Is Roy Nelson's high level ground game the biggest myth of the UFC?

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A Few claimed to have seen it but does it really exist? It's like the Loch Ness monster
 
You see glimpses of it just very rarely, such as the way he was able to escape Werdum's back control without much trouble.
 
Some fighters fight outside their base. Roy likes knocking guys out. Aldo was a BJJ fighter who likes to kickbox. Hendo was an Olympic wrestler and he stands and bangs.
 
he fell in love with his punching power and hasn't taken anything to the ground
 
beefcake180 said:
You see glimpses of it just very rarely, such as the way he was able to escape Werdum's back control without much trouble.
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This. Saw a little bit of it in the Josh Barnett fight as well. He doesn't use it but that doesn't mean it's not there.
 
Honda Housey's boxing skills were by far the biggest myth in the UFC.
 
That's more than one similarity with the Loch Ness monster then
 
rodent said:
he fell in love with his punching power and hasn't taken anything to the ground
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He said it's much easier to knock people out than submit them at this level. Given his punching power hard to disagree with him there.
 
JohnyBrabo said:
Some fighters fight outside their base. Roy likes knocking guys out. Aldo was a BJJ fighter who likes to kickbox. Hendo was an Olympic wrestler and he stands and bangs.
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i just think that Hendo cannot wrestle anymore because his back problems and that Roy cannot fight in a different way because he love food too much.

Aldo, on the other hand, is simply as good in kickboxing as he is in bjj.
 
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If you beat Frank Mir (in 2003 when Mir had cardio) in grappling you are legit.
 
I would love to see Big Country in a metamoris event.

I'm sure that he would be very hard to sub.
Rolling with a guy that big is a pain in the ass to begin with.
 
He is very skilled on the ground but has become too over friendly with his over hand right, because he has had success with it. I want to see him mix it up more and try to take guys down. Black Beast Derrick Lewis is the perfect opponent to try and take down and sub, because he is a slugger and would not want to be on his back. but I am pretty certain Nelson is just gonna slug with him and throw big punches until someone gets knocked out.
 
He was doing pretty well against Arlovski on the ground but got stood up because EliteXC thought ground fighting was gay.
 
Lemmy said:
i just think that Hendo cannot wrestle anymore because his back problems and that Roy cannot fight in a different way because he love food too much.

Aldo, on the other hand, is simply as good in kickboxing as he is in bjj.
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Hendo gave up on wrestling long before back issues. Roy took down Josh Barnett, he could he just doesn't want to employ that style.
 
HI SCOTT NEWMAN said:
He is very skilled on the ground but has become too over friendly with his over hand right, because he has had success with it. I want to see him mix it up more and try to take guys down. Black Beast Derrick Lewis is the perfect opponent to try and take down and sub, because he is a slugger and would not want to be on his back. but I am pretty certain Nelson is just gonna slug with him and throw big punches until someone gets knocked out.
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BB isn't easy to lay and pray or sub. He escaped Gonzaga when he had his back and managed to get off the ground a couple different times. I do agree it'd still be wise for Roy to try and get the fight there tho.
 
Sonny Qc said:
I would love to see Big Country in a metamoris event.

I'm sure that he would be very hard to sub.
Rolling with a guy that big is a pain in the ass to begin with.
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Check him out against Frank Mir.

 
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