Is there a WW in the UFC with a strong enough wrestling base and standup to compete with Islam?

[FrankDux]

Thread title says it all.

Whoever you throw out...can they stop Islam's takedown and/or can they actually defend and pose a ground threat to Islam? Every fighter he faces is going to see that same exact scenario that JDM just saw.

Who has the ground game to compete/beat Islam at WW.

 

[hector domino]

I have one that has better wrestling than Islam, Dagestanis often avoid fighters from that area and its Khamzat Chimaev.

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

@FrankDux knocks out the entire 170 division in one tournament

 

[BrockLesnarsTurtleBack]

Shavkat.

Hazmat vs Islam would be very entertaining too. Islam is technically a level above Hazmat in the stand up and if Usman can survive the onslaugth, Islam probably could too.

 

[MustangSally]

Thread title says it all.

Whoever you throw out...can they stop Islam's takedown and/or can they actually defend and pose a ground threat to Islam? Every fighter he faces is going to see that same exact scenario that JDM just saw.

Who has the ground game to compete/beat Islam at WW.

Sean Brady, shame he lost last night because that's an intriguing matchup

 

[Typrune Goatley]

 

[RockyLockridge]

shavkat, brady, garry

 

[FrankDux]

I think Khamzat is at the point in his career where the weight cut would compromise him before the fight even starts. The 170 Khamzat days are a thing of the past. Kinda like how the 155 days of Islam are a thing of the past.

 

[hswrestler]

Morales might be able to use his length to keep Islam away.

 

[gracie_barra_samurai]

They're hyping the guy who george foreman vs joe frazier'd the 5'7 Sean Brady (5'10 is a lie for him lol).

but I'm not sold on kids class judo and wrestling from Ecuador.

They were hyping DDP the same. Been doing judo and wrestling since 5 etc and then he looks like a trial class noob against Khamzat.