I think MMA is going to regress. Cross training from a young age will suck - who wants to see tons of fighters with texactly the same style? I want Cro Cop versus Coleman.
you are always gonna see fighter whos gonna be great at striking vs one whos great on the ground. The difference will just be that they arent punk in other category..
Alot more whites then blacks are in in colleges with good wrestling programs. That might be a pretty big reason.
I was tempted to respond only with laughing emoticons to this post. It could be because wrestling has a predominantly caucasian interest. As for you saying the NFL is "overrated"...that is just wrong. The NFL is home to some of the purest athletes in the world.
Theyre good at being NFL players. No guarantee theyde be good wrestlers. Different types of talent. Next please :hat
Wrong. GSP isn't an exceptional athlete on a worldly basis, don't get me wrong he is a great athlete compared to anyone, but he is just exceptional in MMA. Why? Because MMA hasn't been around long enough to attract the best athletes. The more "athletes" MMA attracts the more you will see fighters like GSP who will be great on the feet or on the ground. :deal
Next please? Wow you really disproved a terrible falsehood there!!!! You're talking out of your ass, plain and simple.
And actually the reflexes and physical gifts that a running back, or defensive back or safety are very relative to those needed to be a great Mixed Martial Artist.
GSP isnt an exceptional athlete? Are you kidding me! He could make our wrestling team in CANADA for olympic? He is holding his own in boxing with guy like Sebastien Demers 3 years from now, he was playing b-ball on a court with a ****in 11.5 feet basket, the guy HARDLY play b-ball at all, and he was doing dunk easily. That's just ridiculous.
and the cardio and hand eye coordination + their toughness and agility of NHL players are relative to important quality in MMA.. Black don't born with better ability for fighting... how's being a running back will help you in BJJ? Intelligence is a very important thing in BJJ, caucasian are supposly more intelligent, so the black people would be at disavantadge? That statement is just as wrong as yours...
that's a flawd point of view. Here's why. MMA is one of the rare sports which gives you the opportunity to defeat an opponent with multi-stylistic combinations. Youy know what that means ?...It means that (for example) when you're confronted with a top athlete (and a super fast one )...such as this one.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNttRJ40QZE ANYTHING can STILL happen. The other guy isn't forced to deal with his opponent's physical advantages. (UNLIKE boxing , or kickboxing) As a matter of fact , you'll never see a "shift" in this sport. (like boxing had at one point) precisely because of the very nature of the sport itself. Not to mention...(unlike boxing) , NO ONE IS BANNED from participating. (like eastern europeans were , and cubans during the 60's..) Today , you already have the russians , you already have brazilians (them alone , have years of experienced in bjj).. Big NFL type guys (at the moment...Lesnar is a great example ) WILL NEVER have the monopoly of this sport. they'll never annihilate the competition because the guy who ends up winning , isn't necesarilly the most physically gifted. The guy who ends up having the most consistent record is usually the most experienced on the ground , and the one who has the smartest gameplan. Also , the bigger they are , the slower they get...no matter how athletic they are. Yes , Lesnar moves pretty ****ing fast for a guy of his size , he's very athletic , but fact remains...he still gasses fast , and his punches will never be as fast as a lighter guy... he'll have the strenght advantage , he can also lay and pray on smaller HWs...but as soon as he'll be confronted to a smart and super technical and endurant hw...he'll mostly likely be ****ed. In the end , it's ironic...it's a bit like the NFL...without a solid quarterback , the entire team plays differently... Or in soccer..(both collective sports) but in soccer , all races are dominating. there's not a monopoly of a "superrior athlete"...it doesn't work that way. why ? because if you're not playing smart , and if you don't have a collective game the team is ****ed. In mma , athleticism is great but if you have **** for brains you're not gonna last long no matter of physically gifted you are. However , MAYBE , there could be a shift for the AMERICAN participants. (more afro americans and less white americans). that's the only huge difference. But that still would be irrelevant since MMA (unlike boxing) is already working on a full international level. Many different countries are participating without any disavantages (like boxing used to have back then). So instead of a fake "world champion" like they used to have back then. (look up at muhammad ali's record , or foreman's record...or tyson's ...it's basically 95 if not 98% american opponents )... MMA already has champs who are truely fighting opponents from around the world... (that's why mma will never follow boxing's route in the near future). Too many variants are also a major factor. Take GSP for example , athletic guy...but that didn't stop serra from finishing him. Anderson Silva...owned by Takase & chonan. (submited by inferior fighters who happened to have a smarter gameplan that night ) Size isn't always an advantage , especially when you're a ****ing huge muscle mass. (Bob Sapp) or super tall (semmy schilt )... the people who dominate this sport are generally patient , endurant , tenacious & very smart. (and of course ,they all have solid technics ) So it's no surprise to see the likes of Machida (but he's ****ing boring)...being capable to accumulate a winning streak. (or guys like emelianenko dominating like no other)... No surprise to see the likes of gsp or Anderson , dominating like they are.. Also , if a super huge HW is gonna dominate this sport...it won't come from sports like the NFL...but more from olympic caliber greco wrestling. (imagine a specimen like Karelin ! ) but of course Karelin was a special case...it's not like there's a karelin every year..a guy like this is a ****ing rarity. ps: Leben is ****
You're all right A flawed argument? atsch Look it's no secret. Basketball, Boxing, Football all sports requiring the upper most athleticism and all sports where there was a great interest by Black Athletes in America, and sll sports that were basically taken over and dominated by the athleticism of African Americans in America. Wow there are more white wrestlers, and hockey players....lets talk about sports that the majority of African American youths are interested...since I started this argument by saying "IF MORE become interested in MMA"
