GRADING Izzy Adesanya's STRIKING ABILITY! Pereira vs Adesanya 3

[@WonderboyMMA]

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[@Kuwaitisnot_adeployment]

When you fighting again champ?

[@victorpapillon1487]

Never make that face again

[@Death2Weebs]

He will never fight again. If so. It will be an exhibition sponsored by some shady gambling website

[@Kuwaitisnot_adeployment]

@@Death2Weebs what are you talking about

[@alakamisyambohimahamadagas3515]

Do the fans get a prediction of the fight? Instead of these Izzy puff pieces.

[@zGJungle]

Would love to see you and Izzy have a nice playfull sparring session.

[@vn5774]

The streets need that FREESTYLEBENDER × Wonderboy collab

[@PoopythePlumber]

Nah I wanna see them fight at catch weight of 180 Izzy kills him

[@alexpointon784]

And Wonderboy and Gabriel Varga

[@vadjkole7108]

yes because I claimed to be a cage fighter lol, some of the best football analysts never touched the grass.../shrug.

[@raijn2754]

and MMAshredded

[@bogusdogus]

Great breakdown thanks! Sometime it would be great to see you and Izzy working through techniques together etc.

[@TheElbowMerchant]

Nicely done, WB. Can't wait to see you in the Octagon again! Hope the rehab on the broken hand is going well.

[@azc261]

Isn’t he slated to fight michel periera

[@TheElbowMerchant]

@@azc261 I heard that rumor, but I don't think there's a signed bout agreement yet. That'd be a banger, though.

[@Last_Chance.]

​@@TheElbowMerchantit's signed

[@andresao6109]

It’s crazy how Izzy beat Alex in the boxing range, which is according to you, the only thing that he could get better at and the only thing preventing him from being straight A+ across the board. What a legend!

[@HunchoHamza]

Exactly what I was thinking that win solidified him as the best striker in UFC history to me passing Silva cause he never came back to avenge his win against Widemen not his fault his leg snapped but it is what it is 💯 Izzy didn’t go on a crazy losing streak either I don’t think he ever will never seen the guy lose 2x in a row even when it was to Alex the first time I thought Izzy won the first fight still do lol!

[@TravoneLogan]

I considered that a close range knockout. Izzys amazing

[@yeyo6521]

@@TravoneLogan the entire fight Izzy fought at mid range mostly; that was how he pressured AP backwards

[@JokerKynG]

1st fight Izzy stunned him with the same punch he was looking for that punch probably after kickboxing

[@dylan104]

​@@HunchoHamzaWell, it sort of is Silva's fault his leg snapped. It snapped because Weidman saw the leg kick coming and checked it. If it was a more disguised kick, Weidman wouldn't have checked it and the leg wouldn't have snapped.

[@vincentkc48]

Video starts at 2:45

[@G36-999]

Thanks legend. A good Christian shilling draft kings make me fucking sick. Those parasitic fucks

[@TheMostHuman]

Goat

[@IAmIcepro]

MVP

[@Darksagan]

Izzy showed why he deserves a style breakdown video from another excellent striker.

[@dobieazibato6693]

Wonderboy is such a fan of Izzy and good striking so much so that the breakdown lights up his eyes. Nice work, sir. My 3 best strikers based on pure stand-up, sleekness and variety are: Wonderboy, Izzy and Bobby Knuckles... in that order. I could do a video of their best moments in the cage and watch it all day. Funny enough both Izzy and Wonderboy KO'd Bobby Knuckles but he is still up there in my books

[@mattno9834]

😂😂😂 Bobby Knuckles with his lunging 2 straights and looping high kick combo 😅😅😅😅😅

[@alogan3447]

@@mattno9834 dont let that second izzy fight fool you rob has a pretty deep bag of tricks

[@cubanolive]

Has to be 1. Izzy 2. Suga show 3. Wonder boy Whittaker doesn't even come close to that tier of striking. Simply levels.

[@itsdabs710]

​@Cubanolive sandman vs suga is going to be nuts.

[@wisewigga7129]

​@@cubanolive did you really put omalley above wonderboy 😂😂 I'd put him less than chito let alone wonderboy

[@stinger4712]

He brought Pereira into the close range and timed a 2 punch combo right after Pereira's deadly left hook. This time though he followed up another right to make sure the guy really went down.

[@MikeySkywalker]

3:02 This was the most humble brag ever.

[@oscardbg9654]

Both have interesting fighting styles, this match is gonna be sick, great analysis man...

