The Hype Around the Stylebender vs. Pereira Rematch

Taken from JRE MMA Show #135 w/Paul Felder:
open.spotify.com/episode/6ClF...

[@liamrmorgans921]

Paul might be my favourite commentator. Knows when to talk, when to shut up, and paints a clear picture of whats happening while giving it the right amount of hype and excitement

[@x8ah]

and most importantly, never heard a biased comment from him

[@richardwagner9176]

@@x8ah exactly, just a good dude all around

[@carmelo-nicolasimboli92]

well said Liam

[@dirty1080]

well said! very likeable guy!

[@kieransmith4378]

Fully agree. He’s awesome

[@xpreame3406]

Felder is one of the best commentators the UFC has sorry he stopped fighting I always like his style.

[@DannySullivanMusic]

you're right. precisely accurate

[@inspectorvoid]

Mike Goldberg was better though

[@martinezsydny37]

@@inspectorvoid rv😂

[@DarkPassenger]

I remember the time he stepped up to fight Perry because Perry's opponent got injured a day before the fight or something. I think he even went up a weight class because he was fighting at lightweight on that card already. Dude is a badass.

[@SatireNGiggles]

What a preposterous comment

[@SonGokuuuuuuu]

If Izzy goes 0-4 against Pereira that’s the most embarrassing statistic anyone can have on their career. Pereira might as well adopt him as his son

[@bigben42]

The most embarrassing statistic is how long McGregor has gone without winning a fight

[@II-hh8gj]

Imagine losing to the same guy twice in two separate combat sports, KO’d in each respectively. Totaling 0-4. That’s beyond humiliating. That’s what true inferiority looks like. A walking talking L in the face of his rival. Izzy would have to live with it his whole life.

[@dococ3561]

Serious question who was the last guy to go 0-4 against someone in combative competition?

[@NoName-cq7gy]

0-3 is pathetic enough. Izzy should just give up with fighting Alex.

[@omarihoward8168]

@@II-hh8gj Not really. He’s still achieved 10x the accomplishments Pereira(who literally EARNED NOTHING to gain a title shot in mma) will ever do. Alex is a padded champ, only haters and/or casuals fail to realize this. There’s a REASON why Dana PROTECTED the so-called “champ” from the likes of Derek Brunson(who Izzy DESTROYED), Marvin Vettori(who Izzy BEAT2x), Jack Hermansson, ROBERT WHITTAKER(who Izzy KO’d AND OUTPOINTED): Alex would have lost several times over and EVERYONE knows it. Adesanya is the second greatest MW after Anderson Silva; Alex will never be able pad his way to that legacy, a spoon fed champion? Let’s stop the nonsense narratives, shall we?

[@desmond3399]

I'm so glad Paul is finally on here!

[@skyhigh3245]

I prefer him over Bisping at the commentary booth,any day !

[@trtorbelfort]

@@skyhigh3245 no question he’s one of the best around

[@DannySullivanMusic]

totally. _100%_ spot on.

[@casenasty0102]

💯 Real talk Lesss go Felder My guy👊

[@LeelosAdventure]

My favorite jre podcasts are probably the mma/boxing/grappling focused ones. I love hearing people who are skilled martial artists with deep understanding on the subject talk about it. So fascinating

[@bdoubleu6]

Izzy is not 0-4 he won the first fight and got robbed in China the second and third fight he was winning the whole fight until the end

[@shrimpy8989]

@@G35149 When you say this you trolling right?

[@willthomas7666]

I’ll never understand the ppl that hate on adesanya,

[@mattheasbusuttil9666]

Can you suggest any?

[@rams812]

@@willthomas7666 as a person or fighter?

[@groovyxhriss8047]

Man Paul is such a down to Earth guy, love him

[@OrangeJuicePapi]

Love seeing these killers who fight for a living be so chill.

[@SatireNGiggles]

What a preposterous comment

[@DannySullivanMusic]

yes. precisely right!

