UFC 241 Post-Fight Analysis - Ask Me Anything 48 - Coach Zahabi

[@andymcgram7643]

32:40 breaks down Diaz vs Pettis

[@cheffbuffee]

Thank you sir

[@ToiletDestroyerr]

Time stamp for Miocic Cormier talks?

[@matijaslat2100]

@@ToiletDestroyerr 52:57

[@humanmoron]

nothing but love for you coach. you are a great thinker and honorable person.

[@micksurgenor1865]

🙏

[@lucilius-annaeus]

Great analysis coach, one point I feel like you forgot to mention was that Pettis' injured foot was a result of Nate perfectly checking his low kick. Which also shows another improvement Diaz had made in his time off, as it's no secret that he's struggled with legs kicks in the past and never did a great job of checking them.

[@Al.S.]

Well, coach, I've been waiting for this show for days.

[@thephilpill]

1:35:12 sounds like mr zahabi got pranked 😂

[@phantom_mist1726]

I love firas man but......yes they got him 😄😄😄

[@MMAMG1]

Much love from Montreal. thank you for everything Coach.

[@marlenes.k.1167]

I can listen to you talk all day :-) Just listened to your JRE podcast again today. Pretty sure my IQ is higher now.

[@BodilessVoice]

I am hoping the same is true for Joe, but that may be asking too much.

[@Al.S.]

@@BodilessVoice You made me laugh fair and square. Well done 😂😂👍

[@gabsfra8603]

yes because he has the overall view gives u good understanding of the whole game

[@domizzi626]

I feel the same way also when I listen to that same podcast.. it never gets boring.

[@ToiletDestroyerr]

52:50 Miocic-Cormier talk.

[@delatroy]

Mio chicks

[@matijaslat2100]

it was 2:1 coach for cormier, and he did cheated both fights

[@matijaslat2100]

and he was poked in second round not first

[@89PigDestroyer]

That's what I'm here for lol. Thanks man.

[@tadijaloso262]

@@delatroy Daniel EYE POKE Cryormier.. Or towel ⚖️🐽

[@NM_BE]

Always a pleasure listening to your podcasts coach. Thank you !

[@whitneyallen9237]

I thought the way Diaz closed the distance with stance switching really shut down Pettis kicks and allowed Diaz to pressure and do what he does. Another awesome adjustment on Nate’s part.

[@CoachZahabi]

Whitney Allen true!

[@user-vs9yl4lp6e]

you should put time-stamps for certain fights in the discriptions after, cheers

[@gallolocoparisien]

Please coach, you should consider having a PODCAST! So much easier to listen on the go :)

[@CoachZahabi]

Guillaume Parola I do please check iTunes.

[@gallolocoparisien]

@@CoachZahabi thanks Coach, I found it ;) merci !!!

[@aquaboy2022]

1:19:37 "Conor McGregor = Pathetic sorry excuse for a human being"

[@basilb2007]

It's true. There's no excuse

[@jonwhite8815]

Completely true. Conor is such a piece of shit.

[@NoName-th2hy]

Zahabi still upset about McGregors tweets

[@Herc11355]

Thank you for not allowing me wade through the whole video to hear is take on McGregor.

[@AngryBystander]

No Name brotha he’s a grown man with a family and successful gym that’s been around forever. If you think he cares about a tweet you clearly don’t know him

[@drake10X]

I think Yoel vs costa should've been a draw, I don't get people who say it was a robbery, the fight was very close

[@velkozinspace5704]

A draw if i ever seen one

[@dantdt4693]

Gamer2478 that’s not possible with 10 point system pal you can’t score a 10-8 round in that fight

[@caricusmeridius8217]

Yoel might have taken the fight in 5 rounds it was looking like he had the better cardio at the end and he's used to 5 rounds Costa hasn't done 5. I think Costa did win 2 out of 3 though even if it looked like Yoel started taking over and would have won the 5 rounder

[@arjunsridhar3350]

Firas going at Connor is the best thing ever haha

[@abhashstha1005]

Time???

