thats true and sad at the same time
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I donât see how Islam will get past the striking of Charles. Iâve seen little to suggest Islam would be even remotely competitive with Olives on the feet and get past his long range weapons. Thereâs a chance he could land a good shot but itâs unlikely.
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gee Jack i dont think Charles has gotten any better.Islam will lay on him
And itâs another weight class entirely and different camp.
Since heâs gone to Chute Boxe Charles hasnât lost.
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Islam is not a carbon copy of Khabib. Of course he still shares some of the similarities of that style but his subs against Hooker and Dober off the top of my head involved advancement and he is more patient and methodical than Khabib. The arm triangle from the top against Dober is the kind of flattening style that doesnât give too much room to manuever if done right but I would still say Charles style May do better vs Islam than Khabib on the ground.
If Charles gets stuck on his hands/knees on a leg ride, he can go to his back - something most of Islam/Khabibâs opponents donât do cuz they are trying like hell to get back up. The advantage should still probably be with Islam on top because he can score with GNP as opposed to bottom guy who can only submit and rarely gets credit from the judges from out manuvering top guy.
Safe to say, this will be each guys toughest grappling challenge yet. And even standing, it will be tough for each. Charles canât March forward with abandon as usu and Islam has to worry about strikes from distance, in the clinch AND counter subs off TD attempts.
This is why this matchup is so intriguing.
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If Adriano Martins can KO Islam, so can Charles.
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Charles does need to stay off the cage tho.
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The top control is probably the biggest challenge for Charles once it gets there but if u watch the Islam Arman fight, Arman gave Islam all sorts of problems with counters and scrambles. Charles is even more dangerous as he goes for the kill in those transitions as opposed to just trying to get back to a neutral position (bjj vs wrestling). Islam also has to watch out for strikes from distance andstrikes in the clinch. He could force Islam into a bad shoot and Charles is the best at attacking bad shoots.
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Pettis also subbed Benson, Giblert, and Chiesa. Letâs not pretend he doesnât have legit submission skills.
He should take the center of the cage and never leave it. Force any takedowns to happen out there in the open, well away from the fence.
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Peak Pettis had one of the slickest ground games around.
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Correct. Pettis also submitted Melendez and Benson, who are two accomplished black belts themselves.
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I think Charles by tko
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Like this, probably within the first 20 seconds of the fight
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I get that youâre a troll but comparing the striking of Hooker to Charles then youâre in the wrong headspace.
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Hooker has 6 knockouts in the UFC and Charles has 3 .
Hooker knocked out Burns.
Letâs not act like thatâs not debatable.
Hooker also has better knees than Charles which are better against wrestlers.
You sure do brag a lot about a guy thats lost 4 out of his last 5
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You guys just keep this guy going by feeding him.
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To say Charles flat out has better striking is a fallacy. The advantage he has on the feet is the threat of the takedown because everyone is afraid of the ground with him or getting their back taken, Islam is not afraid of going to the ground with Charles and thatâs his actual gameplan.
Do you ever get tired of begging people not to respond to me and have nobody listen? Cuck. Doubly so because Iâm your most responded to poster. 
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