As UFC 322 approaches, MVP delivered a prediction that sounds bold to some and surprisingly realistic to others.
His words challenge the entire mythology surrounding Islam Makhachev \u2014 his top control, his pressure, and the aura that follows him.<\/p>\n
For him, the key is simple: This leads to a deeper question: He argues:<\/p>\n \u201cIf Islam gets him down, I don\u2019t think he keeps him down.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n That\u2019s not hype \u2014 it\u2019s a direct challenge to the foundation of Makhachev\u2019s game.<\/p>\n Page only sees one opening for disaster: a wrong attempt to stand up, leaving JDM vulnerable to one of Makhachev\u2019s trademark chokes.<\/p>\n But aside from that, he believes:<\/p>\n JDM is the better striker<\/p>\n<\/li>\n the better scrambler<\/p>\n<\/li>\n and the better defender of takedowns and submissions<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n This entire analysis invites a key journalistic question: Especially when JDM has repeatedly won fights where he entered as the underdog \u2014 just as Israel Adesanya highlighted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As UFC 322 approaches, MVP delivered a prediction that sounds bold to some and surprisingly realistic to others.His words challenge the entire mythology surrounding Islam Makhachev \u2014 his top control, his pressure, and the aura that follows him. Page\u2019s central idea: scrambling as the great equalizer For him, the key is simple:Jack Della Maddalena\u2019s scramble […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,21],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6461","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mma","8":"category-ufc-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6461"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6461"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6463,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6461\/revisions\/6463"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Jack Della Maddalena\u2019s scramble<\/em> is not just good \u2014 it\u2019s elite.<\/p>\n
How does a grinding, suffocating wrestling system deal with someone who refuses to stay still in the first place?<\/em><\/p>\nWhy Page doubts Makhachev\u2019s control<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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The one danger<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Between reality and reputation<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Are predictions based on facts\u2026 or on the aura of dominance surrounding certain fighters?<\/strong><\/p>\n