Ricardo Arona = overrated?

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  1. scurlaruntings

    scurlaruntings ESB 2002 Club Full Member

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    Iv always wondered about this guy. Apart from his excellent grappling skills and a low kick offensively he was very poor. His hands were terrible. Even when on the mat he never went for many subs and instead preferred to grapple his opponents to death eeking out pretty boring decisions. Also his take downs skills still left much to be desired.
    That said i think he would have done very well under UFC rules. Thoughts?
     
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  2. D-MAC

    D-MAC Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Never forget his fight with Sakuraba in the Pride MW tournament. Jesus, what a terrible kicking he gave him.

    You're right about his stand-up though, big amateurish swings were the order of the day.

    Think he would have done well in UFC though, just with his brilliant grappling skills. There was talk of him going to the UFC not long ago, wasn't there?
     
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  3. D-MAC

    D-MAC Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgSb5nMkG-Y[/ame]

    Brutal!
     
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  4. Lynchburg

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  5. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Overrated by some......always hated him.....
     
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  6. Anarchy99

    Anarchy99 Babalu will KILL You! Full Member

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    Gave us one of the most entertaining KO's of all time vs. Rampage.
     
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  7. scurlaruntings

    scurlaruntings ESB 2002 Club Full Member

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    Except he was on the wrong end of it...
     
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  8. Anarchy99

    Anarchy99 Babalu will KILL You! Full Member

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    Wrong end is an understatment... That **** was ****ing BRRRRUUUTAL!!! I swear.. I'm starting to believe more and more that the UFC got lucky they didnt sign these guys in their prime. Jon Jones, Evans, Davis, Griffin, Cain, Lesnar, JDS, etc... All would **** their pants facing prime Shogun, Rampage, Wandy, Fedor, Crocop...
     
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  9. scurlaruntings

    scurlaruntings ESB 2002 Club Full Member

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    That's why you need to watch PRIDE my friend.....
     
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  10. Anarchy99

    Anarchy99 Babalu will KILL You! Full Member

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    I've been watching more and more and more and hell even a PRIDE Krazy Horse Bennett would shake the UFC LW division up :yep (sorry Im a big krazy horse fan)
     
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  11. scurlaruntings

    scurlaruntings ESB 2002 Club Full Member

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    I doubt that very much. Dude is a complete fruit loop.
     
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  12. Anarchy99

    Anarchy99 Babalu will KILL You! Full Member

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    Yea that was all jokes but I am a legit fan. His antics are beyond insane but DAMN he packs a punch...with SERIOUS ground work he could've been good.
     
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  13. Lynchburg

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    Headbutt... :deal

    He was winning that fight too...

    Lynchburg
     
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  14. afterglow

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    Prime Page was in the UFC.

    I love Wand, but a prime version would still be too small and unevolved to compete with the LHW's today.

    He wouldn't be the MW champ either.

    Also, Arona would've been hard in the UFC had he came over after the buyout.

    Cage + Elbows would favor his boring ass style.

    I don't think he would've been champ tho.
     
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  15. Anarchy99

    Anarchy99 Babalu will KILL You! Full Member

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    Prime Rampage was NOT in the UFC.
     
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