Former UFC champion Aljamain Sterling shared his ideas on what went incorrect in Merab Dvalishvili’s loss to Petr Yan in the principle occasion of UFC 323.
As you realize, Merab Dvalishvili misplaced the UFC bantamweight championship final Saturday night time. He misplaced in the principle occasion to Petr Yan, so he wants to return to the drafting board and determine precisely what went incorrect earlier than aiming for a rematch.
Merab Dvalishvili is a superb fighter and he was in a position to show it by efficiently defending his bantamweight title thrice. That being mentioned, Petr Yan appeared to have a solution for nearly every part occurring over the weekend.
In a latest interview, Merab Dvalishvili’s shut good friend and cornerman Aljamain Sterling spoke about what could have led to Merab’s loss.
Aljamain Sterling analyzes Merab Dvalishvili’s loss
“I believe we have been questioning if Merab was seeing one thing totally different,” Sterling advised Submission Radio. “That physique punch, he nearly knocked me out a couple of occasions with that. I do not assume he used his palms in any respect to the physique like he usually does, simply within the weeks main as much as this battle, on the day of the battle, within the again room.”
It looks like within the first battle Yan stored attacking his calf, then Merab began kicking his leg again, and finally Yan acquired harm and was compelled to modify to a southpaw stance. This time, Yan has change into extra comfy in a southpaw stance, as he has extra success with left physique kicks.
“Effectively, there have been some technical issues that we acquired incorrect. I believe as soon as we take a look at it and consider it collectively, we’ll all understand the identical issues and have the ability to make changes comparatively rapidly, and we’ll have the ability to do some fight simulation as properly. It is exhausting to consider that that model of Merab was the most effective model.”
“Within the again room, within the morning shakeout, it was simply totally different. All through camp he was exhibiting a whole lot of the issues he is been doing earlier than, new issues he is choosing up on, and a battle is a battle. Typically you do not do some issues that you simply’re programmed to do. It is just a bit little bit of a reboot of ‘The Machine.’
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