Dumb myths about UFC HW division

[TriangleMonkey]

There should be 2 weight classes. 0-199 lbs. 200-x.

The Manlet Division. And the Sherdog Division.

Its how it was back in day in the regionals trying to figure the sport out


My coach fought when they would split the room up, over 200lbs on one side of the room, less than 200lbs, to the other side of the room

Then they would draw straws for matchups on the same night, gloves optional

 

[Cletus Fertitta]

I dare any of these skiny mfers to fight these fat mfers. Is this a running competition or a fight. Yeah you can run from them fast.

You dumb shit I’m talking about being in shape. Not being good at fighting.

Please don’t enter any competition that requires reading comprehension. Fat fuck.

 

[volcom5]

It is very Pride fan boy propaganda, but the UFC HW’s currently are pretty unskilled. The last well rounded HW was Daniel Cormier, now it’s Aspinall and that is it.

 

[Megatronlee]

Wow! 11 years on Sherdog and still a casual! Congrats, man!

Who is lane? That’s not a well known or even established name .also I have a pro record. Can’t be casual

 

[Trabaho]

You dumb shit I’m talking about being in shape. Not being good at fighting.

Please don’t enter any competition that requires reading comprehension. Fat fuck.

You're small and coping

 

[Jonjonesgonemad]

1. “They are all fat and out of shape”

That couldn’t be further from the truth. We have extremely athletic guys like Gane, Pavlovich and Almeida, who have absolutely ridiculous physiques. Guys like Aspinall, Volkov, Blaydes, Waldo and Lewis are all athletic and in good shape too. Even outside top15 we have guys like Lane, Usman, Petrino and Buchecha who are more than fit.

2. “Any elite athlete would’ve dominated UFC’s HW division”

We’ve had NFL players Hardy and Lane come to UFC, while still in their athletic peak and they flopped spectacularly even though they are elite level athletes. And NFL athletes are basically peak of athleticism.

3. “UFC doesn’t bring in talent from different combat sports, Gable Steveson would’ve wrecked UFC’s HW division”

Despaigne was a Olympic medalist in Taekwondo and a freak of nature, flopped in UFC.
Buchecha was one of the greatest HW BJJ practitioners and couldn’t even beat Martin Buday.
Seeing the struggles of Bo Nickal at MW, it’s ridiculous to assume someone like Gable would dominate UFC HW’s.

There’s levels to this shit

Right now it seems like Aspinall is far above anyone else at HW. And top contenders like Gane, Volkov, Pavlovich and Almeida are easily beating anyone outside top5, like Tybura or Budday. But even Tybura and Budday seem to be levels above just simply big athletic guys like Lane or Usman and above one dimensional specialists like Despaigne or Buchecha.

HW division is much better than he give them credit for, they would easily beat the champs of every division lower than MW. Aspinall might actually be the best HW we’ve ever seen. It’s ridiculous how we try to compare the guys to BW and FW and then say that they suck. Of course they can’t move like them, it’s just basic physics.

This is actually just PRIDE fanboy propaganda, discrediting every HW generation, so that they can still claim that those were the golden ages of HW MMA

Say it like how it is, man, these fanboys will never gonna let go of the past, they will keep sucking the old age fighters until it's year 4839

 

[Araquém]

Lol! You need to be in a high level of dumbness to believe that those guys in NFL would be good at MMA because they good at run fast holding a ball

Since when be good at american football have something to do with being good at fighting? Totaly different sports that takes different type of coordination and takes athleticism in a different ways

Is really funny how you americans glaze this NFL guys like they are something special lol! Provabably the least skilled out of all ball sports in which the players for most of the time don't even move. MMA is already more physical demanding than american football, run fast is something really important in that sport but means nothing in fighting lol! The athleticism that those NFL players have means nothing when comes to fighting ability

Most of these guys would be trash even if they grew up in martial arts lol! You americans are stupid

 

[bubbleboyjones]

Both Lane and Hardy had better dash/jump/press records than someone like Tom Hardy.

 

[Tito Tapped]

I dare any of these fat motherfuckers to run 3 miles under 30 minutes. In shape my ass.

Mike Whitehead crushed everyone on the treadmill test back in TUF 2 or whatever. It can be done.

 

[fedorthegoat777]

Agree.

But Gable has a shot to be really good. Just sayin.

 

[NicholasJBasile]

1. “They are all fat and out of shape”

That couldn’t be further from the truth. We have extremely athletic guys like Gane, Pavlovich and Almeida, who have absolutely ridiculous physiques. Guys like Aspinall, Volkov, Blaydes, Waldo and Lewis are all athletic and in good shape too. Even outside top15 we have guys like Lane, Usman, Petrino and Buchecha who are more than fit.

2. “Any elite athlete would’ve dominated UFC’s HW division”

We’ve had NFL players Hardy and Lane come to UFC, while still in their athletic peak and they flopped spectacularly even though they are elite level athletes. And NFL athletes are basically peak of athleticism.

3. “UFC doesn’t bring in talent from different combat sports, Gable Steveson would’ve wrecked UFC’s HW division”

Despaigne was a Olympic medalist in Taekwondo and a freak of nature, flopped in UFC.
Buchecha was one of the greatest HW BJJ practitioners and couldn’t even beat Martin Buday.
Seeing the struggles of Bo Nickal at MW, it’s ridiculous to assume someone like Gable would dominate UFC HW’s.

There’s levels to this shit

Right now it seems like Aspinall is far above anyone else at HW. And top contenders like Gane, Volkov, Pavlovich and Almeida are easily beating anyone outside top5, like Tybura or Budday. But even Tybura and Budday seem to be levels above just simply big athletic guys like Lane or Usman and above one dimensional specialists like Despaigne or Buchecha.

HW division is much better than he give them credit for, they would easily beat the champs of every division lower than MW. Aspinall might actually be the best HW we’ve ever seen. It’s ridiculous how we try to compare the guys to BW and FW and then say that they suck. Of course they can’t move like them, it’s just basic physics.

This is actually just PRIDE fanboy propaganda, discrediting every HW generation, so that they can still claim that those were the golden ages of HW MMA

What folks fail to realize is that fighters are similar to different classes of vehicles -- lightweights are like Ferrari's -- they can go fast, are entertaining to drive, and pleasing to the eye. Heavyweights are like 18-wheelers -- they can't do what a Ferrari can, but they have a significatnly different objective in mind. You just can't drive an 18-wheeler like a Ferrari.