ANOTHER rear naked choke!?

Discussion in 'MMA Forum' started by SomeGuy101, Jan 15, 2012.


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  1. SomeGuy101

    SomeGuy101 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What the fuuuuck!

    Belfort isn't even known as a grappler and Johnson was RNC'd twice before!

    Doesn't this guy know anything about his own development? You'd think after the first loss he'd have worked on it.....especially after the second...but a 3rd loss...to a STRIKER? What a joke!!

    He should be dropped from the UFC imo. You can have someone in the world's premier MMA company who can't further himself stylistically it just does nothing for the sport, company or other fighters.
     
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  2. scurlaruntings

    scurlaruntings ESB 2002 Club Full Member

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    No. Belfort's grappling creds have been well known for years. He competed in the ADCC and is a black belt in BJJ. He just prefers to use his stand up to win fights. But he's VERY capable on the mat and has been for his entire career.
     
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  3. Primate

    Primate Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Also, Johnson had been tagged multiple times on the feet, so he was determined to get the fight to the ground. Given that Johnson outweighed Vitor by 57lbs, Vitor could do nothing to stop it and had to work with what he was given.
     
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  4. patch1983

    patch1983 Member Full Member

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    Outweighed him by 57lbs? Lol Where did you get that from?
     
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  5. thewinfella

    thewinfella The Golden Boy Full Member

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    While he's not known as a grappler , he's a very capable one just like Wanderlei and Shogun , did you see the way he spun out and took Rumble's back :yep ???!!! , the man's got skills , Rumble is a wrestler before he's a JJ practitioner , he's sloppy on the ground and Belfort aint , thats the difference
     
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  6. WATERBOY

    WATERBOY I Worship Steven Tucker Full Member

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    When vitor was younger his nick name was vitor Gracie! Can't remember where I read it but it was a testament to how good his bjj was!
     
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  7. SomeGuy101

    SomeGuy101 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I know Vitor's BJJ is good I mean he's a BB, is brazilian but the man is known for his striking.

    But this is beside the point. Anthony Johnson has lost three times to the exact same move! That's like a quarterback getting bettered in the same way every game, like a boxer who keeps getting KO'd by a left to the liver the list goes on.

    Anthony Johnson shouldn't be in the UFC if each one of his losses come from the same method. This is supposed to be the premiere league of MMA.
     
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  8. rekcutnevets

    rekcutnevets Black Sash Full Member

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    Not all fighters are champions. If the UFC cut everyone that loses, they world soon run out of fighters. Chael Sonnen has lost to every Brazilian he has ever faced. No wonder he hates the place. He's still around.

    That said, Johnson may well get cut from the UFC; but it won't be because it's the 3rd time he's lost to a rear naked choke. It will be because it's the 3rd time he's failed to make weight.
     
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  9. sugarngold

    sugarngold RIDDUM Full Member

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    JOhnson is a tough fighter. The UFC needs to keep him around even if it's just on undercards.
     
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  10. greathamza

    greathamza Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    They have already cut AJ from the UFC for his weight
     
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  11. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    Belfort has good wrestling, jits and kicks but he never uses them. He just fights as a boxer every time. Good on him for striking from the bottom, stuffing the takedowns and going for a sub.
     
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  12. Lynchburg

    Lynchburg Guest

    Rumble gassed out taking his tshirt off let's be honest...

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  13. jimmie

    jimmie Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :deal Time for people to start researching fighters.
     
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  14. demzor

    demzor Active Member Full Member

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    A rear naked choke is basically the way out of a fight when you're gassed.
     
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  15. democritus2k

    democritus2k New Member Full Member

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    yea, at the weigh-in on the day of the fight he had to come in no higher than 205 lbs. There's no way he could've outweighed vitor by 57 lbs by the time they got into the cage.
     
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