[@arjunsridhar3350]

@@abhashstha1005 near the end. LIke 1:20 ish I think

[@mathew66]

1:17:30

[@phantom_mist1726]

What's funny is conor has talked shit about firas in the past lol just imagine them in the octagon, I got coach via heel hook ;)

[@D9Wx]

@@phantom_mist1726 lmao conor would end coaches Life in seconds. Hes a hypocrite like most devoted muslims. Angry bitches with double standards

[@ffnovice7]

Other than the audio quality, this was a dense, patrician, deep video.

[@danielyoung2027]

I completely disagree with coach here on the D.C. eye poke!!!! D.C. gouged the hell out of Miocic'a eyes in the first fight! And miocic never complained once about it. But it only took one look at Miocic's face to notice ALL the finger nail scrapes around Miocic's eyes!!!! Then in the second fight. He did the exact same thing!!! Look at miocic and his eyes and it will tell the story! No need to debate what you can clearly see!

[@oreocarlton3343]

Its the elephant in the room...

[@Disinfo321]

6:45 “Yoel did that takedown to play the rules” You mean what GSP did all those years? Like he would do in the last minute of each round vs Shields? Like when he wasn’t very offensive vs Hendricks but his stalling takedowns won him a very close fight?

[@bagelboy-yt877]

True

[@ryanagar7498]

But as the rule set stands you might as Well use it.

[@danb7856]

Gsp used takedowns for all the reasons Firas said don’t count lol

[@CoachZahabi]

Kyle Hulse GSP was super offensive on the ground. He was the greater/grappler combo ever. You guys are our to lunch!

[@RandomEvents_]

@@CoachZahabi GSP is very offensive when he didnt have the belt, he even finished most of his fights. but when he has the belt, he plays it very safe and if you look at it honestly, you would see the same. its called playing the points game and in my cards, Romero did take that round with the take down because by taking your opponent down who did not want to go to the ground counts more than you explained. much love Coach, cheers

[@p0werl0ve]

please ask joe rogan about the mic he uses, this one not the best :)

[@CoachZahabi]

Powerlove I agree the sound is off this time not sure why. Will try and figure it out. Thanks for the heads up

[@ffnovice7]

@@CoachZahabi unironically, try reinstalling the audio programs, sir.

[@screamstation]

Tristar Gym it is a good mic but it is too “hot”, meaning it was overdriven so it compressed and muddied your voice. I can hear it, just reduce the volume a bit next time.

[@CoachZahabi]

lefu thanks for the tip but you are highly over estimating my button pushing skills. I have no idea how to reinstall an audio program lol. I will try to get some help

[@CoachZahabi]

Zhel the volume on the mic was really low. Not sure why it was hot? It us sally sounds much better then this.

[@voltdgt2529]

Hey man. Would Love it if you could talk more about Jiu jitsu matches. Especially the Kinektic 1 show that just happened.

[@ToiletDestroyerr]

Also THANK YOU For Highlighting The Severe Eye Pokes. I Feel They Changed The Course Of The Fight. Cruz Mentioned The Pokes As Well. I Also Feel They Hurt DC Being That Stipe Made Him Pay, It Might Have Hurt His Confidence.

[@MMAFightMagazine]

Hey Coach, Ottawa here. Im sure youve heard by now, but after three rounds, all three judges had Cormier up two rounds to one, but the "rounds won by whom" differed by judge.

[@colinmurphy3478]

You can actually gain muscle without a caloric surplus. This is especially true for people new to lifting. If you eat enough protein and achieve progressive overload in the gym, your muscles will adapt. Protein requirements tend come with a lot of calories but not necessarily. It becomes harder and harder to gain muscle without upping calories as you keep training though, although still possible.

[@PackandRip]

Always appreciate your knowledge Firas!

[@michaellarson7280]

Firas got baited Nick Gurs. Apparently Bart Simpson watches the channel

[@AlexColberg]

Coach Zahabi's lips are moving out of sync to the audio. Is this the fault of the video or of my computer I wonder.

