TJ Dillashaw saw a common mistake on UFC 319.
UFC 319 went out of Chicago last weekend with a 12-fighter card, led by a middleweight title fight between Champion Drus Du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev.
Before Chimaev won the title through a unanimous decision, the main map contained back-to-back knockouts by a spinning elbow. Lerone Murphy took out an aggressive Aaron Pico in the Co-Main event and Carlos Prates became the first hunter of Ko Geoff Neal.
In his analysis, the former UFC Bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw Neal and other stars on the card should have made an adjustment to their game.
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TJ Dillashaw says that many hunters no longer use their feints
Dillashaw says there were several hunters on UFC 319 who did not use their Feines.
Fighters throw fairages or falsifications to let their opponent guess and see how they respond to certain strikes, who can help with the selection of the recording.
The retired Dillashaw was a master of this in the striking department.
“I think there are three fights where I would have seen [feints]”Dillashaw said on the Jaxxon Podcast.
“I feel that many fighters do not use their false movements as they should, because it does not score your points at the moment, anyway? It costs a lot of energy with the help of Finnish. Always continuing, going around, setting up a man and putting on a man costs a lot of energy, but it does not score your points while you do it.
“While you play the long game, I do all these sham movements to set up a fall, so that I can switch off this guy later,” Dillashaw said about why it's good to give.
“Many hunters are afraid of getting tired. They forget to do it. I don't know. But I tell you now, there is a theme, especially this card.
“There must be more feints to set up your opponent, and always a bit out of worn.
TJ Dillashaw says that Geoff Neal does not pay against Carlos Prates
Dillashaw said that veteran Geoff Neal was guilty of not using his feints in his last fight.
Neal comes from a boxing background. Although Dillashaw says that Neal has solid basic principles, the former champion explains what 'Handz or Steel' could have done differently against prates.
“Geoff Neal had a great technique. His boxing is really crispy,” said Dillashaw about Neal.
“But again, I'm going back to it again. View this main card man and how many hunters do not use their feeints.
“Geoff could have set up his punches so much better for what was perhaps able to circling, to make a number of shots because Neal would just walk ahead, he would not like to give a level change, like your hands move a little. He was just like really structured.
“He would throw a clean technique and great combos, but you don't surprise your opponent.
“You want to eliminate your opponent, you have to surprise, you have to hit it with something,” Dillashaw added.