The kid who will beat DJ is fighting tonight

[Yodsanan]

Asian fighters have been doing terrible when you consider that they have a strong tradition for things like Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo.

Who the hell kickboxes in the west? Asians do well in sports where they're primarily competing with eachother? Yea, no shit.

what backwards logic is that? Americans do well in sports where they're primarily competing with eachother? Yea, no shit.

Whole Europe does kickboxing, and the whole world does boxing. MMA is the least practiced sport worldwide of those three.

Asian fighters have been doing terrible when you consider that they have a strong tradition for things like Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo.

terrible in what? As I said most don't give a shit about MMA.

 

[MuayThai101]

MMA and "technique bro!" elitists will never get it. Fighting has a lot more to do with physical attributes than you realize.

Nature wants the strongest more formidable male to win.

Asian fighters do worse because historically, Asia has been more pacifist for longer periods of time. Some people are more primed for combat than others, which makes complete sense evolutionarily speaking.

Hand to hand combat is usually decided by physical strength.

Considering that you'd expect all fighters at the top level to know a decent amount of defensive jiu-jitsu, it really tends to come down to who has more handgrip strength, punching power and punch resistance.

Flashy techniques work if there's power behind them. As with any other strike. But you don't knock someone out by way of doing something flashy. It's the power. That's why guys who take steroids tend to increase their performance, because their power:weight ratio increases.

"but technique bro!!". Stop.

Nice theory...

Funny how this kids gets more knock outs in kickboxing at his weight and age than bigger men in small glove MMA. What a weakling right? He should just stick to math. It's not like Asians invented martial arts or anything.

It's not like Jose Aldo brushes off wrestling brutes off with ease right? Developing that level of takedown defence is not impossible. Aldo uses pure technique to do it. Bjj? All technique. Takedown defence using distance? All technique and fight IQ.

 

[The Beast Within]

MMA and "technique bro!" elitists will never get it. Fighting has a lot more to do with physical attributes than you realize.

Nature wants the strongest more formidable male to win.

Asian fighters do worse because historically, Asia has been more pacifist for longer periods of time. Some people are more primed for combat than others, which makes complete sense evolutionarily speaking.

Hand to hand combat is usually decided by physical strength.

Considering that you'd expect all fighters at the top level to know a decent amount of defensive jiu-jitsu, it really tends to come down to who has more handgrip strength, punching power and punch resistance. At the lower weights, more emphasis on cardio because most fights go the distance there.

Flashy techniques work if there's power behind them. As with any other strike. But you don't knock someone out by way of doing something flashy. It's the power. That's why guys who take steroids tend to increase their performance, because their power:weight ratio increases.

"but technique bro!!". Stop.

 

[Yodsanan]

Let me give you a hint. Anderson Silva popped for Dihydrotestosterone-derivatives(that he's most likely been using his entire career).

Asian men have less of an enzyme that converts testosterone into dihydrotestosterone. Dihydrotestosterone is a form of testosterone that has a stronger virilizing effect on men, because it has three times greater affinity to the androgen receptor than regular testosterone. It is an estrogen antagonist.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1827450

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8672990

Again, we're back to physiology. The use of steroids can alter your physiolo


Let me give you a hint. Anderson Silva popped for Dihydrotestosterone-derivatives(that he's most likely been using his entire career).

Asian men have less of an enzyme that converts testosterone into dihydrotestosterone. Dihydrotestosterone is a form of testosterone that has a stronger virilizing effect on men, because it has three times greater affinity to the androgen receptor than regular testosterone. It is an estrogen antagonist(cough Jon Jones).

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1827450

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8672990

Again, we're back to physiology. The use of steroids can alter your physiological homeostasis, which is possibly why Takanori Gomi and Kid Yamamoto were beasts in Pride.

Kickboxing has zero drug testing. Boxing has very light drug testing.

Did your wife cheated on you with some asian?

 

[Gungarr4831]

Yeah Plastic Perry a real great prospect, got beat all over the cage by a male model and his response was to throw as little punches as possible.

 

[RichardN7]

Sage is only 19? This kid is only 18.

RIP flyw and BW division.

Not impressed. MM or Cruz annihilate him.

 

[mooseman17]

How is his grappling?

 

[Big Al's Texas BBQ]

Why are we talking about this kid as a great MMA prospect when we don't even know if he has any interest in competing in MMA?

 

[Yukarin]

LHoee is the premier race broscientist of sherdog. A new low set

 

[Abazzdeboom]

 

[Davey Crockett]

Tenshin Nasukawa is the Rin Nakai of shadow boxing Joe

 

[MuayThai101]

LHoee is the premier race broscientist of sherdog. A new low set

lol it's funny because Asians do amazing in the Olympics. They are an athletic culture. Look at their gymnastic teams.

That guy is an iddiot.

 

[MuayThai101]

what's so funny?

 

[Platinum Bless]

Platinum would literally kill that man

 

[MuayThai101]

Not impressed. MM or Cruz annihilate him.

your not impressed? Cruz looks like a drunk in the striking department compared to this kid. Everything he did was perfect technique. Do you even know what good striking looks like? This kid would blast Cruz and his monkey style with the quickness if he learns TDD.

 

[jayin]

im asian, platinum would kill this clown.

from the ufc gym to the ufc real quick.

 

[RichardN7]

your not impressed? Cruz looks like a drunk in the striking department compared to this kid. Everything he did was perfect technique. Do you even know what good striking looks like? This kid would blast Cruz and his monkey style with the quickness if he learns TDD.

What you wanna bet that either Dillashaw or Cruz can annihilate him? I'd even give Cody an edge if they fought...

 

[milenss]

Sage Northcutt will take this manlet's head CLEAN OFF.

 

[RichardN7]

Nice theory...

Funny how this kids gets more knock outs in kickboxing at his weight and age than bigger men in small glove MMA. What a weakling right? He should just stick to math. It's not like Asians invented martial arts or anything.

It's not like Jose Aldo brushes off wrestling brutes off with ease right? Developing that level of takedown defence is not impossible. Aldo uses pure technique to do it. Bjj? All technique. Takedown defence using distance? All technique and fight IQ.

Then why did Cormier (205) destroy Silva (185)? Why did Hughes beat Gracie? Why did McGregor (a natural 155lbs-er) wipe out the FW division?
Granted, physical advantage is not THE main factor when it comes to a fight. Fight IQ and technique are, but in many cases, physical prowess has evened the odds.

 

[Jehannum]

Platinum would literally kill that man

haha all these crazy asian fans on sherdog hyping these rookies when there is PMP

im asian, platinum would kill this clown.

from the ufc gym to the ufc real quick.

ok I salute this gentleman though, clearly not a japanese schoolgirl.