Alex Volkanovski Reacts to UFC297 | Dricus Du Plessis New Middle Weight Champion

Summary

The transcript describes commentary while watching a UFC fight event. There is discussion and analysis of the fights and fighters throughout, assessing their skills, techniques, performances and potential. The co-main event winner's inspirational words about chasing dreams are noted. For the close main event, Dricus is judged by the speaker to have won 3 of the first 4 rounds in a competitive fight showcasing adjustments. The new middleweight champion emerges victorious in a high pace contest. An upcoming fight between the champion and Adesanya is predicted.

Takeaways

• 😮 The narrator and others are watching UFC 297 at a barn, appreciating the venue's setup and anticipating a good time.
• 👊 The narrator comments on the fighting strategies, noting a preference for standing up over rolling and the importance of not overcomplicating defense.
• 🚴 The narrator is on a diet due to an upcoming competition, limiting their food intake during the event.
• 👏 Observations are made about the fighters' performances, including critiques on boxing skills, defense, and the effectiveness of letting hands go.
• 😬 Disappointment is expressed over the judges' decision in a fight, highlighting a split decision that was not agreed with.
• 🥇 Neil Magny is praised as one of the greatest 'Gatekeepers' in UFC, indicating his role in determining if fighters are ready for higher competition.
• 🚶 Commentary on various fights includes strategy, performance, and outcomes, noting when fighters appear tired, the impact of certain moves, and the importance of staying calculated.
• 💪 The narrator discusses the importance of adjustments in fighting, such as changing the look of a kick or extending combos.
• 🏆 A new champion in the middleweight division is acknowledged, with speculation on future fights, particularly interest in a matchup between Izzy and Drickus.
• 💻 The narrator concludes with plans to return to training the following day, emphasizing the continuous effort and hustle required in the gym.

Q & A

What sport was being discussed in the transcript?

The transcript discusses a UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) fight card, with the main event being a middleweight title fight between Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis.

Where was the narrator watching the fights from?

The narrator mentioned watching the fights from a barn out in the country, not too far away from home.

What did the narrator think about the Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis fight?

The narrator thought Curtis Blaydes was the better boxer and fighter overall, but felt he let Derrick Lewis hit him more than he should have. The narrator thought Blaydes should have let his hands go more.

What did the narrator think of Neil Magny's performance?

The narrator initially thought Neil Magny looked good and was controlling the fight, but then Magny got tired and ended up losing in the third round by TKO. This reinforced the narrator's view of Magny as a gatekeeper in the division.

Who did the narrator predict would win the co-main event?

The narrator predicted that Lauren Murphy would defeat Miesha Tate in the co-main event fight.

What happened in the co-main event fight?

Miesha Tate ended up defeating Lauren Murphy via TKO in round 3, which was different from what the narrator had predicted.

What did the narrator think of Miesha Tate's post-fight interview?

The narrator was impressed by what Miesha Tate said in her post-fight interview. She talked about not caring what people think and continuing to chase your dreams, after battling for so long before finally achieving her goal of becoming champion again.

Who did the narrator predict would win the main event?

The narrator predicted Dricus Du Plessis would defeat Sean Strickland in the main event by a close decision, 3 rounds to 2.

Did the fight go as the narrator expected?

Yes, the narrator thought Dricus Du Plessis' awkward striking style would pose problems for Strickland, and that Du Plessis would make good adjustments during the fight. The fight was very close and competitive, going to a split decision win for Du Plessis as the narrator predicted.

What does the narrator think will be next for the new middleweight champion?

The narrator believes Dricus Du Plessis will likely fight Israel Adesanya next, possibly at UFC 300, to unify the middleweight title.

Outlines

00:00

🥊 UFC Fight Night Analysis

The scene is set at a barn where a group gathers to watch UFC 297. The narrator describes the venue's ambiance and mentions a planned meal, which they can only partially enjoy due to diet restrictions from an upcoming competition. Throughout the fights, there's active commentary on the fighters' techniques, strategies, and moments that stand out, such as unexpected punches, effective defense, and the importance of letting hands go during the fight. One fighter's victory surprises everyone, leading to discussions about fighter classifications like gatekeepers and journeymen. The narrative captures the excitement of watching live sports, sharing insights into mixed martial arts, and the camaraderie among fans.

05:00

🏆 Post-Fight Reflections and Predictions

In the aftermath of the fights, there's a shift towards reflection and analysis. The speaker debates the status of a fighter as a gatekeeper and touches on the outcomes of various matches, highlighting the competitive nature of the bouts and the thin margins between victory and defeat. Specific fights are broken down with a focus on technique, strategy, and fighter resilience. The narrative also covers the anticipation for future fights and the potential matchups that fans are eager to see, emphasizing the ongoing journey of fighters and the unpredictable nature of combat sports. The summary captures the essence of sports analysis, blending critique with admiration for the athletes' skills and heart.

