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Dude openly jokes about how roided to the teeth he was, and he still couldn't finish a guy with broken ribs.
Please.... stop....
"broken" ribs
Dude openly jokes about how roided to the teeth he was, and he still couldn't finish a guy with broken ribs.
Please.... stop....
Not well. He was a wrestle boxer who wasnt good at the boxing part.
well how can you not love ShogunThe respect between those two world champions will always be there, though.
I think he could beat some of the top 5. Chael was a beast - and he fought smart.
The only one I think is a clear bad match up for him is Romero - Chael isn't taking him down.
I think he COULD beat
Rockhold
Gastelum
Weidman
Whittaker
I do not think he would necessarily beat all of them, but I do think he would win at least 1 or 2. None of them have all of the tools to clearly beat him - the speed and precision of Anderson, the size and wrestling skills of Tito or the submission skills of Maia.
Can any of of those 4 can out wrestle him? If he got his hands on any of them, they're getting taken down.
Repeat - I'm not saying he goes 4-0 against these 4, but I would not be surprised if he beat any two of them.
I think he would have a decent chance with Weidman and Rockhold, but the rest would dominate himI love Chael, but c'mon son.
You think Chael would stand a chance against Romero, Whittaker, Souza, Weidman or Rockhold?
I personally don't even think he'd get past the Brunson's of the world.
You're thinking of skill wise, he'd get demolished. Of course he would. That's not why Chael was great.I love Chael, but c'mon son.
You think Chael would stand a chance against Romero, Whittaker, Souza, Weidman or Rockhold?
I personally don't even think he'd get past the Brunson's of the world.
Unless you can provide X-rays or medical documentation of injured ribs, there's zero proof. And Anderson didn't really seemed to be affected by it.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1243038-ufc-117-anderson-silva-were-the-ribs-a-factor
1- the MW div is not weakLord Chael was in his prime around 2008-2012. That's a solid 4 years against a murderous row of fighters.
Considering how weak the middleweight division is today, how do you think he would do?
I would say he's definitely champion material. Lets not forget that he's pretty much 1-1 with the greatest of all time.
Thoughts?
So you just made that up because..?
Sonnen is way underrated around here. He'd have nightmare matchups like Rockhold, Romero, and Whittaker, but he'd be above guys like Brunson. Good chance roided Sonnen beats current Weidman too.
Lol are you fucking serious? Lord Chael? Go back to reddit kidLord Chael was in his prime around 2008-2012. That's a solid 4 years against a murderous row of fighters.
Considering how weak the middleweight division is today, how do you think he would do?
I would say he's definitely champion material. Lets not forget that he's pretty much 1-1 with the greatest of all time.
Thoughts?
Just as explosive as Romero. I can't even begin to take you seriously.You're thinking of skill wise, he'd get demolished. Of course he would. That's not why Chael was great.
Chael was great because he had the explosiveness of Yoel Romero, the durability of Mark Hunt, and the cardio of Nick Diaz.
Prime Chael didn't need standup because he could just eat shots forever. He didn't need to plan out his takedowns because he could spam then endlessly without worrying about getting tired. He was the ultimate chemical machine.
Yoel has better natural wrestling ability, sure. But Yoel can only try a takedown or 2 per round or he'll be gassed and get knocked out. Prime Chael can shoot for 25 takedowns every round and be just as fresh in round 5 as he was in round 1. That means that Chael's wrestling is more dangerous than Yoel Romero's.
When Whitaker is slowing down a little in round 3, Chael is still at 150% the capacity of a natural athlete. That's when Chael takes over and destroys him.
Prime Chael has 16 times the testosterone levels of the average man. Prime Chael has many times more oxygen carrying red blood cells than the average man.
Prime Chael is just more macho than the average man. That macho carries him through the entire division right now. Chael beats them all.