UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa

The official Tapology discussion thread for the event!

if I'm being honest I actually agree with Duck that Gane is the best striker ever at hw. but yes Erison you hit the nail on the head. we're here to talk intangibles 

are the people that actually put -300 money on Stephanie Freaking Egger.

Lots of talk about Gane Ngannou. I'm glad el222 pointed out that Gane won under the rules because he should have been declared the winner regardless of his stupid move at the end of the fight where he gave up position. I do think though that had he not done that the judges would have given him the 5th and the win but they should have done so anyway if they followed the rules.

So he won according to the scoring criteria and he won the overall performance metrics not taking rounds and rules into account. It was impressive that Francis managed to put himself in a position to have the judges get it wrong in his favor considering he fought with bad knees.

I think Gane is a favorite in a rematch but nothing crazy, probably 60/40. Ngannou will have healed up (hopefully) and evolved his game since the last fight, you have to consider how well he eventually learned from his loss to Stipe and the same thing could happen here to close the gap a bit.

I think pooeyvasa might get subbed. He’s got a good chin but no ground game whatsoever 

I’m not even sure Francis on two healthy knees would match up better. He’d probably be less inclined to wrestle, and would try to box Gane, and I think he’d lose badly. I think his pivot was the reason he won. 

Yall see makdessi talking **** to nasrat

Still remember when this dude chickened out of that devonte fight

He knew what was coming 

@erison. I wouldn’t bet big on either side, I think both guys are incredible athletes and fighter, it could go either way, Francis has 2 knees and Gane has time to improve his grappling, Gane only had 10 fights

My problem is that all you are doing is ****ting on Francis to praise Gane, and the difference between me and you is that I’m praising Francis to praise Gane, That the only way you can do it when in both of they’re last fight, Francis beat him, I think they about equal at the moment, I fell like also calling Gane the champion after just losing to the champion is dumb also, Francis is the champ, Come on

Gane fought Francis and not die standing up and even better force him to wrestle because he winning the standup, That really impress me because Francis is a beast and Gane has like 10 pro fights, If Gane can improve his Wresling and or avoid Curtis Blaydes, he going to dominant for a while 

Who's ****ting on N'Gannou? All Erison is saying is that Gane won the striking exchanges and forced Francis to switch his game plan. I think you and Erison are really on the same page, except you are more impressed by N'Gannou's in-fight adjustments than Erison is.

Easy Money This Week LFG 

So it's confirmed that Blaydes is getting the winner of this main event?  

Yeah, both of these kids look good and that kid Blaydes looks good as well. They're up there for sure.  We'll see what happens. 

* Edited at 08.31.2022, 3:36 PM ET *

bro Duck I literally can't even argue with you lol I don't think you understand what we're saying 

I like both Gane and Tai a lot, but if I'm being unbiased, Blaydes smokes both of em

I think the winner of this fight is going to be fighting for the belt next, I just think the timeline make sense, Francis should heal up from the injury and need a fight early next year, Also the UFC want the belt off Francis because he hard to work with, Gane vs Francis 2 is another 50-50 fight IMO, I favour Francis against everyone else though

Also, if you were the UFC, Would you want  Gane to fight the only heavyweight who an elite wresler after what happen in the Francis fight, Most likely not

If Tai wins then most definately he should get the next title shot but if he loses, he should get matched up with Sergei Pavlovich next in a very fun explosive matchup.  

If Gane wins, he should probably get Blaydes next but it's a tough matchup for him.  He has to land the kill shot early on Blaydes if he doesn't wanna get outgrappled for 5 rounds straight.  

Ziam vs. Figlak
Fares Ziam, DEC
I'm glad the UFC re signed Ziam, he deserved another chance. He was on a 1 fight losing streak with a decent 2-2 record, with a quality win over Mullarkey and a loss to red hot prospect Mc Kinney. Nothing to be ashamed about at just 25 years old. That being said, this is not an easy fight at all...

Gane vs Tuivasa: Gane's constant feinting and speed is going to freeze Tai up and make him fight unnatural, which is a huge disservice to where he excels. I think Tai will be forced to close distance and clinch and the ease that Lewis tripped and threw Tai multiple times worries me that Cyril will dominate in clinch range with head position, size and strength. I don't see an area where Tai wins this fight - Cyril is just too defensively aware even moving backwards. Tai should be finishing every combo with kicks to the body and legs given how good Cyril is at getting his head off centre line. Gane should win this convincingly. Would be more inclined to play a submission finish given Tai's durability and probably inevitable fatigue but after Cyril threw the Ngannou fight away with the heel hook attempt, I think he will be more hesitant here. Cyril UD.

Whittaker vs Vettori: closer than the odds would indicate. I am always worried when a fighter talks pre-fight about moving divisions so Rob has me nervous. Fully expect Rob's counter wrestling ability to balance Marvin's constant chain wrestling. Close on the feet but Rob is more technical and his ability to fight on the outside should allow him to win a close decision.

Jourdain vs Wood: Wood with his first real test at Featherweight here. I think he comes out hard and fast and initially his speed will worry Jourdain. Wood will fade as the fight goes on and Charles will get better and I think that may be the story of the fight. On the feet it is pretty close but the obvious size difference is a little too much to look past IMO. Jourdain will use his straight shots and technical kickboxing and will have the power and durability edge. Wood needs to wrestle consistently to win this one and I am not sure he can do it for 3 full rounds against a guy like Jourdain who doesn't stop. Playing Charles RD 3, little play but the pick is Jourdain via

Ziam lost to mularkey idc what judges bs is spewed. Figlak will mess him up!!

* Edited at 09.01.2022, 12:06 AM ET *