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Everyone thought Holly Holm had the best striking ever of all time because of how badly she embarrassed Ronda, but it's all relative.
A purple belt (in striking) could make a white belt look amateurish, but that doesn't mean that the purple belt is a black belt. Furthermore, a female purple belt (in striking) is probably equivalent to a men's blue belt (in striking) just because of the difference in talent pools.
And when I refer to striking, it encompasses more than just one's hands. Offensive striking with all limbs, defensive striking with head movement, footwork, slips, rolls, and feints, they're all under the umbrella term of "striking".
A purple belt (in striking) could make a white belt look amateurish, but that doesn't mean that the purple belt is a black belt. Furthermore, a female purple belt (in striking) is probably equivalent to a men's blue belt (in striking) just because of the difference in talent pools.
And when I refer to striking, it encompasses more than just one's hands. Offensive striking with all limbs, defensive striking with head movement, footwork, slips, rolls, and feints, they're all under the umbrella term of "striking".