Wrestlers SUCK in the UFC

UFC maybe. Fighters were allowed to knee to the head of a downed opponent in Pride and early MMA comps.

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I dont understand how you're simultaneously pushing this narrative while talking up how great Khabib was lol.

 

Hes a big puncher but lets not get carried away. Even in current MMA Ngannou and Pavlovich at least very likely hit harder, maybe a few others too (Lewis, Renan, Aspinall). Thats without even getting into boxing or kickboxing and all the guys there that hit harder.

Btw Poatan and this fight about to happen kind of illustrates how MMAs evolution is exaggerated. We've got a LHW title fight between a kickboxer with limited grappling against another striker who has allegedly never once shot for a takedown in his entire UFC career. We were getting stuff like Chuck/Randy for that same title TWENTY YEARS AGO. We're almost at the 10th anniversary of Jones/DC too.

 

Alex is a decent grappler. Him and Izzy are quick learners . There are many failed strikers who never even ventured past regional mma . Alex also got rushed into the sport bypassing wrestlers. It has more to do with weight class in the ufc today, there aren’t that many stud wrestlers as before. And match making. More good grapplers are getting into bjj also because its more profitable sometimes than ufc mma.

 

Belal actually did quite a bit of damage in that Leon fight. I mean he literally dumped Leon on his ****ing head. But overall no, I wouldnt compare Belal to Khabib. But then I wouldnt compare him to Islam, Khamzat, Hughes, Brock, Coleman, Jones, Tito, Rashad, Randleman, Erickson, Kerr etc etc either. Point being there have been plenty of devastating wrestlers over the years.