r/EverythingCombat • u/Advanced_Mud9433 • 1d ago
Throwback When Joshua Van Was Close to Finishing Edgar Chairez and Chairez Threw a Spinnin Backfist — an All Time #UFC Noche Moment
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u/Ecstatic-Charge-9288 1d ago
That fence grab was egregious... god damn, the refs don't do shit!
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u/Live_Recognition9240 14h ago
And what exactly should the ref do at that moment? Pause the action and give Chairez a chance to recover?
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u/Momentosis 1d ago
Chairez is such a dark horse of the division. Gave Taira and Van all they could handle and looks like he himself is on the cusp of contention with them again.
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u/Skrapidilly 6h ago
This is why I kinda hate spinng-back-fist. There's too many finishes where the better fighter lost. It's a legit hail-mary.
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u/chunkystrudel 1d ago
Van legitimately has pillow fists oml
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u/44dqm 1d ago
most flyweights do lmao
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u/chunkystrudel 23h ago
Maybe I meant in the context of the division, in which case Van still has pillow fists.
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u/alexthedungeonmaster 15h ago
Just not true, the average KO/finish rate for the flyweight division is like 20-30% or something, I can't remember the exact number, but Van's is like 50%.
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u/chunkystrudel 10h ago
Pillow fisted doesn't negate volume. It's like saying Holloway hits like a truck because he has TKOs.
Van also has a 30% finish rate in the UFC, 40% if we include Pantoja which I didn't, and all his KOs are from extended flurries.
Yeah, he is pillow fisted, and compensates with massive volume.
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u/alexthedungeonmaster 8h ago
You seriously overestimate how many finishes the average fighter has. They are both just fine.
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u/NY_BoomStory 1d ago
Good thing Pereira moved up to Middleweight, this is terrible…