Are fighters actually imrpoving?

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A look at the MW rankings of old. Notice how every given fighter in the top 10 is relatively around the same skill level?
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Compare to today's MW rankings:
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Outside the top 5, no one has a chance against the champ. Are fighters actually improving, or in reality are divisions becoming more fragmented/more watered down?
 
Peaked since USADA

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Conor 2.0 vs Cowboy Cerrone happened in 2019 and its the highest level of skill we have ever witnessed in MMA. Reminded of Silva vs Forest but even better.
 
I'd say something erse neds imrpoving
 
bleeder said:

A look at the MW rankings of old. Notice how every given fighter in the top 10 is relatively around the same skill level?
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Compare to today's MW rankings:
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Outside the top 5, no one has a chance against the champ. Are fighters actually improving, or in reality are divisions becoming more fragmented/more watered down?
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Is the skill level difference between #10 Kevin Holland and #3 Jerrod Cannonier vastly greater than the difference between #10 Chris Wiedman and #3 Yushin Okami?
 
kfighter said:
These conor nuthuggers just need to die.
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They'll never stop making these jokes if people like you get so mad easily

Its pretty obvious that post about Conor/cerrone was a joke, but your blood pressure actually rised from it.


So maybe if you didnt hate so much, people would stop the Conor memes
 
JonJonesNeedle said:
Yes they are improving technique wise. Look at how good the striking of Conor/Israel is and how good the grappling of Khabib is.

However, the old era had many people on PED's, whereas it's harder to get away with in the current era.
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Conor? You mean the got that turned into a panic wrestler from Nate fucking Diaz? LOL LMAO
 
RoyJonesJr said:
They'll never stop making these jokes if people like you get so mad easily

Its pretty obvious that post about Conor/cerrone was a joke, but your blood pressure actually rised from it.


So maybe if you didnt hate so much, people would stop the Conor memes
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It wasn't a troll. And rjj got slept by antonio tarver.
 
RoyJonesJr said:
It was 100 percent a troll post designed to piss people off

Conor has a lot of bitter haters on Sherdog, pretty easy to rustle feathers with over the top conor posts.
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You don't know the poster.
I do.
B's up C's down, playboi.
 
I don't think skills or techniques are getting better. A correct punch is still a correct punch. A correct kick is a still a correct kick. An arm bar is still an arm bar.

What I do think is getting better is everything else that surrounds mma. No more caveman gyms where you're fighting for your life in practice. Guys train on cycles now where they are trying to peak around performance time so there's actually more downtime for fighters then ever before. Nutrition is better then ever. Guys have game plans now and usually try and fight as smart as possible versus just playing rock em sock em robots everytime they fight. The game of mma is getting smarter.
 
OverhandRightKayo said:
It wasn't a troll. And rjj got slept by antonio tarver.
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and don't disrespect RJJ, that guy in your AV loves getting slept by bums.

Conor would give him a red panty night then send his bum ass to Bellator with one left hand
 
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