[@groovyxhriss8047]

@@SatireNGiggles you don’t think Paul is chill? Of course he’s a fighter but my man’s is just earning his living

[@kylejoseph7849]

@@groovyxhriss8047 he's on camera doofus.. you have no idea how he is off camera

[@Werdxp]

Paul is great to have on the podcast. A real G

[@Pharmasuitical]

Free Top G

[@joshsjourneysupreme347]

He's a fukn coward lol .called himself the Irish dragon the bums from Germany or something lol can't stand the rat

[@taylorgordon2696]

The twitter exchange he had with the fan that one time made me a fan 😂 classic

[@Gixsir]

@@taylorgordon2696 glad you have context for whatever your saying 😂

[@sadboiz0m-b130]

@@Gixsir some fan said he was a better commentator than a fighter and paul said say it to his face and the fan was like 'no way youll kick my ass' and paul said 'ok fair enough '

[@TreyParker318]

Joe always talks about power but technique is so important. Hitting the jaw with the knuckles, the torque. Alex's punches are very technical and accurate. He lands right on the chin.

[@samgibson684]

Alex is polished and battle hardened. Izzy wears nail polish.... Can izzy's ego survive another loss? Everyone who says Izzy almost won in the first round, then how did he get to round 5 to win? Why didn't izzy swarm at the beginning of round two?

[@danyal3667]

@@samgibson684izzy wears nail polish and he’d still beat the shit out of you buddy

[@AHighlander]

His accuracy is pinpoint, like a sniper. Look at how he followed up the monstrous left hook that dropped Strickland.

[@spencercooper-thorn2624]

Pereira is about twice Izzy’s size his weight cut is something to be admired . Great right can’t wait for the rematch

[@peted7891]

Power comes naturally with clean technique

[@damskowest]

Izzy has to be perfect the whole fight. Alex only has to be perfect once.

[@nobodyharder6575]

Not really, Alex was saved by the bell at one point in their last fight. Don't act like Izzy can't hit.

[@fgc1850]

@@nobodyharder6575 he should have rock him sooner then

[@nobodyharder6575]

@@fgc1850 Yeah, but with that he proved that he's definitely capable of taking Alex out. It's not like Izzy has to beat him on points if he ever wants to win.

[@nzt1423]

Theyd say the same about wilder.

[@damskowest]

@@nobodyharder6575 I never said that. But it has to be acknowledged that there is a huge power difference

[@garsto9718]

Alex Pereira is gonna win the rematch I feel. I wouldn't be surprised if he finds that left hook sooner than the 5th round next time.

[@chrisholm9789]

Yeah I agree. I think Alex is going to be more aggressive and end it sooner

[@JoeMama-wz5rw]

@@chrisholm9789 you gotta remember that izzy had him on ice at the very end of the first or second round, could definitely go either way if he’s able to land like that in the middle of a round

[@Don-xr9cw]

@@JoeMama-wz5rwhe wouldn’t land like that because alex knew it was the end of the round and was trying to pressure him, he wouldn’t do that in a the middle of the fight

[@jaseallenson316]

No way he wins. Gonna be a trilogy.

[@jaseallenson316]

The fact that they have weight classes but certain fights have 20 lbs over an opponent is a joke. Shout out to the fighters who fight in their more true weight classes.

[@sabbasarishvili6677]

Felder truly is one of the most humble and amazing representatives of the sport, inside AND outside of the octagon!

[@theholymackerel072]

And he’s an absolute murderer who went to war with EVERYONE. Never had a boring fight.

[@911eVoX]

@@theholymackerel072 He fought all dominos

[@ashirrizvi5356]

Lets not forget that Izzy didnt/couldnt take Alex down. It was Alex's own mistake that cost him!

[@bboysaif8]

He was able to keep him down tho and get some shots in.

[@Mike-ud6hd]

Didn’t need to take him down to be 3-1 rounds up going into the 5th

[@ashirrizvi5356]

@@Mike-ud6hd reread what you wrote. He was up 3-1 because of the ground control lol. Alex won in the 5th round. He could have koed him earlier or vice versa.

