UFC 299 SEAN O'MALLEY vs MARLON VERA Aftermath

[@spideyz64]

Man, Dustin and Yan winning really made my day! I'm so happy

[@spicemma]

Yups same here. It's still sinking in! ! !

[@kaiden247]

Love ya content

[@4DaFam]

Unpopular opinion I think O’Malley is a bad matchup for Merab. I honestly believe he’s gonna ko him when they fight. Cory vs Sean is the fight im excited to see

[@spicemma]

I agree! Sandhagen is the real threat.

[@TheSimpleverse]

You're absolutely correct Angie. The coaches and commentators can say do this and do that but when u got a guy in front of u who moves like Suga, it's easier said than done. Was so happy that Jack got it done and Shavkat would be an interesting match up but a tough one. Dustin made me jump out of my seat! and think about how happy u would have been 🤘 so good! I can see Ngannou losing his return to mma. He's taken too much time off, but we'll see.

[@spicemma]

Hey Simon thanks for the support! I can see Ngannou losing his next fight also. Don't think he's ever been knocked out before, and to that degree. His next opponent wont be so respectful and fearful which may be his undoing ( similar to the skid Derrick Lewis went on ). Lol I was thinking of recording a reaction video, but you know how much editing is involved with these things! I am favoring Jack to beat Shavs if its in Australia.

[@nFinityV2]

I have a different perspective, which some people won't agree with. The problem with Chito is that he has a limited set of tools in his arsenal, and lacks that ability to take risks. We've seen it in past fights, especially the Sandhagen fight where he gets snakecharmed with feints and can't find a rythmn going. As soon as he was biting on Sean's feints I knew it wasn't gonna be a great night. Sure Chito has his moment in the final 30s, where he took a chance, but as with his fights with Cruz and Sandhagen he gives up far too much ground and relies on setting up something big. Loving the breakdowns, always nice to hear a fresh perspective and view on these fights!

[@spicemma]

Thank you ! I had the same perspective, but didn't want to disrespect Chito.. but there is some sort of metal block right? Maybe it goes in hand with his limited tools and he watches too much. It pains me to see a fighter rely on the magic shot and the fight escapes them, like T Woodly in his last ufc fights. Ah well! He's still a legend.

[@rodrigogois]

Great event, Angie! Man... I'd have loved to see your face right after Dustin got the win... The main event was kinda underwhelming. I was expecting a more competitive fight, and the skill display also was just OK. But overall, really good event. It delivered the expectations.

[@spicemma]

Hey Rodrigo! I got a work out from all the cheering watching the fights! It takes me a while to process the result sometimes.. for Dustin too,, especially with everything that happened on the weekend. I watched much of the Ngannu Joshua card too. I see what u mean about the main event.. it was one sided, more of a striking master class more than an mma title fight.

[@gfaulk]

Fair man opinions are opinions I just don’t know how you aren’t impressed with that striking performance it was beautiful in every sense of the word lol

[@rodrigogois]

@@gfaulk I was talking the overall skill dispayed from both fighters. For the side of O'Malley, he did pretty well. He was on his wheelhouse and performed well, so I can appreciate that, but on the side of Chito, I felt not much came out. It was not a competitive fight, expected when it comes to a title fight. Of course, there are non-competitive title fights who finish early, but at least it was a finish. When it goes 5 rounds and the opposition doesn't offer that same level one is giving (bar the durability, because Chito sure is durable), it doesn't feel that great for me as a spectator. But hey, my opinion, of course. Glad you liked it 👍🏼

[@africanus2089]

Love the analysis! Chito is one of the most frustrating fighters to watch. He has shades of Tyron Woodley in that he's a very limited counterpuncher because he has very few means to walk his opponents into counters. He doesn't really feint, fake or do much to dictate the pace of his fights, and he's very low-volume, which is often the case with heavy-handed fighters. But it causes him to give up rounds because he spends so much time looking for the perfect opening. The opening though, won't come if he's being overwhelmed by volume has no time or space to make the reads he needs to then land the KO. This is why fighters shouldn't just assume they'll finish someone. They need a reliable way to win rounds in case they can't finish someone, otherwise you find yourself losing a decision simply because you didn't do enough. As for Ngannou, I had a feeling he was getting KO'd the moment I saw that wide gap between his guard. His lead hand was kept so far off to the side and low (probably an MMA leftover from having to dig for underhooks to fight takedowns) that he had nothing to obstruct any of AJ's jabs or straights. It also meant his check hook had to travel through a much wider arc, so it fell just an inch short of landing most times. And it was all he was looking for. The moment AJ started circling away from his check hook/left hand and toward Ngannou's right, Ngannou should have tried landing with his rear hand. But I think he was caught up by the fact that his check hook is what dropped Fury, so he thought it was his money punch.

