What do the current UFC champions have in common?

[real2124]

Which MMA qualities do you think are most important in being a champion?
I'd rank it: Striking. BJJ. TDD. Cardio.

MM/Jones (yes, I'm saying Jones is the champ as he is pretty much undefeated) have an incredibly rounded game. Lawler/Conor/Miocic are predominantly strikers...

 

[FadeLess]

They all have a balanced skillset and all of them are mentaly strong.
If im not mistaken neither of them has ever been caugh using any type of ilegal substance.

 

[BokaBokte]

The belt I guess...

 

[SirKratos]

All consistent fighters, and they usually react well to getting hit.

Also, Great fight IQ and solid gameplans.

 

[Andy Anderson]

I hope alvarez wins the title, so they all speak english

 

[GSPenn1991]

I hope alvarez wins the title, so they all speak english

I hope Alvarez wins so people realize how good he actually is

 

[MuyThaiElbows]

All have badass striking

 

[wlu29]

None of them Welch on bets

 

[UrijahHall]

What do the current UFC champions have in common?

 

[Thai Domi]

Jones ain't the champ.

 

[NightwingBJJ]

The belt I guess...

This.

 

[BigMuffler]

A serious base in some combat sport. Miocic, DC/Jones, Rockhold, Lawler, Cruz, MM and Tate all have wrestling bases which is not to say wrestling is the only valid base or inherently better, BUT the thing about wrestling is that it is by definition serious from the get-go. Even high school wrestlers compete in a highly er... competitive environment from an early age and go through grueling weight cuts. You can have a serious striking or BJJ base too (see Joanna Champion, Wonderboy, many BJJists of course), but unless you're a 'real' striking or BJJ competitor a background from those arts could be less solid eg. if you're a hobbyist who claims a 'base' of BJJ or kickboxing.

That's the main difference between wrestling and other bases I suspect, wrestling is by definition competitive and there are no wrestling Mcdojos. There is no such thing as 'cardio wrestling', there are no casual wrestling practioners etc, all wrestlers are REAL lol.

 

[Mau]

I'd say all of them won their last fights, but Conor killed my argument.

 

[AceCooch]

They all have a balanced skillset and all of them are mentaly strong.
If im not mistaken neither of them has ever been caugh using any type of ilegal substance.

I disagree, they don't all have balanced skillsets (Conor McGregor, Stipe, Lawler) but I agree that Jones, Rockhold, RDA, Cruz, and MM do
They are not all mentally strong... McGregor proved in his fight with Diaz that he isn't, and RDA, and Stipe have yet to prove they are
Illegal substance? Jon Jones

 

[FadeLess]

I disagree, they don't all have balanced skillsets (Conor McGregor, Stipe, Lawler) but I agree that Jones, Rockhold, RDA, Cruz, and MM do
They are not all mentally strong... McGregor proved in his fight with Diaz that he isn't, and RDA, and Stipe have yet to prove they are
Illegal substance? Jon Jones

I have to agree with most of your post ... However i have to disagree with dos Anjos and Stipe havent proved they mentaly strong.. they have had tuf wars , they became Champions in they´re 30s and never have been acused of taking anything that would improve they´re performance , that to me shows they have mental fortitude.

 

[frandie2b]

They all trane UFC bro

 

[UL]

Werdum and Jones are quite similar


Werdum is reckless (just charges in)

And Jones is pretty reckless too

 

[Thy]

the only thing they all have in common besides for mighty ouse is thta they don't fight as much once they get the belt. It's gross