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I see Rogan and everybody claim that smaller guys are automatically better because they need better technique to pull of certain moves specially if they train with bigger guys.
That bigger guys can get away with sloppy technique because their power can make up for it.
The fact of the matter is however that the opposite is also true.
Lighter weight classes have no power thus taking hits/taking risk is much easier to do....thus technique isn't as important as HW.
In HW if you get hit, you are going down thus technique in HW striking is much more important than SW.
Now lets look at speed. The fact that SW move and hop all over the place actually means you can get away with a lot more things.
Speed is like power. If you have enough speed, then you can get away with crappy technique.
Now we have standouts like MM,cruz,etc...They are very skillful but do you honestly think that their technique is perfect?
Then we have all these top 10 SW/BW/FW like Max halloway,Urijah.....These guys IMO arn't not more skillful that higher weight guys, nothing in their game is amazing IMO.
IMO both Cruz/MM style arnt that good defensively....They get hit, not often but they do and they don't have their chins down...If you don't have your chin down in higher weight classes, you're getting KTFO.
Of course both Cruz/MM are smart guys that could fix this but it would change their whole style IMO.
Take a look at Conor...When he was fighting Manlets, his chin looked amazing...His sloppy keep your chin high stance withstood all the manlet punches.
Then came Nate Diaz....a Man not known for power....He rocked him in the 2nd round, suddenly Conor's keep your chin high stance was a huge problem.
Conor was considered top 5 btw....yet couldn't handle a top 10 at best LW who had 10 days to train after drinking tequila in Cabo. Just goes to show that these P4P rankings are wrong.
Conor along, a lot of these manlets are getting away with crappy technique, because nobody has power.
That bigger guys can get away with sloppy technique because their power can make up for it.
The fact of the matter is however that the opposite is also true.
Lighter weight classes have no power thus taking hits/taking risk is much easier to do....thus technique isn't as important as HW.
In HW if you get hit, you are going down thus technique in HW striking is much more important than SW.
Now lets look at speed. The fact that SW move and hop all over the place actually means you can get away with a lot more things.
Speed is like power. If you have enough speed, then you can get away with crappy technique.
Now we have standouts like MM,cruz,etc...They are very skillful but do you honestly think that their technique is perfect?
Then we have all these top 10 SW/BW/FW like Max halloway,Urijah.....These guys IMO arn't not more skillful that higher weight guys, nothing in their game is amazing IMO.
IMO both Cruz/MM style arnt that good defensively....They get hit, not often but they do and they don't have their chins down...If you don't have your chin down in higher weight classes, you're getting KTFO.
Of course both Cruz/MM are smart guys that could fix this but it would change their whole style IMO.
Take a look at Conor...When he was fighting Manlets, his chin looked amazing...His sloppy keep your chin high stance withstood all the manlet punches.
Then came Nate Diaz....a Man not known for power....He rocked him in the 2nd round, suddenly Conor's keep your chin high stance was a huge problem.
Conor was considered top 5 btw....yet couldn't handle a top 10 at best LW who had 10 days to train after drinking tequila in Cabo. Just goes to show that these P4P rankings are wrong.
Conor along, a lot of these manlets are getting away with crappy technique, because nobody has power.
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