10:01

🏅 Championship Outcomes and Future Matchups

The final paragraph offers a detailed breakdown of the main event, applauding the strategic adjustments and resilience of the fighters. The speaker provides a round-by-round analysis, appreciating the calculated awkwardness of one fighter's style and his ability to adapt and overcome in-fight challenges. The new middleweight champion is celebrated, and speculation about future fights, particularly a potential blockbuster matchup at UFC 300, is discussed with excitement. The narrative closes with a personal reflection on the speaker's own training and the relentless pursuit of improvement in the gym, mirroring the fighters' dedication to their craft and the anticipation for what's next in their careers.

Keywords

💡UFC

UFC stands for Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is the largest MMA promotion company. MMA or mixed martial arts is a full-contact combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques. The video shows the speaker attending a UFC event to watch the fights.

💡Fights

Fights refer to the MMA bouts that take place during UFC events. The speaker in the video is watching and commenting on several fights on the UFC 297 card, analyzing the performances of different fighters.

💡Journeyman

In MMA, a journeyman is a fighter who has decent skills but is not among the elite. They often serve as opponents to help build up prospects before they face top contenders. The speaker debates whether a fighter is a journeyman or gatekeeper.

💡Gatekeeper

A gatekeeper in MMA refers to a fighter who is good enough to be ranked in the top 10-15 in their division, but not quite good enough to win a title. They test upcoming prospects to see if they're ready for the next level. The speaker discusses whether a fighter is a gatekeeper.

💡Card

The card refers to the full list of fights scheduled for a UFC event. The speaker analyzes and gives opinions on various fights throughout the card for UFC 297.

💡Submissions

Submissions are a way to win in MMA by making your opponent tap out from a grappling hold or lock. The speaker comments on fighters attempting different submissions like leg locks during grappling exchanges.

💡Technical striking

Technical striking refers to the skill and technique involved in an MMA fighter's stand-up game - their punches, kicks, knees, elbows. The speaker describes a fighter's awkward but calculated striking style.

💡Adjustments

Adjustments mean changes a fighter makes during a fight to improve their strategy and techniques based on how the fight is unfolding. The speaker notes the adjustments one fighter makes to their striking as the fight goes on.

💡Title

The title refers to the UFC championship belt held by the official champion of each weight division. The speaker talks about one fighter capturing the middleweight title after her win.

💡Matchmaking

Matchmaking is the process of putting together fights and deciding who should face who. At the end, the speaker looks ahead to potential future matchups to determine what's next for the new middleweight champion.