[@AndresFnt]

its not your computer. His video and audio quality is poor in this video.

[@Serjohn]

Coach Zahabi,im good in the clinch,on top and bottom but i have trouble getting hold of the guy and sometimes i have to take a shot to get inside,now my teamates figured out that if they charge at me or tackle me i fall down,it sucks,i tried to do that to guys but they dont fall down they have better balance than me.

[@madmusic341]

I think all those eyepokes DC landed on Stipe has actually prepared him to fight Jones pretty well.

[@ryannafe9252]

Not to hijack the comments on behalf of McGregor, but I really don’t think I could watch someone hit an old man and not immediately jump into the fray in defense and retribution for the old man. Something within me would force me to step in. And if I somehow managed to ignore that impulse to defend the man and remained seated on the sidelines, I’m not sure I could have the same sense of self worth afterwards. I’d feel like less of a man.

[@D9Wx]

Costa would absolutely dismantled overrated izzy. Hes got several Split descision s and ws basicly KOd by gastelum who brainfarted. Wtf are u seeing.

[@AdnanKhan-jn8dz]

Love it ♥️ keep up the good work coach

[@honestlee9921]

Hahaha that made me lol when u said im not gonnanbe ripped like paulo costa

[@danrashtizadeh1]

FIRAS ZAHABI has an accent of wisdom

[@Kalernor]

Coach is there a regular time you have your AMA's? If not, could you announce in advance when you plan on doing an AMA? I love catching them live

[@ivanskorjanec3572]

It is Miochich, ..great pronounciation coach:) ..great breakdown:)

[@mattwoodroffe2366]

I think the success DC was having gave him a sense of invulnerability and he felt he could just score on Miocic at will so why bother wrestling. But he was only going to get away with walking Stipe down, hands at side, for so long before he got cracked.

[@НилИванов-ж1ц]

What happened at 1:35:10? Was it prank or real

[@phantom_mist1726]

😂😂😂😂 that's messed up that they did him like that

[@oreocarlton3343]

Oh man, notty!

[@NickB1121]

Cormier eye poked Miocic in both fights.

[@Shalalashaska]

Thank you for another great episode.

[@terrybyrd5951]

I appreciate the length of the podcast. (Audio listener).

[@AndresFnt]

I see a microphone in the video but why is the audio quality so bad?

[@gg2fan]

I think he's just too close to it and he's peaking it

[@jonoharper4729]

Paulo Costa did not get dropped by Yoel in round 1, it was a slip. Confirmed by the slow mo replay. You're welcome 😜

[@MMAFightMagazine]

Lol, agreed Tom Smith. Plus, Costa HIMSELF said that after he knocked Yoel down, Yoel got up and pointed down at the ground, as if to say (something along the lines of) "I dropped my mouthpiece," or whatever. Still Costa's fault for falling for it. But he said "it broke his concentration and he got punched in the neck, [knocking] him down."

[@dug22000]

Wat do u think about the win hit method

[@Unibot47]

Screw Conor Mcgregor. I've always said he was the worst thing to happen to the sport, even before all of his shenanigans. Man I wish I could go to Canada and train with Tristar even if for a short bit.

[@terrybyrd5951]

I don’t remember Stephens and Aldo trading body shots. I remember one strong one from Aldo leading to a TKO.

[@Elledollar]

Always appreciate listening to you. But it seems you have a pro microphone but the sound is really bad. Would be great if you could fix it for next time 👍.

[@itzvirt]

Next card: Zahabi vs. McGreggor

[@MisanthropicCurmudgeon]

I think it's worth mentioning that Costa was off balance when he was dropped and was not in the same amount of danger as Romero after the left hook. I'm not saying it wasn't a great shot as well, but if you compare the knock downs, easy round 1 Costa.

[@dug22000]

Wat do you think about the wim hof method

[@Drumaier]

We all know DC eye pokes are 💯 intentional. He tried to eye poke Stipe several times. Watch the fight again, how DC has the hand extended and does little gestures to reach Stipe eyes. That posture and movements of hand doesn't make any sense unless you are trying to stick some fingers into the hole.... The orbital hole that is.

