What's the ceiling for Stefan Struve?

Its a really difficult question, my big worry with Struve is his frame, he's too long and slow, MMA is dynamic, the longer slower guys struggle with short compact dynamic movement, im firmly of the belief that if Miocic bulldozered in on Struve he would of flattened him Roy Nelson style

The small gloves and lack of protection is just too much of a hinderance for guys like Struve who like to plod and surgically pick out strikes, basically because there too slow to do anything else, i dont think he'll be a champion, that much i will say!!

As far his progression goes, he's getting better, definitely !!, in almost every aspect of his game the guy is improving, as long as he keeps improving he'll be relevant, he's fun to watch, always gets tagged and wobbled and is pretty skilled himself

Difficult to dislike Struve, but never going to be top of the pile IMHO

 

All of the above said i think he does match Werdum well enough to warrant the fight

And if he was to beat Werdum well he's right in the mix isnt he !

 

I'd love to see him learn howto use his physical attributes better. His jab could be insane, and his elbows would be vicious.

I think he'll cut his space out at the bottom of the top, he'll be a slightly higher level gatekeeper, but never a genuine contender.

 

A can that will propped up as some kind of legend.

 

About 7', I'd imagine.

 

Respectable gatekeeper for the division's elite

 

Let's see him fight Kongo. Old guard gatekeeper vs. new guard gatekeeper.

I like Struve. He doesn't know how to have a boring fight.

 

I reckon he might be a top 5 gatekeeper and get a title shot at some point but will most likely lose the fight. Even tho i like Struve i dont see him being a champ one day.
He tends to get hit and if the guy packs some power in his punches Struve falls down like a skyscraper.

 

So who are the 4 that have voted "potential champion"?

Get your **** out in the open

 

Struve is only 24. in 4-5 more years a lot of the names we've come accustomed to will be long gone. Struve will likely still be there, and will be a lot better. potential champion for sure.

 

potential champion ????? once again haggis comes up with a brutal thread

more than likely haggis voted potential champion too given the way he typed about him in the op

for mma's sake lets hope he doesnt ever become champion

 

He has a much better chance of becoming champ at HW than the can crushing bum in your AV has at MW.

 

Stefan Struve is improving, and hasn't reached his physical prime yet.

Potential champ is top 5 contender in The UFC. I use to box and everyone is matched evenly once they break into The Top 10.

 

JDS is a beast, but he won't be champion forever. UFC don't give a ****, and he will be worn out.