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Prime Mike Tyson would dominate UFC as we know it
Mike hit hard, Mike hit phenomenally hard
I came up in the Mike Tyson era and being of the exact same height and weight I idolized Mike
In boxing height was always an advantage yet mike cut em down to size with
The body body head combo
If you consider the fact that MMA gloves hit exponentially harder and slip through much more often than boxing gloves there would be no Escape from that kind of assault
The biggest factor is the reduced relevance of grappling in MMA these days
you can simply hold on and stall in the inferior grappling position and the referee will stand you up in short-order with no real loss of points...especially if the takedown was uneventful
Iron Mike could easily learn enough grappling to prevent some takedowns but no doubt he would find himself on the mat or pinned up against the fence quite often where he could simply stall and wait for the referee to come bail him out penalty-free
Because we will bail out someone with poor grappling skills the fact is the strike oriented athlete is heavily advantaged going forward in mixed martial arts
Just imagine Iron Mike Tyson in his prime
He would only have to stall in the grappling realm until the ref stood him up and gave him another opportunity to put you in a coma
Just imadine a prime Tyson in MMA gloves who doesnt have to worry about grappling
Unstoppable
In contrast a prime Mike Tyson would likely be beaten Handily in Vale tudo or Pride since once grounded or walled Tyson would be forced to Grapple out of the position opening himself up to submissions further grappling control or strikes plus burning up precious energy
interesting to see such a disparate style of MMA has evolved in modern America than we used to have
Is the UFC becomming more manipulated soley for the American crowd who doesnt appreaciate technical grappling?
I think it's clear that Adesanya's game plan should be exactly this vs Romero...
how could he lose?
Mike hit hard, Mike hit phenomenally hard
I came up in the Mike Tyson era and being of the exact same height and weight I idolized Mike
In boxing height was always an advantage yet mike cut em down to size with
The body body head combo
If you consider the fact that MMA gloves hit exponentially harder and slip through much more often than boxing gloves there would be no Escape from that kind of assault
The biggest factor is the reduced relevance of grappling in MMA these days
you can simply hold on and stall in the inferior grappling position and the referee will stand you up in short-order with no real loss of points...especially if the takedown was uneventful
Iron Mike could easily learn enough grappling to prevent some takedowns but no doubt he would find himself on the mat or pinned up against the fence quite often where he could simply stall and wait for the referee to come bail him out penalty-free
Because we will bail out someone with poor grappling skills the fact is the strike oriented athlete is heavily advantaged going forward in mixed martial arts
Just imagine Iron Mike Tyson in his prime
He would only have to stall in the grappling realm until the ref stood him up and gave him another opportunity to put you in a coma
Just imadine a prime Tyson in MMA gloves who doesnt have to worry about grappling
Unstoppable
In contrast a prime Mike Tyson would likely be beaten Handily in Vale tudo or Pride since once grounded or walled Tyson would be forced to Grapple out of the position opening himself up to submissions further grappling control or strikes plus burning up precious energy
interesting to see such a disparate style of MMA has evolved in modern America than we used to have
Is the UFC becomming more manipulated soley for the American crowd who doesnt appreaciate technical grappling?
I think it's clear that Adesanya's game plan should be exactly this vs Romero...
how could he lose?