[@rocklee5231]

On the slowmo replay ESPN showed it didn't look like Acosta got hit before he fell.

[@jeffreym166]

I didn't agree with you on Pettis an diaz. But Jon Jones I believe would still be great in heavyweight.

[@BilboB]

17:12 sounds like something is fishy with Gordan Ryan

[@ryanagar7498]

Thought the same lol

[@THEkillerMISKOW]

Gordon*

[@jonoharper4729]

Yes definitely juicing

[@jeffreym166]

😆

[@jeffreym166]

He's now 230 and looking pretty lean .

[@Wendelvendel]

I would love to know if coach still thinks Nick is a better fighter than Nate. I used to think that nick was better but the adjustments that Nate made in this last fight have made me question myself. I really want to see a diaz with wrestling!

[@Krogrosen]

IMO i think Nick is the better fighter. I would not want to see the Diaz brother face eachother, but if they did, i think Nick would win

[@Lorendrawn]

How much of that arrogance is due to his training environment? It's no secret Conor and many fighters associate self image with their fighting. Mighty mouse says Matt Hume occasionally thrashes him just to keep him humble. MM also trains in a big gym with a community environment. The Diaz brothers train similar to McGregor in that they are the center of a group of trainers, but they stay humble and connected because their training partners are literally family and part of their crew. GSP of course trains in TriStar, where Zahabi keeps him grounded and there's a large body of new blood that GSP is obliged to help train. The AKA fighters are in a similar community. Jacare, Adesanya, Weidman, and Bisping all go to local city gyms where there are plenty average joes and where they're obliged to keep it real around normal people who don't care about fighting as much as, say, they do. McGregor is the center of his training world. It's McGregor, Artem, Dannis, and other dudes they bring in. But all of them sort of "belong" to McGregor and are part of the show, as opposed to people that are brought in to give perspective. I feel like McG's training environment plays hugely into his natural arrogance. Not to mention he used to be the face of the UFC. I *in no way* condone or support or make excuses for CMG. I literally just thought that up in the shower.

[@jakeallstar1]

You might be right but I think a lot of his antics are mostly positive reinforcement to negative behaviors over the years. Even backstage when he didn't know he was being recorded he picked fights with guys like Uriah, Woodley and khabib. And that was his first couple fights in the ufc. He stole Jose's belt and it made that fight huge. He threw the cans at the Diaz rematch and it made that fight bigger. He picked up a chair to throw at Alvarez and that clip was all over the promo for that fight. He talked shit about Floyd and ended up getting that fight as a result. He threw a dolly at khabib and that fight was even bigger. His antics outside of the cage have gotten him paid big over the years. Anyone who has lived his life would probably be thinking at this point (at least subconsciously) whatever negative shit I do outside of the cage can only make me more money. He has never been punished with anything that cost him more money than he made by getting all that publicity.

[@ipsofactophoto]

1:26:02 Conor's defense is snorting too much cocaine and drinking too much whiskey.

[@Issac117]

I don't get why guys with superior wrestling try to strike entire rounds instead of just using it to open up a takedown.

[@JustMeELC]

Rexx DC explained... it is very satisfying to SEE the damage you are causing with strikes... you fall in love with it & don't wrestle when you should.

[@fastnate07]

If they fight again we can definitely predict there will be eye pokes

[@Az0rAh4i]

Great episode but please get a better mic coach

[@blacksunlight1]

1:17:27 McGregor vs. Old Man

[@rasaknnn]

Something wrong with this mic, lots of static?

[@fiqipraramadhan]

lee being coached by you will defeat mcgregor coached by kavanagh

[@Ritalie]

I have a really hard time taking anyone serious who says that a 42 year old concrete robot is just "normal" if you do daily exercise.