[@Savage_187]

I see it the same as WB Izzy A+ across the board except boxing range… and I even had that an A+ but WB changed my mind. Makes sense but Izzy is so nice and technical on the feet it’s really beautiful to see. Reminds me of when I used to watch Anderson Silva fight I would just sit there and be like wow this dude is special and so creative!!

[@riccardosamoggia3588]

this aged pretty well !!!!! so much knowledge.. thank you Wonderboy

[@willyschitumba5914]

09:00 that’s crazy. He did the same thing against Pereira mid combination.

[@shreeshshenoy3453]

Adesanya fixed his boxing range in this fight and knocked Pereira out cold, man wonderboy is such a professional advisor, if i ever get into the fight game I'm surely stopping by wonder boy for consultation

[@yeyo6521]

Camp was over before this video came out. Also his coach said he had to go back to his old tools in KB because he didn't have to use mid range for the most part in MMA until AP

[@adeolaanjorin4999]

He called it

[@ndukaobi6909]

You are one fighter that believes so much in Izzy's skills. For your own fighting skills I give you a A+

[@milne294]

Now a subscriber Mr Wonderboy. Watched a couple of you videos but this one converted me . Great work and a fantastic breakdown of Izzys technique. Can't wait for the fight.

[@ElDrHouse2010]

this video will age super well

[@samheilenbach3242]

thanks for these vids man, you do such a good job breaking this stuff down. it really helps fans like me to be able to fully appreciate how talented and skilled these guys are

[@Ar1AnX1x]

Wonderboy is such a great striker that when he said "Leon's arsenal is very basic, technical but not too diverse." I genuinely thought he's just saying it how it is and not talking down to Leon at all

[@christoffer5875]

I mean we all know that. Thats a good style. Diverse is good but creates risk. Leon has one of the most risk averse styles you can have, which in exchange means his offense is very basic. Thats hard to beat. Thats kinda like what has defined the boxing meta throughout 50 years

[@essbeenz]

Love this technical breakdown. Too many Izzy haters out there who don’t appreciate the level of skillset and intelligence in his fighting.

[@27wesleylawson80]

Your analysis is really impressive- I watched Izzy V Alex 2 and those attributes you identified are spot on .

[@peterchipedza434]

You really know Izzy Bro, the amazing timing ability A+ won him the rematch.

[@drmojo5439]

You nailed it, brother. I don't know how long it takes you to do videos, but if you do another one before tomorrow on Alex, I'm all ears and 👀

[@stephenevilboythompsonthed9711]

Would like an Andrew state breakdown

[@drmojo5439]

@@stephenevilboythompsonthed9711 lifelong fight breakdown? Lol. What a shame... If he's being framed, that's really fucked up. If he's guilty, even more fucked up

[@jamesodwyer4181]

Would love to see more breakdowns like this. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@gboyegsgboyegs265]

Your breakdown is so good wonderboy! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@chrisjackson9626]

When WB goes through this, his enthusiasm just makes me smile.

[@dobieazibato6693]

He's clearly a fan of Izzy and good stand-up/striking

[@tonybowen455]

Great breakdown. Interested to hear what you thought of the fight.

[@SpookyRedz]

I wish Izzy would remember this in the fights with Alex

[@Spikespiegs]

Considering the fact that Izzy is more an oversized welterweight than a true middleweight, Wonderboy vs. Stylebender is a dream fight

[@comradeshmoo]

I'd love to see a catchweight fight between the two!

[@user-bj8mm4lv6b]

Izzy has been training a lot of wrestling in this camp so I’m interested to see what happens.

[@benmanry2405]

I dont know honestly he always shows alot of grappling in his yt vids but its not there as much its just behind hes been doing striking for forever hes only been doing grappling for his mma carrer so what 5 years

[@user-bj8mm4lv6b]

@@benmanry2405 Well still, good on him

[@DLeeeet]

Izzy's question mark kick to right cross is probably the most technical combo he has. Try it on the heavy bag and you'll see what I mean - to generate power to KO in both the kick but also the punch on the rechamber of the kick is physically difficult to pull off.

[@evrardbenjamin9593]

I love you bro. You made me laugh when you said: He was kneeling him for days😂😂

[@sizzletrizzle3671]

i would love to see a breakdown of Michel Peirera. He is just such a unique personality.

[@MULOVOLUM]

I LOVE THIS THOMPSON. WONDERBOY!!!!!!!!!

[@_isaacking]

Great breakdown. Definitely agree with the rankings. Also, yes please to a Pereira breakdown!