[@ASthe5th]

@@Mike-ud6hd if you dont count the literal last second of the first and if the fight didnt stop Alex would have won 3-2.

[@ps9501]

@@Mike-ud6hd The key thing here is that Alex made TONS of mistakes during that fight. Mainly with first round recklessness getting clipped and after trying to grapple with Izzy. Alex was actually out landing Izzy if you check the numbers

[@MrPoliticalScientist]

Paul is a classy guy and a great commentator. Great seeing him on here. I'd love to see him as a frequent guest to go over prospects and future match-ups, etc. in the future!

[@SideA628]

I think Whittaker is probably the hardest fight for Pereira at 185.

[@itumo2645]

Whittaker is crafty, so I like that matchup. He’ll have to use his wrestling though. Alex’s reach and power would be too much for him

[@roflswamp6]

I actually think it's Khamzat

[@al3xander353]

Nah pereira is literally Izzy 2.0. Izzy is already a bad matchup for Whittaker and pereira is bigger, has a longer reach, is more powerful, just as accurate. If they ever fight it’s gonna look like rob is a lightweight.

[@blazzz13]

@@al3xander353 Alex doesn't have the same ground game as Izzy, heck Izzy even outgrappled him of all people. Whittaker will spend the entire 25mins wrestlefucking him and probably grounds and pounds Alex to submission, it will probably look like what Ottoni did to Alex. Quit being a ball rider.

[@blazzz13]

SideA Whittaker, Brunson, Hermansson, Vettori, Khamzat all submit Alex sideways tbh.

[@Synthetic-Rabbit]

Paulie Red has always been a fighter I really liked and a good commentator, one of my favorites. It's pretty cool to see him on the JRE

[@matthewjames682]

3 hours of my time listening to this Pod and the most we got was a 8 second discussion of this weekends Main Event, pound for pound title and possible double champ status fight.

[@peenfreeman9997]

I love felders takes and love him commentating on fights

[@LeelosAdventure]

This is an epic podcast, I wanna listen to this full one

[@the-mma-guru]

Joe constantly saying that izzy doesnt cut much weight is one of the most annoying things, he cuts about 20 pounds espn made a post about it

[@shotbyinspektr7368]

Hi roo

[@keepcrying4598]

his walk around weight is about 200, hence his weight against Jan for the LHW title. Middleweight is 185. that means he cuts 15 pounds which is significantly less than most other middle weights cut. even if it was a 20 pound cut thats still less than most middleweights. Whittaker for example walks around at 215/220. Pereira weighs a little over 230. Izzy really does not cut that much weight

[@woahblackbetty7691]

Glad Felder called you out

[@TehBliz]

20 pounds isn’t a lot compared to what other fighters cut, you ever tried to cut 20lbs? It’s really not that hard, 300-500 calorie deficit with some cardio for 3 weeks and you’re there. I’ve done it without trying just by working a lot. You’d know that if you ever tried to lose weight

[@bryant8647]

@@keepcrying4598 Walk around weight IS NOT fight canon weight dawg. He’s 220 on thanksgiving

[@rollo_tomasi3853]

It’s been a long time coming that you invited The Irish Dragon... This is gonna be a great podcast

[@tech1238]

This is going to be a great MMA pod. Cheers Joe and Paul

[@SatireNGiggles]

Thats a really preposterous statement

[@tech1238]

@@SatireNGiggles I am preposterous

[@zarikkohli4643]

Holy fuck JRE is on a roll!! What a week!

[@OwlNocturnal]

Still miss JRE being on KZbin so we could have discussions in the comments!

[@tomsgarden5141]

yeah man

[@dertythegrower]

Spotify is truly slow on that.. and i predicted and was beta of spotify.. i predicted in my 2015 price video that it would be huge, along with other apps Elon bought 😎

[@user-so1yi2tm2r]

For real

[@MrIrish1]

You're literally doing it.

