The next video is up, but getting buried.....check it here if you'd like (Islam's keys to via grappling etc.) kzread.info/dash/bejne/oX-NzNxqhtK7lpc.html

I thought a 20+ minute preview was excessive, so this is mainly on Charles and how former scenarios may play out vs. Islam. The next part (which is almost done) will be the reverse, and a final conclusion/things to watch for etc. so please leave a comment on what you'd like me to address and I will get there. For the gamblers or Fantasy players I will do a card rundown closer to the event, and perhaps more audio than anything. Sharing is caring, much love. Cheers

@BodilessVoice

Жыл бұрын

Love your videos Brendan! You have tremendous insight into some of the best fights I've ever seen. But more than that, you're an artist, making beautiful things to watch.

@ajgambs44

Жыл бұрын

Now if you could just only find someone to do that audio with.

@BarisTitanX

Жыл бұрын

I'd probably watch 30 minutes, but maybe that's not for everyone.

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

@@BodilessVoice what a wonderful comment, I'd have pinned it if I could. Thank you kindly

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

@@BarisTitanX and you shall, just in 2 parts. Cheers bud

Being an avid conspiracy theorist myself (not at Alex Jones' level though 😆), I think that the youtube algorithm is rigged. All those stupid clickbait type "entertainment" MMA channels get 100s of thousands of views within hours. While REAL content like this remains at the back of the queue. Maybe I am wrong?

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

brother I've gotten the nod from over 15 UFC champions, Rogan and Stylender on the podcast, mentioned during a PPV by name.......Masvidal when at his peak (I know him in life, so perhaps that's why, but ppl don't know that) said I have the best breakdowns he's ever seen, Bas Rutten, Nieky Holzken, Jeff Mayweather.... and I hate doing this name dropping but it matters. Even Conor who I've knocked publicly has liked my posts on social media. It's not as though I can't prove it. The game is rigged, I'm just trying to unrig it. Cheers

@joeyjuiice

Жыл бұрын

@@BrendanDormanMMA your the fuckin man bro. Real recognizes real my man. You can’t fake this shit.

@worldview6218

Жыл бұрын

@@BrendanDormanMMA well I watch mma vids all the time and this is the first time KZread has ever popped you up on my front page but they put these dumb click baity channels who recycle the literal same news or comments or events in mma 100 times over just under different click baity titles and those are the ones they put up on my feed everyday. But shit now that I discovered you it’s a wrap tho but I feel like I should have come across your stuff by now still

@abdullahzackariah3642

Жыл бұрын

It's not conspiracy, it's just if you cater to the real fans you aren't catering to the masses who'd rather watch drama and bull crap.

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

@@joeyjuiice thank you so much. Randy Steinke (MMA lab striking coach) once said the same thing in regards other coaches watching my work for years. It's humbling man, and I appreciate you all so much. Cheers

Whoever loses, the audience wins. This is the vindication of Khabib vs Ferguson

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

Yeah huh? I never thought of that element

I suggest everyone to suggest this channel in the comment section of other notable breakdown videos

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

Duel of the Fates hits so hard for this

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

Oh man….Ben you make my day with your comments brother, thank you !!!

Charles to his team when they tell him to play guard against IM: “Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass b**ches out there”? 😂 jk he’s great, I just wanted to include the wire quote. Jokes aside, his guillotine is nasty and he’s got amazing transitions, I actually believe though, something you pointed out in the striking analysis 2 months ago is what will happen. I.e, how Charles got dropped by Teymur, (southpaw) Makhachev will do the same and then finish him on the ground Tibau style. Ppl are really sleeping on Makhachev’s striking, olives has 0 head movement. Great vid.

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

His head movement is horrendous!!! Idk if I’ve said publicly but absolutely!! Great Wire quote, great comment! “Muh fucka I’ll punk yo ass…” “yo string, Poot did have the floor” hahah

@jayr399

Жыл бұрын

@@BrendanDormanMMA You talking like you’re so ready to crown Islam as the new king in the kingdom bruh. Pretty weird. Charles is just gonna have to guillotine that neck and rip that crown off of Islam with his head still attached to it then.

@TheOne-uc9rz

Жыл бұрын

@@BrendanDormanMMA aye we were right

I've been waiting for this thanks 🔥

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

Thank YOU!

Been waiting for this keep up the good work.

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, I’ve been waiting for all of you to say hello. Cheers

good contenet as always, learning from as always! thank you man.

