Lets talk Zabhit

[OPSPunk]

Zhabit in game is such a beast I had to watch more of his fights to see how accurate this is. I have discovered a few things...
1. This guy irl is and in game is a ****ing beast
2. In-game difference. I did not see him use rubberguard irl
3. I think he should have a standing guillitoine in game.
4. In terms of stats I noticed he does not have alot of power. Given the quality of opponent and the nature of some of his shots he should be a bit lower

Irl-
This guy has potential to be one of the greats.
Some real life weakness I noticed -
1. gas tank and energy conservation He needs to hold the big moves back it will kill him in later rounds of a 5 rd fight. I find this true in game too. However, he works his opponent over so much it doesnt matter.
2. transitions - He is a freak in that he looks like an accomplished karate fighter, boxer, Thai, freestyle wrester, greco and BJJ. Probably more than any fighter I have ever seen save maybe Jones, DJ and GSP. However, one thing he doesnt do is seamlessly mix those things together. At any given point in his fights he is fighting as one thing and does not mix them together. When he is boxing you wont see those kicks. When you see clinch he wont box.
3. He does leave small openings after big shots...maybe, sometimes it looks like he is baiting his opponent to try to capitalize on opening and he is ready to counter. I havenet seen him fight a quality enough opponent to take advantage of this

4. I would love to see him against a power puncher like Stephens or Mendes who will be there to give a big finishing blow if he leaves himself open. I would also like to see him against a pressure wrestler who could nullify the kicks like Mendes or Edgar.

I actually think he would be better at LW. If this guys gas tank were bigger and he were less diminished from a weight cut that is just a scary guy. Seeing him vs Pettis, Ferguson, Connor, Barboza or Lee would be absolutely some of the most amazing MMA that would possibly change the way people fight see how those styles class.


Anyway...in game - if you pace him correctly is a damn monster. He merks Connor, Edgar and Holloway no problem. I havent played him or faced him with Aldo.

[Ultras123]

Quote: Originally Posted by OPSPunk

Zhabit in game is such a beast I had to watch more of his fights to see how accurate this is. I have discovered a few things... 1. This guy irl is and in game is a ****ing beast 2. In-game difference. I did not see him use rubberguard irl 3. I think he should have a standing guillitoine in game. 4. In terms of stats I noticed he does not have alot of power. Given the quality of opponent and the nature of some of his shots he should be a bit lower Irl- This guy has potential to be one of the greats. Some real life weakness I noticed - 1. gas tank and energy conservation He needs to hold the big moves back it will kill him in later rounds of a 5 rd fight. I find this true in game too. However, he works his opponent over so much it doesnt matter. 2. transitions - He is a freak in that he looks like an accomplished karate fighter, boxer, Thai, freestyle wrester, greco and BJJ. Probably more than any fighter I have ever seen save maybe Jones, DJ and GSP. However, one thing he doesnt do is seamlessly mix those things together. At any given point in his fights he is fighting as one thing and does not mix them together. When he is boxing you wont see those kicks. When you see clinch he wont box. 3. He does leave small openings after big shots...maybe, sometimes it looks like he is baiting his opponent to try to capitalize on opening and he is ready to counter. I havenet seen him fight a quality enough opponent to take advantage of this 4. I would love to see him against a power puncher like Stephens or Mendes who will be there to give a big finishing blow if he leaves himself open. I would also like to see him against a pressure wrestler who could nullify the kicks like Mendes or Edgar. I actually think he would be better at LW. If this guys gas tank were bigger and he were less diminished from a weight cut that is just a scary guy. Seeing him vs Pettis, Ferguson, Connor, Barboza or Lee would be absolutely some of the most amazing MMA that would possibly change the way people fight see how those styles class. Anyway...in game - if you pace him correctly is a damn monster. He merks Connor, Edgar and Holloway no problem. I havent played him or faced him with Aldo.

