Gaethje is the rightful favourite but the two are aprox the same size and it’s foolish to count Max out. He’s a warrior and extremely durable.
Gaethje has the punching power and the kicks, and Max is more flowey and less chinny… gonna be a banger.
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The Chin has to fail eventually. Max has taken a lot of damage in his time. But who knows, maybe he has insane power at 155.
You see a lot of guys showing up with better chins and more power/energy when they make jumps up to higher weight classes (Michel Pereira at 185 comes to mind). Max never really had power at 145 tho, so I don’t necessarily see him suddenly having more with a move up in weight.
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Yup. Just hoping Justin doesn’t “Tony” Max
Yeah, I’ve noticed Max relies on eating huge shots as a part of his defense in his fights, or rather, he has a good enough chin at 145 that he has the ability to eat them. That type of style will not do well against a guy who hits as hard Justin. Hope he does something different here. Definitely rooting for him.
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He also has to check leg kicks. Also, rooting for Max
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I thought that too. But that was before I saw those pics. Beep!
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That is justin’s brain right now
Agreed