When are strikers going to change their gameplan for grapplers?

[whocares]

We've been seeing this fight play out over and over again for years. The striker fights tentatively, afraid to throw anything of consequence in fear of the takedown. They inevitably get taken down over and over and lose a one sided decision. The only adjustment we've seen from the striker is they brush up their td defense, which is still typically a losing proposition. I'm not quite understanding why they aren't coming around to the fact that this is a broken strategy that does not work, and that their best chance to beat the grappler is to go for broke, fight with urgency, try to land a significant strike early on, and keep that pressure on as long as they can. Aside from Pereira recently I don't recall anyone even attempting this.

What do they have to lose from trying, getting taken down? So what, that's coming anyway. I get it, it's harder than it looks. But if you're staring down nearly 100% odds that you're going to lose with a proven failed gameplan, what's it going to take before they start mixing in a different approach? Seems like the grappler shoulders most of the blame for being boring, yet it's the alleged exciting fighter who routinely looks like shit in these fights.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Fire all the grapplers and strikers won't have to change anything.

 

[VinceArch]

Fire all the grapplers and strikers won't have to change anything.

1 dimensional strikers approve this post.

 

[Söze Aldo]

Alex is a good example of a striker changing their gameplan

 

[tigersmoosh]

We've been seeing this fight play out over and over again for years. The striker fights tentatively, afraid to throw anything of consequence in fear of the takedown. They inevitably get taken down over and over and lose a one sided decision. The only adjustment we've seen from the striker is they brush up their td defense, which is still typically a losing proposition. I'm not quite understanding why they aren't coming around to the fact that this is a broken strategy that does not work, and that their best chance to beat the grappler is to go for broke, fight with urgency, try to land a significant strike early on, and keep that pressure on as long as they can. Aside from Pereira recently I don't recall anyone even attempting this.

What do they have to lose from trying, getting taken down? So what, that's coming anyway. I get it, it's harder than it looks. But if you're staring down nearly 100% odds that you're going to lose with a proven failed gameplan, what's it going to take before they start mixing in a different approach? Seems like the grappler shoulders most of the blame for being boring, yet it's the alleged exciting fighter who routinely looks like shit in these fights.

agreed. UFC performance employees mostly lack that killer instinct. it is the key to destroying grapplers.

 

[Egészségére!]

Right after the fight I wondered if there was going to be a “Poatan effect” emboldening fighters like Sean & Corey to try this approach vs Merab etc

I’m sure they really don’t want to get taken down in the first 10 sec though but it has to be tempting to repeat Alex’s success so idk

 

[dipstickjimmy]

It depends on who the grappler is. Khamzat usually goes for the finish. Merab you aren't going to tire him out just defending TDs. It was the same with Colby. RDA figured out in the 4th that attacking him with TDs to force him to Defend the wrestling rather than allowing him to dictate allowed for RDA to score effectively. Problem was he was already too tired to make it work.

Colby vs Robbie was an example of the opponent falling for Colby's trap. Defend TDs, never feel threatened or in danger of being finished. Get up and get taken down again. Suddenly the fight is over and you lose. Never close to being finished but just tired.

 

[Thy]

neber change! just smash faster!