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Originally Posted by lilp86
Caustious and timid are the same thing when it comes to fighting he was pushin the pace till Werdum rocked him. He was either worried about gettin knocked out or gassed. And yeah he wasnt timid against Cruz cause his striking is absolute garbage
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What he was worried about is fighting up close, clenching, and getting subbed. He was looking for a one-shot KO. It's obvious he wasn't gassed. Werdum rocked him in round 1 and he still pushed the pace throughout the round. I think the fact of the matter is that Werdum statrted shooting for takedowns and trying to lure him into guard after being knocked down, which got AA worried. In fact, the reason he gave in the post-fight interview was that he knew BJJ wasn't something to mess around with.
The only time he looked to not have killer instinct was in the third fight with Sylvia, and he was fighting on one leg for most of that fight. Against Werdum, he obviously had his killer instinct back, but he was cautious because he was facing the most dangerous opponent he's ever been up against.