[@brandontilghman9610]

As a big time Izzy fan I am so nervous about this rematch. People are already talking about Pereira past Izzy. He cannot lose this fight.

[@livemoksha]

Appreciate how Felder does his best to pronounce Pereira the right way.

[@OldSchoolBoxing1]

Cant wait to watch the full episode of this

[@kamikaze-xj9iv]

I just love Paul Felder so much that guy is gold inside and out

[@WolfOfOdin13]

How many times does Alex have to beat Izzy? This is ridiculous!

[@JerryBisMe]

Agreed

[@armanipaige3290]

Came here cause Paul wz in the seat. Now we've got two stand-up guyz giving us their perspective backed by a wealth of experience and knowledge. I fkn luv it.

[@GillistheIllist]

Felder!!! Glad to see him on Rogies. Great stuff.

[@babesababe5885]

Once Pereira walks Adesanya down like Michael Meyers, the end is near..

[@slaktheking69]

Watch it now ,your boy almost saw the ceiling of Madison square garden in the 1st round

[@babesababe5885]

@@slaktheking69 1 round is nothing compared to 3 L’s. I like Adesanya but this just ain’t the guy for him

[@tuaquansmith5114]

The same man video you commenting under said Izzy won the first fight they cheated him and in the second they gave him a standing eight count which you don’t know what that is either lol and anyone with a brain can see Izzy was easily winning the fight until he got caught actually rocked Alex twice if he kept his foot in the gas he would still be the champion but he made that mistake of giving his opponent to much respect and he paid for it

[@farikoliquidz4606]

@@tuaquansmith5114 yes the Chinese promotion purposely rigged it so adesanya the guy who came in with the Chinese flag would lose. 🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@nobodyharder6575]

@@tuaquansmith5114 3-0 lol cope harder

[@Razear]

Izzy doesn't have the change anything, he was decisively winning that fight until the finish. The problem is that you have to be perfect against a guy like Pereira who can end the night at any moment. Izzy doesn't really have the same kind of power. I would like to see Izzy grapple more in the rematch for sure even though his ego probably wants to KO Alex.

[@markoliver2368]

Not decisively. Alex was winning the first round until literally the last second, he won the second round, hurt Izzy's body on the third round so who knows what could've happened, he made a mistake with that trip attempt and end up on the bottom, he took the fourth round off because of what happened in the third and won the fifth.

[@San-oe1xv]

Imo, Izzy was more lucky in the fight than Perreira, rocking Pereira at the end of the first won him the round and confidence. But like we've seen, if Alex just decides it's time to end the fight he will

[@Stopthecapmedia]

I agree to a certain extent. I think he should’ve done a better job working the body and he should’ve kept chomping at the legs. Not that he didn’t … fifth round He probably should’ve shot for a takedown. definitely were some mistakes. Biggest mistake he made was hanging out against the cage. It’s not a good place to be when you have a powerful guy who can’t win unless he ko you. Also, he probably should have stayed out of the clinch. Alex was landing Solid bodywork on Izzy in the clinch. When Izzy was just trying to hold him in place.. stay away from that and make him pay when he walks forward.

[@felipeporto5835]

Its all fine until alex is "pronto pra matar"

[@Pharaohcious]

Very true...just like tonight. Torque right on the buttons.

[@joshuatalks6213]

Great idea with Paul 💪💪

[@PiyushK882]

Man, Paul Felder's voice is so soothing....Thank God, he does commentary... knowledgeable fighter who knows what's going on and on top of that, such good voice

[@mikeygeorge6325]

I know Izzy was winning the first fight before he got finished but I feel like this fight is going to be even harder for him, such a 50/50 and I love it!

[@psychofruit]

Mental edge is to Alex now. I think this one ends a lot faster

[@01gtbdaily30]

@@psychofruit nah , Izzy will shoot a takedown early and focus on wrestling.

