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Like why can't we just hear Brendan talk about Hitler?
Yeah, okay.
Are we up? Yep. Okay, we're up. Ladies and gentlemen, so sorry. There was a bit of an issue. So we were just talking about Steve Erceg and how good he looked against Pantoja.
And I was saying some people thought he won, but to your point, that last round might have been the deciding factor.
Yeah, I thought the last round was a decider. I thought it was super close, though, and he looked awesome. But just Pantoja's just such a veteran. He knows how to win, and he pulled it off. He pulled it off in the last round. But that Ursa kid, man, for that being his first world title fight, how many fights has he had in the UFC? Like... Four? How many fights has Steve Ercik had?
The crazy thing is about flyweight, it's like flyweight and heavyweight. If you come in and you are a fucking beast, you move up the ladder quick. Not a lot of 125-pound dudes, not a lot of 265-pound dudes. So if you can get elite... Think about guys that stay in the top 10 in the heavyweight division. Losses that would have taken you out of the mix in the 155 division, you stay in the mix.
The only one that catapulted is your boy, Umar Nagarmadov.
Oh, Umar's so good, man. So look at this. He's only had three fights in the UFC before he fights Pantoja for the world title. That's amazing. And by the way, looks so good, especially in the Matt Schnell fight. Fuck, that dude looked good.
And all four of those fights happened within one year. Yeah, it fought quick. Which is great if you stay healthy.
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