Is Sakuraba the first complete fighter?

[JustOnce]

Or would you say its Royce?

 

[tony pepperoni]

Frank Shamrock
Bas
Vitor imo

 

[HHJ]

How can you say Royce was a complete fighter??

 

[HHJ]

Frank Shamrock
Bas
Vitor imo

These are all pretty good.
Earlier examples.
It starts to get better from here on out.

 

[dildos]

@JustOnce

Frank shamrock

 

[Mr Joyboy]

Nearly everyone in Pancrase 1 would have smoked everyone in UFC 1. Royce is far from being the best freestyle fighter of his day.

Sakuraba could definitely mix ip up, but he wanted to grapple. "Complete" has no meaningful definition so yeah.

 

[Noraaq]

The answer is frank shamrock

 

[fight_fiend]

Marco Ruas seemed pretty well rounded early on.

 

[Nathan LaMontagne]

I love me some Saku butbid say Ruas for being truly well rounded

 

[HHJ]

I love me some Saku butbid say Ruas for being truly well rounded

Ruas was def one of the guys who had the cross training mentality very early on. He has a mma fight from like 1984 on his record lol

 

[HHJ]

in b4 @gono btw says its Fernando Pinduka

 

[stav]

Or would you say its Royce?

Certainly one of but there were a few in that time.

 

[HHJ]

Certainly one of but there were a few in that time.

How? Royce couldnt strike for shit. He couldnt wrestle for shit. His job as to wrap you up in his gi,and go for a submission. Thats why Sakuraba was better than guys of his ilk, Saku could wrestle,and while he wasnt the greatest striker ever,he sure as hell was miles above Royce. Add that to his exceptional no gi submission ability and its a bad night for the gracies.

 

[nhbfan8080]

How? Royce couldnt strike for shit. He couldnt wrestle for shit. His job as to wrap you up in his gi,and go for a submission. Thats why Sakuraba was better than guys of his ilk, Saku could wrestle,and while he wasnt the greatest striker ever,he sure as hell was miles above Royce. Add that to his exceptional no gi submission ability and its a bad night for the gracies.

Royce had people like his brother pulling strings for him by rearranging the card several times in the same night. If Kimo kept his hair short, Royce would've been pounded out.

 

[HHJ]

Royce had people like his brother pulling strings for him by rearranging the card several times in the same night. If Kimo kept his hair short, Royce would've been pounded out.

I respect royce alot. I just would not call him well rounded.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Royce well rounded.

 

[gono btw]

in b4 @gono btw says its Fernando Pinduka

Spoiler

Spoiler

 

[Hellowhosthat]

It was probably Danny Hodge anyway.

 

[pankrat]

mike perry would be one of the most complete fighters in 2010.

<{Red Card}>

 

[Sweater of AV]

Royce eh? Well I suppose that depends on your definition of "complete"...