How Islam Makhachev Defended the Crown Against Dustin Poirier

Hi Jack! I have been reading your stuff for a year now and it's been pure joy. Your writing feels like what the Sherlock Holmes stories would have been had it been from Holmes's perspective not Watson's. Thanks for the hard work!

There goes my hero

Slacky J, any thoughts on how Holloway v Islam might go? I feel like max’s footwork and faster hands might give him a serious chance.

Genuinely amazed that Dustin made sooo many much needed changes against about things that made wrestlers a poisonous matchup for him throughout his career soooo late in the game. No jumping guillotine, very little backing himself onto the fence, much improved takedown defense and getups even against the cage, and he stayed composed and dangerous on the feet for the first time in his career against a super strong wrestler. He basically fixed everything you would want him to fix about as well as he could have in one fight and he did it at the age of 35! He even hit the body with his hands for the first time ever! I really wish he had been working on this stuff earlier I would love to have seen this Dustin in his prime at 31 against khabib. and ofc wonderful performance from Islam showing he's not just a southpaws southpaw, grit and clutch, excellent dangerous boxing, and some good combination work. also putting to rest the idea that his chin is suspect because porier cracked him several times and he didn't even look phased