[@MrEtienne6657]

8:25 Pereira learnt this the hard way...😅

[@robthevampireslayer3211]

Izzy vs Alex fight and storyline is straight out of an anime.

[@sadaesthetic7598]

That was a great Analyse dude ,do more of this man . Next Alex pereira

[@mohammadzaman1225]

Just like how DC is the defacto wrestling guy on the mic you should be the defacto striking guy. Would love to see you with DC Rogan and Anik

[@primaskateboutique]

Love your theme song! That last 'Ugh' at the end is just gold 😂🤣👌🏼👍🏼✅🥋

[@jupo.]

Love this!! thank you so much Wonderboy! Please do Alex Pereira as well, I'd love to see it. Youre one of my favorite fighters of all time!! subscribed

[@SuperJaffro]

Wonderboy has to be the best ambassador for MMA in the last 30 years. Really appreciate that he takes the time to make these videos.

[@cbucsok]

Wonderful analysis from the Wonderboy 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@thesii213]

Any chance of getting Kevin Holland in for like a four or six week camp series? He's got the flexibility to add a lot of power to his kicks, and a longer Rocky-style training series would be great content...

[@hugoschkiglitz]

The timing is how he got pereira this time. Great breakdown as always!

[@jameskfox]

Your vids are A+ !!!

[@izakhirschman7525]

You nailed it exactly what you said at the end happened at the fight. Izzy made the adjustment.

[@rossdixonellis]

It's interesting watching both this and the Strickland grades back to back!

[@SpookyRedz]

I think u nailed it in this video , Izzy is that good

[@Thetimrobertson]

8:20. Nailed it!

[@jipjip213]

that was awesome Stephen. Let's hear your breakdown of Alex. It would be awesome as he is so unique. Would be fun to dissect his left hook setups... thanks Wonderboy!

[@Rashiad215]

Izzy seen this and said hold my beer😂😂😂

[@ironstarofmordian7098]

Wonderboy, Izzy, and Jon all sparring would be awesome.

[@joshwells3782]

Izzy vs prime anderson would be sick

[@countdooku6523]

Perfect assessment

[@josiericaro3347]

Great video !! I wish u & Izzy were same weight. Would be unbelievable striking battle. I’d love to see you do this for pereira & suga Sean

[@ilesanmihenry2949]

You are so excellent & professional . Iam subscribing.

[@realeyesrealizereallies6828]

Tall skinny lanky guys have always been the toughest guys I've ever fought..They can naturally use that length to their advantage, even without a ton of experience..Alex's power and equal length keeps Izzy's risk taking and shot selection to a minimum...And if Alex catches you clean with that left hook, forget about it, your either KO'd or in survival mode, about to be KO'd.. Gonna be a good fight, I'm not expecting 5 rounds..Either guy could win, getting a prediction right, would just be luck..

[@wayneerichsen]

10:05 cracked me up , such a character he is.

[@eez641]

Can you make a video on different kicks and how to do them, for example the axe kick or question mark kick

[@abhijaysaraswat83]

Alex pereira breakdown would be nice for sure

[@patricknez7258]

Great analysis from WB well done

[@IrishTechnicalThinker]

Love these videos.

[@JJW410]

I'd love to see a breakdown of Alex!

[@mphommopi3728]

Alex been getting lucky all this time. Now Izzy broke that Spell

[@Freeka566]

Casual

[@iamadetoye]

Stylebender for a reason 💪🏽

[@benjiboi6669]

These are my favorite vids of yours I would love them more often

[@kidder83]

Yes, do Pereira next. His style is interesting, it’s like he chose to specialize in efficient power shots and he has good eyes for strikes.

[@timparadiz690]

Love your vids Stephen!

[@kennethbell4940]

Excuse me if I point out Izzy stated that in interviews after the fight I think the first maybe second round Alex right kicked Izzy behind the knee and compromised his movements the rest of the fight and what Izzy felt allowed Alex to catch him against the cage. He said he felt the nerve was hit giving the limp leg issue.

[@Kuwaitisnot_adeployment]

Let's just call it like it is... Izzy is the best striker from 170 to 205 but once a man beats you up three times a knocks you out twice you are going to have a serious problem beating that man ever. He beat the man up for 5 rounds last time and still lost. I can't picture him beating Pereira at this point but I definitely respect him for getting in there with that guy again. I don't care who you are you're going to have a lot of fear and doubt stepping in that octagon with that monster again.

