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I believe Khamzat broke records for strikes landed and did next to no damage. No matter how you slice it being a dominant wrestler and holding someone in position and throwing a bajillion pitter patter punches is wrestling masked with weak gnp.There isn’t a soul that believed DDP a superior wrestler. It in many ways feels like Khamzat nullified a fight actually occurring until the clock ran out. What Khamzat was doing could have gone on another 10 rounds with neither man hurt so how the hell is that not nullifying a fight occurring? Imagine if Jones did the same shit instead of hellbows how much more he would be hated?
99% of the mma fanbase has no interest in watching a wrestling match or wrestling would have a much bigger fanbase. Nobody wants to hear Dick Mcdojo telling you because you don’t watch grappling sports for entertainment you are a casual when you actually grappled lol. Grappling is great to train but boring as fuck to watch. I daydreamed during wrestling meets in high school until it was my match. Perhaps after 2 minutes just take a fucking point from DDP and stand the fucking fight up. IMO that has to be implemented in Chimaev fights because he will keep that same strategy of turning potential epic fights to wrestling matches. I hated watching it with zero apologies
Oh OP, for fucks sake.
First of all, it wasn't such a boring fight. It had some action.
Usman vs Woodley was more boring, for example.
Older Jones also had boring fights against Smith, OSP and others. And the more entertaining fights were because Gus, Santos and Reyes stopped his takedowns.
I do agree that many don't wanna watch a wrestling match.
So?
What is your solution?
1. Forbid wrestling?
2. Make the fighters stand up after 20 seconds of inactivity?
3. Take a point from the one losing? Wow! Seriously? So, how does this stop Chimaev? He took him down at will.
You are acting like there aren't also boring striking fights.
Izzy vs Romero or vs Cannonier or vs Vettori 2 were just as boring.