Brazilian champions dropping like flys

[ectera]

What do you expect? Most of these guys are getting older and perhaps aren't training as hard.. either that or their body isn't letting them. Barao now has a record of 32-2 is only 27 years old he can definitely bounce back IMO.

 

[VolkHan]

Well they're getting American contender after American contender. People are bound to lose.

/thread
and who cares, Assun

 

[Xavier85]

is normal.

 

[Kaioken x 10]

It's home court advantage and other factors.

A flight from Brazil to US is about 10 + hours, which really drains your body.

Jet Lag.

It takes up to 5-7 days for your body to fully adjust to new environment, so your body isn't performing at 100%. Most fighters fly in within a few days of their fight.

The crowd.

Having thousands of people root against you crushes your spirit and mind.

Not sure if joking or just don't understand jetlag

 

[AFewDollarsMore]

"O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties"

 

[AhuraMazda]

Machida will make up for barao's goose egg.

 

[devaughnb]

The number and size of elite camps in the U.S. seems to be going up quickly. My impression is that most Brazilian talent comes from a couple of sources.

Digging deeper I think Wrestling being such a big part of U.S. culture is a massive advantage. Its far greater than BJJ is in Brazil. As more young people see MMA as a viable career i think the US will increasingly dominate the sport.