Should Barry take a year off?

yes...getting KTFO twice within a year means you need a break...and that means all contact to the head...imo

 

he needs to retire from mma, and go to kick boxing

 

He needs to spend the rest of his life at a Fat Farm.

 

You should get a life... :good

 

Yeah man and move to K-1 ... his strikes are great.

 

This. I'm a big fan of Pat. But he just doesnt seem to take his career serious enough. Plus he just hasn't made the transition at all to MMA. Id prefer if he stayed in Kick Boxing and went to the K-1 circuit. And at least lost some weight and got down to 220 at least.

 

Well rounded means nothing to me. Its a bull**** phrase coined by that idiot Goldberg that every UFC fan has latched on to. Barry is a striker. Thats his bread and butter. He's a small undersized heavy who will never make 205. Unfortunately he's not made the transition and judging by his dedication to his art he's unlikely too. Personally id prefer to see him in K-1 where he can use his skills better.

 

If you want to revolutionise your game like Hardy and Barry do then yes I think you are best to take a year off and work on your technical ability. Evolving in a training camp is tough because you are still preparing for a particular style, you'll still go back to your bread and butter etc

Barry is a good striker but its been shown via CC, Kongo and Johnson that he isn't unstoppable. Therefore he needs a grappling game.

Johnson is the next to be in Barrys shoes. His grappling and stamina won't cut it. A different fighter submits him and he seems prone to a submission.

 

Well Pat has a helluva lot of ''evolving'' to do because he has the fighting IQ of an amoeba

He should go back to kickboxing no doubt, he had his shot at becoming an MMA fighter and he's blown it

 

Boom. Couldnt have said it better.

 

He'd prefer to be in the UFC, where he earns a shitload more than kickboxing would bring him. Dana and co love him because he's never in a boring fight and he's great with the fans. He's not going to get the opportunity to fight on a bigger stage in kickboxing, and the money will be pathetic compared to what he is now used to. He can go to K1 if/when he gets cut from the UFC.

:hat