[@spicemma]

Thanks heaps. Oh my gord tell me about it. Cheeto is anticlimactic for sure as much as we love him. I was thinking of T-wood also. I agree.. fighters need to fight to win each round or initiate the knock out or sub. It is soul crushing to see fighters with all the potential but no means to deliver. Thanks for that analysis, I have to rewatch and see. Boxing is so quick, I need more experience watching it.

[@psa-km6kv]

Couldn’t believe how big an underdog Poirier was for this fight

[@spicemma]

I know, it was too good to be true!!! heheh : D

[@TimetoTransformMe]

The difference in footwork skills between O'Malley and Chito became glaringly obvious to me after watching a replay of the fight. Chito just couldn't get out of the way quickly enough and didn't have the range advantage he normally does to make up for his flat footed style. Congrats on the picks!

[@spicemma]

.. yeah.. it is painful to watch it back for Cheeto. The damage he took too. It was too easy for O'Malley! lol thank you! ! ! !

[@Twigz72]

Masterful performance from Sean. I knew his striking was good but Jesus it looked amazing, props to chito too no other bantamweight except maybe munhoz would take that beating. Cory vs Sean would be such a good fight too the striking on display would be a treat to watch, I do think Cory would mix in the grappling and win that one though

[@spicemma]

Oh yeah his striking is improving too it seems. I hope we get Cory next, I think he has a better chance than Merab!

[@leveuf]

Finally a card in which I don´t finish totally sad!! Amazing fights, debuts, and some of our favourites with great wins!! Yan vs Figueredo could be a great fight. Hugs and good vibes, Angie!! :)

[@spicemma]

I know!! For me it felt like eating too many chocolates at once including Ngannu Joshua... Ooo yeah Yan vs Figgy not bad at all! Thanks Leveuf you're the best! Now I have to worry about the Islam Dustin fight taking fruition.. I couldn't handle such a set up! Take care!

[@leveuf]

@@spicemma Islam vs Dustin, could be extreme for the Diamond, but if it needs to happen, surely would be better for Dustin if it's his next fight, now he has the momentum.

[@spicemma]

I know.. imagine if he did it!!!!!!!!!!!

[@arnavrawat9406]

when DUSTIN POIRIER kock BSD i jumped of the seat it was sooo awesome

[@spicemma]

My back muscles got a workout from all the barracking!

[@MatthewMcRowan]

I thought Jack was holding up for some reason, and just didn't let his power go, that is until he was on his back in 3rd and was like "fuck mate I might lose" and just KOd Burns, I want him to be more aggressive next time around. And Shavkat callout is absolutely ELEPHANT NUTS.

[@spicemma]

Yeah I wasn't sure. I thought Gilbert was eating his shots, maybe Jack was holding back! It was great to see him pull shit out the fire like that. I think JDM beats Shavs if it's in Perth.

[@MatthewMcRowan]

@@spicemma oh he snapped his arm! in 1st round too.... that's why I thought that

[@spicemma]

Good eyes. I am surprised !

[@Arikarinful]

I really like Sandhagen and hope he gets the title shot! It sucks that his recent fights have been boring compared to his fights when he was moving up the ranks. People forget that Frankie Edgar KO 🤯

[@spicemma]

Yup. I think Cory has been rounding out his skill set. And I've been waiting for him to get his title shot for too long now.

[@0ER17]

I put in Dustin by 2nd RD TKO. Odds were +1400…which was crazy considering Dustin is the better striker. Plus rumors came out on Friday that Benoit had been taking antibiotics and that can affect cardio. JDM’s striking looked great as always, throwing combos and going to the body. I hope he can continue to work on his takedown defense and grappling. I was cracking up at the Almeida part 🤣Good stuff Spice!

[@spicemma]

Oh woahh nice now thats a prop worth bragging about, hope you raked it in! I missed those BSD staph rumors prior to the fight... lol now I feel bad for being harsh with Almeida, but he's winning at life.

