Bas had one skill that was ahead of its time (and maybe not equaled by any others): the ability to dictate and change pace. Not just to go hard with good cardio, but to selectively accelerate at key points in a fight. The TK KO is a prime example.
Frank Shamrock had this as well (like in the...
Both decisions were bad.
Rewatched Coleman and Rizzo a few years ago. Coleman deserved the win and that would have changed the narrative that he was “shot” at that stage of his career (before winning the inaugural GP).
Bas and Randleman is a closer decision, IMO. But it leaves a bad taste to...
Movement is the foundation of all athletics. There is nothing gimmicky about movement training. If you want to maximize your athletic potential as well as walk when you are in your 80s, movement is the thing you should be training without fail.
MMA fans shitting on Conor’s movement training...
I’m happy to see his judo background rather than his “sambo” background becoming the common narrative.
Although sambo does favor certain throws, sweeps, chokes, and locks, it is more of a ruleset for engagement of a fight. Fedor applied his world class judo hips to sambo competition. Much more...
Nog was an incredibly good hw with a long prime. He adjusted his game as he got older to substitute punching power for athleticism. He probably doesn’t have as good of a signature win as Stipe though.
It’s not an absurd take. Agree he would demolish Stipe, who couldn’t put together enough wins to get a title shot at that time. I think Fedor would look like the start of Cain/JDS2 except Fedor would punish him for the unsuccessful takedown attempts.
It’s not mmmath to compare the 2 versions of JDS that Stipe fought. He went tooth and nail (losing) to the JDS that had just absorbed 2 beatings from Cain. Then beat JDS only after Overeem had further degraded him.
Due to different reasons, the Werdum that beat Cain was not the same as the...
JDS won a close 5rd decision over Stipe AFTER JDS had been beaten twice by Cain.
Stipe did not beat JDS until he had been stopped once more (by Overeem).
His legacy is set as GLHWOAT and a 2-division champ.
If he wants serious consideration on HW all-time list, he would benefit from beating Stipe as well as a couple young bucks like Aspinal.
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