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Needs more tattoos and 80 IQ trash talk. Dana would cut him.
Rampage was green as hell in 2001. He pretty much had only fought cans up to that point and had no jiu jitsu.He beat Vitor in 1999 and tapped Rampage in 2001. He was undeniably at the pinnacle of the sport.
Also I believe he took that fight on short notice as well. Still you can't hate on Sakuraba for defeated Rampage. An argument could be made that Rampage fought a good fight & gassed out. The only questionable fight I have for Sakuraba is the one vs Vitor Belfort.Rampage was green as hell in 2001. He pretty much had only fought cans up to that point and had no jiu jitsu.
He didn't look like he had no jiujitsu in that fight. It was a back and forth war, with Rampage slamming his way out of multiple triangles and armbars, before ultimately giving up his back in a scramble.Rampage was green as hell in 2001. He pretty much had only fought cans up to that point and had no jiu jitsu.
http://forums.sherdog.com/threads/deconstructing-mma-myths-part-24-carlson´s-silence.3879035/The only questionable fight I have for Sakuraba is the one vs Vitor Belfort.
Rampage was green as hell in 2001. He pretty much had only fought cans up to that point and had no jiu jitsu.
He was a Alcoholic (most Japanese are) and an average fighter.
people should probably be copying his kimura prowess. There are a lot of opportunities to use them if people were as good as them as Saku.Legendary but as with all legends, has been surpassed technically by the fighters of today. Hindsight is 20/20, but Saku isn't the guy whose techniques you should be copying in 2020.
Fighters like SAKU G. or Tamura had a specific skill set tailored to a specific Fight Configuration & Scorin´System.Legendary but as with all legends, has been surpassed technically by the fighters of today. Hindsight is 20/20, but Saku isn't the guy whose techniques you should be copying in 2020.
BSbest Japanese fighter ever... maybe he'd have a good chance at Bellator, in UFC I doubt he can defeat some serious names like GSP...