Fighters at their absolute peak.

HHJ said:
In the world of Bare Knuckle, Big Ben has never known defeat. Never known the bitter taste of loss.
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lol true, but for real, I say that Big Ben can beat Ngannou who showed up last time.
 
Gabe said:
DC looked his absolute best in the first Jones fight. Would have beaten any other fighter in the world on that night.
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that's an interesting take. I think he gassed in the middle of it. He probably looked better against Josh. But it was a great showing.
 
wufabufa said:
28 years old seems like the magic number where athletic ability meets experience.
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I say that's fairly accurate but there are instances where fighters are done before 30.
fight mileage plays a big role.
For example Riddick Bowe was done at 29 from his wars with Holyfeld
and golota.
 
JustOnce said:
lol true, but for real, I say that Big Ben can beat Ngannou who showed up last time.
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Yeah but the guy was dealing with the loss of his son and his first ko loss. Its alot to come back from.

The fact that he returned at all is amazing. He may be able to get his mojo back
 
HHJ said:
Yeah but the guy was dealing with the loss of his son and his first ko loss. Its alot to come back from.

The fact that he returned at all is amazing. He may be able to get his mojo back
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We will see. I don't think he's relevant in MMA anymore anyways.

Good luck to the guy.

RIP btw.
 
JustOnce said:
We will see. I don't think he's relevant in MMA anymore anyways.

Good luck to the guy.
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Well that has more to do with where he's at then how he's doin at it
 
HHJ said:
Well that has more to do with where he's at then how he's doin at it
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no i mean i thought he looked real bad.

and not relevant in mma now and going forward.
 
HHJ said:
Calm down bruh

Lay off on the triple shot energy drank
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i mean best wishes for him and his family, rest in peace, very sorry that he had to experience that.

but just saying what I thought I saw that's all..

i'm too poor to afford triple shot energy drink bruh
 
JustOnce said:
i mean best wishes for him and his family, rest in peace, very sorry that he had to experience that.

but just saying what I thought I saw that's all..

i'm too poor to afford triple shot energy drink bruh
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That's fuckin poor as shit
 
JustOnce said:
You know, when you follow MMA, i don't know why, but it's the sport that makes you feel the oldest because everything passes by so fast. I mean look at it now, it feels like a yesterday that Shavkat, Khamzat, DDP, Aspinall were coming in around Covid, and Covid is all gone and these guys at the top of the mountain now.

I do wonder about this from time to time, but I saw Epo-shaw talking about Cody being a good match for Merab, and who can forget how amazing Cody looked in that fight. I feel like Epo-shaw deleted a lot of peoples' careers, and damn him for that, probably Cody and Barao being the biggest victims outside him hurting a guy in training, but it's also true that it's always a race against time for a fighter to keep up that peak state of their careers.

Who were the fighters, and a specific time in their careers, that you point to and say, man, this fighter at that certain time in the world, was as good as any, that we've ever seen and ever will?

For me, if I pick a few, chronologically,

Takanori Gomi, 24-2 record, Dec of 2005, against Sakurai
- Ended the year as PRIDE Bushido LWGP Champ, A fighter of the year on Sherdog along with Shogun, A top pound for pound fighter on Sherdog with Fedor.

GSP, 17-2 record, August of 2008, against Jon Fitch
- In my opinion, the best form that GSP ever was in. Striking fluid which deteriorated over time, and wrestling and grappling as smooth as ever.

Shogun Rua, 18-3 record, Oct of 2009, against Machida
- Machida looked unsolveable as any fighters ever, Shogun showed up and made him look mortal. Shogun looked as technical as ever with that toughness of his on top of it.

Jon Jones, 13-1 record, March of 2011, against Shogun Rua
- The level of athleticism, destructive gnp, wrestling, and diverse striking that he showed, against the best there was in Shogun, were mind-blowing. It was just a start, but I think the fight that Jones looked his best.

Cody Garbrandt, 11-0 record, Dec of 2016, against Cruz
- Outpointed prime Dominic Cruz. What else can you say?
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Who's career did he delete? Cody who TJ taught how to use PEDs or Barao when Nova Uniao was at its peak having regular meetings about the rampant steroid usage in the gym and him plummeting after USADA?
 
HHJ said:
That's fuckin poor as shit
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bambammccoy said:
Who's career did he delete? Cody who TJ taught how to use PEDs or Barao when Nova Uniao was at its peak having regular meetings about the rampant steroid usage in the gym and him plummeting after USADA?
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Is that you TJ? How is epo nowadays?

Chris Holdsworth too, don't forget.
 
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Just came here to say Dillashaw was good shit. One of my favorite fighters to watch ever.
 
Robert "The Real Deal" Trujillo
-5-0 in slaps all stoppages
-Scooped a TKO without throwing a single slap (broke di opps hand wid him face)
-Opps runnin' up a weight class just to survive

 
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