After Watching Maia vs Masvidal

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if the threadstarter is talking solely about skills, then yeah of course. but a fighter losing via rnc, is more often due to a combination of things. mainly, being extremely gassed by the time it's applied. it's not about not knowing what to do. it's about being physically-unable to do what needs to be done to get out of it.

 

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I have to conclude that any fighter who gets RNCd is either James Toney level BJJ or is just a quitter.

No fighter worth his weight in gold should ever be RNCd. You can't complete the RNC with one arm, so the obvious defense is to keep two hand on one, and do your best to avoid those annoying pepper shots that don't really do anything.

High level fighters should not be getting RNCd unless they are prone to quit.

lots of things are easy until you get punched in the face.