Prime stipe > prime cain

[I am your real dad]

I always thought Stipe would probably beat Cain.

It would still be a good fight.

 

[I am your real dad]

I disagree, what he has done here is amazing:

Spoiler

 

[bubbleboyjones]

Cain beat two guys back and forth and Mr rousey. No doubt he was awesome but stipe is just a better fighter.

Cain beat Prime JDS twice
Stipe lost a decision to a out of prime JDS
Stipe KO a shot JDS

 

[iwillbebackin3weeks]

Stipe and Cain are the same age.
When Cain was in his 'prime', Stipe was losing to Struve.
Stipe's 'prime' only happened because Cain was gone.

 

[iwillbebackin3weeks]

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crazy how young werdum looks there

 

[One MMA Fan]

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And ? Whats the point.. still doesn't change those amazing things he did.

 

[ArlovskiFang]

Why do these threads happen every time a deteriorating legend loses?

It’s like a single loss undoes everything they accomplished throughout their entire career.

Why is Cain a legend and Stipe not?

Stipe set the defense record and beat Ngannou, who would have beaten any of Cain's competition. Yes even prime JDS.

He also beat Werdum who outclassed Cain.

 

[I am your real dad]

And ? Whats the point.. still doesn't change those amazing things he did.

That is true, he is a good fighter.

 

[SpamuraiSensei]

Prime Cain got Ko'd cold by JDS and embarrassed by Werdum.

He's never been some untouchable phenom.

 

[Final Say]

Cain beat Prime JDS twice
Stipe lost a decision to a out of prime JDS
Stipe KO a shot JDS

JDS is shot? Ok, he should lose to Derrick then.

 

[Mahkor]

Prime Cain gets rid of him faster than DC did.

 

[Lawblaw]

Prime Cain eats Stipe alive

 

[Ancient Warrior]

Why is Cain a legend and Stipe not?

Stipe set the defense record and beat Ngannou, who would have beaten any of Cain's competition. Yes even prime JDS.

He also beat Werdum who outclassed Cain.

That’s just an opinion and I never said anything to detract from Stipe.

I’m just wondering why a single loss on the downslide of someone’s career is grounds for erasing all accomplishments.

 

[blaseblah]

No.

Prime Cain mauls any form of Stipe.

He destroyed Prime JDS who after the beatings from Cain still managed to beat Stipe.

Cain won both of the JDS rematches by getting him to back up against the cage with his hands down, which Stipe does not do. It was a specific stylistic matchup he exploited against a fighter who doesn't fight well going backwards. Stipe does.

Once Cain fought someone who was good in the clinch and not worried about the takedown (Werdum), his striking defense was exposed.

 

[bubbleboyjones]

JDS is shot? Ok, he should lose to Derrick then.

Compared to what he was in 2010? Yes he's shot.

 

[Kenny Powerth]

I dont think Stipe ever beats the Cain that fought BFG, JDS and Big Nog. HW resumes are misleading.

BFG? Sorry wracking my brain over here! Big Foot something?

Not hating, it’s prob me being dumb.

 

[Agnawedbone]

TS is right, and it's honestly not even close.

 

[Gambit MMA]

nah, its a close fight.

stipe, while still gathering experience was younger in 2014 and JDS off of those 2 cain fights still beat him (it was close as hell tho, my favorite ufc hw fight)

cain beat up jds much more impressively, better forms of jds at that. its a close fight because of matchups. all 3 guys are different. just because cain had the style to pressure and maul jds and stipe couldnt doesnt mean stipe wouldn't knock cains block off. its a razor thin fight

 

[jojoRed]

BFG? Sorry wracking my brain over here! Big Foot something?

Not hating, it’s prob me being dumb.

Nah its cool, its just my name for Bigfoot Silva, BFG is that massive, dopey looking giant from the Roald Dahl book "Big Friendly Giant (BFG)"

 

[bjpenngoat]

Look, stipe beat a variety of quality opponents. Cain beat the same two guys for four straight fights and preceeded that by beating the husk of big nogs corpse and one dimensional diverticulitised Brock.

Meanwhile, stipe was demolishing reem, werdum, JDS, arlovski, Hunt and ngannou.