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what's more impressive Khabib/Jones Career or a two time Olympic gold medalist in wrestling

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khabibs whole career as of now vs a dude who's a two times gold medalist in wrestling
same for Jon Jones

which one is more impressive and hard to achieve
 
The lack of originality of this thread is more impressive.
 
JAL said:
khabibs whole career as of now vs a dude who's a two times gold medalist in wrestling
same for Jon Jones

which one is more impressive and hard to achieve
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Khabib wasn't the best wrestler in his area, so at 17 he switched to Sambo. Luckily for us, I might add.

That isn't a negative. Lots of top wrestlers could never be top MMA players either. Chael has an interesting story about Lindland not being able to beat a certain wrestler, until he broke his mouth in a bout and then challenged him to step outside. After that, Lindland never lost a wrestling match to him again. Lindland had that fighter mentality (whatever that means), and the top wrestler of that era did not.

That's a long way of saying, they're different skillsets. Both are impressive, differently. Wrestling is probably harder, in the sense that the rules are more stringent. MMA is harder because you have to have a certain attitude, or personality, to make it.

There is no right answer. Sorry.
 
Kvothe_the_kingkiller said:
Khabib wasn't the best wrestler in his area, so at 17 he switched to Sambo. Luckily for us, I might add.

That isn't a negative. Lots of top wrestlers could never be top MMA players either. Chael has an interesting story about Lindland not being able to beat a certain wrestler, until he broke his mouth in a bout and then challenged him to step outside. After that, Lindland never lost a wrestling match to him again. Lindland had that fighter streak, and the top wrestler of that era did not.

That's a long way of saying, they're different skillsets. Both are impressive, differently. Wrestling is probably harder, in the sense that the rules are more stringent. MMA is harder because you have to have a certain attitude, or personality, to make it.

There is no right answer. Sorry.
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Sounds like Lindland.

Always enjoyed watching him get splattered.
 
Stop making these bullshit threads in the heavies, ffs. 3 today already by you. I don’t give a fuck if you want to be a guppy level thinker, that’s all about tmz. How about you make your shit thread in the proper forum. The sub forum formerly known as the Wasteland. That’s where it belongs.

I had to go off the forums just to learn that Woodley pulled out. Why? Because shit threads like this push real news back to pg 2, or 3.

Well I won’t be seeing anymore of your 5 yr old level threads. If the mods won’t get rid of your shit, then I choose not to see the threads anymore.

Ignored.
 
Ancient Warrior said:
Sounds like Lindland.

Always enjoyed watching him get splattered.
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Ya, he was more competitive than just about anyone. Wouldn't shower before a bout, just for an edge.

In Chaels story, he (not illegally) smashed the Cuban wrestler's mouth, breaking a few teeth, and that's what the Cuban came to him to complain about ("Man, we've been competing all our lives, we know each other; I live in a socialist country with no dentists and now I have a broken mouth that will never be fixed properly - why would you do that?" and Lindland's answer was "Oh, you want to step outside then, fucker, and settle this ?") Chael was laughing about it, but damn, that's cold.

Is there a fine or not so fine line between overly competitive and just being a fucking asshole? Philosophical question for the ages....
 
Olympic Gold in wrestling is more impressive as an accomplishment (moreso than winning a UFC belt). Elite success in MMA is more impressive as a career (actual combat, longevity, etc.).
 
wrestling cuz deeper talent pool.

olympic gold -> prestige ... especially in Russia. trust me lol

olymian + medal = you are the man = you get all the pussys
 
Olympic gold medal in a legit sport like wrestling and in a reasonably contested weight class. Much less, two of them.
 
I agree with people that an Olympic gold in wrestling > UFC gold. That said, this doesn’t mean two Olympic golds are > what Jones has accomplished. Putting the steroids aside, he’s THE most accomplished fighter ever. There are dozens of wrestlers in history who have taken two golds in wrestling. If we’re counting worlds (which most years are just as competitive as Olympics) there are probably a hundred. Going 25-0 in mma with 8 title defenses and being ranked #1 for 8 years is at least as impressive as 2 golds in wrestling. If we’re talking about 4-5 golds (Worlds included) then I’ll go with the wrestling.
 
