Vitali was originally a kickboxer before he took up boxing. If he had decided to stick to kickboxing and learned some grappling, how would he have done in the UFC?
Imagine Struve with an iron chin and better distance control..... Vitali would be a monster with Struve's ground skills.
Tell that to Overeem. A kickboxer could be an efficient grappler to sprawl. And Vitali is a fast hw with size. He would make lesnar look like a chump.
Overeem knows how to grapple, Vitali doesnt. BUT Vitali does have a kickboxing background, and if Cro Cop and Liddell could be elite MMA strikers than I dont see why Vitali couldnt, BUT lets remember not every striker will have the same success as Cro Cop.
Prime Vitali would easily be the champion imo. C'mon completely washed up old guys like Arlovski and journeymen/bums like Roy Nelson are considered top 10 mma heavyweights. It's a joke.
