Israel is damn good, don’t get me wrong. His striking, distance, tdd and cardio are on point. That said, Brunson is nowhere near as good as the guys I mentioned when it comes to mixing it up and being able to take you down. Romero ditched wresslin a while ago and fell in love with boxing, but he wasn’t a great mma wressler anyway.
The guys I mentioned above would have Israel on his back before the 1st round ends. I believe that the lack of good mma wresslers at mw had a tremendous impact on his longevity. Good for him.