Having A-level wrestling and knowing submission defense > Having A-level BJJ, with mediocre wrestling
That said it's 2018. There has been so much cross-pollination it's hard to make clear distinctions, IMO.
Mir shoulda stuck to toe holds instead of stealing strawberries.Sherdog... LOL! You believe that simply "knowing submission defense" is like some accessory you just toss into the mix? Takes years of training.
Even a freak, like Brock Lesnar, shows you what happens with only a few years' submission grappling experience versus a high level BJJ practitioner - wrestling pedigree or not.
GSP was another posterboy for wrestling + boxing. Anderson Silva was one of the few to do it with the Muay Thai + BJJ style, and it's without a doubt more entertaining.
Mir shoulda stuck to toe holds instead of stealing strawberries.
Those things are delicious. Lesnar was hoarding them all in his delicious custom 8 ounce gloves.
whats the problem in defending europeTJ and DJ have superb muay thai and the rest of them have some proficiency.
also, your name, custom title, location, and Enoch Powell av lol. This place has gone to utter shit.
GSP was another posterboy for wrestling + boxing. Anderson Silva was one of the few to do it with the Muay Thai + BJJ style, and it's without a doubt more entertaining.
Realistically, you should have compared:
Having A-level wrestling and MEDIOCRE submission defense > < Having A-level BJJ, with mediocre wrestling
lmao...
Peterson popularized the Pareto distribution.Yup pretty much
The Pareto Principle states that 80% or 4/5 of actual productivity is a result of only 20% (or 1/5) of the actual training/work/preparation. A tiny 20% is responsible for 80% of the gains because it is much more efficient. This efficiency principle applies to work productivity, training, sales, diet, etc etc
A couple of the martial arts disciplines pay off 80% of your success in MMA while the others collectively account for the remaining shard (in varying amounts). That's why it's still important to cross train in other arts, at least defensively.
Well thankfully we still have Eric Silva who is Brazilian in the mix. And he is only 21 years old.The UFC hasn't brought in any Brazilian prospects. All the new fighters are from America or Europe.
There's a grand total of 4 Brazilian HWs on the entire roster and one of them is 40 years old for Christ sake.
Actually I just went through the entire current UFC fighters Wikipedia list and I found a grand total of 3 Brazilians that are 25 years old, or younger.
That's insane.