Moonsprochet
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Old school.
Where is the line drawn though? Is Anderson Silva old or new? Is Shogun old or new? Both have Vale Tudo and PrideFC background but won UFC gold. Is GSP old or new? He started his reign around 2006, over six years ago.
War Wanderlei, Sakuraba, Gomi, Rodrigo Nogueira, Rampage!
I really don't care either way. I'm a fan of fighters who make a strong attempt to finish.
anderson and shogun are both obviously old school. gsp to me is the start of the new school.(just my opinion mind you) because he was one of the first fighters to specialize in nothing and be good at everything.
to me new school vs old school doesnt = boring vs exciting after all jones is obviously new school but is exciting and finishes same for velasquez. and then there are the the bc dolloways and the jake shields of the world that just arent that exciting despite their history in the sport.
I hear what you are saying, but being good at everything to the point that you can safely use it in a fight is a rare thing. Even then, GSP tries his best not to strike with great strikers and not to grapple with great grapplers. he is well rounded enough not to rely on one aspect so he doesn't need to take those risks. I do agree though that the risk management attitude that he and Jackson brought to the game after the Serra loss was part of a new way of looking at what being a great "fighter" means.
I like watching old school fighters fall to newer ones.
I like watching old school fighters fall to newer ones.
Where is the line drawn though? Is Anderson Silva old or new? Is Shogun old or new? Both have Vale Tudo and PrideFC background but won UFC gold. Is GSP old or new? He started his reign around 2006, over six years ago.
War Wanderlei, Sakuraba, Gomi, Rodrigo Nogueira, Rampage!