[@beatsNstrings]

Costa actually claims romero was dirty because he didnt hit him in the nuts. Costa claims that yoel cried wolf about the groin shot then tried to fool him by pointing at something to distract him

[@GhostVapeKIlla]

Well he CLEARLY did hit him in the nuts. All replays at all angles proved it This is why you don't go off the fighters judgment, you go off the ref. I have seen fighters SWEAR on their mothers they didnt hit groin, to only be shown the actual replay which confirmed they did.in the heat of fighting you miss a lot of details.

[@srijanagrawal255]

1:18:40 Joe rogan begs to differ. He is fascinated by the wildness of the irish cultur and it's just the irish in conor so what you gonna do

[@goalposthead79]

with respect, you apply scoring to the romero v costa fight as you think it should be, not as it is.

[@terrybyrd5951]

These clips need to be featured on MMAWorld. It’s not necessary tho. They don’t deserve you.

[@yungemu3236]

I think people are quick to assume people are on the juice man Ive been playing sports since I was 4 and there were kids in middle school ans high school who were fucking jacked some people just have crazy genetics

[@jonoharper4729]

Coach....we can listen to you talk for hours, but your mic is a deal breaker. It is a truly terrible mic and terrible audio, what a pity.

[@Krogrosen]

Firas "Look" Zahabi

[@GhostVapeKIlla]

Thumb nail looks like Paulie! 😂😂😂

[@JoelGRodriguez]

I'm sorry brother, no disrespect... But you got to get somebody in there to help you with the sound. Not good.

[@CoachZahabi]

Joel G. Rodriguez I agree. Working on it. Sorry for the screw up

[@Judas3rd]

Mr. you are making up rules. There is nothing that says a takedown has to be followed up. It scores points. Which is the whole reasoning behind fight scoring.

[@tomblack4634]

The whole point of the scoring system isn’t so Yoel can someone down with 2 secs on the clock

[@radicalstanza3614]

Yes, there is. Read the new rules. A takedown by itself doesn't matter if it doesn't lead to offense.

[@redbrows3225]

Sat down with the kimura? You mean when Diaz dropped him with a knee to the head?

[@terrybyrd5951]

I trust Rob can continue to retain his title at 185

[@AB-hi6ru]

Ty

[@klefthoofrobert787]

For me it was a complete draw , but i understand and agree with the decision win for Costa (although it would have been fair to have a split decision , because i think the boos were mostly because of the unanimous loss ,not just a loss by itself) but again ill defend the judges because you have to see the big picture in my opinion , why invest in a 42 year old wrestler turned mma fighter whom is on the way out (retirement) and also won 27 million dollars in the tainted supp. lawsuit :P , like fuck that guy , i would have given it to costa if i was in their shoes , im investing in the undefeated future generation champ who had 100% finishing rate , Yoel fucked that ratio up because of his granite chin , but i digress , as i stated above , i am looking at the big picture and the win for Costa was the best choice even though the match was techincally a draw.

[@bashrath1]

1:35:14 FIRAS GOT GOT :'(

[@AndresFnt]

Yoel would have won the fight if he followed a Cormier or GSP ground n pound or clinch against the cage Coture style to make Costa gas sooner.

[@creativeperson5858]

Shoulda coulda woulda

[@AndresFnt]

@@creativeperson5858 he wanted to beat costa on the feet. It was a pride thing. I notice he couldve taken costa down at will but he didnt to try and prove something to himself.

[@flyinfinity7312]

As Diaz brother has always said it's not a sports it's a fight. You go into cage and fight another man to finish him , to damage him so he could no longer compete. I would love to see fighters being humble but who cares that they are not they are fighter. It's not a sports where you kick a ball or through a ball. You kick and punch in another man body. Tell me it's not animal behaviour and you have to be animal to do so. I humbly respect those fighter they does these animal behaviour to Thier opponent inside cage and cut off after that. They are master to control themselves but sometimes they might loose their self. We should remember who they are and accept it. Man makes mistakes get with it not to repeat again that's all I say

[@srebrnimedved]

1:32:15

[@basnation7769]

Coach, I'm afraid to say Nick Gerrs isn't a fighter, nor a real person, just a troll 😂

[@marioyamasaki977]

What minute was this comment said?

