He's legit good, but better than Silva legit good? Jury is still out.
With a win over Machida, it'll convert alot of critics.
Hallman - Hughes
Weidman - Silva
Rampage - Chuck
It's the name of the game. Most of the greats just have that one person that has their number.
Pretty much this.
Chuck had the better style that would beat the bigger number of world-class competition
The inclusion of Hallman-Hughes is an insult to both Weidman and Rampage. Who were in fact simply better fighters than their opponents.
His ability to get up was what was special, more so than his TD defense.
I imagine Chuck improved his ability to scramble over time. Didn't Belfort also take him down and win a round that way around that time? Plus, Couture took Liddell down and pounded him out back then too.
It's just a bad matchup for Liddell, since Liddell didn't care about defense and Rampage did. Rampage can talk all the shit he wants that guys that avoid the standup with him are cowards, but he covers up, tries to not get hit, and won't force the issue. Liddell didn't give a shit and ate big shots throughout his whole career.
. Didn't Belfort also take him down and win a round that way around that time?
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Rampage was and is just a better fighter. Chuck should have never been considered as the number one LHW.