[@doc.greenthumb]

bro izzy didnt beat alex for 5 rounds

[@Kuwaitisnot_adeployment]

@@doc.greenthumb bro what round did Izzy lose before getting knocked out in the end the second? You know what I was trying to say guy come on now. He dominated the entire fight and would have won easily on the scorecards.

[@MuhGlassRibs]

​@@doc.greenthumb well he won both rounds on sat

[@DLeeeet]

Would love to see your karate point fighting style Vs his kickboxing point fighting style

[@JehuMartin]

Thank you WB!

[@sebfettel]

The dead beat dad taking an L is the most sure bet this weekend

[@jacobtuyishime4096]

Im your big fan because of your unforgettable kicks.

[@weiwei0505]

Great video! Thanks man

[@Matty8x8]

Sweet T, I know you see this. Give us what we want.. bring back the PODCAST!!! 🤙

[@dante_yokaisquad9292]

Love loke you talk about "ma ai" (dunno if its correct sry) but notion of distance like à personal bubble around us is à notion that we work on in Karate, aïkido and orhers japanese martial arts.

[@elbaso12345]

The only two people to knock out Robert Whittaker are wonderboy and Izzy.

[@CarlWidegrip]

Yeah, talk about Pereira too.

[@jkrayger92]

Izzy literally invited Alex into his own realm and then sent him to the shadow realm

[@JasonMasterPlumber]

Need more Wonderboy content!! Also with Sweet T….and Papa Ridge hands!

[@ninjadad3769]

Bro I will 100% be back for Alex, you do this on any of the great mma fighters out there, name it (Wonder boy breaks down) with some click bait af thumbnail pics it could be really popular, thank you for this making this one, I get a kakashi Mix with a little Guy Sensai vibe from wonder boy. 😅

[@YoulovecatsiloveCats]

This is peek every professional respects and understands izzy is phenomenal yet the keyboard warriors don't see it

[@wiremuharimate6666]

Wonderboy is the exact definition of a never judge a book by its cover he may look like he can't hurt you he may sound nice but boy he will destroy you in a fight if he wants to

[@HowardWimshurst]

The elephant in the room here is punching power. I know there's a lot at play here, but I think Alex Pereira's greater punching power was a big factor in the fights. Every punch Alex landed looked like it was painful.

[@KhemBMD]

Would love to see you break down his second fight with Izzy bc I think Izzy despite what you said is probably the most dangerous guy to have in the pocket

[@HenryPhD]

Watched heaps of your stuff. Sub'd.

[@wick4995]

Wonderboy can you do jamal hill?

[@jben212]

Wonderboy should be on the UFC casters team

[@ZoneTwelveOnline]

You always have a good energy Stephen.

[@jeiwaru]

Would *_LOVE_* an Izzy vs Wonderboy fight/exhibition!!!! 🤤😤😮

[@ameliathemonkey585]

I’d love to hear how u would neutralize that left hook of death

[@dogestranding5047]

Would be cool to see a breakdown of Pereira’s striking for sure.

[@SchmokinJoe]

2:51 Just kidding. But not really. You're always in that discussion.

[@ManiacalMan]

Thanks for the breakdown - do you think Yair would also get an A+ when it comes to variety? I feel like Izzy definitely gets an A, but he's not doing the super unpredictable wild stuff like Yair or Michel Pereira would. Also, what happened to the skin between your lip and nose? It's like you had a thick burt reynolds stash and ripped it off right before shooting lol.

[@elcrucius]

Big difference between wild/ unpredictable techniques like yair would do and a variety of shot selection. Izzy doesnt do crazy inventive techniques a lot but thats cuz his bread and butter works so good. And in that, he is still mixing up everything in his considerable arsenal. He can mix in any technique, land it on any part of the opponents body, has the ability to fight equally good while switching stances and can throw things from awkward angles. I think thats more than enough to give him a a+.

[@ManiacalMan]

@@elcrucius well the category is variety not necessarily effectiveness. Maybe Yair and Pereira would lose points on variety because they might only throw punches from less angles than Izzy, or have a more dominant side but they would definitely get some points for doing unpredictable stuff; that has to fall within the definition of variety. They might all deserve A+, but I wanted to pick Wonderboy's brain to see if he's grading them against a rubric or against other people in the UFC.

[@delboy7928]

If izzy can get through the fight without getting clipped he wins he's one the the fights until that power connects

[@owentechstudio1786]

THE BREAKDOWN WAS PERFECT

[@AndreiLucaa]

“Izzy Adesanya” 😂