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This isn't about pride vs UFC, or MMA vs boxing so no need to take the discussion there. What's the optimal way for MMA fights to take place?
Does everyone agree that wall and stall, while a very effective strategy, is very limiting and therefore not exciting to watch. It's not that far from lay'n'pray, you can stay busy and do damage but at the same time keep yourself safe. In fact you can't even be subbed so it's even a safer position to be in. Tonight we saw both Comier and Cain apply this strategy for a vast majority of their fight.
Of course it required a lot of skill to be able to do that, don't get me wrong. I'm not saying it's easy to do, but if you are good at it you can stay safe. It heavily favours grapplers, and doesn't really have a counter attack (like BJJ)
In a ring this style would be more or less eliminated. You can clinch guys, hold them in the corner for a while, do some damage. But not for an extended period of time, certainly not for the whole round. I think the sport would be better for it.
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inb4 TS is a butthurt JDS fan
Does everyone agree that wall and stall, while a very effective strategy, is very limiting and therefore not exciting to watch. It's not that far from lay'n'pray, you can stay busy and do damage but at the same time keep yourself safe. In fact you can't even be subbed so it's even a safer position to be in. Tonight we saw both Comier and Cain apply this strategy for a vast majority of their fight.
Of course it required a lot of skill to be able to do that, don't get me wrong. I'm not saying it's easy to do, but if you are good at it you can stay safe. It heavily favours grapplers, and doesn't really have a counter attack (like BJJ)
In a ring this style would be more or less eliminated. You can clinch guys, hold them in the corner for a while, do some damage. But not for an extended period of time, certainly not for the whole round. I think the sport would be better for it.
Discuss
inb4 TS is a butthurt JDS fan