Rockhold should've gone for more takedowns

[blaseblah]

He had a bad gameplan and should've utilized his wrestling. Seeing a lot of people saying this.

The problem is he is not actually very good at forcing takedowns. His offensive wrestling is weak and he has never been able to rely on it.

Weidman gave up the takedown with his ridiculous spinning shit. Both Machida and Bisping were rocked and dropped. Branch initiated the clinch.

I can't actually recall an instance of him scoring a takedown that wasn't handed to him on a platter. While his ground n pound is brutal he is not this wrestling phenom that people are making him out to be. He is primarily a striker with good BJJ.

 

[abiG]

 

[BigMuffler]

He is primarily a striker with good BJJ.

Or a BJJ guy with good striking.

 

[KeiranMc]

Should've avoided gettin his face punched.

 

[ThatGuy7698]

Weidman gave up the takedown with his ridiculous spinning shit.

I remember seeing that live and I burst out laughing at how pitiful it looked.

Still, I'm glad Cuckhold lost.

 

[blaseblah]

Did you read the thread?

 

[mime]

ive said this before, this should always be his strategy. on the feet he has good kicks but he is playing with fire. on the ground he usually finishes it pretty quick, like you said, he's just gotta get it there

 

[Luke Thomas Rockhold]

Rockhold should've gone for more takedowns....

,,,against the greatest wrestler to ever fight in the UFC.

That's Cael Sanderson, the wrestling GOAT, on bottom.

But Cock Hole is the better takedown artist.

 

[Toco]

he doesn't have great takedowns

 

[OmegaRugal]

He had a bad gameplan and should've utilized his wrestling. Seeing a lot of people saying this.

The problem is he is not actually very good at forcing takedowns. His offensive wrestling is weak and he has never been able to rely on it.

Weidman gave up the takedown with his ridiculous spinning shit. Both Machida and Bisping were rocked and dropped. Branch initiated the clinch.

I can't actually recall an instance of him scoring a takedown that wasn't handed to him on a platter. While his ground n pound is brutal he is not this wrestling phenom that people are making him out to be. He is primarily a striker with good BJJ.

You answered your own question.

He does not have good offensive wrestling.

Never has ... never will.

Its why I laugh when people say he could beat prime Silva.

Its why he lost badly to TRTVitor.
Its why he lost to Bisping in the rematch.

He is a good striker especially vs people who rely mostly on takedowns.

But he is not this super elite striker who can outstrike strikers with ease.

He was losing to Machida as well until Machida slipped.

 

[Luke Thomas Rockhold]

You answered your own question.

He does not have good offensive wrestling.

Never has ... never will.

Its why I laugh when people say he could beat prime Silva.

Its why he lost badly to TRTVitor.
Its why he lost to Bisping in the rematch.

He is a good striker especially vs people who rely mostly on takedowns.

But he is not this super elite striker who can outstrike strikers with ease.

He was losing to Machida as well until Machida slipped.

 

[The Natural Born Runner]

Well he shouldn't have gone for "more takedowns", one attempt would have been a start.

 

[Luke Thomas Rockhold]

Well he shouldn't have gone for "more takedowns", one attempt would have been a start.

He woulda got reversed & KO'd on the ground.

Rockhold fought the best fight he could, given his skillset. It simply was not enough.

 

[Kirin]

Noticing a lot of people aren't even reading the thread.
@blaseblah , might want to consider putting your thread title in quotations.

I agree with you and all of the others who have rightly pointed out that rockhold's offensive wrestling is pedestrian at best.

 

[The Natural Born Runner]

He woulda got reversed & KO'd on the ground.

Rockhold fought the best fight he could, given his skillset. It simply was not enough.

KO'd on the ground? Reversed?

Luke is great on the ground too you know.

 

[Luke Thomas Rockhold]

KO'd on the ground? Reversed?

Luke is great on the ground too you know.

Luke has holes in his grappling game.
(and in his striking game too, for that matter)

He lacks in the offensive wrestling department, which is a skill you would need to take down a wrestler of Yoel's caliber...
....AND (most importantly) KEEP HIM DOWN!

 

[xMaxPower]

He's good in the clinch at getting takedowns.... He had the clinch once and should have tried to go for a takedown instead of the tie plum.

 

[Luke Thomas Rockhold]

He's good in the clinch at getting takedowns

Yoel is even better at that, and he can defend against the best Freestyle & Greco guys on Earth.
Props to Brunson for taking Yoel down - but we saw how that fight ended.

Plus Yoel has nuclear knees. Luke did the best he could. He was out-matched.

 

[Enigma87]

,,,against the greatest wrestler to ever fight in the UFC.

That's Cael Sanderson, the wrestling GOAT, on bottom.

But Cock Hole is the better takedown artist.

Ronny Markes took him down. So did Kennedy Brunson Jacare Weidman.

I’m sure Luke could’ve if he went for a few

 

[Luke Thomas Rockhold]

Ronny Markes took him down. So did Kennedy Brunson Jacare Weidman.

I’m sure Luke could’ve if he went for a few

See the part where I wrote "....AND (most importantly) KEEP HIM DOWN!"