[@vipset87]

Izzy is already somehow the betting favorite

[@soys8834]

@@01gtbdaily30Alex is a big heavy fucker be tough to hold him down , im sure glovers got he’s grappling to a certain level

[@arcanum3882]

He was not really winning the fight, he would just throw a combo at the end of each round

[@bboysaif8]

I rewatched the ending of their fight again, man Periera was trying take Izzy’s head off. BIG power shots thrown from the hips, I was surprised izzy was still standing.

[@ASthe5th]

He was dozing off and leaning down which made Alex miss some of those shots. If he tried to stay upright he would have been slept prolly.

[@chrisholm9789]

I think the momentum of the punches kept him standing actually lol

[@finaothak5140]

@@chrisholm9789 lol i thought the same mfs hit so hard he kept him upright espcially wit that uppercut at the tko sequence

[@chrisholm9789]

@@finaothak5140 haha for real if he stopped throwing punches izzy would have slumped for sure

[@itman9000]

@@ASthe5th he was weaving when he was bent over and still there. But Alex was going to inevitably catch him with a hook or knee if Marc didn’t stop it

[@lukebailey3023]

Paul's awesome nice to see him on finally.

[@codenameconovers3398]

I can’t wait to see the rematch !

[@ptango]

I love Paul Felder, man. This is a must watch episode for me

[@kylejoseph7849]

What a fan boy

[@matdaddy4902]

@@kylejoseph7849 Kyle what’s wrong? Did your parents get divorced?

[@ptango]

@@kylejoseph7849 Yup!

[@albertoambriz5496]

Paul and Joe is a banger for true MMA fans 🔥

[@kylejoseph7849]

Yeah? And I'm sure you're not one of them.. prob started watching because of mcgregor

[@albertoambriz5496]

@@kylejoseph7849 nah way back to the k1 and pride days 🔥

[@matdaddy4902]

@@kylejoseph7849 why are you so angry Kyle?

[@mishapettigrew612]

@@kylejoseph7849 bro why are you so angry and assuming of people you don’t know 😂 chill

[@fake_7106]

I love Paul felder, always one of my favorites

[@zer08927]

Yes, finally Felder on the JRE.

[@parr40]

Paul Felder was an absolute beast.. one of my favorite fighters . Great UFC commentator too

[@sarginsonjon]

I just checked his rec. 4 of his 6 L were by split decision 4/6 😁😁?? Not even clear losses… Another was a doctor stoppage The guy is a real one

[@stephanbonnar6311]

Felder was underrated, one of my favorite fights of all time. An absolute dog

[@kract76]

Good analysis on that fight

[@Bryan-th5sv]

Holy crap Paul felder I gotta watch this now

[@PullThatUpJamie]

I think people are underrating Periera’s grappling like he got destroyed by Izzy, Izzy’s only takedown came from a failed Alex trip. He is so freakishly strong that he needs little technique to make it work

[@Mr.Hyde_23]

That trip attempt was the dumbest move he made in the fight. He basically begged Izzy to take him down.

[@boyapollo808]

Alex looked bad grappling. Didn't know what to do. Both DC and Rogan commented on it. He's improving though. Thing is he didn't have the technique to stand back up. Your strength doesn't matter as much when you're on the bottom. definitely improving working with Glover though.

[@Aaron_leonard]

Well Izzy isn't a grappler so it's not the but test for Alex

[@stefankovacevic2596]

@@boyapollo808 lol he actually looked pretty good, attempted submissions and even got a takedown. So many weird narratives when it comes to pereira

[@cheesethekidpc4501]

@@stefankovacevic2596 his grappling is not “fight ready”

[@aisforannihilation1662]

Pereira is bigger than some 205'ers & is fighting at 185. That being said, I still really like him & think he's impressive. It's crazy tho cuz Izzy always runs away with the fight, absolutely winning the entire time & then gets starched. Such a crazy match up. Fan of both.

