That Davey Grant story is truly one of the all time greats. I hope 5-10 years from now you'll pull this story/interview from the vault and show it to us again. Such a distinguished gentleman he is.
00:00:00 Standby 00:01:18 Recap 00:08:19 Davey Grant 00:30:30 Eric Albarracin 01:00:15 Jan Blachowicz 01:26:40 Aleksandar Rakic 02:06:25 GC and Helwani
Interesting to hear Rakic being so confident he would have won if it wasn’t for the injury. To me he had a great 2nd round but even if Jan was bothered by the blood in the eye I clearly had him winning 1st and probabaly winning 3rd as well. And those leg kicks and checks from Jan really seemed to slow Rakic down. But hey, confidence is king I suppose. Wish him the best and that he comes back with a venegance. Because if his plan is to take his opponent down but not really go for sub or gnp he has to go on a MASSIVE streak to get a title shot.
Thank you Arial for being you. I am doing that exact thing as we speak and you know, It's working. My frienship is now being reconed with great ones. And they are starting to see how important it really is. So thank you for showing me it's ok to be kind.
Saying ”i cut him with one jab!” like it’s some kind of accomplishment is why its hard to like Rakic the character. It was just luck that it landed where it did and cut Jan like it did. Its not like he planned it. Also saying he ”landed a couple [of calf kicks]…” is also a red flag for me. He needs to be honest. Jan checked every single kick CLEARLY visually hurting Rakic more then Jan.
How is Dustin I title contention after 2 shots and he literally just lost his last title fight. Man needs 3 wins before he gets another shot if Charles is still champ. Fight colby, don’t be a coward. Ariel with the “what’s the point what’s to gain” what’s to gain Dustin vs Nate ? What’s to gain Ariel ?
@@rickdeckard2122 because from a damage point is really did seem like jan was inflicting more damage. with the leg kicks and checks but also when he connected to the head his strikes seemed to impact rakic more then the other way around. Rd 2 was Rakic because of the td but he didn’t really do much damage. At least that is my take
@@technodromen what damage point?? I mean jan could not breath after the 2nd round if it would get to the championschip rounds jan would gassed out... I dont think that jan would have won that fight.. Rematch would be an banger
@@rickdeckard2122 in the first round Jan did alot of damage to the left calf. The reason in round 2 Rakic changed strategy to takedowns. Yes he won and technically the fight was 1-1. But the 3rd round started and Jan was eating that leg up again and Rakic was obviously flinching and hopping out of the way instead of checking. Not to mention Jan outboxed him
My opinion jan would of won w rakic, rakic has to pipe down a little as Jan said he will be a champ because he says that to a lot of people as he is the living example of not giving up.
What are you talking about?Odds were 1,50 on rakic before fight and at start of round 3 it was 1,15 he tired jan in secound round and would definitely win either by stoppage or decision
@@cubro863 how is he tiring Jan out if neither have any output in round 2. The only people who get tired in a rakic fight are the fans. Just a theory rakic not checking any of Jans kicks definitely didn’t help his balance so Jan contributed to the injury
47:25 Eric is discussing the Bellator brothers being simultaneous champions. I think that’s an amazing feat, it’s why I’m pulling for MO Usman to be as good as his brother, what a statement that would be the Usman brothers champions of the UFC. I
Hey Ariel, I've got the solution to your mystery. Why do they call coconut meat "meat" when a piece of mango is called "flesh"? --That's because coconuts are not fruit, but nuts. And with nuts, it's called "meat." or "nut meat." It just seems strange with the fresh young coconuts because the "meat" is so soft/slurpy.
Im sure Jan isn't as happy as he could be with the win, but Jan was 53/94 in total strikes and 31/71 in significant strikes, Rakic was 61/125 in total and 27/85 in significant. So it was close, Jan barley out stuck him in significant strikes, and his percentages were better. I could've had a Jan bias a bit, but it seemed to me Jan was landing the larger shots, nothing for either fighter to Han their heads about though. Was a really good match up and would like to see it again, for the title in Europe would be fantastic.
for a guy with more decisions and submissions than KO’s... not sure how it’s Legendary. Got lucky with a 4 fight streak and again when Rakic injured himself 🤗 Legendary Luck
Is it really that hard to scroll along to the start of an interview if you wanna skip? Or wait til the individual videos come out? I reckon typing your comment took longer haha
@@shaneoinsaneo6820 Did I say it was hard to skip ahead? I was just pointing out that if you go to the trouble of adding timestamps it shouldn’t be difficult for an editor to figure it out
Love all these casuals over here saying Jan definitely contributed to the injury. As if that's never happened to you. Man when I'm hitting the bag and I take a regular old step back, my knee ALWAYS blows out. ACL, MCL, meniscus, the whole works. My knee explodes just walking down the street, the same as every human being on this earth.
Idk if ur a jan fan boy or what but rakic lost cry, jans kicks contributed to it cry, and a tiny tear in the knee don’t explode for nothing, rakic didn’t step wrong but the kicks done the damage, jan would of won anyway deal w it
@@DawidmarzecMMA I mean... I was agreeing with you that Jan won the fight fair and square and I think he probably would've won anyway. Reread the first comment, check carefully for obvious sarcasm.
Let’s go frank fan of micheladas and Tajín! Every weekend I watch every fight card alone or with my girlfriend so you all are welcome to come over! Even Ariel. Micheladas, carne asada and fruta picada with Tajín and lime.
Imagine being so delusional that you'll say you are "in the best shape of your life" and had an injured ACL, talking about the same fight, on the same interview..
Does james ever laugh, smile, joke around and or genuinely enjoy the q and a. Hes so annoyed about everything . Gets mad at people for questions he deems inappropriate when literally last week he did a talk about sex on the rag and cucks. Going to be uncomfortable going to that parent teacher interview.He just always seems unhappy. Gets so confrontational when hes knows hes talking to highschool kids asking questions. If you're this unhappy, take a breather dude. Lifes too short to get so worked up. And if you're able to make a lively hood from talking the sport so many of us love, appreciate it and have fun while at it bud
Why does RU-vid play your videos after anything I watch? I don’t even subscribe. I’d be interested to see how your channel would do fair if it wasn’t propped up by RU-vid. Classic heeb playing unfair
Soo dominated he threw 10 punches on top and on the 3rd was getting out stuck again like in the first round. Jan would of won, rakic didn’t even rock jan once