Highlights

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Transcripts

oh my God he's going to lose stop it

stop it stop

the all so we're here uh at the barn as

you can see I've been here a few times

we like to watch the fights here

beautiful spot uh out here in like a

country not too far away from home but

it's a great set up here the gates uh

Gates is uh got this place sort it looks

beautiful so it's always good to watch

the fights obviously UFC

297 is

on uh so yeah get to do that they're

going to cook up a mean feed I'm only

allowed to eat a little bit of it but

everyone else gets to enjoy it I get to

enjoy the fight and uh good times so now

you can

enjoy I'm surprised he's gone for the

roll every time though rather than just

standing up yeah just here stay there

you're right now break the grip and

you're done your defense was good there

before you don't need to over complicate

it I think you should try and do a

little bit more

arold o

o what was a weir punch that

landed have a taste of a rib I think I

can have a rib without the sauce

no I'm on a diet because I as I said I'm

I'm going to be competing

soon I don't think it's so clear though

what's that for Curtis I don't I swear

like it looks like he's better boxer but

then he just lets he just gets hit still

like when I feel like he shouldn't be

getting

hit feel like C is losing this round

yeah looking

tight I but I think he's the better

fighter like better definitely better

boxer

but no but it's like he would just throw

a

couple looks nice like he'll throw one

like good shot and then he'll just like

sort of stop and then let them like hit

him back back I feel like if he lets his

hands go oh nice body

rip so Curtis got in yeah that's why

he's going to let his hands go if he

lets his hands go will hurt this

guy 30

27

Mario oh no why so gave more free

rounds I think it was oh yeah yeah

I mean it was I could definitely Curtis

wasn't happy with the split but it was

close I

reckon what you reckon I know are two

different things so that's the

difference I

know when you say someone's a gay

someone's a journeyman where in the

order would you say that is yeah so yeah

you're you're you're ready for that top

Echelon after gate gatekeeper journeyman

it's just you're you're you're mixing it

in with the the

mediocre I have to agree with gayy

Jo but the thing is if you look at NE

mag he's always fighting TP

fights leg lock oh still a minute in

this position he locked he's going to

lock him there oh no he's rolling back

over I thought he was going to trap him

there the thing sometimes when you B

positions like this be careful tangling

yourself up he's going straight to

out oh wow what is's he's still got time

but he's got Frank punching

power oh man he's tired man oh he's

going to get flattened out he's going to

get oh my God he's going to lose stop it

stop it the R's going to stop it look

he's

looking got to stop it you're kidding

got to stop it he's uned one he's going

to stop it he

won

what yeah you you were saying journeyman

hey he's a keeper he's a what he said

that's what he said wow new magn

fashion comes comes home

late oh mot was looking good like the

way through I thought he was tidy I was

thinking he was but then that adversity

come to the end and he just couldn't

hold out oh

yeah don't

clinch she's going to couble too what

are you doing oh just break

off Sil Sila's looking gas already man

that's what I want that's what I was

saying

like she better hope she gets it she's

going to gas herself out there you

go here you go Joe and that's exactly

why Neil Magny is one of the goat

Gatekeepers with you've ever

seen Manny Taylor Made for This whether

you're you're ready or not I said he was

a

gatekeeper what what what position is he

Hy what position is he is he top 10 top

15 so

what so what were we saying top

five that's what you guys were saying he

was a joury I didn't say he was a

journeyman I didn't say he was I didn't

say he was a gatekeeper though then what

is it changes whatever way you feel I

reckon journeyman I

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back Super Woman

pun oh

no that Ang that's out oh that's it this

could be this could be it

now that would have Gess I'm for sure

she went for

there we're

hoping break away we're

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hoping you know what one of

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be oh that's that's why like

a I can't see anyone

just go on and dominate like that's the

thing cuz you know that well you know

Shan sh is going to be there the whole

time he ain't going to

crumble if he's getting controlled in

that he's going to keep fighting to get

back

up he's going to keep going you know

he's

fit I wonder if let's see he's looking

now right so he doesn't like doing the

face offs cuz he knows he can't fight

where now let's see on the face off if

he does it when they go face to

face

usually

well as in in uh he doesn't like at the

F yeah cuz he can't um press conferences

and at the face off he doesn't like

doing it because he's going gets him

angry and and he will fight but yeah now

he

does cuz now he knows he can like fight

so he can get he can get he can get mad

this is surely gets a take down here you

think right

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yeah but Sean Sean's

um going to be hard hold down I think

that's what I wanted to

say yeah I thought he would get up

pretty

quick he's he's stting to land the leg

oh that hurt his leg oh that lead leg

look look like it hurt his caret

o he's going that lead this is what I

this is what I'll saying though PR

forward I thought he was going to do his

first round he didn't I was like okay

maybe it wasn't going to be like Al for

this is awkward striking that thought

would give uh

on problems Sean's got to go forward on

him but he's worried he's worried about

the counter now though cuz what name

what name's looking for the counter now

that's the thing about um sh he's very

safe

oh it's still calculated me like because

it looks so awkward it looks like

doesn't look as nowhere near as

clean but it's all calculated he's not

just throwing

anything I've got him up

I've got him up what is that three to

31 I mean the third round's close

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[Music]

though I think two two at at the worst

for

DRZ oh good and he's got a good eye cuz

he was going to go the take down Cena

wasn't there come back high it's a good

eye

I thought I had

uh I thought dup I thought dupy was

winning that but I mean again some of

them were real close

so when I say that it just means you

know they wer it wasn't

clear 32 driers I think I think

32 far out there it is yeah I thought he

did have it uh some good fight decent

fights um lot of close close ones a lot

of split decisions uh which is always

good so obviously well matched uh card

uh the

co-main um you know wasn't obviously a

he Heap happening in in that but I

mean hey uh you know at least they

they'll dig in deep and you know what do

you do but not I guess I don't have much

to say about that but uh uh

congratulations to Rael uh I thought

what she was saying was Unreal she

didn't care about what people uh thought

just keep chasing uh your dreams you

never know how far away it is cuz she's

been battling it out for how long and

she finally got it so congratulations to

her uh Main Event uh close one yeah I

did think uh it was 3-2 for dricus I

thought he he had the three rounds um up

leading going into the fifth um I

thought he lost the last one but I

thought he won three of the first four

anyway so it was a close fight I it

could have went either way obviously

there were some rounds that were very

close so um that's the thing with these

uh fights when they're very well

contested not much going they can

literally go either way so if it went to

sha it's no robbery if it goes to drus

obviously no robbery but I was thinking

that drus did do enough it pretty much

went how I thought it would I thought uh

um his awkwardness even though it looks

awkward uh for drias it's still

calculated it's not like uh like he

throws things from weird angles but you

could see him making adjustments uh

making things look like this going a bit

longer adding things on to certain

combos he did earlier in the fight um

going a little bit longer realizing some

of his shots were pulling that little

bit short um changing the look of the

kick which uh landed a few times Sean

thought that was going to the body um

just uh you know few few good

adjustments from drias which uh I was

were wondering in my breakdown I said I

think drick is's uh card will hold up

but we'll see cuz he said about his nose

and that and mate it did cuz that was a

high paac fight and he uh and he took at

least the fourth I think the fifth I I I

was leaning towards Strickland but um

yeah so it was a great fight very

competitive

um new champion in the middleweight

division what's next that's the question

I think it's going to have to be um Izzy

drias UFC 300 or some card soon uh I

reckon that could happen let's see if

drias could do a quick turn around if

not uh International fight we I think uh

Connor's on that so we'll see what's

next but uh

obviously I's next 100% so uh looking

forward to that fight now I'm going to

get home rest up cuz tomorrow we back at

it hustling in the gym getting that work

done enjoy