Can a Short Fighter Reach the Level That Dominic and Wonder Boy Are At?

[superpunch]

I see them dancing around just lighting guys up. It's a level of dominance that I've never seen a short guy except for Mike Tyson do. It's clearly the next evolution of MMA.

What can a short guy do to reach the same level?

 

[BisexualMMA]

Stop being a fucking midget for one.

 

[Tormund]

Both of them are 2 of the bigger guys in their weight classes

 

[souvlaki]

lose some mass, drop down in weight. You'll be a little taller on average.

 

[Ez Eric]

Watch guys like TJ Dillashaw, a younger Fedor, Machida, Pacquiao ... those guys were not tall for their weight class yet they were extremely elusive and very dominant.

 

[NightwingBJJ]

Stop being a fucking midget for one.

Haaaaaaaa. Isn't Cruz a Midget by Sherdog standard?

 

[JayPettryMMA]

 

[M Raid K]

Funny thing is Cruz implements his style despite having a tall build. He's not even lanky guy with short torso and overly long limbs, he's a proportionally built human. Yet he's able to dodge punches from smaller quick-handed guys and even bend low enough to hit reactive takedowns on them. In reality it would've been much easier for him to operate on his style if he was a smaller guy like Dillashaw or Mighty Mouse.

 

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[MadHouse]

Wonderboy is like 6ft how is that short?

 

[Still your boy]

Dominick Curz is a manlet.

 

[Meduza]

All they need to do is find their inner-peace:

 

[countswagula]

The fans are truly fortunate Domick "the skyscraper" Cruz chose to pursue a career in MMA instead of going to the NBA

 

[Andre Xiong]

the top 2 WWs of all time is Hughes at 5'9'' and GSP at 5'10''. Not tall for their division.

Hughes didn't need to dance around; his style was to pick up grown men and smash them.

Dominic Cruz is only 5'8'', which is relatively short. So I guess short guys can already do what you're asking??

 

[Chesten_Hesten]

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What can a short guy do to reach the same level?

Enjoy his Soda I guess?

 

[superpunch]

Funny thing is Cruz implements his style despite having a tall build. He's not even lanky guy with short torso and overly long limbs, he's a proportionally built human. Yet he's able to dodge punches from smaller quick-handed guys and even bend low enough to hit reactive takedowns on them. In reality it would've been much easier for him to operate on his style if he was a smaller guy like Dillashaw or Mighty Mouse.

If Dominic was as short as Dillashaw or Mighty Mouse though, he wouldn't be capable of being at the level that he is.

 

[superpunch]

the top 2 WWs of all time is Hughes at 5'9'' and GSP at 5'10''. Not tall for their division.

Hughes didn't need to dance around; his style was to pick up grown men and smash them.

Dominic Cruz is only 5'8'', which is relatively short. So I guess short guys can already do what you're asking??

I want to know if a short guy can reach that striking prowess.

Cruz is tall for his division.

 

[bigma]

All they need to do is find their inner-peace:

Is he holding a bong or a dildo?

But seriously, no more dominant champ right now.

 

[Meduza]

Cruz is tall for his division... but his reach is 'average', ONLY 1" longer reach than faber. Same reach as Dillasnake.

Some of the narrowest shoulders in all of MMA:

 

[El Fernas]

Both of them are 2 of the bigger guys in their weight classes

I think that is his point actually, can the short guy in a division be that dominant? JBJ is in the same boat, taller guy dominating a weight class.