How would khabib do in Pride ?

[The Domin8or]

He would be like 15-11 right now while getting soccer kicked kod in almost every of his fight

 

[Echo_Bliss]

Or, he would go into training with proper rules prep, and would himself also be soccer kicking.

 

[LouisBolanos]

I think he beats prime Saku and Pride Anderson but loses to 2005 GP Shogun.

 

[gono btw]

I think he beats prime Saku and Pride Anderson but loses to 2005 GP Shogun.

 

[gono btw]

I think he beats prime Saku and Pride Anderson but loses to 2005 GP Shogun.

How would he beat SAKU GOAT since he was only aimin´ higher, @ LHWs...?

SAKU GOAT would have been bored, had he been forced to fight a smaller dude like Khabib...

Jus´check his body language in the Royler, Arsene fights.

 

[Rea_ctor]

MMA has completely evolved skill wise since the days of Pride and although I absolutely loved that era, the fighters of today have way better camps, are way more well rounded training wise and considering he's usually the guy holding opponents down and controlling them I don't see how soccer kicks would be an issue.

 

[gono btw]

MMA has completely evolved skill wise since the days of Pride and although I absolutely loved that era, the fighters of today have way better camps, are way more well rounded training wise and considering he's usually the guy holding opponents down and controlling them I don't see how soccer kicks would be an issue.

Nuthin 2 do with MMA evolution, Im afraid...

Paulo Filho had a dominant run in Pride, as a dominant grappler.

 

[Rea_ctor]

Nuthin 2 do with MMA evolution, Im afraid...

Paulo Filho had a dominant run in Pride, as a dominant grappler.

Are you agreeing or disagreeing, Khabib is probably the best grappler we've ever had in MMA therefore he should do amazing in Pride be your logic. And there's been tonnes of evolution since pride, back then you'd have shit tonnes of guys who specialised in one area, you can actually train MMA as a sport now globally without having to train all the different disciplines and piece them together, christ when I first tried MMA back in 2007 there was one MMA gym around, now there's dozens to choose from.

 

[gono btw]

Are you agreeing or disagreeing, Khabib is probably the best grappler we've ever had in MMA therefore he should do amazing in Pride be your logic. And there's been tonnes of evolution since pride, back then you'd have shit tonnes of guys who specialised in one area, you can actually train MMA as a sport now globally without having to train all the different disciplines and piece them together, christ when I first tried MMA back in 2007 there was one MMA gym around, now there's dozens to choose from.

There´s been evolution and regression too, technically, especially in the grappling field, mainly due to the UFC rules and fight configuration.

There´s no "best grappler ever in MMA", many dudes were talented back in the days too.

If I quoted Filho´s dominance @ WW, u had your answer.

Of course, he wouldnt have followed SAKU GOAT´s footsteps (who started his career @ FW, and who historically fought btw 178 & 184 lbs). Tbh, that was a crazy,ballsy, suicidal career.

 

[LouisBolanos]

How would he beat SAKU GOAT since he was only aimin´ higher, @ LHWs...?

SAKU GOAT would have been bored, had he been forced to fight a smaller dude like Khabib...

Jus´check his body language in the Royler, Arsene fights.

Saku would get ragdolled he was a modern WW with mediocre skills who fought at a time when the talent level was low. He never dealt with a grappler like Khabib who win rounds against Rockhold in practice.

The fact that you quoted my post twice and responded with ALL CAPS means you are just a blind Sakuraba fanboy.

 

[gono btw]

Saku would get ragdolled he was a modern WW with mediocre skills who fought at a time when the talent level was low. He never dealt with a grappler like Khabib who win rounds against Rockhold in practice.

 

[LouisBolanos]

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Saku loses to Aoki, Khabib ragdolls Aoki. It’s not even close watch BJJ Scout Khabib breakdown he has GSPs GNP and Askrens wrist control and rides Sakuraba doesn’t stand a chance.

 

[Bamboozled]

MMA has completely evolved skill wise since the days of Pride and although I absolutely loved that era, the fighters of today have way better camps, are way more well rounded training wise and considering he's usually the guy holding opponents down and controlling them I don't see how soccer kicks would be an issue.

Lol no. There are more well rounded fighters but the game hasn't evolved.

 

[gono btw]

Saku loses to Aoki, Khabib ragdolls Aoki. It’s not even close watch BJJ Scout Khabib breakdown he has GSPs GNP and Askrens wrist control and rides Sakuraba doesn’t stand a chance.

I see...

Ali loses 2 Berbick... Tyson mauls Berbick... Tyson mauls Ali...

I think I...got it!

 

[Rea_ctor]

Lol no. There are more well rounded fighters but the game hasn't evolved.

You don't seem to understand evolution, are you saying MMA looks the same today as it did 20 years ago.

 

[Rea_ctor]

There´s been evolution and regression too, technically, especially in the grappling field, mainly due to the UFC rules and fight configuration.

There´s no "best grappler ever in MMA", many dudes were talented back in the days too.

If I quoted Filho´s dominance @ WW, u had your answer.

Of course, he wouldnt have followed SAKU GOAT´s footsteps (who started his career @ FW, and who historically fought btw 178 & 184 lbs). Tbh, that was a crazy,ballsy, suicidal career.

We can agree to disagree, but I believe the evolution outweighs that, so where one area may have slipped fighters are more well rounded now and trained in various disciplines.

 

[gono btw]

You don't seem to understand evolution, are you saying MMA looks the same today as it did 20 years ago.

I would say u know very little about grapplers from end of the 1990s/early 2000s.

The thing u´re saying about MMA evolution is a lazy cliché.

 

[William Huggins]

It's difficult to say how X fighter would have done fighting in Pride, different rules, different environment, different way of scoring, prolific PED usage, different sort of fight motivation, exciting fights where more important than winning or losing.........the list goes on

 

[Omega Man]

Kahbib would do well. I would like to see that.

 

[Rea_ctor]

I would say u know very little about grapplers from end of the 1990s/early 2000s.

The thing u´re saying about MMA evolution is a lazy cliché.

You are completely missing the point, yes the grappler of that era match up to the grappler of today, MMA isn't a grappling match buddy, its a combination of many martial arts. The grappler of that era were just that grapplers, and a lot of time they came up against just strikers and looked phenomenal, then look what happened when Royce fought Hughes, that was a show of evolution in the sport. Now look at chuck liddell fighting just a few years ago and look at the movement of modern day champs, the sport is constantly being influenced by different martial arts, at one time muay Thai was seen at the best form of striking for mma, now we have guys that move like Wonderboy, Till, and even Conor who are light on their feet sniper types, to say things haven't changed is outright ignorant, but crack on.