If Wittman completes the hattrick at UFC 268, will he go down as the greatest coach in MMA history?

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So the big storyline for UFC 268 is that Usman, Namajunas and Gaethje all train together. Not only train together, but they do so in a closed, tight enviroment. Wittmans gym is not a big gym like ATT and Jacksons. He chooses who to coach carefully.

So far he's already in the running for coach of the year, but what's different about UFC 268 is that it's the first time 3 training partners are competing on the main card of a PPV. We discuss GOAT fighter alot, but if Wittmans fighters all win on this card, he's the GOAT coach right?

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

It would be a fun accomplishment and he should be proud of that happens

 

[Madeline Chelsea]

Too bad Gaethje is facing Chandler.

 

[mmadeewana]

Too bad Gaethje is facing Chandler.

Chandler responses badly to leg kicks

 

[Madeline Chelsea]

Chandler responses badly to leg kicks

Its not like this guy doesn't have a fight resume. He's 22-6, previous champ in his weight class. After his explosive 1st round KO over Hooker, that mind you, nobody on Sherdog saw happening, he was supposed to get dominated on his feet; a win over Gaethje seals the deal for me.

 

[Iron Nick]

Too bad Gaethje is facing Chandler.

Uh and?

Gaethje has a lot of tools that in theory should work very well on Chandler, be it super heavy hands with crisp boxing or absolutely crushing kicks.

 

[Madeline Chelsea]

Uh and?

Gaethje has a lot of tools that in theory should work very well on Chandler, be it super heavy hands with crisp boxing or absolutely crushing kicks.

Well you know what they say, If one man can hold you down then Michael Chandler can rape you. Something like that.

 

[leto1776]

Nah. A GOAT coach would consistently be churning out champions

 

[mmadeewana]

Its not like this guy doesn't have a fight resume. He's 22-6, previous champ in his weight class. After his explosive 1st round KO over Hooker, that mind you, nobody on Sherdog saw happening, he was supposed to get dominated on his feet; a win over Gaethje seals the deal for me.

i know who Chandler is but as i said he responds badly to leg kicks which Gaethje is best in division. its a bad style matchup for Chandler.

 

[Madeline Chelsea]

i know who Chandler is but as i said he responds badly to leg kicks which Gaethje is best in division. its a bad style matchup for Chandler.

Hooker was very kick heavy against Chandler and look what happened.

 

[Huligani]

Well you know what they say, If one man can hold you down then Michael Chandler can rape you. Something like that.

Just because Khabib tooled someone on the ground doesn't mean another grappler will. I don't expect Chandler to do that, I expect Chandler to get KO/TKO'd on the feet but either way I can't wait for that fight.

 

[BrunswickMAF]

Nah. A GOAT coach would consistently be churning out champions

Usman and Namajunas are defending and Gaethje won an interim belt versus Ferguson who was on a 13 fight winning streak.

 

[sonhow]

Its not like this guy doesn't have a fight resume. He's 22-6, previous champ in his weight class. After his explosive 1st round KO over Hooker, that mind you, nobody on Sherdog saw happening, he was supposed to get dominated on his feet; a win over Gaethje seals the deal for me.

I had Mike over Hooker, Oli over Mike and I think Mike has a game to beat Justin.
I have no idea whats gonna happen in that one.

 

[Madeline Chelsea]

I had Mike over Hooker, Oli over Mike and I think Mike has a game to beat Justin.
I have no idea whats gonna happen in that one.

I either see gaethje chewing up chandlers legs or Chandler timing gaethje's leg kick with an right hand and knocking him down.

Gaethje's leg kick has been timed by johnson, poirier, and Khabib. 2 of them resulted in finishes. The Johnson one resulted in a big blow that made gaethje wobbly.

 

[mmadeewana]

Hooker was very kick heavy against Chandler and look what happened.

Hooker is not a kicker like Gaethje tho.....

 

[Madeline Chelsea]

Hooker is not a kicker like Gaethje tho.....

Don't need to check a kick if you KO a man with one punch.

 

[TempleoftheDog]

If any coach ever takes a loser and turns him into a champ. Then I’ll respect that. How hard is it to turn an exceptional talent into a champ? A great coach is a great coach. But, other than really turning out a great gameplan.. The coach doesn’t fight. And the “best” coach in the world can’t transform a bum into a champ.

 

[Shaddows]

So the big storyline for UFC 268 is that Usman, Namajunas and Gaethje all train together. Not only train together, but they do so in a closed, tight enviroment. Wittmans gym is not a big gym like ATT and Jacksons. He chooses who to coach carefully.

So far he's already in the running for coach of the year, but what's different about UFC 268 is that it's the first time 3 training partners are competing on the main card of a PPV. We discuss GOAT fighter alot, but if Wittmans fighters all win on this card, he's the GOAT coach right?

meh.
didn't Luke, Khabib and DC been champions at the same time? Change a little the timming and DC, Cain and Luke?

moreover: Coaches help, but they don't win title fights.

So to sum up, I don't think he'd be GOAT coach just because of it.
But then again, we don't know enough about coaches to judge properly.

I mean, you can be the greatest coach ever, if you get someone who does not listen to you, is it your fault?

 

[humdizzle]

i dont think wittman is on the level of javier mendez --- khabib, dc, cain, rockhold, makhachev.

Trevor "you just need 2-3 more leg kicks to beat khabib" Wittman.

 

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If any coach ever takes a loser and turns him into a champ. Then I’ll respect that. How hard is it to turn an exceptional talent into a champ? A great coach is a great coach. But, other than really turning out a great gameplan.. The coach doesn’t fight. And the “best” coach in the world can’t transform a bum into a champ.

Well, a bum is a bum. What does have to do with the question in hand? Or are you disagreeing just for the sake of it?

meh.
didn't Luke, Khabib and DC been champions at the same time? Change a little the timming and DC, Cain and Luke?

moreover: Coaches help, but they don't win title fights.

So to sum up, I don't think he'd be GOAT coach just because of it.
But then again, we don't know enough about coaches to judge properly.

I mean, you can be the greatest coach ever, if you get someone who does not listen to you, is it your fault?

"Coaches help" is an understatement if i ever saw one. Having a coach for the craft you want to build on is absolutely crucial. Not sure how to describe it any better but having a coach vs not having a coach is a big deal on the elite level. I mean, how many world champions can you name won the title without a coach? And what do you mean about not knowing enough about coaches?

And no, he wouldn't be the GOAT coach just because of it. It would be because of the reasons i asked in the OP.