Ben Saunders: The Gatekeeper's gatekeeper

[ColonelAngus1]

Been a fan of Killa B for a long time. He always comes to fight and he's entertaining. But he's been a sort of low-level gatekeeper for a long time now. Like, if you can't beat him, you might want to reconsider what you're doing with your life or at least where you're training. It's not that he's a bad fighter; he just right around that top 30 at his weight class. He's good enough to beat scrubs, and good enough to give a good fight to a top 15 guy, but nowhere near good enough to compete against the elite in the division and, at 35, his best years are behind him. Might be time to hang it up, Killa B. It's been a great run. Hold your head high.

 

[Fungoose]

If he enjoys what he’s doing, why is it any of your business? It’s not like he’s getting starched left and right. Let the man live his life.

 

[TheRuthlessOne]

He is not good at mma

 

[Arm Barbarian]

He's just getting up there in age and wear & tear.

Dude has been in so many wars.

Such a fun fighter. Thankful for his sacrifices to the JBG on BOTH ends of the spectrum. Great competitor over the years.

 

[HoFF]

Bens a warrior BRAH

 

[YellowBanenoo]

He is still young and learning. Give him some time.

 

[beastman]

The definition of a gatekeeper is one who separates the elite from the others. Ben might be a gatekeeper, but he’s not a low level one. He’s a B level type guy.

 

[Deleted member 549255]

Let Ben bang bro

 

[HockeyBjj]

Very fun fighter, love him and will always tune in

Any fighter worthy of being a contender and potential belt holder will be able to overcome his style

Absolutely nothing wrong with that type of fighter

 

[DetachedOrchid]

If you're top 50 in your weight class than thats good enough to justify your profession. Guys who go to war serve their purpose.

 

[FreddieRoachsVoice]

Uhh he's making a living? If you suck at your job (and I assume you do), should you go home and retire? No... but you should retire from posting on here

 

[Kymbo]

He puts on good fights win or lose.
Happy for him to keep fighting as long as he wants.

 

[hymn]

He is not good at mma

someone with a winning record in the ufc is among the best in the world.

 

[itheuser]

He should have abandoned that Rubberguard nonsense, used his jab,m and used his legnth in guard to create separation.

He gave Moraes prime passing opportunities and kept him connected.

 

[Uber_Noober]

He’s got a lot of hard miles on the body, it takes a toll. Nobody is in their prime forever, except Sage ‍‍

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

Hes there for entertaining, not contending. He does his role well

 

[Nabs]

Never been impressed by his skills but he always does come to fight thiugh so I respect that. To hear Eddie Bravo talk about how high level his stricking is is really cringe

 

[Workaholic]

He is not good at mma

10-7 in the UFC

7-3 in Bellator

 

[Profane]

His guard is extremely hard to pass. What you saw today was a level of BJJ that people don't realize. Saunders is a beast. Not being the absolute best doesn't make him bad either. He lost. It happens to one fighter every fight. Props to him for being competitive for so long