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

That’s the greatest compliment I can receive, keep learning brother. Cheers

Thanks man..your video are the best

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

Thank you friend, cheers 🍻

Brilliant work as always. Saw you own that dude who took a selfie in his gi saying you don’t know x y z hahah, love how you destroy the dissent.

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

hahha, it's like, dude.....there's video of me fighting and coaching and sparring standing and grappling, I wonder which analyst he thinks fights, bc the answer is 0, and most have 0 resume of any kind. I've learned from kings, dude is a salty BJJ fan boy who's 'profesOR' likely has an issue. I don't give them any time, Renzo put all of them to rest for me.

Appreciate the effort BD

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

Thanks homie

Thanks mate so enjoyable to watch and learn

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

My man…..thank you so much. Glad to read it. Cheers 🍻

Thanks so much for the best analysis BD

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for being the best subscribers on earth, you have no idea how much that motivates me to do good work

Appreciate BD.. finally wait is over

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

Thank you brother. Islams part will be up in a day or 2, cheers

Excellent breakdown as always

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

My man thank you

A 10 minute preview, dayumm

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

Like 13 homie! Haha had to….cheers

You have gotten a new fan great breakdown

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly! Cheers

I think one difference with Charles is that he looks noticeably stronger than he was when he fought Felder, which would make him more efficient than he was during those submission attempts?

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

I agree, but guard is a technique thing, and Charles has said he’d start the fight in guard if he could; so I just wanted to show how ridiculous that would be. Cheers

Its a crime you dont have more subs my man.

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

I happen to agree :) cheers and thank you

Yesss!

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

Love it

Great stuff, Brendan! I tend to agree that Charles' path to victory is on the feet. I love watching him fight from a pure excitement perspective but reigns like his can only last so long given his style. Basically my heart says Olives, my head says Islam. Either way it should be an exciting fight, that I personally don't see going the distance. Can't wait for part 3 to your series and keep up the great work!

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Charles is certainly must see tv. Islam is more of a cold and calculated assassin. Thank you for the kind words

Smart man 💯

BD is back. As Khabib/Islam would say....... ALHAMDULILLAH.

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother, missed you all

Great content as always. Thank you. It will be interesting to see what happens if Charles takes the guillotine route and whether Islam will be able to step to the side, as you mentioned. Usually the Nurmagomedov guys expose the neck to gain position advantage into mount. But Charles is pretty quick and he seems to have a particularly nasty one. Same with Islam giving up his back sometimes on scrambles - will be fascinating to see if Charles can actually do anything with it. I still favour Islam, but Charles is really a superb martial artist. Can't wait for this fight!

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

I’m like clock watching already for this card, great post. Thank you kindly

Saved the best breakdown for last! On paper Makachev's Ground Game is better than Oliveira's and Oliveira's stand up is better than Islam's. But I think they are evenly matched in stand up and Makachev has an edge on the ground. Can't wait, 11 hours to go. May the best fighter win, my money is on Makachev!

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

PS I agree with you. Charles is all offense standing with footwork that’s worked against low kickers but he gets dropped every fight. Islam hasn’t been hit clean in 7 years, and is absolutely the better grappler. I’ll argue that with anyone. It’s MMA, and different

Such an exciting fight, I still cant decide who I think will win, in my mind I see Charles winning by TKO, but I also see Islam winning by ground and pound. Thanks for the upload dude.

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

I’ll give my best go in the next one, hope all is well brother

@zGJungle

Жыл бұрын

@@BrendanDormanMMA Yeah things are pretty good, hope things are looking up for you too.

Great work as always. Following MMA as long as I have, I find myself agreeing with your breakdowns, probably, 90 % of the time. I find it hard to explain, to various amounts of people, that MMA math doesn't work as such (in a sense who fought/beet who, how many fights does one have etc). The only true value can be found in this type of a detailed study. In this particular case, I belive that Islam gets the victory. Exept for some Hail Marry type of exchange on the feet, I don't see a positive outcome for Charles in the grapling realm. I would like to add something else and that is - Shavkat Rakhmonov is the next pound for pound king and certainly a 170 lbs division champ, within a year or less. More work like this on him would be very welcome. Best regards to you ,Brendan. Keep up the good work. Your effort will pull through for sure.

