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You only hear that off dumb people, trolls, Conor trolls additionally, and people who are bandwagon jumpers and not real fans of MMA. I don’t think you have anything to worry about.
Many on this forum heavily prefer striking over grappling.
Askren vs Maia is also very good and the striking is pretty funnyWhoever says grappling is boring should watch Islam vs Arman.
most of the comments against grappling are strikers who can't stop a takedown.Lately I have been hearing the whole " whoever shoots first is a bitch" or " lets keep it standing" and of course Conor mentioning that he doesn't count submission losses as real losses. Nate and the other dude talked about keeping it standing.
I am curios to know if grappling an art form that is no longer respected?
I mean regardless how you feel, Conor is still a high profile MMA fighter and him disparaging grappling arts is a big disrespect to the art itself. It seems like striking is far more well respected.
Many on this forum heavily prefer striking over grappling.
Grappling is dying bro. It's virtually dead. People of the future will only stand and bang and feint in mma.
Yeah, a bit like manhoef did to nishijimaaThis one to me has always made me laugh, because when MMA fighters like Conor lose to boxers, they say they would win in an MMA fight. Most likely using wrestling, a tool they don't respect when its used against them.
I really dont think high level boxers would struggle too much with knees elbows and kicks, especially against opponents that don't specialize in them. If Wonderboy thompson lost a fight and said if I could kick it would be different, i'd believe him. But when boxing specialists in MMA lose to a boxer in boxing and say they'd win in MMA, im more inclined to believe they would use their grappling. Which is very ironic.
I can guarantee you if any of these guys who beg to keep it standing COULD take it the ground comfortably and know they would destroy there, they would take it to the floor aswell.