[@saveit4last]

Yes he is a natural LHW but still makes 185 which is mind blowing ,it's a clear advantage just look at how conor use to force himself down to Featherweight and he just obliterated that division but was match in size and power once he went back up

[@bmustardman]

A lot of 155s walk around around 200, that's just a narrative for the izzy cope

[@TheLeadHook]

Jalin Turner has heavyweight height and reach but fights at lightweight. That’s a real weight bully

[@TheControlStick1]

@@bmustardman So what? Just because other fighters do it too doesn’t mean it’s not true that he cuts an insane amount. The guy looks just as big as Glover and Jamahal Hill. Pereira still made weight though so it doesn’t matter, but it’s not a narrative that Peireira is massive for MW lol

[@neinlives9424]

@@bmustardman saying a lot of people do something doesn't mean it is not an advantage. How does that make sense.

[@royaldman]

Felder such a chill dude

[@cfletch3173]

good content! felder is the man

[@Brearo]

He punched him after the bell… almost had him out 😂😂😂😊😊

[@johnscustomsaws]

Felder for president 💯

[@colbymasvidal2397]

Felder such a class act and one tough SOB👌

[@pedropierre9594]

I wonder if Pereira is going to do Izzy like Izzy did his most recent fights, fight a defensive fight and wait out the foe

[@mohammadtahaafzal]

When Felder was talking about scary lean guys, I knew Joe would mention Tommy Hearns

[@aisforannihilation1662]

I love Paul Felder. Great commentator. Great fighter.

[@jaredholland3563]

And I'm going to Spotify to download this 👍

[@Dynamo_066]

Joe: "You can't call and score a fight at the same time" Joe interviewing Jan: "You thought you lost right? I was commentating and I thought you lost bro. Can you just say you lost?"

[@hc1692]

Regardless of how much I love Izzy and how well he has fought in the last two fights against Pereira he absolutely has to win this fight. It’s the biggest fight of his career and if he doesn’t win he opening the door for Poatan to become a two weight champ

[@fleezy1579]

I Love Joe Rogan and the Joe Rogan Experience! My go to everyday for interesting talking sometimes about nothing or dumbshit and sometimes pure gold! Love it!

[@whackedoutcookie4393]

Man that fight broke my heart. Izzy is my favorite active fighter. He loses a 4th time I think he retires.

[@caveman8557]

The only thing that will be a major factor in the rematch is Izzy's confidence, if he has the same confidence he can win.

[@whoozworldizthis4221]

So wasn't he confident the last 3 times?

[@ASthe5th]

By the time Robert fights Alex he will have already improved his grappling a lot from his last fight. Tho he might move up after beating Izzy again. Robert stuggled with Izzys reach and size so since Alex is bigger and hits harder. I just dont see a way to beat him. Unless Rob can climb on his back and get a choke.

[@TheArtofTheBrave]

Here we have a meeting of the official Stylebender fan club - Austin Texas branch, advanced coping and seething session. seriously the bias from Joe toward Izzy is something to behold. 😂

[@jimshrubsall4786]

So the fight really did come down to Izzy's movement being compromised early. He couldn't get out of those high pressure close quarters situations late in the fight. When else have we seen Izzy literally leaning against the fence instead of circling out?

[@blenderboy1900]

Pereira gonna KO Izzy one last time then go and defeat Hill for the LHW belt

[@manuseal5983]

VIVA to the Humble Pereira !!

[@mrspiff6955]

Lol. Casual

[@Theirishcannoli]

Lol nah why , he needs to at least get through Whitakker he can't just hold up the division

[@shadyganley8877]

Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh forill doh

[@danielbent5399]

Nah kau

[@jwetzel9112]

Paul Felder finally!!!

[@joebee1459]

Agree with Felder 100%. Was never scared of stocky guys, but taller always made me nervous. Alex is a rare mix of jacked and lanky.

[@throwrocks9277]

His leg wasn't compromised. His chin was.