@slobodanprijic4017

Жыл бұрын

Also, the fight I am the most confused about is Yan vs O'Malley. I have probably a couple of possible scenarios. I guess all there is left is to hope everyone make to the octagon. 😀

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

Amazing post, amazing compliments, and wonderful insight into the X’s and O’s that are a little more sophisticated. Re: Sean v Petr, Sean is so unique he may just pull it off. I think his struggle will come with a high level wrestler but Yan likes to stand, and as long as OMalley is standing he’s in any fight. I always compare his power to Tommy Hearns in that it’s like long power, and very quick too. What a card eh? Cheers

best analyst on planet earth, and it's not close. Can't wait for Islam! I parakeet your breakdowns during PPV's to sound smart hahaha

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

My man, thank you

Hi Brendan, I'd like to hear your thoughts on the theory that this fight will be won on who can apply their game during the times of STRIKING. If Islam is able to pressure Charles with his back to the cage, then he will undoubtedly have the advantage and will have a good chance to win the fight. However, if Charles continues his all-out forward striking pressure, IMO it makes it a little more tough for Islam to execute his game. I have not seen many clips of him attempting a take-down from his backfoot, they are mostly when HE is pressuring the opponent. Thoughts?

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

I believe Charles has a better path to victory standing than grounded. The narrative seems to be (the very faulty thought, likely hopes of..) Charles being too good on the ground for Islam. That’s an absolutely uneducated opinion, w/ very little evidence of Charles having a dangerous guard, nor Islam having trouble with anyones (guard). I’m doing this on my phone so I can’t read and respond to each line, but one stand out was Islam moving backward into takedown, which is a great observation that I can perhaps add perspective to. Islam has very good footwork for a grappler, and often times he touches someone up while moving backward before clinching, where he DOES have a tremendously versatile and efficacious system of trips and Kuzushi creating off-balanced and often grounded opponents. I included the Davi Ramos (contrary to people thinking I was saying he’s COlives, I was only speaking to his grappling acumen) moving forward and Islam first landing a check hook, but turning it into a plum and wonderful knee etc. Watch Islam vs Thiago Moises or my breakdown of it, and you’ll see a tremendous corral of and pressure when arriving at the fence. Great MMA footwork mixes the linear and circular (L steps and pivots, moving lateral while maintaining safe distance) stepping, while being light and fleet, but also planting when power is supplanted (IMO). Islam has tremendous counters both striking as a means of defense, and turning grappling defense into offense (the judoka like reaps and the like). SOO….I believe you’re correct on most points I can recall, but I’d add that Islam isn’t a “shoot under the punch” double leg type. He uses more of a counter punching into clinching system, and vicariously his takedowns often end with him in very good position, while avoiding a lot of choke attempts. I think it’s far more likely than anyone is saying publicly that Islam might just dominate Charles. The wonderful, Streisand effect would be that no one on the roster even picked him to win! I think they’re all told who to pick, or my eye sees things they don’t, but counting a nearly perfect, absolutely dominant fighter out is silly, considering Charles chin is about 2 cracks away from gone. Great post, hope that helps, cheers 🍻

This is such a hard fight to predict. I can see everything from total domination from islam to a wild crazy and short fight, where charles fineshes him somehow. The only thing I guess i predict is that if the submission-sequence starts on the feet it's charles that initiates it (Guillotine, etc.). If the it goes for the 25 min most likely Islam is going to be the winner. I dont't think that charles knocks him out in round 1 and islam is not riding him like a horse. The longer it goes the more i think the winner s gonna be islam. But besides from a scramble after a hard punch connected I can not really imagine it that islam lands in a Submission hold. btw with gamrot and tsarukyan in the background their most dangerous opponents are still out there.

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

Well Islam laid rest to one of the Ps’s. I agree with most of what you said, though the shift in the payroll narrative for Vegas’ sake tells me they’re rooting hard for Charles. The WME owners have been anti-Russian for over a hundred years, and the betting line moving for no reason tells me as much. Great comment, cheers

The sith is coming.

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

Love this comment

Daddy is here

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

My father is Irish not Kenyan? Unless I’m adopted, I thought my melanin (the very small amount of it) came from my mother…..damn dude

@iGreenShorts

Жыл бұрын

@@BrendanDormanMMA I meant you’re daddy LMAOOOOOOO

As much as I REALLY want Oliviera to win this video lays out why I think he loses.

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

I love reading that…..thank you!!

I got a suggestion, make the transcript as subtitles instead of reading them separately. Let the fight play and you talk, with subtitles.

