Which fighters keep losing the same way and never improve it?

[NicholasJBasile]

Tyron Woodley backing up to the outer perimeter of the cage

 

[arcadeperfect]

I've been thinking about this since you posted it. I'm not sure I agree, but am having trouble coming up with examples other than Gane's takedown defense. Do you think they're all weaknesses, that would be hard to improve for one reason or another, or do you think there are also people who just don't want to put the work into training or changing their style?

Your comment has me wondering if a person can rise to their top with their instinctive style or if there's a certain level where you need to start evolving it.

There's definitely people who will refuse to put in the work. For example, strikers that don't put in the hours on the ground to make up for their shortcomings. But there's also people who might lack a certain attribute which makes that weakness that much harder to overcome. If we use grappling for our example again, there are fighters out there that simply lack that physical brute strength which is why they get ragdolled or controlled so much easier.

On the other hand there's fighters that just can't get good at striking. If you have really bad reaction time and are naturally very slow and uncoordinated then you're going to look like shit on the feet. You're never going to counter attack and understand where to move your feet while under pressure.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

Pico keeps forgetting he’s a wrestler

Pico falls into the broader category of "Wrestlers who fall in love with throwing hands"