Who are the smartest MMA fighters in the sport.

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  1. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member

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    Obviously GSP fights extremely intelligently. I felt Machida did as well although he got KTFO by Rua. Rua is pretty smart himself.

    Who else?
     
  2. Dynamite Kid

    Dynamite Kid "I Must Break You" Full Member

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    Anderson Silva is a smart fighter IMO. He always shows an ability to stick to his game plan and never get rattled. Mentally he's very strong and seems to at times out think his oppoents.

    Frank Mir is another guy that's extremely intelligent. Before a fight he breaks down his opponents strengths and compare them to his, and goes into the deep science of the fight. He'll win and lose some, but he definetly has a great idea (for the exception of the Lesnar rematch) of what to do coming into a fight.
     
  3. Stoo

    Stoo Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Randy & Barnett, Kenny Florian, Sakuraba in his prime
     
  4. ufoalf

    ufoalf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You'd think Couture would be mentioned before everyone else...
     
  5. scurlaruntings

    scurlaruntings ESB 2002 Club Full Member

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  6. Beebs

    Beebs Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hughes always fought to his strengths, and tried to develop the rest of his game (got very good at sub grappling, not so great at striking)

    You could look at Militich and Ruas as the first fighters to have multiple options and gameplan their fights based on the opponent.
     
  7. caleb_forrest_g

    caleb_forrest_g Active Member Full Member

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    paul daley, and james toney
     
  8. Beebs

    Beebs Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Andy Wang.
     
  9. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    Fedor and GSP but anyone can make a mistake.
     
  10. rusty nails

    rusty nails Tszyu for PM!! Full Member

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    randy consistently has the best strategies, his demolition of tito, chuck and gonzaga were text book gameplan.. sherk has the worst.
     
  11. ufoalf

    ufoalf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I don't think Fedor is "smart" per se. He just has incredible instincts.