"This fight is a chess match" examples?

[Deleted member 347815]

Kazushi Sakuraba vs Carlos Newton (Pride 3)

Came to post this, absolutely love that fight. I met Carlos Newton in a bar in Newmarket Ontario like a decade ago lol true story.

 

[Frank Edgar]

Punk vs Gall was like playing chess with a rapist who flips the table over and has his way with you.

 

[ThePunisher]

Woodley and Thompson.

Too bad a Glados couldn't send a stalemate associate.

 

[L0ki]

Shogun Lyoto I immediately came to mind.

Newton Sakuraba was definitely in there after seeing the fight posted.

 

[BotchMan]

McDonald and Wonderboy

 

[RichardHarrow]

Lol mma isn't chess it's checkers. Boxing now, that's chess manifest.

 

[Fight Professor]

Davis vs Bader

 

[empsim]

people call everything a chess match whenever there is some part of strategy involved

its pretty stupid

 

[Glove]

Came to post this, absolutely love that fight. I met Carlos Newton in a bar in Newmarket Ontario like a decade ago lol true story.

It literally was a chess match where most of the fight was on the ground between two masters.....i enjoy watching grappling matches. That must have been something to meet him, i heard he's a very humble man.

 

[dildos]

bj vs diego.

 

[DaPunkMinowaMan]

It literally was a chess match where most of the fight was on the ground between two masters.....i enjoy watching grappling matches. That must have been something to meet him, i heard he's a very humble man.

the one b4, Saku vs White too

 

[DaPunkMinowaMan]

Came to post this, absolutely love that fight. I met Carlos Newton in a bar in Newmarket Ontario like a decade ago lol true story.

Did he tell u that he had been intensively working on his striking, ONCE AGAIN?

 

[Glove]

the one b4, Saku vs White too

Yes indeed, those early Sakuraba fights were fascinating to witness.

 

[Sapp]

People who make this kind of comparison to chess have clearly never played chess at any reasonable level.

 

[BjPenn2017]

Machida vs Mousasi comes to mind as well as Rory vs Lawler 2 (which was also a war)

 

[frye666]

Early in his career I remember Guida had some chess match fights. Subs and reversals and position control all going too fast to even keep track of.

I guess it would be fast chess. :/

 

[PunchDrunkTroll]

McDonald and Wonderboy

Yeah this one came to my mind first up too.

 

[Fahcough]

Newton vs Linton

 

[Juventud]

Nick Diaz vs Diego Sanchez is a great bjj back and forth.

Miguel Torres vs Mizugaki is an awesome battle too. "Dual heel hooks!" Mir spazzing out on commentary.