No more Creators in MMA

[Dagestanaev]

The sport should evolve, correct ? This is why no names like Paddy the Baddie would beat a prime Royce Gracie. However, Gracie would always be a legend and he accomplished more for the sport.

The sport evolved due adaptation to counter or surpass the current techniques/styles.
Or also we had creators :
- Mark Coleman invented ground and pound
- Ken Shamrock and Funaki introduced shoot fighting
- Cro Cop demonstrated kickboxing can translate to MMA etc
- Khabib introduced Dagestani Sambo and strategy to win a fight

However, what Inventors do we still have in MMA?
Rare. Some guys are just very good at it (Topuria or Mighty Mouse) , but they are not creators.



Rare contemporan examples:

1. Dricus - he was able to embed chaos into fighting
2. Strickland - weird, geeky defense that actually works . Call me crazy, he does some wing Chun defense with his hands, combined with boxing


That's it ? Nothing to be improved into clinch to ground transition?

Psychological warfare to make your adversary overconfident like Cutelaba tried to do vs Ankalaev?

Nothing to improve on countering point fighters like Gane ?

Nothing to improve to counter Merab's spam takedown storm ?

 

[Dagestanaev]

Why nobody tries wing Chun + brutal 12 to 6 elbows while being on top in the guard?

 

[Dagestanaev]

Why nobody tries to invent other type of low kicks....like Bendo started to calf kick ?

 

[don't ask]

Which Strickland fights show wing chun style defense? I'd like to see that

 

[Sunnyvale TP]

Kabib created strategy to win fights? Niiiiice.

 

[NadaRekowski]

Why nobody tries wing Chun + brutal 12 to 6 elbows while being on top in the guard?

Because Wing Chun sucks ass.

 

[Dagestanaev]

Because Wing Chun sucks ass.

Indeed, it doesn't work. But at least invent something to make the sport evolve

 

[Dagestanaev]

Kabib created strategy to win fights? Niiiiice.

Yes he did. Nobody tried before this Sambo style before to exhaust the opponent. Closest one was Randy

 

[SamuraiBro]

Aikidobros need to step up their game

 

[Koala]

What about that sex worker that Dana brings everywhere? Isn't she a content creator?

 

[Goatenstein]

No more innovators, but there are creators like Aspinall who created a no contest by quitting against Gane.

 

[MetaIIica]

Nobody has tried Bruce lees one inch punch, I’d imagine if used properly it would puncture the chest of any opponent.

 

[IndyCovaHart]

We need to bring white tiger kenpo karate back

 

[Deceasedxo]

You can only innovate/create so much before there's diminishing returns. Right now, we know what works and what doesn't. Which has always been the point of MMA. The next evolution will be in TDD and wrestling defense.

 

[mraa1]

Calling Driscus and Strickland MMA innovators is wild lol

 

[wwkirk]

Aikidobros need to step up their game

Krav Maga to you, Sir!

 

[Tweak896]

Anderson Silva seemed to reinvent the mma game almost every other fight bringing in something new. It's going to take a fighter who always finishes everyone and still has the confidence to try new things they learned in the gym. Jones used to bring a few new tricks too, just not as often.

 

[Dagestanaev]

You can only innovate/create so much before there's dimishing returns. Right now, we know what works and what doesn't. Which has always been the point of MMA. The next evolution will be in TDD and wrestling defense.

Basically, what Romero was doing. Too bad his standup was so passive

 

[Chama]

Enter Anderson Silva, who created ' The Ballet Of Violence ' :

Real time Ninja

Kung fu fighter

Capoeira dancer

Amazonas muay thai'er

Brazilian jiu jitser

Favelas boxer

Street taekwondist

Roy jones jr curitiba's copycat

Bruce lee third world disciple

Chuteboxe's black sheep

Minotauro's fortunate son

The Goat from the jungle

 

[bng]

Tom Icantseel invented a strategy of safely turning a fight into No Contest when you know you are about to lose