UFC 231: Holloway v Ortega

[MacGowan]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheShizNo1

I don't think you can call Ortega's striking underrated. It's decent until he meets a true striker. Sent from my SM-T837P using Operation Sports mobile app

He had Max's number in the third round. It was two true strikers against eachother. my opinion.

[TheShizNo1]

Quote: Originally Posted by MacGowan

He had Max's number in the third round. It was two true strikers against eachother. my opinion.

Really? I think Ortega does an awesome job of figuring a fighter out, but IDK if I'd call him a striker.

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[MacGowan]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheShizNo1

Really? I think Ortega does an awesome job of figuring a fighter out, but IDK if I'd call him a striker. Sent from my SM-T837P using Operation Sports mobile app

I feel like we're kinda passed that era. Ortega never shoots for the takedown (aside from this match) he has always been more than willing to stand and bang. And he gave Max waaaay more trouble than Aldo; the striking king

[WarMMA]

Quote: Originally Posted by MacGowan

He had Max's number in the third round. It was two true strikers against eachother. my opinion.

He was tagging Max in the 3rd, but I wouldn't say he was a true striker. I feel like he just adjusted his game and started to figure Max out a bit. I think some of it was Max getting a bit over confident too and standing right in front of him after he hit him.

[Dave_S]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheShizNo1

I don't think you can call Ortega's striking underrated. It's decent until he meets a true striker. Sent from my SM-T837P using Operation Sports mobile app

That's all I'm saying, it's decent. It's not terrible. I mean he ko'd Edgar, who has pretty decent boxing.

I 1000% wouldn't call him a striker.

[WarMMA]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dave_S

That's all I'm saying, it's decent. It's not terrible. I mean he ko'd Edgar, who has pretty decent boxing.

I blame that on the mma gods. They are a very fickle bunch. Frankie didn't deserve that lol.

[MacGowan]

Quote: Originally Posted by WarMMA

He was tagging Max in the 3rd, but I wouldn't say he was a true striker. I feel like he just adjusted his game and started to figure Max out a bit. I think some of it was Max getting a bit over confident too and standing right in front of him after he hit him.

Just saying the man won rounds, looked dangerous and at time looked like he could catch Max with that lethal uppercut. Almost NO ground or real grappling time and the man fought max standing for 4 rounds. hasn't happened to him since 2011

edit: I'd call him a striker. Or i'd call him an allround fighter. the man is def not a "grappler"

[WarMMA]

Quote: Originally Posted by MacGowan

Just saying the man won rounds, looked dangerous and at time looked like he could catch Max with that lethal uppercut. Almost NO ground or real grappling time and the man fought max standing for 4 rounds. hasn't happened to him since 2011 edit: I'd call him a striker. Or i'd call him an allround fighter. the man is def not a "grappler"

No he's definitely not just a grappler. He's an mma fighter. And yh either way you can't take anything away from him. He stood in there, never gave up and did better than Aldo, the former FW king. Think he even hurt Max at one point. The guy is dangerous.