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He was much more than "far removed from his prime", he was 40 yrs old, Im afraid...Not very good.
Even though he was far removed from his prime, I believe Matt Hughes showed us how Gracie would fair in the evolved MMA world.
Like he was pretty good when MMA first came out with him Don Fries, Tito and Chuck.
But since they made the MMA, how well would they do today since they made the MMA?
I think his grappling was pretty good for the MMA, but he had no striking in the MMA.
Striking is a little better now, not good like in the Boxing, but in the MMA you dont need to be good at really anything since its not as a hard as a sport as the Boxing.
But in his prime, how good does Royce do in the MMA today?
Also what about his Dad Camrilo Garcia?
He also invented the MMA
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He was much more than "far removed from his prime", he was 40 yrs old, Im afraid...
Completely irrelevant. Ya cant assess anything from a fight involvin´ a 40 yrs dude, would be like assessin´ a RJJ or Lights Out fight when they were in their 40s...His skill set was the same. Let's not pretend that Matt Hughes wouldn't have muscled a younger Royce all the same. Also, no gi is a big factor for him too.
Not shitting on the guy or anything. Every sport needs their pioneers, but he wouldn't survive in today's MMA. Let's not kid ourselves here.
Was this post a warning about smoking weedThis kid I smoke weed with, he 12, I tell him in the MMA, Garcia would beat MaCGregor.
He dont believe me. He too young to remember the bests like Garcia and Tim Sylvia and Ben Sapp.
The MMA devolved since then.
Still not good as the Boxing.
That real sport.
Completely irrelevant. Ya cant assess anything from a fight involvin´ a 40 yrs dude, would be like assessin´ a RJJ or Lights Out fight when they were in their 40s...
Like he was pretty good when MMA first came out with him Don Fries, Tito and Chuck.
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They helped invent the MMA when Garcia invented the MMA.He never fought Frye, Tito or Chuck. They all would've mauled him. Frye entered the scene just a few years after Royce. See his fight with Amaury Bitetti, a BJJ black belt who was a little bigger than Royce (185 pounds). Frye stuffed his TDs and beat him up badly until the ref finally stopped the fight.
Like he was pretty good when MMA first came out with him Don Fries, Tito and Chuck.
But since they made the MMA, how well would they do today since they made the MMA?
I think his grappling was pretty good for the MMA, but he had no striking in the MMA.
Striking is a little better now, not good like in the Boxing, but in the MMA you dont need to be good at really anything since its not as a hard as a sport as the Boxing.
But in his prime, how good does Royce do in the MMA today?
Also what about his Dad Camrilo Garcia?
He also invented the MMA
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I find it ironic that you include a picture of Ken Clover yet do not include him in your query.Like he was pretty good when MMA first came out with him Don Fries, Tito and Chuck.
But since they made the MMA, how well would they do today since they made the MMA?
I think his grappling was pretty good for the MMA, but he had no striking in the MMA.
Striking is a little better now, not good like in the Boxing, but in the MMA you dont need to be good at really anything since its not as a hard as a sport as the Boxing.
But in his prime, how good does Royce do in the MMA today?
Also what about his Dad Camrilo Garcia?
He also invented the MMA
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