How would Abdulrashid Sadulaev do in UFC?

[BRASIL WAND]

He would be stopped by USADA.

He’s an Olympic wrestler, he’s under more stringent testing than everyone on the UFC roster lol.

 

[Joinho10]

Does he even want to become an MMA fighter? He's already so good in his sport on his way to becoming the best ever in wrestling why switch to MMA?

 

[KillerIsBack V2]

Does he even want to become an MMA fighter? He's already so good in his sport on his way to becoming the best ever in wrestling why switch to MMA?

Lex said on jre he might do a couple fights, but he hates the marketing aspect of it.
I've seen him hit mitts.

 

[Naoya#1]

Does he even want to become an MMA fighter? He's already so good in his sport on his way to becoming the best ever in wrestling why switch to MMA?

Nope

He loves wrestling and makes more tha enough money (said this many times)

You get way too many pussies as a gold medalist in wrestling here

 

[Terrorist]

The problem with wrestling is it favours short stocky guys. MMA doesn't necessarily. DC is a notable exception. He's like 5'10/11 at around 90kg. If he fought at middleweight he might do fine. At LHW he'd be too small. Musa Evloev is another one I've thought about. 5'11 at 96kg. If he fought at HW he'd be fucked.

 

[Grapplefest]

The problem with wrestling is it favours short stocky guys. MMA doesn't necessarily. DC is a notable exception. He's like 5'10/11 at around 90kg. If he fought at middleweight he might do fine. At LHW he'd be too small. Musa Evloev is another one I've thought about. 5'11 at 96kg. If he fought at HW he'd be fucked.

He'd throw around everybody at LHW with ease, he's 5'11 which is a little short for the division but he's built like a tank and walks around 215-220+ now. I don't see any universe in which Blachowicz stops his takedowns, he got wrestlefucked by Gus. HW is where the size advantage gets tough but he ragdolled Snyder who'd ragdoll the entire HW division in one night.

 

[KBE6EKCTAH_CCP]

Certainly has excellent prerequisite but the striking is the big question.

 

[Rorschachxx]

He'd toy with these bums. He could be Khabib where he uses striking entirely to set up his wrestling. Once he grabs a hold of you, its about controlling and pacing and he'd wipe the floor with everyone in whatever division he'd be in.

Plus look at that dudes chin. This is one of those guys made for combat and nothing else.

 

[Deleted member 546119]

He would be the first triple weight champ (MW, LHW, HW)

Sadulaev aka The Tank is a force of nature to be reckoned with.

The dude is not called a tank in jest his truly build like a tank

Absolutely DESTROY every fighter in that DISASTROUS division.


If he can pin (Pan American champ, World Champ, NCAA Champ and Olympic gold medalist) Kyle Snyder in a minute, there’s not a single HW on the roster who would stop him on the ground.

Russian check
Beard check
Wrestler check

2 weeks of sparring and he will be UFC champ

Hitto would do well

 

[Iron Skin]

He has a shot at becoming the best wrestler of all time, so probably he would do really well in MMA.

 

[jk7707]

Who the hell knows? How well does he take to striking? BJJ? There have been a ton of great wrestlers in the UFC. Some of done well, others haven't.

 

[Vil7]

It would be cool if he fought Kyle Snyder in mma.

 

[kflo]

Love the thought.

no guarantee he’d be great. Guarantee he would at least be very good. And upside to be a goat. But alas....