GiSP said:
Stop making these bullshit threads in the heavies, ffs. 3 today already by you. I don’t give a fuck if you want to be a guppy level thinker, that’s all about tmz. How about you make your shit thread in the proper forum. The sub forum formerly known as the Wasteland. That’s where it belongs.

I had to go off the forums just to learn that Woodley pulled out. Why? Because shit threads like this push real news back to pg 2, or 3.

Well I won’t be seeing anymore of your 5 yr old level threads. If the mods won’t get rid of your shit, then I choose not to see the threads anymore.

Ignored.
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Jesus cry more dude
 
As much as I am a khabib fan I don’t think his career should be compared to Jon Jones just yet ( who I hate btw) so Jones imo is about on par with a 2 time Olympic gold medal winner maybe slightly under, while khabib is not there yet.

Also I would like to add that although the talent pool in Olympic wrestling is much much deeper then it is in MMA, being a Dominant undefeated LHW or HW champion in MMA basically means you are the baddest man on the planet which isn’t something you can say about a 2 time Olympic gold wrestler.
 
Greco_Wiz said:
I agree with people that an Olympic gold in wrestling > UFC gold. That said, this doesn’t mean two Olympic golds are > what Jones has accomplished. Putting the steroids aside, he’s THE most accomplished fighter ever. There are dozens of wrestlers in history who have taken two golds in wrestling. If we’re counting worlds (which most years are just as competitive as Olympics) there are probably a hundred. Going 25-0 in mma with 8 title defenses and being ranked #1 for 8 years is at least as impressive as 2 golds in wrestling. If we’re talking about 4-5 golds (Worlds included) then I’ll go with the wrestling.
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MMA is a younger sport than wrestling. Still, Jones is not the only fighter who has been able to remain successful over a substantial period of time (Fedor, GSP, Aldo, etc.).
 
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Vincentsky said:
Also I would like to add that although the talent pool in Olympic wrestling is much much deeper then it is in MMA, being a Dominant undefeated LHW or HW champion in MMA basically means you are the baddest man on the planet which isn’t something you can say about a 2 time Olympic gold wrestler.
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im 300 lbs fat, 3 ft 4 and i would kill all your fav. fighters with ez.

combat sports = biggest waste of time.

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Greco_Wiz said:
I agree with people that an Olympic gold in wrestling > UFC gold. That said, this doesn’t mean two Olympic golds are > what Jones has accomplished. Putting the steroids aside, he’s THE most accomplished fighter ever. There are dozens of wrestlers in history who have taken two golds in wrestling. If we’re counting worlds (which most years are just as competitive as Olympics) there are probably a hundred. Going 25-0 in mma with 8 title defenses and being ranked #1 for 8 years is at least as impressive as 2 golds in wrestling. If we’re talking about 4-5 golds (Worlds included) then I’ll go with the wrestling.
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confirmed:
Being a top gamer is much more difficult and impressive than mma.

pro gamer >>> olympic wrestler
 
Obitronix said:
Olympic Gold in wrestling is more impressive as an accomplishment (moreso than winning a UFC belt). Elite success in MMA is more impressive as a career (actual combat, longevity, etc.).
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i'd go with something like this.
 
Vincentsky said:
As much as I am a khabib fan I don’t think his career should be compared to Jon Jones just yet ( who I hate btw) so Jones imo is about on par with a 2 time Olympic gold medal winner maybe slightly under, while khabib is not there yet.

Also I would like to add that although the talent pool in Olympic wrestling is much much deeper then it is in MMA, being a Dominant undefeated LHW or HW champion in MMA basically means you are the baddest man on the planet which isn’t something you can say about a 2 time Olympic gold wrestler.
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You can't say that Jones is on par with a two time Olympic Gold wrestler because those are two different things. If we're talking prestige, Jones' reputation sullies the argument.
 
More impressive lousy judges giving you a bs decision
 
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