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That’s got to be what the UFC sees in Chris Duncan as I don’t see his reckless style allowing him to climb too high up the lightweight ladder. There’s a reason the likes of Justin Gaethje and Diego Sanchez garnered such loyal followings. As much as I long for intelligent fighters who know when to pick their spots to go balls to the wall, I acknowledge it’s the brawlers that tend to attract new fans through the door.

The UFC has need for fun action fighters.

I’ll even go so far as to say Shore, whose own grappling credentials are fantastic, looks to make a statement by being the first to submit Mr. Given Shore’s intelligence, it’s hard to believe he won’t be ready for Amirkhani’s early swarm and pick him apart after that. At 34, it’s reasonable to believe Amirkhani could begin to lose a step, if he hasn’t already.

Unfortunately for him, so long as his opponents can survive his early onslaught of takedowns, he tends to end up being a sitting duck beyond the first round, sometimes even before that. Amirkhani has proven himself to be a dangerous scrambler and submission specialist early in contests. Despite that, most would agree he’ll still be at a disadvantage in that category against Makwan Amirkhani. Opting to move up to featherweight, Shore is likely to lose one of the few advantages he typically had in strength, but he won’t be at as much of a speed disadvantage.

That’s what technique and intelligence will do for you. The Welshman is a limited athlete, but found a way to break into the official UFC bantamweight rankings despite being at a sizeable disadvantage in terms of physical gifts in comparison to the others charted.

When you’re talking about fighters with the highest fight IQ’s, Jack Shore needs to be in the conversation.

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