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I don't know, I'lll probably get some heat from this but I've watched that one mma fight where he is against that japanese pro wrestler / catch guy.
As amazing of an athlete he was, I don't think his greco transfers that well to mma, solid competent grapplers would give him fits, he would be a monster in the clinch though..but how would he deal with good strikers with good take down defense ? How good and quick could he shoot in, whilst setting up his takedowns ? There's been countless of high end wrestlers that attempted mma in pride and retired, maybe not Karelins level but very elite for sure.
You have to develop a basic fluidity in your striking stance before you can have a transition to mma. It's so easy to predict or counter a guy , no matter how elite when he is hunched over in a wrestling stance.
As amazing of an athlete he was, I don't think his greco transfers that well to mma, solid competent grapplers would give him fits, he would be a monster in the clinch though..but how would he deal with good strikers with good take down defense ? How good and quick could he shoot in, whilst setting up his takedowns ? There's been countless of high end wrestlers that attempted mma in pride and retired, maybe not Karelins level but very elite for sure.
You have to develop a basic fluidity in your striking stance before you can have a transition to mma. It's so easy to predict or counter a guy , no matter how elite when he is hunched over in a wrestling stance.