Could tiki ghosn could be champ in today's ufc ?

[usfbrah]

I don't really mean it as disrespect. Those guys were like the Akira Shoji's of the UFC back in the day, entry level gatekeepers. Tiki and Sinosic would be a perfect matchup to see where a guy like Punk stands, they aren't going to murder the guy but they would be a good test to see if he's for real. Those are the goldilocks matchups for Punk, just right in the middle.

Elvis headlined cards and fought for a title. Tiki fought guys like sherk and lawler. They would have murdered cm punk back in the day. Maybe someone like Harold Howard would show us were punks at in mma.

 

[JollyRants]

I have personally talked to tiki in the past and he told me he could have been for sure top ten if he had the knowledge h has today. Tiki is no joke in the gym. He's just older now.

 

[usfbrah]

I have spoken to tiki in the past. The guy is very intelligent when it comes to mma.

 

[BeardotheWeirdo]

Apparently Tiki was a beast in the gym, but he couldn't perform on the big stage. The nerves got to him.

Given that MMA is much more mainstream now, it would only be harder for him.

Obviously fighters are much better on average now then they were 10 years ago also, you seem to be over-looking this point

 

[Rebel_LioN]

Arianny Celeste and Tiki Ghosn were seen "making out" at the Montreal airport following the UFC...

 

[usfbrah]

Dude, I don't know why you guys all hate on tiki. He was ufc veteran who fought top competition. Sherk, lawler, cope, etc. he is also one of the pioneers of training up there with the hammer houses and Greg jacksons.

 

[JosephTessaro]

Tiki was one of the top prospects in mma back in the day buddy. Hate much

Who did Tiki Ghosn beat in his illustrious MMA career? Kit Cope? No, don't hate much, just being real.

 

[JosephTessaro]

Dude, I don't know why you guys all hate on tiki. He was ufc veteran who fought top competition. Sherk, lawler, cope, etc. he is also one of the pioneers of training up there with the hammer houses and Greg jacksons.

I stopped at Cope.

 

[usfbrah]

Apparently Tiki was a beast in the gym, but he couldn't perform on the big stage. The nerves got to him.

Given that MMA is much more mainstream now, it would only be harder for him.

Obviously fighters are much better on average now then they were 10 years ago also, you seem to be over-looking this point

Well tiki had told me personally that with the way training has advanced, he would have don a lot better, also, he told me he regretted over looking lawler, he was taking it to lawler before the knock out.

 

[JosephTessaro]

He dated a hot ring girl. This puts him in the top 10, EVER.

 

[BOTTICELLI]

i think that he's a very tough human being and a warrior yes.
UFC Champ...uh no

 

[JosephTessaro]

Well tiki had told me personally that with the way training has advanced, he would have don a lot better, also, he told me he regretted over looking lawler, he was taking it to lawler before the knock out.

He fought Lawler 13.5 years ago. Global warming is real.

 

[usfbrah]

I stopped at Cope.

He was a decorated muai thai guy

 

[SavageAngel]

He left shoulder would constantly dislocate. He wouldn't handle it.

 

[usfbrah]

He fought Lawler 13.5 years ago. Global warming is real.

I realize this. If tiki would have kept himself in the fight game he could possibly ko the current lawler.

 

[JosephTessaro]

He was a decorated muai thai guy

Cope even had a t.v. show. That makes him better than Tiki Torch.

 

[usfbrah]

He dated a hot ring girl. This puts him in the top 10, EVER.

Tiki gets mad respect at the gym for that one. She is one of th nicest girls out there I know.

 

[McGrubie]

 

[usfbrah]

Cope even had a t.v. show. That makes him better than Tiki Torch.

Fought genki sudO to a draw in his first fight and th n beat Doug Evans in his second fight.. Dude was major prospect back then.

 

[TennBJJ]

I don't get why this was moved. All I was saying is that if tiki came in at today's age with all the new training developments he could have been a big threat. He was fighting in the golden age.

Respect for Tiki and anyone with the balls to step into the cage. That being said, the current top 5 in his weight division would have been murderers in the "golden age" you speak of. And oh yeah, Robbie was.

Champion : Robbie Lawler
1 Rory MacDonald
2 Stephen Thompson
3 Tyron Woodley
4 Demian Maia
5 Carlos Condit

Its great that he was a prospect back in the day, but all his bio claims is that he did "Muay Thai Kickboxing as a form of cross training for football". That sounds a lot like "I have a background in Kenpo."

You either need a super solid wrestling background, or you have to be a god damned assassin in the standup game these days. Tiki has/had neither of those traits.