I was gonna say that, I've been watching this sport since its inception and grapplers have always dominated, the strikers that do become champions are the ones that can handle grapplers well with their movement and/or have great takedown defense. If anything in recent years strikers had a big surge and started being a lot more effective.
Saying this “started in 2018” is one of the most wrong statements I’ve ever heard. Wrestling has always dominated the sport. Wrestling alone has more ufc champions than the top 3 striking sports combined. It’s literally dominated from the start. I’d do a little more research next time.
I;ve head ppl say that allowing kicks/knees to the head of a downed opponent would give striking a new advantage over grappling. Anyone have thoughts on this?
I don't think wrestling is necessarily the issue, it's the fact fighters like merab and belal's plan is to win rounds and get a decision victory rather than trying to a finish which is boring. Compared to fighters like dricus and islam who use wrestling to look for finishes.
Hopefully this is trolling but my god you must've just started watching MMA a year ago if this isn't trolling UFC 100 and 200 were just brawlers? UFC100 had more D1 wrestlers in the main card than the entirety of UFC300 The UFC has almost always heavily favored grapplers in the smaller divisions (170 and below) and been a bit more of a mixed bag at 185, 205, 265. Look at 185 for example - most grapplers never made it past Anderson despite being some of the most athletic (Yoel Romero for example). 205 has been primarily strikers since Jon Jones and DC left the division, which JBJ didn't soley rely on grappling to win when he was at 205. Heavyweight has had a lot of great grapplers but with the exception of Cain, you didn't see much of the spam grappling style (maybe Brock and Mir a bit also, but to a lesser degree) Wrestling likely fails at the heavier divisions because conditioning doesn't hold up the same and the consequences of failing a takedown and having a 220lb+ guy on top of you isn't worth the threat, so they need to be set up a lot more
Most of the champions in ufc are wrestlers and it has been like this since ufc 1, so the problem it's on you, it's mma
I was gonna say that, I've been watching this sport since its inception and grapplers have always dominated, the strikers that do become champions are the ones that can handle grapplers well with their movement and/or have great takedown defense. If anything in recent years strikers had a big surge and started being a lot more effective.
@@DanielAraujo-xs4np Yeah that’s true there have always been some dominant wrestlers appreciate the comment
Saying this “started in 2018” is one of the most wrong statements I’ve ever heard. Wrestling has always dominated the sport. Wrestling alone has more ufc champions than the top 3 striking sports combined. It’s literally dominated from the start. I’d do a little more research next time.
@@jakewindham2023 i understand the criticism I should have said it started for me in 2018 around the time I started watching more often.
The sport changes all the time its not the end
@@SmintMMA That’s true the sport is always evolving and changing
I;ve head ppl say that allowing kicks/knees to the head of a downed opponent would give striking a new advantage over grappling. Anyone have thoughts on this?
It will give grapplers more advantage
I don't think wrestling is necessarily the issue, it's the fact fighters like merab and belal's plan is to win rounds and get a decision victory rather than trying to a finish which is boring. Compared to fighters like dricus and islam who use wrestling to look for finishes.
Well Charles is a pretty good in bjj,and he got violated by islam
You not lying 😂
It’s not a problem *we* face; it’s a problem kickboxing fans in the closet face 😊
honestly, they should watch onefc, idk why they are so stuckup with only one organisation and only one aspect of fighting
I would say that wrestling seems to be the best base for mma the threat of the take down throws off even the best strikers
@@hanikhan694 Exactly they also seem to have better cardio on average
Hopefully this is trolling but my god you must've just started watching MMA a year ago if this isn't trolling
UFC 100 and 200 were just brawlers? UFC100 had more D1 wrestlers in the main card than the entirety of UFC300
The UFC has almost always heavily favored grapplers in the smaller divisions (170 and below) and been a bit more of a mixed bag at 185, 205, 265. Look at 185 for example - most grapplers never made it past Anderson despite being some of the most athletic (Yoel Romero for example). 205 has been primarily strikers since Jon Jones and DC left the division, which JBJ didn't soley rely on grappling to win when he was at 205. Heavyweight has had a lot of great grapplers but with the exception of Cain, you didn't see much of the spam grappling style (maybe Brock and Mir a bit also, but to a lesser degree)
Wrestling likely fails at the heavier divisions because conditioning doesn't hold up the same and the consequences of failing a takedown and having a 220lb+ guy on top of you isn't worth the threat, so they need to be set up a lot more
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@@xavier7666 Good 😂
holy fuck people are dramatic
You know nothing Jon snow
Imma just start watching kickboxing
you should have started with that, mma is not for you
Fighting is not for u
But u will wakeup to MMA that's for sure 😂
@@Polar-pencil nah I just prefer to watch striking, if you prefer to watch more grappling heavy fights that’s fine with me mate
Yes, and they are all boring !!! Nobody likes stalling tactics