The overrating on zabit is so crazy lol.. both mendes and Stephens would murk zabit and it wouldn’t even be close.. kyle bockniak was tagging him even.. zabit gets murked by anyone in top 15 including yair.. the real prospect to watch in 145 lb is volkanovski

[OPSPunk]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ultras123

The overrating on zabit is so crazy lol.. both mendes and Stephens would murk zabit and it wouldn’t even be close.. kyle bockniak was tagging him even.. zabit gets murked by anyone in top 15 including yair.. the real prospect to watch in 145 lb is volkanovski

1. Mendes and Stephens might present challenges. We just havent seen it yet. remember when people thought Rampage and Evans would merk Jones. Not saying they wont. Just saying....lets wait and see

2. How is Yair going to beat him. Did you see what Edgar did to him on the ground. What makes you think Zhabit wont take him there. Plus Zabit's striking is way more disciplined. Plus Yair length is neutralized.

3. I think only big hitters have a chance with him. Lamas, Emmet(maybe). Elkins, Becktic, Johnson, Choi will all get destroyed. Its too early to talk Swanson, Moicano and the top 7. But everyone 8 and down is not going to do well. I do hesitate slightly on Jung...that dude is a freak of nature.

[bmlimo]

I just think his stats are to high for a prospect...and his strikes + unique takedown in the game makes him a beast... i would like to see they update some fighters a “full package” like magosharipov

[Trillz]

Quote: Originally Posted by OPSPunk

1. Mendes and Stephens might present challenges. We just havent seen it yet. remember when people thought Rampage and Evans would merk Jones. Not saying they wont. Just saying....lets wait and see 2. How is Yair going to beat him. Did you see what Edgar did to him on the ground. What makes you think Zhabit wont take him there. Plus Zabit's striking is way more disciplined. Plus Yair length is neutralized. 3. I think only big hitters have a chance with him. Lamas, Emmet(maybe). Elkins, Becktic, Johnson, Choi will all get destroyed. Its too early to talk Swanson, Moicano and the top 7. But everyone 8 and down is not going to do well. I do hesitate slightly on Jung...that dude is a freak of nature.

1. you cant compare jones to zabit, you could clearly see Jones was a special athlete on his way up to the title and after he smashed shogun.



2. zabit wrestling is not as good as edgars, he is more diverse with his attacks but pure polished takedowns edgar is much better. Also yair is similar with his striking comapred to zabit.


3. the style to beat him is someone with good takedown defence and power in their hands. They will need to cut down space and slug it out and avoid takedowns.

[bmlimo]

I dont know if he will be a new jon jones... we have to see him in action agains high level competition, once uppon a time erik Silva was the new jon jones kkkk

[Trillz]

Quote: Originally Posted by bmlimo

I dont know if he will be a new jon jones... we have to see him in action agains high level competition, once uppon a time erik Silva was the new jon jones kkkk

i dont know where that hype came from erik silva but abit there is much more room for hype and will most likely be a top 5 fighter by late next year.

[OPSPunk]

Quote: Originally Posted by Trillz

1. you cant compare jones to zabit, you could clearly see Jones was a special athlete on his way up to the title and after he smashed shogun. 2. zabit wrestling is not as good as edgars, he is more diverse with his attacks but pure polished takedowns edgar is much better. Also yair is similar with his striking comapred to zabit. 3. the style to beat him is someone with good takedown defence and power in their hands. They will need to cut down space and slug it out and avoid takedowns.

I actually dont disagree with you much at all. However, remember when people were talking about Jones after the Bonnar fight. People saw tons of holes. When the holes never quite came. They may or may not come for Zabit, but I saw someone who has one of the best offenses and diverse attacks I have ever seen. I can clearly see he is special last time I felt that about a fighter was Jones.

btw...i dont ever remember there being hype behind Silva. His diffenciency were obvious. He was just fun to watch. Plus USADA did him in more than anything.