I was lead to believe that being short/stocky with low center of gravity is better ..

[bloosteak]

Cormier was gassed when he was taken down. Also note that in MMA most wrestling takedowns come from setups started by striking.

 

[rmongler]

dc didint get takedowns because he didint come in looking to get takedowns.

 

[Saenchai]

Everyone seem to forget that Jones got the TD off the cage.

 

[Primitivo]

rofl

 

[shunyata]

People get too wrapped up in body types. The reality is, while certain body types may come with relative strengths and weaknesses it is the competitor who exploits his own strengths ruthlessly while defending his weaknesses that shines.

Look at Jones and then look at Struve. Jones does an outstanding job of fighting tall and exploitig his advantages. Struve, not so much.

And as Holt so eloquently put it, the better and more experienced fence wrestler won at fence wrestling.

 

[georgegreece]

well the fact that he took cocaine before the fight pretty much void the results

 

[shunyata]

well the fact that he took cocaine before the fight pretty much void the results

No, read the story. He got popped for coke on december 4th but it isn't on the banned list for outside of competition. At an unknown later date he tested clean.

It has no effect on the judge's ruling in the fight. There will be no overturning or loss of title.

 

[Einarr]

ITT: Manlets trying to convince themselves that their shortness is a good thing.