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Usman would get obliterated by george it wouldn't be close or funny
It makes 0 sense to. The elite back then would still be elite. Especially in mma “ specifically ufc”considering we aren’t talking that long ago. Elite fighters are special for their time and that shit will always translate. GSP probably pioneered a lot of shit he doesn’t get credit for. Specifically normalizing cross training in not just aspects of martial arts with some of the best camps but also movement sports such as gymnastics at a high level. If you dropped that fighter into today he would learn any technique and master any new theory and rule set as he did then. He would still be among the elite. A lot of elite fighters of today wouldn’t be where they are without the GSPs of yesterday. When talking about the best of any era they would still be among the best of your precious era ou grew up in. It’s people’s own biases that cloud their judgment in these arguments.The old hardcore true fans of the sport who are not casuals will never accept that all sports evolve and competitors today would whoop the competitors of a decade ago. Neil Magny and Abubakar Nurmagomedov would probably be top 5 title contenders back in GSP era
Thank you, some people have never watched that fight. Colby was missing so many strikes hitting shoulders and armscolby LOST to rda
UhSubmission game Usman has a better win with Burns under his belt who is a BJJ world champion.
The old hardcore true fans of the sport who are not casuals will never accept that all sports evolve and competitors today would whoop the competitors of a decade ago. Neil Magny and Abubakar Nurmagomedov would probably be top 5 title contenders back in GSP era
Neil magny was in the ufc losing to scrubs during GSP's reign lolThe old hardcore true fans of the sport who are not casuals will never accept that all sports evolve and competitors today would whoop the competitors of a decade ago. Neil Magny and Abubakar Nurmagomedov would probably be top 5 title contenders back in GSP era
colby LOST to rda
Jake Shields is a hard one... he is a better grappler than either Colby or Usman... but could he take it down? I want to guess no.... and his striking was bad but it always actually seemed to work... good question lol Jake Shields is also one of those guys I find extremely hard to rank all time... he has so many great wins ... but watching him fight was painful sometimes... the dude tapped out Robbie Lawler, beat Dan Henderson and Yushin Okami.... then arguably lost to Martin Kampmann...How do you think Shields would have done?
They aren't bigger or more athletic... do you have eyes? Kumaru Usman moves like a robot and Colby has no muscleYou're talking with delusional hardcore fans. They will never admit fighting field is filled with bigger and more athletic competition.
Jake Shields is a hard one... he is a better grappler than either Colby or Usman... but could he take it down? I want to guess no.... and his striking was bad but it always actually seemed to work... good question lol Jake Shields is also one of those guys I find extremely hard to rank all time... he has so many great wins ... but watching him fight was painful sometimes... the dude tapped out Robbie Lawler, beat Dan Henderson and Yushin Okami.... then arguably lost to Martin Kampmann...
It would look like Colby vs Leon, except Colby more busted up from jabs to the noseI don't think GSP could handle colby's pressure, at least, we do not know if he could because we never saw him face anyone like colby in the cage.
Another debate brought this up when someone dared to say Merab had fought someone as good as colby. Merab's BEST fight just happened... vs a 37 year old cejudo who took 3 years off in his prime. Stop cappin as you kids like to say. Now none of that is merab's fault but it doesn't change the facts.
Now could GSP win, of course, but anyone who thinks GSP is better than Usman or Colby is biased. I love GSP too, the MMA rules back then were hilarious. You could get your ass kicked for an entire round, land one takedown, and you win the round. I made some good money betting back then because of that. The oddsmakers had no idea what they were doing and the mma rules were trash tho a lot more predictable than today in good and bad ways.
But, if you think GSP ever fought anyone as good as Usman or Colby then go ahead and post that name here. I'd love to hear about this mystery fight that is not on GSP's record...there is not a single name on there even close to the animals usman and colby still are even just outside their prime maybe.
Be real with yourself here.
this is probably true. usman was overrated, GSP would have jabbed him into the 5th row.Matt Serra would fuck up Colby and Usman.
This reminds me of Joe Rogan claiming Masvidal would have beaten GSP