[@basnation7769]

@@marioyamasaki977 1:35:10 lol

[@dianeaustin2414]

Actually you are better than Rogan

[@tomblack4634]

Hopefully Nick Gurrs won his Amateur fight. Lol

[@basnation7769]

I had to replay that like 3 times lol. 200 level trolling right there.

[@MSAli86]

What if the old man kicked a baby?!

[@11gingin]

"its just how they were raised" haha

[@greatness8248]

#diaz academy

[@Devorantem]

Definitely big fan of you and these long-form videos, Firas. You said you didn't think Tim grabbed the gloves or that even if he did it didn't change anything in the fight, maybe you missed it? forums.sherdog.com/threads/gif-of-kennedy-grabbing-romeros-glove-and-punching-him.3401521/ This sequence is the sequence that rocked Romero badly (which, one could argue, changes the fight). Before this, Tim wasn't having much success. I think the hold is pretty clear. This obviously does not excuse anything Romero did, but one could argue if Tim never cheated here to rock Yoel at end of round, "stoolgate" would've never happened.

[@Geist452]

the adjustment wasn't out of no where; it was in play the previous round, when stipe started to circle out of the follow up Left hook, and the right hand it was steering him into. The body shot was just a matter of time. I saw DC winning, but I also saw his lone strategy slowly break down. DC was trying to end by crossing the body with the right hand, off the established feint; if he leads with the left hook by crossing in the opposite direction and cutting down the angle, it re-opens the set up for that right hand (freeziing stipe's right with the 1-3 by circling too it). And creates a counter to the body shot {the lead hook being that counter; and the check left hook being stipe's next probable tool to re-establish a favorable angle, for a delayed right hand (and to deal with the alternate to the lead hook, a 1-2 cutting down the angle)}

[@MikeHunt117]

Geist452 nah

[@Geist452]

@@MikeHunt117 If Stipe was intent on moving away and out to start exchanges, then yah. might not what you see him scoring with; key word being "establish"

[@MikeHunt117]

Geist452 nah. sorry

[@MikeHunt117]

@@Geist452 nah.

[@DeezNuts43]

Too much bass in the mic.

[@MrMattyoshea]

Your skill is sooooo clean... must be PEDs... so ashamed I’ve learned so much technique from a juicer ;) ;) ;)

[@manishrenegade8271]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@baileytaylor5079]

Your mic is rubish on joe podcast your voice was so good upgrade it please. Or your more brain drunk. Thx bro

[@elliottjames671]

I thought it was good fight coach.

[@11Slowmotion11]

Costa won Round 2

[@Kampup]

Conor click-bait...Tony is looked over accept it!

[@roykisso244]

No way mcregor is still at the same level / peak mcregor was against nate 2 and eddie - floyd fight mess him up training wise and money wise with khabib he look very bad at stand up his footwork hands are shit and now with his wiskey and his money i bet we would not see a peak mcregor again

[@GhostVapeKIlla]

You maad bro?

[@silverblack25]

He faded because yoel poked him in the eye

[@antonioibarra9031]

hahahaha this guys dosent like the diaz. uhh why did pettis hurt his foot. o yeah diaz check it. hahahaha

[@CoachZahabi]

antonio ibarra I’m actually a big fan of Diaz and yes I believe I mention the kick was checked, if not it was an oversight on my part.

[@roykisso244]

Wowww is firas have beef with diaz!!! Why talking like nate is shit and now he is better wtf dudes nates a killer not even a close fight against pettis he murder him easyyy

[@AndersRosendalBJJ]

lol, he thinks DC isn't a cheater?! There's video evidence of him cheating on a weigh-in The eye pokes are definitely on purpose. It's his strategy. And it works.

[@tomblack4634]

Have you asked DC yourself?

[@AngryBystander]

Man you’re a genius. I bet you make over a million dollars a day with that brain of yours🙄

[@chicassoproductions8527]

Eye pokes def on purpose.