Just argued with coworker over Aldo vs Mario

[FilipEmoFights]

This dude swears up and down that “When is the last time you were in a fight with a grown man pinning you against the wall and it was a neutral position”

My argument was even in BJJ in guard with a dude on top of you…is a neutral position and this guy just doesn’t know what he’s looking at

How can I convince him that “Being pinned up against the cage” doesn’t mean you are being dominated and that…in a fight contact is to be expected, therefore…pushing or pulling against the cage is going to happen regardless

I mean I guess according to the judges he’s right but we all know he’s wrong

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

I would have just gotten up and knocked him out - any casual co-worker

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

Your coworker only understands bouncer fighting rules, where the guy holding the other guy up against the wall wins.
Aldo won that fight IMO, Pennington was also robbed.

 

[CrimsonFan]

Only one thing you can do in this situation TS.

Suck his dick and show him how right you are

 

[SuperNerd]

Get in his guard and see what happens

 

[milliniar]

Dominate him by holding him against the wall.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Guard isn't really a neutral position in MMA.

 

[jx820]

Guard isn't really a neutral position in MMA.

Being pressed into the cage against your will isn't either.

There was no meaningful striking advantage, no knockdowns, no cuts, no broken bones, no takedowns, no sub attepts. It's the exact criteria for looking at octagon control where there was a meaningful advantage.

Co-worker was right and so were the judges. People are mad because everyone loves Aldo and it sucks to see him lose a close one that way.

 

[Chubi]

Funny how Wonderboy was able to get off the cage everytime against Buckley, but Aldo stayed there for a full round.

 

[Pequeño Corey]

Only one thing you can do in this situation TS.

Suck his dick and show him how right you are

Also shows him how gay HE is

 

[tat2man5k]

I would have just gotten up and knocked him out - any casual co-worker

Or give him Aldo leg kicks

 

[snaportap21]

Funny how Wonderboy was able to get off the cage everytime against Buckley, but Aldo stayed there for a full round.

Aldo was complicit in stalling out the fight like that. He deserved to lose, even if he did more damage than Mario. Maybe this loss will give him a little bit more urgency.

 

[Thesnake101]

Take him back to your place and tell him to enter your guard.

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

I would have just gotten up and knocked him out - any casual co-worker

 

[haj02]

I would have just gotten up and knocked him out - any casual co-worker

This is the way.

 

[haj02]

Aldo was complicit in stalling out the fight like that. He deserved to lose, even if he did more damage than Mario. Maybe this loss will give him a little bit more urgency.

Unfortunately, this has happened a few times and the first time was against Volk and he's done nothing to address it since.

 

[RonDante]

Being pressed into the cage against your will isn't either.

There was no meaningful striking advantage, no knockdowns, no cuts, no broken bones, no takedowns, no sub attepts. It's the exact criteria for looking at octagon control where there was a meaningful advantage.

Co-worker was right and so were the judges. People are mad because everyone loves Aldo and it sucks to see him lose a close one that way.

Aldo landed more strikes with a bit more impact so we don’t need to look at any other criteria, but if we gave mario the benefit of the doubt and said the striking was equal we would look at effective aggression defined as “making aggressive attempts to finish the fight” Aldo won that

 

[StonedLemur]

"He deserved to lose, even if he did more damage than Mario."

Are you trying out for dumbest post of the year award with this take sir?

Even if?
No, he definitely did more damage...thus winning the fight.

 

[Motivated BJ Penn]

When its clear a fighter is just trying to win by stalling they should just separate them faster and faster each time.

If they are actually trying to takedown their opponent, sure let them work.

 

[MikeSTL]

Aldo lost to a superior fighter. You morons put him on a pedestal like the terrible Nog brothers.