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

Yeah absolutely. That was a one time thing for someone near and dear to me, next one will be without text. Cheers

@shahul8222

Жыл бұрын

@@BrendanDormanMMA :)

@valeryastarkshield8278

Жыл бұрын

@@BrendanDormanMMA Well, as long as it's Brendan's material I'll do my best to keep up. With voice over or not, writen parts or not, I'll watch it all. I do replay the videos several times anyways :)

OS!

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

🍻

Don’t Jinx this one. 🤞

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

🤞

I think Oliveira has better striking. Islam will want to make a point and submit Oliveira.

@BodilessVoice

Жыл бұрын

Yes, precisely correct.

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

Yes, you both are. I don’t know for sure if Islam can or can’t stand with Charles as (his: Charles$ head movement sucks, and Islam has tremendous defense. It’s so fun right?

@logman5357

Жыл бұрын

The fun for me is that they are very different strikers, Islam seems to be more methodical kickboxing from outside, entering the pocket with grappling after strikes, and Oliviera is so straight up and willing to enter the pocket in the name of chaos. Because neither speaks much English I feel like this isn’t gonna get the eyes of the masses on it that other fights have, but there aren’t many more high level matchups in the world than this.

@dudeshamus1451

Жыл бұрын

@@logman5357 "Enter the pocket in the name of chaos" That is a wonderful way to put it, logman lmao

90-10 Islam Makhachev 100-0 Islam Makhachev if he is on top of Charles in front of Khabib

@kinantantjiptawirawan8029

Жыл бұрын

:)

The people got what they wanted!

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

My brother from another mother

Bang headshot

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

Haha

I see it easy for Islam. Clinch->takedown->submission. Reckless attacks from the back also gives a lot counters for islam to get better positions and i also think that islam is way stronger. Thanks for review Brendan ❤

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

thanks for the comment!! I can see it going as you said, surely. Cheers.

@godflow2854

Жыл бұрын

How come it took Islam 4 rounds to submit Thaigo Moises? How come Thiago Moises who's a nobody managed to take down Islam? Put Charles on the ground with Thaigo and the fight ends in minutes.

@jayr399

Жыл бұрын

I’m highly convinced most of Islam’s fans are emotional religious nuts. This is a dumb take. Oliveira Will fcuk islam up in a clinch, aside from his ground game, the clinch is where Charles does the most damage. Also out of all 16 submissions that Charles has had only 4 of them came from his own takedown…lol meaning islam doesn’t want the fcuking smoke, his grappling and wrestling plays into Oliveira’s hands, oliveira wants you to take him down lol.

@DxModel219

Жыл бұрын

@@godflow2854 you’re right. it’s another level at top 5. Islam has great distance control and defensive counter striking though. I see Oliveira walking him down and using knees/elbows in the clinch alot. If Islam can avoid all of that especially shots to the body, he’s gonna win with top control.

@godflow2854

Жыл бұрын

@@DxModel219 Charles has more ways to win. On the ground Islam isn't safe. On the feet there's a big skill difference

The subtitles ruin the video. It's just excessive words on a screen. We have ears bro.

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

my little brother is deaf so I promised I'd do a breakdown with both for him. He has ears too, they just don't work as well as some.

@ztk7789

Жыл бұрын

@@BrendanDormanMMA There's captions one can turn on.

@dudeshamus1451

Жыл бұрын

@@ztk7789 Man explained he did this for his deaf brother and you responded with the "There's captions" fuck outta here, respectfully.

How i see it playing… Within the first 30 seconds oliveira will show the difference between fighting tomato cans and an actual champion. Charles pressures islam with his fast paced Muay Thai and striking-Makhachev tries to bang, gets hit more than he’s ever been hit in his entire ufc career-sensing that Charles has the upper hand in stand up, he starts going to his trump card early-the takedown. Oliveira baits him into his dominion, islam is known to expose his neck a little too much gets caught in a guillotine. Game over. That’s all she wrote. Charles submission round 1

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

Are you rooting? Charles isn’t going to submit him off his back, and his guillotine failed against a blue belt Paul Felder. He has great offense but his boxing defense is horrific, sort of opposite of Islam. I’ll break down w/ some nuance in the next one. Cheers

@jayr399

Жыл бұрын

@@BrendanDormanMMA I just think oliveira is just a little better today than when he fought Paul felder. Just a little (maybe idk) maybe I’m crazy.

