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You just said tito was JUST a wrestler 2 post ago , so what is it ? Can he the total package now or just a wrestler like hendo ...If you think that because you're older me that it somehow vindicates your opinions and makes them facts, it doesn't impress me lol.
Who on that record outside of Saku, Hendo and Cro Cop were elite fighters? I was under the impression that you don't really become an elite fighter unless you beat some elite fighters, and I don't see many elite fighters mate.
Henderson was a wrestler but he didn't have much striking did he? It's MMA after all, Cejudo didn't look like the finished article with Olympic level wrestling did he? Jones is nowhere near the level of Henderson in the wrestling world but he handled him fine in a grappling match. More to wrestling than just credentials, you need some element to mix it up. Henderson was a whole lot less explosive than Tito too, and didn't seem as juicy to me
You follow up the point that Tito took him down at will, Henderson couldn't. What are you attempting to insinuate? That Tito was better than Hendo? Really bro? We really going in that direction? and if so, then if anything it proves my point that actual MMA experience matters. Tito knew how to kick, to punch, the ground and pound element of the game, knew BJJ. Henderson knew nothing and probably didn't learn all that much in 3 years, it takes time, practice in the real world.
Wand in my opinion was in glorified street fights in Brasil and other bingo halls prior to the UFC. He might be the tougher SOB, he may have known how to eat shots, take damage and was ready for the battle, but technique wise he was behind others for a while. It wasn't until PRIDE that he showed somewhat of a diversified game, alongside the beserker approach.
I respect your opinion bro, not arguing at all, but I just think you're wrong here. Tito was a product of his era, he'll retire being a little overrated in my opinion.
No I'm not saying because I am older it's because I loved it and watched it and I do not have to look at fight finder at names and be all like all those guys are cans because they were not at all .
sakuraba is the main example he beat rampage and lots of guys and in that first wand fight nobody knew what was gonna happen ..
it seems you are shitting on hendo and wand now too even more so than Tito. . Just stop talking about a time you don't know much about and talk about the Conors and max holloways that's your generation ....
and in 12 years when someone tells you max holloway fought shitty fighters you can do what I'm doing now ...
