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Maybe. I think she deserves to be in the UFC.Alexa Grasso
Maybe. I think she deserves to be in the UFC.Alexa Grasso
I don't know much about wmma since I don't really care but from I understood Shevchenko did beat Johanna a few times in muay thai fightsFor you to make that argument, you need to come up with a decent list of WMMA fighters that have better striking.
I do agree about not making comparisons between female and male sports.
This isn't boxing, buddeh. Different sport, different technique requirements. If a boxer comes to an MMA gym and uses traditional boxing technique, he gets his leg kicked off and gets slammed on his head.Here's the thing. When we are comparing both males and females in the statement that proposes "Joanna has better striker than many males in the UFC", that is an absolute no. She is not an elite striker at all.
When we are only comparing her against the rest of the female division, she again is not "elite" in terms of technique and skills. It is her cardio that is "elite". Her striking is still on a fundamental level, just very wanting. If she pulled that crap in a boxing gym, that would be 1000 "thank-you-coach" push-ups for her everytime she tries that crap on the heavybag.
"highly inaccurate"
53% against Gadelha, a fight where she threw 350 strikes, 49% against Valerie where she threw 450, 61% against Penne where she threw 250. This is accuracy of the highest order.
What's more embarrassing is people who say she got better striking than most of the male fighters in the UFC.
This is not true on a physical level for sure. But this is not true on a technical level either.
Her punches are floppy fish punches. Highly inaccurate, and she gets countered a lot. Her only saving grace is her cardio. It's like saying Cain Velasquez is a better striker than JDS. That is simply not true. He simply outwrestles and outcardio JDS.
Joanna simply out-wills her opponent. But her striking is very wanting. She doesn't know how to sit on her punches. Her accuracy is truly one of the worst. She is like a sloppy pitter patter version of the Diaz, except the Diaz actually have technique, she is simply throwing punches out there with no sense of timing, or range, and she even gets really lazy with the technique too. Any AVERAGE boxer would simply down block her limp-wristed punch and counter straight to to the chin. That's it.
Shevckenko and Holm are the only two you can rate as better pure strikers than Joana. Cyborg maybe better than her just because of her power. I really don't see an argument for her not being elite when she is the number 3/4 female striker in the sport.
The biggest fault in her striking is her lack of power but she makes up for is with a jab, cardio, and volume.
Sounds like you're describing Holly Holm if anything. Minus the clinch bit.Her punches leave a lot to be desired; she punches air a lot, especially early in the fight. It's her kicks and clinch work that makes her tops.
If you're only talking about pure striking, then Germaine de Randamie deserves a mention
And a journeyman level boxer would get whitewashed by most MMA fighters. The two sports are not the same thing and people need to stop comparing them.The level of striking overall in MMA is bad, and that's for male and female fighters. A champion in the UFC would get whitewashed by a journeyman level boxer.
Wow I didn't know she lost to Amanda Nunes by TKO.If you're only talking about pure striking, then Germaine de Randamie deserves a mention
I love watching Joanna, only thing with her is I think she makes it look like she's doing a lot more than she actually is some of the time. She will throw like 8 punches in a row but they are a flurry that she is pulling back on pretty much right as the punch makes any contact, I know speed is her thing but i'd like to see her sit down on her punches a bit more.
LoL Joanna got dropped within seconds against Claudia, a BJJ blackbelt.
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But you can't integrate MMA into boxing like you can boxing for MMA, there's no need for a journeyman level boxer to know any other martial arts.And a journeyman level boxer would get whitewashed by most MMA fighters. The two sports are not the same thing and people need to stop comparing them.