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I think this is very true, and over here in the UK it’s the other way around, lots of good MMA and boxing gyms but virtually no wrestling clubs. So you get guys going into MMA with very solid stand...

You are right there are lots of bad MMA gyms out there passing of there stuff as good, but even at the UFC level you see guys with less than great stand up (and they come from good camps mostly)

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Why do you think MMA guys have sub par stand up?

is it the fact they have to concentrate on three areas of fighting, stand-up, wrestling and the ground, and those that come from a wrestling or...

and yet we had to argue this point over and over with a certain person and the threats now 5 pages long...:confused:

I think this says its all, and with Pork chops last few posts this thread should be done

Yes randy was outwrestling Brock, but he couldn’t do finish him, what do you think kept Brock in the fight and let him eventually win, it was his size advantage. If he and randy had weighed the same...

Sapp beat the greatest living K! champion twice, was that due to superior technique and skill.. or because of his size?

Is Brock a better striker or a much better wrestler than Randy (who was an...

Fedor is a freak, and the K1 champs and BJJ black belts he fought were around his weight, I believe cro cop was about 10 pounds lighter and Nog only 10 pounds or so heavier. Apart from Silvia his...

i know it seems a silly thing to argue doesn't it. Size and strength really matter, its why there are weight catagories and why cutting weight is such a useful tool for a fighter if he does it right.

Reading comprehension please, we have both stated that size matters where skill levels are similar, with all due respect to Brock he is not an gold medal winner at the Olympics. He was at one time...

This is so true, so many people want to believe that training in a martial art will make them able to beat a bigger stronger opponent, those who have competed know the reality. Size matters,...

its not so much the strength difference as the sheer size and weight you are being forced to try to move. and the added weight behind the punches yu are taking.


Fedor beat guys no where near...

thank god someone actually talking sense on the subject. anyone who has competed will tell you its best to be at the top end of the weight bracket than at the bottom of it getting squashed by the...

In terms of size disparity if he fought lesnar it would be like asking a lightweight to fight a light heavyweight, but its not just lesnar there are a few heavy's walking around in the 250 range. I...

he walks round as a heavyweight and has the build for one, but light heavy might be a better bet for him.

The heavyweight division in the UFC is just too big, not in talent but it just covers too...