bjj heavy champions?

[bambammccoy]

Have their ever been any Submission heavy or BJJ heavy fighters who became champ in the UFC post-dark ages?

Big Nog and Mir are the only ones I can think of, surprisingly HW seems to be the only to come to mind.

 

[GrindingANARCHY]

Werdum in a few months

 

[Dramacydal]

BJ Penn.

Depends on what you consider the Dark Ages though. I'm thinking when it was off PPV. Most people probably think pre-Brock.

 

[Dramacydal]

Also, Bustamante and Ricco.

 

[Mikeyz]

Werdum in a few months

Sarcasm?

 

[GrindingANARCHY]

Sarcasm?

Am I not free to think differently than you?

 

[FeloniousMonk]

BJ, Barao, Serra...

 

[Face Punch]

They're a dying breed. I lost hope when Philo fell off.

 

[MiroHa]

Bustamante

 

[Szwok]

interim champ big nog

 

[matrat103]

Fun fact: When Anthony Pettis won the title this past summer, it was the first time that a challenger who wasn't already an interim champion had beaten the defending champion by submission since BJ beat Matt Hughes at UFC 46.

 

[Face Punch]

Fun fact: When Anthony Pettis won the title this past summer, it was the first time that a challenger who wasn't already an interim champion had beaten the defending champion by submission since BJ beat Matt Hughes at UFC 46.

True story. Wonder what the school of thought around that is?

 

[FeloniousMonk]

True story. Wonder what the school of thought around that is?

BJ's dope

 

[Gerald Ford]

Not a fan of Cain, but he will wreck on Werdum

 

[Perfecto]

Big Nog does not count as a heavy BJJ champ since almost everybody he fights seems to do better than him in the BJJ dept. I question the validity of a Noguera Bros. black belt...To quote Chael Sonnen..."You can get a Noguera Brothers black belt in a McDonalds happy meal."

 

[MiroHa]

Big Nog does not count as a heavy BJJ champ since almost everybody he fights seems to do better than him in the BJJ dept. I question the validity of a Noguera Bros. black belt...To quote Chael Sonnen..."You can get a Noguera Brothers black belt in a McDonalds happy meal."

 

[obroin]

Fun fact: When Anthony Pettis won the title this past summer, it was the first time that a challenger who wasn't already an interim champion had beaten the defending champion by submission since BJ beat Matt Hughes at UFC 46.

My first thought was Arlovski's achilles lock on Sylvia-that was for the interim belt and Sylvia wasn't champ. Good call, good sir. Crazy stat right there. I wonder if it's because the champions are generally so well rounded, but getting "caught" with a KO is easier than getting "caught" in a sub?

 

[MRT]

Big Nog does not count as a heavy BJJ champ since almost everybody he fights seems to do better than him in the BJJ dept. I question the validity of a Noguera Bros. black belt...To quote Chael Sonnen..."You can get a Noguera Brothers black belt in a McDonalds happy meal."

the ignorance here is appalling...

 

[FlameBallKid]

the ignorance here is appalling...

But Chael says so...

 

[FlameBallKid]

Big Nog does not count as a heavy BJJ champ since almost everybody he fights seems to do better than him in the BJJ dept. I question the validity of a Noguera Bros. black belt...To quote Chael Sonnen..."You can get a Noguera Brothers black belt in a McDonalds happy meal."

Chael has been triangled by a McDonalds happy meal.

True story.