[@realeyesrealizereallies6828]

Way cool Spice...The only way to have success against O'malley is to get him on the ground or make it a clinch, close affair fight. O'Malley's foot work, speed, length and talent is too much for all of the Bantam Weights. Merab has the best chance with his wrestling and cardio, but he has to cross the void to get to O'Malley, which will be very dangerous, and then he has to get him to the ground, which will be very difficult..Like the art work, very nice..See ya around the traps..Except my traps are in the Adirondack forest..I only see Bears, deer, raccoons, and other animals in these traps, which is the way I like it..

[@spicemma]

Great points.. I have a feeling O'Malley can defend for a while.. Think O'Malley's biggest threat is Sandhagen. Hey you're a hunter thats pretty cool! Your traps do sound exciting! About time I went on a bush walk or something...

[@underdogpsychosis2841]

Lovin your hat sister 😌 I used to have 2 smart ones just like it but different colours. What an absolute beating Suga gave him 😂 and Chito been coming out with some wild excuses recently about hair gel or some shit 😭🤣

[@spicemma]

Thanks! oo nice, I need to get myself a few diff colours also... I used to have a knitted multicolour one that made me look like a rastafari.. worn that one out. Yeah if Chito is making excuses it reflects thats why he couldn't prepare to fight O Malley or execute the right game plan.

[@underdogpsychosis2841]

@@spicemma the 2 I had were actually women's I think 😂 not sure if they were unisex but I got them both from women but they looked well smart 😁 1 was black and looked like the ones the dissidents wore in old soviet Russia and the other was a blue denim type thing. Yours is cool too, it reminded me, I might source one now actually. And if Chito persists with the delusions he will become even more of a laughing stock than he already is 😭😂 Glad to have found your channel sister, it'd be cool to hear how you 1st got into mma, your favourite fighter, fight etc, like a video on your back story or something. Much gratitude 🙌🏻

[@spicemma]

Damn thats cool as. I want a soviet era looking hat! Mine's a cheap nasty hat off ebay that cost me $10 or something. I will need to upgrade soon! Hey thanks for the idea for vids also. Take care!

[@StuartDesign]

I really wish Ngannou was as patient as he was against Fury in the early rounds... he didn't seem to realise that his counterpunching was his best asset. Although AJ has power, it's the fact Francis was diving in taking risks with out of range shots instead of keeping his guard up and bracing for what was coming his way that made this a short night. Very sad (;_;).

[@spicemma]

Ah yeah that makes sense.. think his style also worked better with Fury but maybe the ego did get in the way after all. The best I can do is watch anime when it comes to understanding boxing.. they slow it right down for me lol. I'm not too sad for ngannou, although the set back sucks, the world is still his oyster.

[@StuartDesign]

@@spicemma Well, I had no idea they did Anime about Boxing. Maybe that'll make me feel less sad after the Ngannou loss (;_;)...

[@spicemma]

If you are into anime Hajime No Ippo is free to watch and dubbed! kzbin.info/aero/PLZl2WoG2wtoelIXI_AnZRVyfWqIl0heGO . It will cheer you up! I cried when I finished it. I bought the other seasons on DVD and watching it to now. SO GOOD. Also Megalobox is worth checking out. Omg now I'm geeking out!!!

[@StuartDesign]

@@spicemma By all means geek out! I remember watching Slam Dunk, many years ago... so, this might have some pretty big shoes to fill... but I’ll check it out for sure.

[@spicemma]

Ah yes I hear that ones good...I've seen some of the original art from the manga in the British museum. theres too much anime to try out.. my friends were nagging me to watch ippo for years. But it wasn't until I stumbled upon it I gave it a go. It's kinda like that!

[@angelrivas4042]

Imagine dominating fighters at the highest level in the most dangerous weight class and a girl who analyzes fights calls you a pusy for winning😂😂

[@spicemma]

LOL I know... I can't really talk! But we Aussies know how a man should fight!

[@calpatus1149]

told you! JDM future champ, if his takedown defence improves a bit and he becomes a bit more active with the hands he's having gold wrapped around him soon, shavkhat is a great fight to make as well

[@MatthewMcRowan]

He made huge progress training with Craig. His scrambles were good and to do that against Burns is something. He didn't jump gilly like in Hafez fight lol

[@spicemma]

It is crazy to think Jack may be fighting for the belt soon. Totally, just needs to trust him self more, like he did in the 3rd round.. He beats Shavs I think! I'm still a little gobsmacked !

[@SoyDuckHot]

Jack Della is like a monk imo

[@SoyDuckHot]

O’Malley is much better than I thought. Cool paintings. The only pick I had wrong was Almeida I had too much faith in steroids.

