Fight Talk - Dillashaw vs Garbrandt II - UFC 227

[Music] welcome back to everyone if you're confused about what this channel is and how you became subscribed this channel used to be called rapid MMA so let me do a brief introduction I've changed the channel name from rapid MMA to fight talk my name is Tyler many of you already know that I'm going to try to make videos more often again and they may look a little different the format it's probably gonna be a little bit different to accommodate my schedule but I miss talking fights with you guys and this upcoming bout with dil sha and gar brand I'm pumped about the rest of the card is pretty sad aside from the main and the co-main and obviously I'm a huge Cub Swanson fan so I'm always down to watch him there's a few good fights mixed in here and there but overall does anybody really want to pay over $60 for something like this I really doubt it but I mean we've seen this trending in this direction for a little bit now but enough about that I'm excited to be back I'm excited to talk about this fight so let's get started I don't need to spend a lot of time on particulars Cody is younger he's a little taller but dill Shaw is a little more experienced and has the reach advantage most of Cody's wins come by knockout or TKO with a few decisions mixed in 100% takedown defense 69% significant strike defense while laning 3 per minute basically if you're not already aware Cody is a striker with solid takedown defense although I have a hunch Dillashaw would like to get that notch on his belt by taking Cody to the mat I think that was a part of TJ's plan in the last fight but obviously it never really came or needed to come to fruition bill Shaw stats show that he lands more significant strikes permitted at 5:00 a lot of that has to do with the brow fights but either way he does throw a lot of volume his striking defense is solid at 66% and average is about to take downs in a 15-minute span Dillashaw showcases his entire skill set more than cody does has wins by KO submission and decision no surprise there and I think that only has built TJ's confidence and his ability to take the fight anywhere or handle the fight anywhere it goes the last time these two fought was UFC 217 in November of 2017 the build-up was intense and I I remember actually I was kind of getting tired of the whole storyline of TJ leaving alpha male and his relationship with Duane Ludwig and the dynamics between him and Urijah Faber then of course the Ultimate Fighter with Conor McGregor and the snake-in-the-grass thing it just it really began to wear on me but by the time the fight came around you could actually feel the tension obviously there were a lot of intangible factors outside the cage that probably played a role in how it went down but for the sake of time I'm not really going to touch on that I think many of you are probably banking on the fact that Cody is likely more mentally stable more physically healthy and I'm I guarantee puffy some of you are gonna say he might even be worse now I'm not sure those factors are - wild card for me but speculate as you will they probably do play a really big role but it's just it's just difficult to really know about those things until fight time rolls around I love the first round of their of their fight they had a very push and pull dynamic with TJ just leading in volume of strikes using a lot of fainted movement trying to draw out the attack of Cody getting him to think and overanalyze his patterns it seemed TJ was looking and trying to create opportunities to attack but Cody's stayed very disciplined and not allowing TJ to get an angle both were very calculated in their approach in the first round but I do give this slight edge to Dillashaw I even though he was knocked down in the fight now I'm not saying that dole shot won that round in fact Cody won that round but Dilshad was just more calculated and I'll explain that a little bit later Cody really played a patient game in the first round the times he mainly pulled the trigger was off TJ's kicks very fast and explosive this is one of the first major exchanges between the two Cody pulls the trigger off the kick presses forward with combinations the same thing he did against Dominick Cruz I love that at the end of this exchange Cody does lend a head kick on TJ and at the same time we see that TJ is looking to land that right hand while Cody's left is down and it's really just a great exchange between the two and really a highlight of why this fight is a pick'em because this is where they both had success another exchange here where TJ is looking for that right hand when Cody's left is down and it was just out of range you can see Cody's reaction to it yes excellent eyes he felt it coming and just moved slightly out of the way the main reason I feel that TJ was more calculated in the first round even despite the knockdown is that he decided to attack Cody and take that risk not at an angle at exactly the right time in the fight as you can see this is after the 10-second clap whether it was a part of the game plan or not TJ wanted to put the stamp on the first round I think he knew he was going to take a risk but the round is almost up so if he does get clipped he'll have a chance to recover obviously he did get clipped and I'm sure he didn't want to get smacked that hard but it was a calculated risk and not a decision based on an emotion rather just winning rounds I believe either way we see that if TJ wants to exchange with Cody in the pocket it comes with great risk if it isn't set up in the best way possible but that does go for both fighters and I'm sure that weighs on their minds headed into the rematch and I kind of questioned whether or not we'll see more reservation from both guys and how that'll affect the pace of the fight I mean it's it's quite possible we see these two not biting each other's bait so it could it could be an interesting counter fighting experience for the first few rounds but we'll find out one thing I do hope we see more of in this fight is Cody's jab I really doubt we will he has a great job and I know his coroner was calling for the up jab all during the first outing but we just didn't see much of it he did throw it a couple times in the first and a few more in the second it did land with great effect he didn't really capitalize on that opportunity however Cody doesn't really use his jab hasn't much in the past but it is effective it comes with risk but so does any other strike I'd love to see more teeps more kicks and that jab from Cody I think that'll certainly upset TJ's snake-like rhythm and his movements and it'll it'll set up his counter shots which will only serve to benefit Cody for TJ I'd love to see a little bit more wrestling that changing of levels take him down if the opportunity presents itself we know how well-rounded he can be and I'm sure it was part of the game plan in the first fight but probably never really came to fruition because of how it went down I just I have a feeling we're going to see a bit of everything in the rematch this is a close fight I feel like TJ is going to be one step ahead as far as tactics and I know I just take that with a grain of salt because I know how Cody and his team prepare for his fighters too but it just seems like TJ holds that advantage at this point we've seen Cody wrestle here and they're certainly not as much as TJ read from fight nom express it down well in a recent tweet saying quote gar Brent and dill have scored 16 combined knock downs to date including the three from their last fight Cody more power on paper while TJ gets an edge in total output and pace unquote I think over the course of a 25 minute fight that pace and output will win rounds unless of course Cody can put together a performance as flawless as the one against Dominick Cruz and obviously that's very possible we know the mental and physical issues Cody was dealing with in the previous fight and presumably he's in a much better place now that's something to keep in mind at the same time TJ has his new gym and he's still working with bang Ludwig we'll find out how he looks with those changes to I'm siding with TJ in this fight I think likely a close decision victory and I know that that sounds a little bit crazy to say because these guys are very explosive and just like in their last fight it's probably going to swing heavily back and forth I do think it might be a little bit slower paced but with Cody being so explosive while TJ is very savvy it makes for intense moments so I got a side with TJ in this fight and it's a tough one to pick I think I'm really excited about it though and that's why I wanted to kind of talk about it and I wanted to know what who you guys are siding with are any of you sharp betters out there gonna make a play on this fight I just feel like it's a coin flip so I would imagine a lot of you aren't if anything you might better round or maybe a finish or something like that but comment down below if you're new please subscribe and if you're returning welcome back follow me on twitter at fight talk Tyler I'll put that right on the screen here you'll find everything you want down in the description as well I'm glad to be back catch you guys in the next one