Is there a more ducked fighter in current UFC than Ryan Hall

[Aurelian]

He turns 36 in February which is ancient for his division. If he wants a Title he needs to get busy.

 

[jarj]

I mean he beat BJ Penn.. who hasn't beaten BJ Penn though.

he subbed BJ Penn though

 

[genecop]

Have an elimination tournament, old school, put him in as fill, and see what happens..the sport has become a joke..

 

[handle]

Have an elimination tournament, old school, put him in as fill, and see what happens..the sport has become a joke..

still a much better watch than boxing imo.

 

[The Half Blood Prince]

Lmao Lamas was booked against Hall but then Ryan "the duck" Hall decided to pull out as he always does

Lamas would've stuffed his weak takedowns easily and smacked him up on the feet

You know he doesnt have to actually do a takedown to submit you

He's so good at his rolling heel hooks and leg attacks. Also he does have a decent kicking game

 

[samIam]

You know he doesnt have to actually do a takedown to submit you

He's so good at his rolling heel hooks and leg attacks. Also he does have a decent kicking game

That will work up to a certain level, but not against true elites

 

[Yungrich]

Will do. Ive seen some of his other fights tho. Was not impressed with his striking i know hes a genius on the ground tho.

He started training with wonderboy and reworked his whole striking arsenal. Side kicks, spinning side kicks, all the kicks from cobra kai. He even dropped Darren Elkins 3 times with his kicks so he definitely has improved his striking game now

 

[The Half Blood Prince]

That will work up to a certain level, but not against true elites

Yeah probably still could happen

We havent seen it too much but submissions while taking a shot can be effective. Gary Tonon who is making his way up is known for this.

Also it isnt exclusive to leg locks, standing submissions work just as well. Like Jones' guillotine on Machida or Ortega's guillotine on Swanson.

 

[samIam]

Yeah probably still could happen

We havent seen it too much but submissions while taking a shot can be effective. Gary Tonon who is making his way up is known for this.

Also it isnt exclusive to leg locks, standing submissions work just as well. Like Jones' guillotine on Machida or Ortega's guillotine on Swanson.

I'd like to see Garry Tonon against someone that can actually fight

He's looked good so far against cans but struggled against an Indian jobber.

 

[Thepaintbucket]

Why would you make this thread knowing he just pulled out of his last fight.

Ryan Hall has gone on record and said he won't fight a lower ranked opponent because it's not worth it to him and then he tried calling out Jose Aldo/Edgar.

The guy isn't active, had/may still have a boring style and has turned down fights himself. I'd say it's mainly his fault. Nobody in the top 10 owes him a fight.

And there's really no incentives for the UFC to pressure people to fight him anyway.

 

[Nate banged my mom]

His striking has improved leaps and bounds from when he started. Of course he's no dynamo on the feet, but he's got such an awkward style combined with his grappling prowess that he's very effective standing up, and he's got some decent kicks.
Saul Rogers was never really in the UFC. He was on TUF, was supposed to fight in the final (and very likely would've won), but lied on his visa application about his criminal history or something and they cut him. He was legit and shut down Hall with his size and grappling, but it was also a win on TUF, which really doesn't mean a ton to me because no one is operating under normal conditions when they're fighting on a reality show. I don't think it proves much, and that's why we see so many fighters look so much better or worse immediately after the show.
As for Eddie Fyvie, who cares? It was Hall's pro debut like 15 years ago, he's allowed to lose to a nobody haha. Fyvie himself lost to some dude named Jim Miller in his debut, and what has that guy ever done?

hahaha Jim Miller















not serious