What The Real Next Evolution Will Be in MMA

[MCS]

I'd hope for a real scouting system and a draft-like prospect list implemented by the biggest org, but doesn't look like that's on the table soon. Scouting is arguably the most important aspect in sports business, so the lack of it in MMA (or just UFC) is strange.

Technique wise the recent thing is calf kicks. A bigger topic in that is knowing physiology in a sport where almost all areas can be targeted. GSP has always studied this. And GSP has no ego, is willing to learn and is known as one of the most well-rounded, so the transition to coaching could be natural.

Coaching is a very individual thing. All great fighters can't be coaches. Rampage is a shit coach. Conor was as well on TUF. Tito was a good coach. Ken was bad. The alpha males focus too much on themselves, can't dedicate their life to the pupil.

 

[yeguiza]

TS

GROUP fighting

big octagon

3 against 3...

just bleed god will approve!!!!

 

[RemyR]

The fighter of the future walks backwards on his hands while throwing kicks like punches. Can't kick him cuz he's a downed opponent, can't punch his back either

 

[RemyR]

from a retired fighter’s perspective:

Better footwork (lateral movement, bladed stance vs square stance switching, switching stance when throwing strikes to better position ie Dustin and Max)

More folkstyle type wrist and seatbelt rides and even body locks for ground control and more mat returns. Many fighters expose their back to stand up these days. Khabib laid the blueprint for modern back rides and triangle games the legs from top.

Leg locks from bottom from sub grappling to create space to stand up or force a reversal. Maia did this against Askren. Current no-gi grappling has favored this because it’s more focused on overall control rather than yolo-being for a finish.

 

[Chomsky Honk]

I think fighters are going to fight more cans in the beginning of their careers and for tune-up fights in the future.

 

[KBE6EKCTAH_CCP]

Still waiting for a high level muay thai stylist to make the crossover or really influence mma. We've had high level kickboxers, wrestlers, BJJ artists, etc. But the UFC has never had a stadium level talent, at least for men.

You would need clinch and elbow heavy guys like Saeksan, Muangthai, Petchboonchu or older legends with good hands like Wangchannoi, Veeraphol or good clinchers like Langsuan, Lamnanmoon, etc.

These are the styles that I could see working really well against the cage. Not the current stadium top guys like Samgmanee, Superlek or Panpayak who are distance fighters mostly with excellent kicks. This kind of style would be useless in MMA IMO.

In any case they must learn TDD and grappling.

So no, I do not share your assessment. Current stadium MT is not fit for MMA, imho.

 

[KBE6EKCTAH_CCP]

I would say it will be almost entirely Eastern Europeans at the top. The best upcoming prospects in the HW division are almost all Eastern Europeans.

African genetics with eastern euro training mentality and ethics = unbeatable.

 

[KBE6EKCTAH_CCP]

You don't even know what I have in mind as I am not including details on purpose. It's not just about outliers, it has to do with training and body awareness. Seems like people take forever to learn/teach and do certain things and there's people that figured out ways to learn/teach and do things faster. That's why they get better in a shorter amount of time and learn more in those few years instead of taking 10 years to do it. So the difference is in the training, learning, and teaching.

Karate Kid is just karate. That is one discipline, that wouldn't be evolution of mma. That's just one aspect of mma.

I've thought/trained people for a short amount of time that were able to beat more experienced fighters that has been training years longer. So how long someone has been training vs someone else doesn't always equal an automatic win. I know how to speed up the learning process. I bring these people to gyms to test it out vs other fighters.

 

[DevNull69]

racist!

HW is gonna be pretty much all black for a few years

 

[Pressure Project]

The fighter of the future walks backwards on his hands while throwing kicks like punches. Can't kick him cuz he's a downed opponent, can't punch his back either

lol

 

[GIBLERTBAPTISTA]

There will be no significant evolution. There will be deeper talent pools as the sport expands, but guys like Anderson, Fedor, Jones and GSP are simply ahead of their time and I cant see many fighters matching them in atleast the next few decades

 

[Royce's Gi]

The fighter of the future walks backwards on his hands while throwing kicks like punches. Can't kick him cuz he's a downed opponent, can't punch his back either

Or we will have a hybrid that shares some abilities with a snail, that can generate slime from his knees, making it possible to always be on his knees and slide around for movement.

He just keeps slip slip sliding away.

Just like Rich Franklin told Matt Serra, " Can't be kicked ! "

 

[avenue94]

You would need clinch and elbow heavy guys like Saeksan, Muangthai, Petchboonchu or older legends with good hands like Wangchannoi, Veeraphol or good clinchers like Langsuan, Lamnanmoon, etc.

These are the styles that I could see working really well against the cage. Not the current stadium top guys like Samgmanee, Superlek or Panpayak who are distance fighters mostly with excellent kicks. This kind of style would be useless in MMA IMO.

In any case they must learn TDD and grappling.

So no, I do not share your assessment. Current stadium MT is not fit for MMA, imho.

I don't expect a one for one crossover. But there are things to emulate, like you mentioned the clinch. Most guys are still pretty inactive there

 

[D 1 Wrestler]

Dagestan

Abubaquitter disagrees

 

[2004 account]

The next evolution will be hyper fighting in zero gravity space environments. I just blew all your feeble minds powww

 

[Morris88]

Kiai fighters flying around the cage throwing spirit energy at each other while Joe Rogan screams in Japanese

 

[RoyJonesJr]

• Better boxing & footwork
  
• fighters training with Elite Sambo/dagestan grapplers not just BJJ and american wrestlers
  
• fighters being better at pacing themselves & and a focus on the mental game
  
• Focus on the nervous system as well, ties into point above but staying calm with the mental game to have less adrenaline dumps

 

[x__stylez__x]

YouTube “celebrities”

 

[FIghtxIQ]

ohh.. oh... oh...

Ok, I thought you were trolling me and I didn't take your response seriously.

No, for sure they are ways to learn faster.

See, I'm not really thinking about like, one on one training here.

I'm thinking more in terms of the supply chain itself.

I think there's a supply chain issue and I have solutions to it in mind.

I'm thinking of the bigger picture.

Some might interpret me as being opposed to the current supply chain but that isn't the case but a misinterpretation.

I'm thinking in terms of how to synergize with the current supply chain.

It's not just 1on1. If you can teach one person you can teach many. I've trained in lots of different places so I know what I'm doing is different and I know I can teach it to others because I already have. My fighters will rule the future in combat sports once I fully switch over to that goal.

 

[FIghtxIQ]

That sounds interesting.

There's always going to be exceptional standouts that can learn things later in life or that have a number of prior experiences in life that are fresh enough in their muscle memory that allows them to progress quickly.

My vision regards creating the infrastructure for those prior life experiences that make someone able to progress more quickly through training. It would piggyback off the current infrastructure and add to it. It's not intended to compete with it but to work synergistically with it.

I already understand that and that's why I am able to speed up the process. I won't get into details but I understand the synergy with everything that lets me learn/teach skills faster.