell even sean brady couldnt do it.

He only didnt do it in the griffin fight. I believe that was because of ufc jitters

I know that but morales can wrestle too. And he’s a bjj black belt. Ramiz definitely has the advantage but it’s not gonna be like when he fought Sasha or Gillmore 

Just dont sleep on ramiz. I see a clear path to victory.

Ramiz is an above average regional prospect and a mediocre UFC prospect. Outside of raw grappling strength, he’s a can crusher at best. Morales would wear his skin as a coat for the upcoming winter 

Brahimaj will most definitely be a real test in the grappling department for Morales. I really like Morales but DWCS and a fight against Giles is not the same Level of competition than facing McGee and Griffin.

The thing is that Ramiz got completely outclassed by both. He didn’t have any moments during those fights.

Just because you lost to better competition, doesn’t mean you’re on par with them. I find it kinda baffling anyone would need to elaborate on that. 

Also, I’d like to point out Giles has wins over Brendan Allen, James Krause and Ryan Spann. You guys are trying way too hard to make him sound like **** so you can justify your **** underdog picks. None of you are sheep for using common sense, just ******* pick Morales.

^ plus giles is very talented but is held back by ****** fight iq. Just like Ramiz 

Also, Reynolds, I’d like to point out one of Ramiz’s two UFC wins was against Michael Gillmore, whom you personally called a can. 

I never said Ramiz was my pick. I just know morales aint a lock

Damn bro, what cycling classes did you take to do that kind of backpedaling?