Most fights come down to which fighter is stronger

[AldoStillGoat]

What did the winners of the O'Malley vs Dvalishvili, Lopes vs Ortega and Grasso vs Schevchenko fights all have in common?

They were all stronger.

With the eye test you could see that Dvalishvili, Lopes and Schevchenko were all superior athletically in comparison to the other 3 who were soft bodied.

All 3 of those fighters need to hit the weight room non stop. No amount of technique will get them over the hurdle they faced last night.

 

[Cheese_&_mma_lover]

true

 

[felmmando]

That's how Pudzianowski became the MMA GOAT.

 

[Portland8242]

Then how come Yoel Romero isn't an undefeated GOAT?

Why did Brock get obliterated by Cain?

 

[GrantB13]

Maybe in grappling. There are so many examples of this not being true.

 

[AldoStillGoat]

That's how Pudzianowski became the MMA GOAT.

Pudz was strong but not in a MMA functional sort of way. He is too stiff.

Then how come Yoel Romero isn't an undefeated GOAT?

Why did Brock get obliterated by Cain?

You comparing a 40 year old Romero to fighters in their prime in the UFC?

Brock was strong but not in a functional type of way. You need to be able to strong through the entire range of motion.

Maybe in grappling. There are so many examples of this not being true.

Most fighters in the UFC already have good technique or else they wouldn't belong in the UFC anyway. What separates them apart is their conditioning levels.

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

I feel like this will just become a confirmation bias of grappling exchanges where experienced guys know how to use their strength with grips, leverage, and pressure are just going to be written off as "Well, that's the stronger one then."

The stronger one is the one who wins, therefore winning is whoever is stronger

 

[Thepaintbucket]

Nah. Even if O'Malley was stronger his grappling skills and experience is nowhere near Merabs. But I agree in general if two people have equal skill sets the strength factor can be all the difference

 

[HuskySamoan]

Maybe in grappling. There are so many examples of this not being true.

No, goofy, not even in grappling. What the fuck is this thread?

 

[AldoStillGoat]

No, goofy, not even in grappling. What the fuck is this thread?

What the fuck is your comment? Either bring some information to the thread or stay out.

 

[AldoStillGoat]

I feel like this will just become a confirmation bias of grappling exchanges where experienced guys know how to use their strength with grips, leverage, and pressure are just going to be written off as "Well, that's the stronger one then."

The stronger one is the one who wins, therefore winning is whoever is stronger

Was Merab not in better shape than Omalley? he looked like a twig getting snapped in two

 

[AldoStillGoat]

Nah. Even if O'Malley was stronger his grappling skills and experience is nowhere near Merabs. But I agree in general if two people have equal skill sets the strength factor can be all the difference

Well, I will agree with you there but if O'Malley was a bit stronger he would have been able to put off some of those td attempts or gotten up from them leading to more opportunities. But yes, Merab's grappling technique is on another level.

 

[Milenkovic]

This seems like something from someone that has never trained before.

Technique always wins. You can have advantages for a certain amount of time, till you get caught and gas out. My coach was a ONEFC flyweight/bantamweight, and im significantly bigger than him (obviously sherbro 6'5 260) and there's no way I'd ever out grapple him, especially on the ground

 

[GolovKing]

O'Malley should have never made it to this point then. Grasso actually looked the most muscular and fit she's ever looked and she put up a dog shit performance

 

[wildchild88]

All three that won are technically better too though.

I agree that Grasso needs to work on her S and C though, a lot, she looked weak, shrimpy and got man handled in there.

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

Was Merab not in better shape than Omalley? he looked like a twig getting snapped in two

Yes, that is the most recent fight to happen. Which means Merab is GOAT and Sean was never that good. Those are the rules

 

[Rataria]

Its baffling why some fighters refuse to take weight training seriously . Even just hitting 8 sets per muscle group a week would yield visual results

 

[Söze Aldo]

O'Malley won't be able to stay at 135 if he bulks up.

 

[AldoStillGoat]

This seems like something from someone that has never trained before.

Technique always wins. You can have advantages for a certain amount of time, till you get caught and gas out. My coach was a ONEFC flyweight/bantamweight, and im significantly bigger than him (obviously sherbro 6'5 260) and there's no way I'd ever out grapple him, especially on the ground

Exactly. Your coach is pro. You are not... the technique is more than enough to overcome you. However, if you were a pro and he was a pro it would come down to strength/size.

 

[AldoStillGoat]

Its baffling why some fighters refuse to take weight training seriously . Even just hitting 8 sets per muscle group a week would yield visual results

Some people don't put on muscle as easily even if they workout they are soft.