Why is that whenever a UFC fighter dominates for a long time, it takes him a single loss and then things start going downhill from there with him experiencing several losses some even get cut from the promotion.
Fighters that have experienced include:
Anderson Silva
Kamaru Usman
Israel Adesanya
Tony Ferguson (@EL_CUCUY )
Alexander Volkanovski
Alistair Overeem
Jiri Prochazka
Mostly it happens when the UFC fighters are in their mid 30s. Ama at that age ndo mwili inakuanga imeanza kuwa na breaking point.
Don’t most physically demanding competitive professional athletes starting going down hill in their early 30’s? So no surprises. Ata mwanaume, your kidinyana abilities start diminishing then
Usman has never been the same since that head kick from Leon. I was watching a Joe Rogan interview and the guest said that Usman has been dealing with knee pain for a while now
Something happens to the body around that timeline. Not sure what it is but you can’t do sports the same way. Nothing changes, it just can’t do anymore
Once you lose, your next opponent uses the same blueprint. Adesanya was almost winning. The Boer was just too smart. He tired him in the first round, laid off the second, then blitzed the third.
Usman technically only lost two. His last fight was with a 2 week notice. And a bigger weight.
Jury has no defense. Fighting with hands down can only work as long as you don’t get hit by a good striker.