Because modern fighters are bigger/better than their predecessors thouht it'd be cool to make a list of the guys who are the reincarnation (stylistically) of a former fighter. Cain ------------------------ fedor Jones --------------------- Anderson Johnson------------------- rampage DC ------------------------ rashad Gus------------------------ machida Davis---------------------- Tito Weidman------------------- chuck Can't think of a gsp, I would say rockhold but he doesn't have the belt.
I honestly disagree with the weidman being a new chuck if anything id compare weidman to tito I also like how horiguchi is gonna become the second coming of kid
On first looks cain does seem similar to fedor. But sylistically they are quite different. Fedors clinch game and submissions for instance was amazing
Cain------------------doesn't have Fedor's submission skills Jones----------------------doesn't have Anderson's head movement/boxing skills. I agree he has some great unorthodox striking, but it's no where on the same level as Anderson. Johnson-------------------more divers attack than Rampage, thought I think this is one of the more close comparisons. DC--------------------way better wrestling than Rashad, boxing probably equal Gus--------------------Relies more on boxing, no where near as accurate as Machida Davis------------------Probably a better grappler than Tito, and has beaten higher quality opponents Weidman--------------------Way better submission skills than chuck, way better offensive wrestling, more well rounded imo
Cain - no. Has a poor ground game compared to prime Fedor. Different style. Jones is a stylistical reincarnation of Anderson - lolwut? Rumble = Rampage. OK. DC - Rashad. Maybe. Gus - Machida. Different technique-wise, but both are strikers with good footwork. OK. Davis - Tito. Fiine. Weidman - Chuck. No. Chris doesn't take one to land one, and his striking is based off a threat of a takedown, not merely superior TDD. GSP-Rockhold. No. Luke doesn't have the best wresting in modern MMA. And he takes more chances being much more aggressive than GSP.
I don't get this....most of those guys are still relevant today. And a few are from the same era of mma
I dont want to just rip into this. Let me ask what do you mean by these comparisons? Cain is the Derrick Rose of MMA. Futhermore, he has had 2 opponents in 5 fights. I know Fedor and Nog fought 3 times, but the set up was entire different than the UFC's match making. JBJ does not fight anything like Anderson. They are just dominate in their divisions. Gus doesn't fight like Machida. Really, Conor has more of a forward moving Machida style than Gus. Evans-DC is an OK comparison. Rumble/Rampage is too but to a lesser extent. I feel that Tito and Chuck are really 2-3 generations behind. Rampage was the new Chuck to UFC fans that did not watch Pride.
