The Fight #88 LNT

Locked in on UFC Perth from the first prelim to the main event.

We broke down the undercard, the importance of wrestling and takedown defense, the damage that comes with career mileage, and the new generation showing up sharper, faster, and more complete.

Then we got to Jack Della Maddalena vs Carlos Prates. We came in calling JDM one of the best strikers at 170. We left asking if Prates is the best striker in the division, period.

Leg damage. Body work. Three-round breakdown. And one big question:

Who should the UFC send next to try to solve Carlos Prates?

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Transcript

Late Night Intro And Setup

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It's Late in LA. The fight, episode 87. We are talking about UFC Perth. I got up early in the morning for it. I was out there getting ready. I watched this fight. I watched the NOA fight. I watched them both right at my house, two different screens. Now let's get into UFC Perth. We got JDM versus protest. Let's start at the bottom and work our way from the top. Listen, man. Ty, let's go ahead and cut Ty from the heavyweight roster. He cannot compete with any of these athletes. He got wrestled fucked for three rounds. Three minutes per at least. Round control time for Louis Sutherland. I just don't understand how Ty's here. I know he had a great run. I know he did a lot, but he's not doing it anymore. I think he's taking damage. I think he's taking losses for no reason. And at this point, it is affecting his legacy. If he had one, right? As far as like the UFC, as far as what he's done and things of that nature. It's time to hang him up. I don't think he can compete with these guys anymore. It's not to be disrespectful. It's just what it is. The fight, episode 87. Going on to the next card. We had a banger fight, back and forth fight. You know, Brandon versus Shamil. Listen, man, real, real dog fight. Rockam sock. Not a lot of MMA technique or skill being executed, but more so heart and will in kickboxing. When the guy in the city kickboxing gym is gonna win every single time. His skill in that area for striking is too high for you just to do that with him. But Shamil had no other option, but he did with some fans. He took a lot of shots. It was a dog fight, performance in the night type of fight. Shout out to both combatants. It was it showed a lot of heart on both sides because both men were hurt a lot in this fight in itself. He didn't get out of there clean to get that W, to get the knockout in round two. Now, going on, we got going on to the next event or next fight. We have Rahiki versus Ali. Ali gets beat by Rahiki and in round one, he KO. Punches and bunches. The skill gap was too high. He hit his man way too many times. And like, you know, these prospects are not just babes in a wool in the woods anymore. They are wolves. They are taking people out. And if you're not, if you don't have the skills to pay the bills, you won't be here long. The sport is adapting and evolving, and the kids coming in and the young adults and young men coming in have a lot more athleticism and skill to match that athleticism. Instead of back in the day where you might have just got an athletic fighter or a skilled fighter. Now they're coming out the gates with both, and they're getting more polished and more professional in how they execute their techniques. Shout out to Rahiki. That was a great first round TKO. Now we want to the next match. We have Steve Eric versus Tim Elliott. Easy, easy UD. Steve had the better boxing. He had the better control of the fight. He denied takedowns after round one. And he won the fight comfortably with a jab and a right hand. You know, the striking deficiencies in MMA is alarming when the person can't cover it up. You know, if they can't mix in those takedowns to make them look like they can strike with you or strike at all, it really, really changes their timing, their execution of their techniques, and also how they how they defend themselves. Like if that fight went for five rounds, Steve would have got him out of there. He was hurting them bad. He's starting to drop them, he's starting to do a lot of damage. And Tim Elliott is coming off of a fight, you know, he's coming off of win streaks. So it's good to see that Steve still got it and that he's a top competitor at his division. Then we get to Quillian, yes, Quillian versus Benell Danruch. And listen, man, Dan Roosh is a skilled fighter, but he is an old fighter. He does not have it in him to go and trade blows with these hungry kids. And that's what it was. Quillian was just hungrier. He took the shots, he got buzzed, he got dropped, and then he dropped Dan Roosh. And he finished them in round one. Can't just go and swing for the fences with these kids. You don't you didn't see Aljo go back and forth with Zalau. He outskilled and outwilled and outpositioned the younger fighter. When you got a younger fighter, that means they can take a little bit more than you can, usually, especially on their way. You know, Dan Rush is at the end of his career, to be honest. He's not at the beginning anymore. So he can't mix it up with these guys. But let's talk about mixing it up. JDM is, I thought before this fight that he was one of the best strikers in the wealth of weight division, and this fight showed me that Carlos Protest is the best striker in the wealth of weight division. There's nothing you can do with him standing up, and I advise anybody who fights him to make it grapple heavy approach. JDM got broken down over three rounds. He got his leg took, he got his face cracked, he got his body beat. It was a decimation from round one till the ending in TKO round three. I was screaming at the TV to stop the fight. It was enough. I seen enough. It's crazy to see a champion come back after, you know, dealing with all the grappling, dealing with all the problems that Islam possesses and puts out there, and then going at the same issues with the same, well, not even the same issues to go back into the competitive fire with a young, hungry guy who just put down. This is Protez's second world former champion that he's defeated and knocked out. I'm glad Kamar Usman didn't take that fight. Carlos Protez is the next guy up because he almost beat Ian Gary. And I don't think Ian Gary beats him in the second fight. I think Carlos has gotten better with winning rounds and having something in the tank for later so that he can win the fight in his fashion, but also win rounds beforehand. You know, Ian Gary got up on him because he was winning the rounds beforehand, and then once he got hurt, he still had plenty of time to survive. It's just much, much easier to beat a guy if you're breaking him down each round and saving something for the next engagement. Child DeCarlos Protest, he is a welterweight to look out for. He is the next guy in line after Islam fight, whoever he's gonna fight, because you can't keep ducking this guy. I think Protest is the one. Morales is gonna have to wait. Usman might have to fight Morales, and if if Taporio can't get past Justin Gagey, Islam's gonna have to fight Carlos Prates or Ian Gary. And I either one of those fights, they're gonna be tougher than people think because these guys are real welterweights in size, in range, you know, distance. And I think that's one of the reasons why Ian Gary, he beat he beat Bilal because of that. He was just too long and lengthy. He he can hick her from the outside, he can strike from the outside, and he didn't have to risk getting grabbed that much. And when he did, he got his ass up. So we shall see how it goes in the next fight episode 87.