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I think so, his pure kickboxing skills are insane, without the takedown threat Aldo would be able to use his full arsenal, truly a nightmare matchup for anyone not named Badr Hari
At that size, he wouldn't have his speed—which is what makes him so successful with his lightning-quick leg kicks.
At that size, he wouldn't have his speed—which is what makes him so successful with his lightning-quick leg kicks.
Everything's relative. It all scales up.
FW Aldo's faster than the vast majority of FWs so HW Aldo would be faster than every HW that ever existed in any combat sport.
This is where the hypothetical gets confusing. What would a HW 6'4" Aldo's reach be? Even an inch here or there affects how he would perform against a a guy like Semmy Schilt. And if the opposite question was asked (a HW fighting at FLW), are they taking their "heavyweight power" with them? Some would argue that power comes at the expense of speed.Pretty sure he's asking whether or not a 250lb Aldo (with all his intangibles) would win. And the answer is an easy yes. The UFC Flyweight with the worst skill set has a 1000x better skillset than the best heavyweight. The lighter weight classes just demand more skills. So yes a 250lb Aldo would win pretty handidly.
Nah.
A huge Conor might do well, though.
Already seen him we used to call him the iceman
No. Kickboxing is not MMA striking and with few exceptions most MMA strikers cannot last in kickboxing at high levels.I think so, his pure kickboxing skills are insane, without the takedown threat Aldo would be able to use his full arsenal, truly a nightmare matchup for anyone not named Badr Hari