- Joined
- Dec 11, 2011
- Messages
- 4,645
- Reaction score
- 5,797
Jon jones
Alex pereira
Adesanya
Leon edwards
Aldo
These are just some of the fighters whos striking style has been closer to muay thai than boxing. Boxing just synergizes better with wrestling and lots of American fighters know wrestling so they add in boxing. The bjj guys who arent afraid of getting taken down, do more muay thai in their striking.
I'll give you Perreira and Aldo, but Leon and Adesanya don't resemble Muay Thai fighters much to my eye - they are snipers moving on the outside, looking for the opening. There is a lot more kickboxing in them and you can see the tma karate connection in how they move in and out, chamber their kicks etc. this is also why their fights can get boring at times, which would never happen with Aldo or Perreira.
Jon Jones is the master of putting everything together (his only "weakness" is the boxing), but he doesn't really fight like a Muay Thai guy either.