[@gwyn1723]

If Pereira wins it's a wrap. Even if Izzy came back even later and won a fight, 1-4 isn't something you can hang your hat on. If Izzy wins we're guaranteed a trilogy.

[@lacosa24x]

To me they are 1-0 in MMA the decision shouldn’t count because that fight was close and most people say Izzy won the fight against Alex

[@gwyn1723]

@@lacosa24x that would still make it 2-0 by that logic. Bc Izzy got TKO and KO'd

[@JerryBisMe]

@@lacosa24x Clown

[@mattkaiser8984]

I Love Paul Felder. What a sadistic, down to earth guy.

[@bryanmorgan758]

Felder the man

[@JuanPerez-ek5vj]

Izzy almost got Alex with a shot after the bell 🔔.the best shot he lend on the hole fight. I think Alex will get Izzy out faster this time third round KO . Can wait for the fight

[@rajakelseyn3743]

Im gonna laugh my ass off if alex goes "oh so you're a wrestler now" when izzy tries to go for a take down🤣

[@jhairpena4344]

he dosent speak english

[@kang6914]

Alex took him down first though

[@blazzz13]

Good coz that will be followed by a submission like Ottoni did to Alex

[@HERONERDZ]

Wow, Look at Felder man - Hollywood!

[@danphilippidis1571]

I've wondered if some guys with a ton of power and confidence that they can hit if they get their opponent to relax a little, will purposely lose a couple of rounds (that could have been closer if they tried harder) because they know the opponent will relax because they are ahead on the cards

[@GirthCondo]

Feel like a 205 Pereira could possibly win the LHW belt against Jiri or Jamahal Hill. Tough spot for Izzy to have to fight him again. Unfortunate for Izzy that Pereira is just barely able to drain himself to 185.

[@Manny-117]

Ain't no way he beat Jiri, Hill would be an interesting fight but Jiri man his chin is otherworldly whenever I think of him I go back to the Dom Reyes fight and Reyes was blasting him with hard clean shots and Jiri just kept coming I think Jiri would eat him alive just my opinion though

[@Mike-mb1yf]

@@Manny-117 cannot compare Reyes To Alex. Alex will beat Jiri in standup. Jiri can probably beat him through a mix of standup and grappling. Make him worry about grappling and crack him or just take him down and suffocate him.

[@callumbush1]

Former underweight champion of the world.

[@franciscopalacios4624]

Seeing people’s opinion from an unbiased mindset is great

[@cristianchavez1699]

Paul "The Red Dragon" Felder... what a god damn legend

[@notthatguy2779]

They always ignore that Alex easily took Izzy down, defended several other takedowns, and was actually getting damage in the clinch

[@willdogon1874]

Joe watched the fight several times but still wasn't sure how many rounds Izzy got 😂

[@ep_aesthetics5917]

Is Ariel right

[@gregorykoch8467]

I already know this conversation will be in the rematch fight promo

[@colinrodgers5657]

Paul fucking Felder!! Yes listening to this entire podcast as soon as possible

[@designingtheenemy5869]

What's weird is I like Izzy's chances. It's very very hard for a person to win 3 fights against a world class former champion let alone 4. Izzy's bound to get one win in lol.

[@martinchitembo1883]

Man,to lose 4 fights gonna take a toll on his mind.that will definitely get him to be honest.

[@dd-ph9fv]

I agree, I feel Izzy will take this one.

[@braxtonandrews4047]

I concur, but I like Alex's chances against izzy over Whitaker or Chimaev...it's a weird situation

[@jordanclarke6450]

It’s weird how frowned upon “Trying” is. If I lose in anything and almost won on multiple occasions I’m gonna want to try until I at least prove to myself that I can overcome this hurdle even once. The way some people think is so strange to me; nevertheless, let’s go Izzy. Praying for a W, we take lessons and learn from em 👏🏾🇳🇬 🇳🇿I know this win probably means the most to him selfishly (in a good way), he’s got nothing to lose so watch him work

[@whoozworldizthis4221]

What?

