Eastern fighters are different

[fica]

eastern europe i can speak for bosnia but since young age elementary school we had after school karate classes people leave after first class some stay until getting blue belt some stay all the way to black belt. other spots are handball basketball football. lately people are also into body building

 

[Hdfi]

The real question is why China has not produced a male champion yet? They have much more resources $ and tradition in martial arts.

 

[volcom5]

The real question is why China has not produced a male champion yet? They have much more resources $ and tradition in martial arts.

I think because China is more focused on other things instead putting money into a “Sport” that less than 10yrs ago to them was how everyone in US looked at MMA/UFC 30yrs ago. It took the UK almost 20yrs since their first countrymen in Ian Freeman to capture gold in Michael Bisping.

 

[Squintz]

you don't have a single person in those countries acting like a fruitcake like you do in north america

Just groups

 

[HuskySamoan]

Let's be honest. These crazy Russians, gerorgians, Ukrainians etc are a different gravy

It isn't just mma. Look at usyk, bivol, beterbiev and lomachenko more recently. These dudes have a mentality that is tougher than the rest. It's like it's in their dna. The States and Brazil are still great fighting countries. Also the uk/Ireland and new Zealand/Australia, but these eastern European dudes are just built different. I expect many more champions in combat sports from this region in the near future

Ex soviet countries are a force to be reckoned with in boxing, Judo, wrestling, Sambo etc. It only makes sense that they would be in MMA. They start very young on average in combat sports and if they're successful their country supports the pursuit as it's seen as a respectable career path. Central Asia is huge in this equation though, their boom for MMA is just beginning but the UFC will oppress it as they do it boxing, but they're producing boxing champions consistsntly now ontop of the olympic medals in amateurs etc. That's the big difference between the US/UK/Oceania...these ex soviet guys start on average much younger. And while in places like Brazil, UK, Oceania, Latin America etc. What they lack is accessible world class resources and coaching, in Russia it's not the case...Look at Shabliy and Evloev, their striking coach is Artem Levin and wrestling coach Sharap Gitinov back home...every gym has access to great wrestling, sambo, boxing, kickboxing...it's part of their culture, even a lot of smaller Russian gyms have surprisingly deep stables and networks. If the UFC had 50 Russians instead of 25 on its roster and actually signed the best ones, and they had 30-40 Central Asians...you'd see much of the promotion get eclipsed...the talent level on average is much higher.

Ukraine is great at boxing, they are not on the map for MMA.

 

[wildchild88]

It’s true, even in boxing, they are starting to challenge the notion of the Americas (all of them) being superior than the rest of the world.

The Slavs / Caucasus fighters are putting European fighters on the map. I expect more boxing champs / phenoms in the future.

 

[HuskySamoan]

It’s true, even in boxing, they are starting to challenge the notion of the Americas (all of them) being superior than the rest of the world.

The Slavs / Caucasus fighters are putting European fighters on the map. I expect more boxing champs / phenoms in the future.

Japan has 2 of the top 10 p4p boxers in the world right now and like 10 world champs lmao. Latinos and African Americans were never superior to the rest of the world in boxing, the market and promotions/promoters all just exist for the western world. It's why guys like Khaosai Galaxy and Chris John just got ignored their entire title runs...They wouldn't pay them shit to fight in the US, nobody cared about them in the western world because they weren't Spanish or English speaking and they made millions filling up arenas in their home countries while guys avoided them. Boxing is crooked, MMA is also kinda crooked like this but people don't realize...there's so much elite talent that doesn't get signed because they're from the wrong countries. When the iron curtain fell and guys in Russia, the Caucasus and Eastern Europe could box along with central Asians...yup, the Americas don't look so untouchable all of a sudden. UK boxing is shockingly good though, to be honest.

 

[MetaIIica]

Ank is a fucking crazy specimen of a human being. When the buffman was announcing him and he was pacin around....the dude is a beast

hes a boring ball sniffer, lost on most scorecards 2-3.

 

[mangokush]

 

[HuskySamoan]

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They cut Mokaev for a reason lmao

 

[HuskySamoan]

The real question is why China has not produced a male champion yet? They have much more resources $ and tradition in martial arts.

What major combat sports does China excel at? Wrestling, freestyle or greco? Boxing? Muay Thai? Sambo? Judo? Kickboxing? BJJ? No Gi? I don't understand why anyone would think China would do well in MMA because of its history with Tai Chi and Shaolin Monks. Similarly with India...it's just not in their culture, they dont have the gyms, the coaches, the training partners, the structures in place to actually develop successful generations of MMA fighters. Look at Japan it's a top 5 nation in Wrestling and boxing, the best in Judo, great kickboxers, Kyokushin etc. And a lot of these things are part of their school systems and culture etc. Yet even with athletes starting young in MMA they cannot figure out how to produce much world class talent at all...their gyms, coaches, developmental process are all failing the talent..

 

[fica]

Just groups

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Hey man difference between west and these guys western guys would be aroused in these kind of situation in east is more of bonding brotherhood I do not think they would be sexualthinking at all

 

[Young Calf Kick]

Well this evolved from a Eastern Europe praise thread to a “the West are a bunch of pussies” self-loathing thread pretty quickly

 

[Patrick Jane]

What major combat sports does China excel at? Wrestling, freestyle or greco? Boxing? Muay Thai? Sambo? Judo? Kickboxing? BJJ? No Gi? I don't understand why anyone would think China would do well in MMA because of its history with Tai Chi and Shaolin Monks. Similarly with India...it's just not in their culture, they dont have the gyms, the coaches, the training partners, the structures in place to actually develop successful generations of MMA fighters. Look at Japan it's a top 5 nation in Wrestling and boxing, the best in Judo, great kickboxers, Kyokushin etc. And a lot of these things are part of their school systems and culture etc. Yet even with athletes starting young in MMA they cannot figure out how to produce much world class talent at all...their gyms, coaches, developmental process are all failing the talent..

Also, considering how the CCP has treated Xu Xiaodong, they don't seem to like MMA much.

 

[HuskySamoan]

Also, considering how the CCP has treated Xu Xiaodong, they don't seem to like MMA much.

China has little to no potential for MMA. If they really wanted to invest in it and produce waves of talent like the prominent countries...it would take 10 years or more...like I said, the gyms don't exist, he sparring partners don't exist, the coaches don't exist....nobody seems to understand what makes good fighters they just say "there's over a billion people in this country, it should produce elite fighters". I'm not old yet but I'm beginning to become a cynical fuck...I realize most people on an MMA forum know nothing about MMA and especially don't understand how it works...they just follow the media and watch the fights.

 

[rear naked ankle pick]

They are normal men that were raised good. Americans and brazilians are soft sissies with no dignity

 

[Ramon Antonio]

10k is worth a lot more to a Dagestani than someone from the west. Sure the top guys make a lot of money, but most don't really make that much.

If someone in the West wants to do a sport they're going to pick football, basketball etc.

 

[HHJ]

hes a boring ball sniffer, lost on most scorecards 2-3.

Your attempt to get me to jump off a building has failed little man!

#hoothoot