Currently dominant styles in the UFC

[VinceArch]

For the female fighters i'd say twerking.

I think that's more of a male thing as far as UFC fighters go.

 

[humperdoo]

somehow i can agree to it. a striker will have to worry all the time about the takedown attempts during the fight for he is over if he can't defend himself from TD.

 

[Hyperborea]

Lol @ this thread

Rules favor wrestlers, no they favor strikers, no they favor wrestlers.

If someone’s inactive on the ground, they stand them up. If someone’s inactive on the feet, they just suggest they get active. The rules favor strikers.

 

[DeathByCaranos]

I think that's more of a male thing as far as UFC fighters go.

Maybe I've over analyzing ass actions here, but that's more like a drop-it-like-it's-hot/tea bag hybrid. I'm thinking more like Ailin Perez, and especially my girl Stamp Fairtex out of ONE FC.

 

[VinceArch]

Maybe I've over analyzing ass actions here, but that's more like a drop-it-like-it's-hot/tea bag hybrid. I'm thinking more like Ailin Perez, and especially my girl Stamp Fairtex out of ONE FC.

Fairtex cleans up pretty good, she would get it

 

[ClosetVitorFan]

Take person down. Keep them there. Punch them. Try to finish, sure but make sure you can go all of the rounds.

 

[Lee_]

Lol @ this thread

Rules favor wrestlers, no they favor strikers, no they favor wrestlers.

The rules don't favor anyone; that is a way to try to justify personal narratives. They favor someone who is well rounded, as they should.

 

[Clark Rogers]

The rules don't favor anyone; that is a way to try to justify personal narratives. They favor someone who is well rounded, as they should.

I tend to agree with this, I think the rules themselves are pretty balanced, although that doesn't mean I agree with all of them.

I do think the application of the rules is often not quite right, judges make plenty of mistakes, but even those seem to go both ways.

These threads humor me though, I guess if a bunch think the rules favor wrestlers, other bunch thinks they favor strikers, you and I here in the middle must be right lol.

 

[Tweak896]

Leon Edwards does not agree

I personally think Khamzat would be the favorite if he was matched with Edwards next.

 

[Jesus H. Sherdog]

Dagestani wrestling comes to mind. Only a select few fighters such as Bo Nickal and Volkanovski have an answer to it. Khabib and Islam are the most dominant fighters ever in the LW division.

That’s such a small sample size. One weight class, six title fights between two guys in one era.

 

[StonedLemur]

Dagestani wrestling comes to mind. Only a select few fighters such as Bo Nickal and Volkanovski have an answer to it. Khabib and Islam are the most dominant fighters ever in the LW division.

Bo has never faced a Dagestani wrestler in MMA, and Volk lost to one...how exactly do they have an answer to it sir?

 

[StonedLemur]

Wrestling isn't dominant(in part because the UFC discriminates against grapplers) but it's the style that will get someone the furthest knowing nothing else. There are one dimensional wrestlers(or were until relatively recent) there is no other one dimensional anythings.

BJJ is the MMA version of insurance it's rarely used but everyone needs to have it just in case.

Muay Thai might have the highest ceiling but it needs to come with some grappling like any other kind of striking.

Wonderboy is pretty one dimensional to be fair.
His grappling is almost nil sir.

 

[djacobox372]

I really see not difference in the dominance of the Russian wrestlers and guys like Matt Hughes, John Fitch, and GSP.

The sport hasn't evolved it just became infatuated with striking for a while and the Russians are just reminding us of what works.

 

[TempleoftheDog]

I’d pick the elite wrestler to beat the elite striker 8/10. It’s always been that way and isn’t changing anytime soon, imo.

Case in point.. He’s not even an elite wrestler (and getting older everyday), but Jan beat Izzy easily. And I’m picking him to beat Alex, too.

The problem now is that the UFC is signing too many guys whose last names end with “OV”. I can see it alienating pretty much everybody except the people that worship that one certain religion or geographical area of the world.

The UFC loves that fanbase. To the point of clear and obvious favourtism. And it’s all because of the huge oil money coming from Abu Dhabi and surrounding area. And possibilities of high tv rights deals with the countries that don’t show ppv cards as ppv. Like 26M people in Russia saw Khabib/Dustin on free tv. 1/4 of all Russian adults. That’s a pretty crazy number of viewers.

It’s not the most exciting style (except for the strikers). And it’s getting really hard to keep track of them all using just their names. Even just by using pictures with no names. The names can be very similar, and the faces, as well.

 

[Goutfather]

wrestling was the first martial art i ever learned, and i learned it young. it has been by far the most useful to me (although i never fought professionally, just other guys in a gym). but i think it also tends to favor certain types. people with more fast twitch muscle composition might get tired faster, and find wrestling less useful. but overall i'd say wrestling is the one martial art you absolutely must know, whether you're using it offensively or defensively.

 

[Deleted member 592822]

Dagestani wrestling comes to mind. Only a select few fighters such as Bo Nickal and Volkanovski have an answer to it. Khabib and Islam are the most dominant fighters ever in the LW division.

When did Bo Nickal have an answer to Dagestani wrestling again ? He didn't even faced a top 50 opponent yet