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Didn't seem to help 9-3 former-MW Catone cutting down from 215 lbs to WW against 15-7 Waldburger
Brock with his limited experience in MMA destroyed both Mir and couture who had years of MMA experience.
Nope size does not matter.
sincerely,
Small man
^ Brock wouldn't have destroyed both Mir and Couture if he were their same size or slightly bigger.
Brock with his limited experience in MMA destroyed both Mir and couture who had years of MMA experience.
Nope size does not matter.
sincerely,
Small man
Fedor wouldn't have gone on his epic win streak if his chin were made of glass.
Usain Bolt wouldn't win the 100 meters if he wasn't faster than everyone else.
If Lionel Messi had been born without legs he wouldn't be a very good footballer.
Care to add any more retarded and obvious statements to the list?
Fedor got destroyed by Big Foot Silva, sorry bro.
No, he's fatter, not bigger, get over it american people.
^ Brock wouldn't have destroyed both Mir and Couture if he were their same size or slightly bigger.
In the Couture fight, for example, Brock was being "out-skilled" in the clinch. However, Couture had trouble taking down and keeping down Brock because he was just too big and strong, and Couture got worn out.
In the first fight against Mir, it was Brock's athleticism (fast reaction, speed, and power), not striking technique, that scored him a quick counter punch when Mir threw a leg kick. Brock was hammering Mir's face in guard, and only lost when he made an amateur mistake.
In the second fight, it was the same story. Brock used his brute strength and athleticism and dragged Mir to the ground after eating a knee. The only difference this time was that Brock took a crash course in sub defense, and it was all that it took for Brock to completely shut down Mir's ground game.
Do you honestly believe that a different fighter who had not the same level of size and athleticism that Brock had, would have been able to shut down Mir's ground game with just a few lessons in BJJ?
If size didn't matter, why do fighters cut weight?
If size didn't matter, why are there weight classes?
T-kimble is correct in his analogy.
If Fedor didnt have an iron chin he would of been knocked out a few times in his career and that is similar to Brocks genetic background.
If SIlva didnt have his hand eye coordination, superior reflexes and was not a athletic black guy, would he be as good as he is. Is it unfair for an nonathletic white guy to fight Silva.
Would jones be the same fighter if he didnt have his long arms but had JDS's chin and punching power.
Brock was a genetic freak of nature and a super athlete but that was his genetic makeup. Fighting is not always about who is more technically skilled it is at times who can utilize their genetic gifts the best.
All athletes have an advantage over non athletes, so making the case that Brocks athleticism won him the fight is silly because all athletic fighters have an edge over non athletic ones.
Height and reach all have equal advantages and disadvantages in terms of fighting as does too much weight.
In regards to Brock, most of the fighters in MMA are not over 20- 30 pounds heavier then their counterparts outside of the HW division and I think 15 pounds heavier is not that big of a deal in terms of fights and advantages.
Sdr was alot bigger than barry
I say more physicality then size for the most part, though there are exceptions. Rory over BJ was more a matter of size then physicality.