Belal is proof GSP would've dominate WW today

[mister piscadinha]

dude is discount gsp. lesser striking, lesser bjj, lesser wrestling, less athletic, less strength, less ko power and he still became champion


and people will tell me here that George's game was too 'ancient' to dominate today, fuck off

 

[josh345]

Did Belal go for any takedowns? I was driving to Kentucky all day. Just now arrived. Why the fuck I mentioned this I'm not sure lmao. But I remember in the JDM fight belal didn't go for any damn takedowns.

 

[Randy Fandy Fo Fanders]

GSP would destroy Belal and it wouldn’t even be close.

 

[Subline]

Did Belal go for any takedowns? I was driving to Kentucky all day. Just now arrived. Why the fuck I mentioned this I'm not sure lmao. But I remember in the JDM fight belal didn't go for any damn takedowns.

He went for 9 takedowns against JDM which is pretty much his career average, he went for 7 takedowns against Garry and failed all.

 

[Subline]

GSP is the GOAT of welterweight in both resume and ability, he's a more athletic version of Islam.

 

[Trabaho]

1 ) don't tell me to fuck off

2) who said GSPs game was ancient. The sport didn't change. Besides calf kicks.

There is nothing to evolve. Fighting is fighting.

 

[Mind Mine]

He may have actually made it to champ but he would absolutely not have held it as long. Fighters in the modern era are either more well rounded than GSP’s era or have a single dominant skill even stronger than the fighters in his era. The striking is far superior nowadays and even the wrestling. WW would be a revolving door if GSP was around. You use Belal as a measuring stick when Belal would have definitely been a champ in GSP’s era

 

[Boguentoo]

dude is discount gsp. lesser striking, lesser bjj, lesser wrestling, less athletic, less strength, less ko power and he still became champion


and people will tell me here that George's game was too 'ancient' to dominate today, fuck off

Prime GSP would outjab and outwrestler Belal and would singleleg fuck Garry.

Prime GSP has still the best timing and the most explosive double takedown in MMA that i have ever seen

 

[Mind Mine]

Other than GSP you really can’t name many fighters from GSP’s era that would have definitively beat Belal

 

[chillyoo]

GSP was generational. He would absolutely dominate Belal.

Kamaru had a dominant run and he’s not near as explosive or the level of striking GSP had.

MMA still doesn’t have that many of the elite tier athletes compared to other sports. GSP was a freak.

 

[Dr. Rose]

1 ) don't tell me to fuck off

2) who said GSPs game was ancient. The sport didn't change. Besides calf kicks.

There is nothing to evolve. Fighting is fighting.

Damn, imagine GSP with calf kicks would be awesome. Do a couple of those and you ain't stopping that takedown.

 

[Superzorro]

Other than GSP you really can’t name many fighters from GSP’s era that would have definitively beat Belal

Almost all of them would. Carlos Condit, Jake Shields, Josh Koscheck, Johnny Hendricks… What credentialed skillset does Belal Muhammad have that makes him world class? All he has is toughness and cardio.

 

[svmr_db]

Belal is 37 years old, cut him some slack.

Which version of GSP are you talking about? One that was younger than Belal is now, surely.

 

[Mind Mine]

Almost all of them would. Carlos Condit, Jake Shields, Josh Koscheck, Johnny Hendricks… What credentialed skillset does Belal Muhammad have that makes him world class? All he has is toughness and cardio.

There is a reason none of those fighters were close to title contention when GSP retired and not all of them due to age. They were good for their time but the sport as well as training evolve. It also should be noted that his era of dominance was pre USADA when positive piss tests were damn near non existent. This is why the changing of guard happened so swiftly. Not a single one of his opponents would be in title conunder today’s mma

 

[joy2day]

The WW division is packed with talent right now, but no one has even remotely established themselves as GSP level.

 

[laleggenda27]

If we had a time machine and simply dropped the 2010 version of GSP into today's WW landscape, he'd struggle more than he did in his era (although he'd probably still be very successful). Best practices do, in fact, develop over time.

But if you gave the 2010 version of GSP access to the technical/training advancements of the last 15 years, he'd steamroll every single WW on the planet, Islam included.

 

[Aegon Spengler]

Belal probably wouldn’t have gotten to a title shot in GSP’s era. Loses to Condit, Hendricks, struggles with Alves, Koscheck, Rumble.

 

[Bret 'The Hitman' Hart]

A prime GSP would dominate that division outrageously. I have no doubt about it. People forgot how good he was

 

[jnes]

Other than GSP you really can’t name many fighters from GSP’s era that would have definitively beat Belal

Prime Hendricks would've chinned him

 

[Superzorro]

There is a reason none of those fighters were close to title contention when GSP retired and not all of them due to age. They were good for their time but the sport as well as training evolve. It also should be noted that his era of dominance was pre USADA when positive piss tests were damn near non existent. This is why the changing of guard happened so swiftly. Not a single one of his opponents would be in title conunder today’s mma

So is your argument that they would have destroyed Belal Muhammad and are so much better than him due to steroids? That’s a pretty big jump from saying Belal would win against all of them. Now all of a sudden it’s not fair because apparently they were all on steroids.
And what age do you think they were? I’m curious. Let’s put some numbers out there.

And no, just based purely on skill alone, they would be destroying these guys. Jake Shields could probably submit Belal Muhammad in a submission grappling match today— I would put money on it. The skillset just isn’t there for him.