@DrThrax009

Жыл бұрын

👋😂

@jayr399

Жыл бұрын

@@DrThrax009 you’re a still a street shytter

How come it took Islam 4 rounds to submit Thaigo Moises? How come Thiago Moises who's a nobody managed to take down Islam? Put Charles on the ground with Thaigo and the fight ends in minutes.

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

I disagree. But that’s ok. We will find out soon enough. Thiago is a hell of a fighter. Charles has been dropped in his last 4 fights, islam hasn’t been hit in almost a decade. At some point, people need to listen to independent analysis rather than people on the payroll. Title fights aren’t won against wrestlers from guard.

@godflow2854

Жыл бұрын

@@BrendanDormanMMA Who has Islam dominated and finished with ease that has had a full training camp? He had little to no offense against Drew Dober until third round. He was just holding without doing anything significant until then. Islam's resume is nothing compared to Charles. Not getting hit fighting unranked guys vs getting hit while fighting the top guys in the world while being half blind and still finishing fights. Whats more impressive? Carrying khabibs spit bucket and being khabib are two different things my friend. You guys got that confused.

@godflow2854

Жыл бұрын

@@BrendanDormanMMA Charles doesn't need to pull guard or score takedown to submit someone though....he can also knock Islam's head off of his shoulders. Charles has more ways to win.

@DrThrax009

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@@godflow2854 👀💀

@godflow2854

Жыл бұрын

@@DrThrax009 😎😎💀

This right here is the mainstream official narrative. It's what the bookies who've made Charles a huge underdog(yet again to their demise) think. It's what the khabib fan boys think. All based on Islam fighting people on short notice or fighting nobodies. In Islam's arena of grappling he's not necessarily safe against Oliviera. Islam has nothing for Oliviera in the striking. All he does in his fights when the fight is on the feet, is cover up and back away. It's all defence. Oliviera is longer and more dynamic and dangerous in his striking. So there is an arena where Oliviera has a huge advantage, where you can argue Islam poses no threat. Drew Dober managed to get up from under Islam. And yet people think that the fight is just over if Islam gets a takedown lol. Is drew Dober an expert grappler who has the most submissions in UFC history? I look forward to coming back to this channel after the fight. And like I always say when this fight is discussed. Carrying Khabib's spit bucket and being Khabib Nurmagomedov are two different things. And the fan boys can't seem to get that.

@dudeshamus1451

Жыл бұрын

The issue I see though is Islam has sneaky counter punching and Charles has next to no head movement. I could see Charles getting tagged with his constant pressure and while Islam isn't his heaviest handed opponent, there are only so many clean shots a chin can take. Mix in that Islam is SP and Charles tends to get clipped a lot by them. I do agree that it's bullshit the fight is in Abu Dhabi though, should be a home game if you will for the guy who's held the belt. Also this isn't to say I think Charles is going to lose, I just think it's a particularly bad match up for him. I am rooting for Charles though simply because his fights are always bangers.

@godflow2854

Жыл бұрын

@@dudeshamus1451 Islam has fought nowhere near the calibre of fighters Charles has. Other than against an over the hill, off the sauce Tibau, he's never shown any dangerous striking in any of his fights. I don't see Islam being able to strike with Charles and find success the way Porier and Gaethje did. And we know how it worked out for them. Charles has a huge deadly arsenal. Such clean technique and shot selection. He oulanded Porier and Gaethje. Porier had better boxing, so Charles used his knees, kicks, elbows. He put it on Gaethje, found a way around leg kicks and landed good straight punches. All the shots he ate was to the face and never exactly on the chin. Is Islam really more precise a striker than those two? Nope.

@godflow2854

Жыл бұрын

@@dudeshamus1451 Islam has fought nowhere near the calibre of fighters Charles has. Other than against an over the hill, off the sauce Tibau, he's never shown any dangerous striking in any of his fights. I don't see Islam being able to strike with Charles and find success the way Porier and Gaethje did. And we know how it worked out for them. Charles has a huge deadly arsenal. Such clean technique and shot selection. He oulanded Porier and Gaethje. Porier had better boxing, so Charles used his knees, kicks, elbows. He put it on Gaethje, found a way around leg kicks and landed good straight punches. All the shots he ate was to the face and never exactly on the chin. Is Islam really more precise a striker than those two? Nope.

@godflow2854

Жыл бұрын

@@dudeshamus1451 It'll be a great fight. No doubt.

@BrendanDormanMMA

Жыл бұрын

When Rafael Fiziev praises your counter punching, you have good counter punching.