Who has it easier, strikers or grapplers?

[Erdz]

Good question, but it's all about the person, some people are just made for grappling you feel, and others for striking, mentality is a big factor as well, whether the fighters like to man handle their opponents, or go for an artistic knock out.

 

[The Soothsayer]

Good question, but it's all about the person, some people are just made for grappling you feel, and others for striking, mentality is a big factor as well, whether the fighters like to man handle their opponents, or go for an artistic knock out.

Yeah, Rogan always talks about this on his podcast.

He talks about the mindset you have to have to be a great striker. Just to train and spar everyday and stand in the pocket everyday, he always says it takes a special mindset to commit to that. Eddie Bravo says this a lot, too.

 

[Wyspian]

Grapplers.. I've seen more grapplers effectively pick up a good stand up game, than vice versa.

 

[Hanoi Rox]

In other words you don't have a source and you're talking out of your ass. I've seen all of the early UFC's and even back then there were rabbit punches from all kinds of positions.

If you feel like watching the Smashing Machine, there's a part where Mark Kerr and Mark Coleman complain about all the rule changes hampering their ability to ground and pound.

That being said, just use common sense. How often do fighters get warned for punching to a the back of the head or 12-6 elbows during a takedown? Very rarely. I can actually only think of one example. How often do fighters get warned when they are GnP'ing. All the time. Hell, JBJ lost a fight for the use of 12-6 elbows.

 

[Hanoi Rox]

No, that's where you're wrong. It was meant to protect the wrestler shooting a takedown while hanging onto a single/double leg without getting punished from the guy defending the takedown.

and you're wrong again about it being really hard to get a good power shot to the back of someone's head who was shooting for a takedown. It gives wrestlers the advantage by constantly shooting for takedowns over and over and over again without the threat of getting cracked in the back of the head. Instead of picking their shots for a takedown, a one-dimensional wrestler can constantly go for failed takedown after failed takedown with nothing to hold them back. And the ridiculous part is..... if time runs out, they'd end up winning the fight!

Look, you can debate your anti-striker conspiracy theory as much as you want. At the end of the day, before the modern rules were put in place Wrestlers were even more dominant that they are now. Since the rules were put in place, the number of top fighters who come from a striking background has increased immensely. Obviously the rules don't favor Wrestlers.

 

[TankAbbott4Eva]

Imo it seems to be easiest for wrestlers to learn to punch. Wrestling seems to teach guys so much other than just the takedowns, you don't even need to have "technical" boxing I don't think, hell Lesnar broke Herring's orbital and dropped Couture. Seems the fear of the takedown can set up a lot of striking attacks for even an ordinary puncher.

 

[Manchester Man]

Bear in mind the grapplers coming into mma are the best of the best which isn't the case for striking. If the likes of Mayweather started cross training he would be an absolute beast in mma.

 

[Someone88]

Bear in mind the grapplers coming into mma are the best of the best which isn't the case for striking. If the likes of Mayweather started cross training he would be an absolute beast in mma.

Not many Olympic Wrestlers come to MMA but definitely we haven't seen elite in prime Boxers in MMA. Mayweather could do great but I think Pacquiao would do better. It depends on the style too.

 

[fight4ippon]

It depends on body type

lanky guys have an easier time picking up striking

stocky compact guys have an easier time picking up grappling

there are several examples of this. this is why jones is good because he has wrestling technique but his physique helps his striking.

Mawashi this is so true especially if the lanky guy develops flexibility and endurance.

 

[stin4tw]

So wrestlers...

Did you even read the OP or the poster I quoted?