[@patw3987]

All my homies love Paul felder!! 💪

[@Isaacaliali777]

Some fighters just have that one kryptonite that gets them every time

[@davidcline471]

Thing is that Izzy will adapt, no doubt, but Alex will as well... And the thing about Alex's potential for adaption would seem to equate to an even greater outcome. Reason being is that he got moved into and up the UFC, fast... he didn't get a nice and easy ramp up to the champ like Conor or some other dudes who were pegged by the UFC early on as future champs and revenue generators. He got moved in quickly and almost too quickly. You could see the tension in his movement and stance; the nerves of such a huge fight in the Octogon so quickly. For the rematch he should have very little of that. And a looser more comfortable and confident Alex, with 3 wins now under his belt, probably means a great deal more for his winning chances than if Izzy is to just avoid leg kicks. Put another way, Alex' chances of winning grow for the rematch while Izzy's narrow to a single technique he has to learn to avoid. So, IMO, Alex should be even more favored to win the rematch.

[@RNG-999]

If "Izzy will adapt" why has Izzy lost 3 matches in a row against Pereira?

[@RoydonA]

Alex sucks - when is he gonna try sell his fights - its all work done by others, he’s lazy on that aspect, just like Islam is

[@kagomehigurashi693]

@TheDevillChaser you must be new to mma

[@iloveBigTits]

EXACTLY.

[@speedy0834]

4:05 "You can't call and score at the same time" says Joe just weeks after trying to say Jan lost a fight that he actually arguably tied in front of thousands of people.

[@pjnice]

1 minute into the pod and Felder talked about Lionel Sanders. Hope Joe have him on. He’s a very interesting athlete.

[@ControlledBalance]

Whats crazy is that even if Pereira loses, he still up 3-1...lol

[@kozureokami8374]

Nah people like Joe Rogan will say that's enough, 1 "revenge" win is enough. Rampage got destroyed by Wanderlei Silva twice in Pride and when Rampage knocked Silva out in UFC Rogan made it out that was enough.

[@justinvoegtline6196]

Of course Joe pandering to Izzy's excuses in the first 10 seconds

[@philippecote8571]

Paul is the man!

[@Hollowsmith]

Paul is a good fighter, but a GREAT commentator. He has a future in commentating if he wants it.

[@natemarx4999]

Izzy is going to have his ego crushed once Alex defends his belt and moves up to win the light heavyweight belt, something Izzy tried and failed to do.

[@markmcguffin873]

"All he had to do was move around" - No Joe. For such a knowledgeable commentator on the sport, you can't just move around and evade Alex Pereira, especially on a compromised leg. It was arguably that mindset in the 4th and 5th rounds that got him knocked the fuck out

[@bigsmall2842]

These past few years Joe has honestly had terrible commentary. He just runs with a narrative the whole fight, and he exaggerates moments for viral clips.

[@JB-np2kh]

Very obvious Alex’s plan was to make it so Izzy couldn’t move around. He worked the legs from the very beginning. The “stumble” from Izzy in he 5th was cause he was in pain from all those checks, Alex saw that and began the fight ending sequence.

[@markmcguffin873]

@@JB-np2kh how do you reckon Izzy beats him - if he can? I'm convinced he needs to hunt the hunter and risk getting knocked out to finish Alex in the opening rounds. (It might surprise him - and he has the power to do it as proven by the final exchange in the first round. I think Alex is still susceptible to that right straight / overhand when it's well set up. If you watch their kickboxing fights, Adesanya was lighting him up with it. Smaller gloves, potential KO)

[@Sheak420]

you did Felder dirty in the thumbnail lol

[@KZ_MMA_]

Paul Felder is awesome

[@ganjahiwalker2641]

“All he had to do was move around and not get caught” true statement fellas and he’s really good at it as we’ve seen. Fans don’t like it, many were disappointed in his moving around and not getting caught when he fought Cannonier. I’m glad Izzy had an entertaining fight for a change, I guess getting caught suits him.