[@spicemma]

Hey Bill! LOL Almedia.. he does look like he was fed steroids as a kid. Thank you! Yeah.. O'Malley is looking legit!

[@SmokingDopeFrazier]

Carmen San Diego found.

[@spicemma]

the shorter scruffier version!

[@DenoBrwn]

I’m glad Blaydes got that win. I do not want to see Almeda on top of anything.

[@spicemma]

haha same! I hope blades gets his title shot

[@deannwabueze6949]

The respect for both sports was my biggest take away from that fight. It's trippy because if you watch the fight where ngannou fought stipe he KO'd him almost the exact same way. As for o'mally I think in order to be at him you need to have a serious lack of fear bc those hands are lethal, but if you have good defense and put pressure I'm pretty sure you win which is why I think merab takes the win.

[@spicemma]

Thats exactly what I thought in that moment - the KO falling over the knee- a strange coincidence. I think stipe actually landed on his lower leg flat hope his knee was ok! Merab has the right personality to take on O'Malley... but it seems O'Malley's foot work has also improved. Wonder if Merab can catch him, or will he get sniped on the way in?

[@deannwabueze6949]

@@spicemma it's really weird I don't dislike omalley, but when a champion seems to have no flaws like illia, or better yet no good competition it makes me want them to take an L a lot more. It's interesting because Islam is dominant but there are threats in JUSTIN, TSRUYKAN. But if merab can't do it then like who else , he's all I got hahaha

[@spicemma]

oh yes me too.. nothing feels better than seeing a more "human" like fighter overcome the odds. Volk became likeable cause he took crazy risks. We won't see them from guys like O'Malley or Islam. I think there's still alot of mystery around Islam, cause we haven't really seen a lot of him in Light W fights that are elite and not last minute. Sounds crazy. I think Merab and Cory have a decent chance.. O Malley was smart to call out Vera first.

[@gangawerks]

Cool vid. Ya, that was alot of punishment to watch-especially if you watched the Ngannou card too. Man, watching Chito was like watching the Passion of Christ. The tattoo on his belly was kind of ironic when I think of it.

[@spicemma]

lol yes I may need a detox! Boxing gives me too much to process that I can't quite follow with the same understanding. haha yeah there was certainly something about Chito looking like Jesus, then taking a beating.. Is totally ironic!

[@gangawerks]

@@spicemma that reminds me of the water colour art behind you. There is something cleansing about that medium. I haven't really seen combat sports done in that medium. I really, realy like it.

[@spicemma]

Thanks Gangawerks, The line work is traditional, but the colours are digital. Although I prefer to work traditional with colours too, so maybe soon I'll be able to work on some new pieces

[@gangawerks]

GSP's coach mentioned something fascinating regarding Dustin's guillotine attempts and what was missing in it. I was thinking-could it be that simple!..... @23:22 mark of kzbin.infoBSxyCmy1nPo?si=1bhaZQRbpPJwrLQs

[@spicemma]

Thanks .. so thats who that guys is! Such a fine detail, I'll keep an eye out for that aspect next time I watch the fight.

[@gangawerks]

@@spicemma The Ariel interview Dustin did post match was impressive on many levels. It sounded like he'll stick to the same strategy in his next fight. If he could submit Islam that would be insane.

[@spicemma]

That would blow my socks off! I wonder what the odds would be on that LOL

[@gangawerks]

@@spicemma i'm betting he tries...if he actually pulls it off i'll be yelling mashallah!

[@blackslav1497]

TURN YOUR MIC TF UP!

[@spicemma]

My phantom power dropped out..

[@blackslav1497]

@@spicemma Oh, never heard of you, you are a girl. Weird. I'll be here to see what happens with your channel, not subscribing yet though.

[@spicemma]

LOL It's perfectly natural to be a girl. But thanks!

[@blackslav1497]

@@spicemma Yes.

[@sock6567]

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[@rbo3193]

Your content is quite monetone despite saying exitment....advice from a non simp dont just make videos of the main fights....target the cards overall and show what your about...if your views are low throw a nina drama suit in for the occasion Hope you do well mate

[@spicemma]

I exerted all my excitement over this crazy weekend, so yes I was exhausted and flat for this video. I can't always show up at my best. I never expected to do this well being myself. I appreciate the advice.

[@rbo3193]

@@spicemma @spicemma I can see your not di*khead mate and fair play to you ...your views will go up regardless coz it's ur passion and I hope you do actually take advice coz you'll be better prepped ✨