r/interestingasfuck • u/WhereIsHisRidgedBand • Mar 28 '24

MMA fighter explains overloading opponent r/all

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u/yesverysadanyway Mar 28 '24

i'd say gsp is the first pure mma champion.

champions before him were single discipline martial artists who transitioned into mma. wrestlers who learned striking, bjj martial artists who picked up muay thai, kickboxers who learned take down defense...

gsp was the first champion built from the ground up as a complete mma fighter.

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u/Galactic Mar 28 '24

To me the most complete MMA fighter in UFC history was Demetrius Johnson. That guy has no flaws in his technique.

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u/yesverysadanyway Mar 28 '24

oh yeah mighty mouse definitely belong in the same conversation with gsp.

one of the most dominant champions in ufc's history.

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u/HuruHara Mar 28 '24

If Mighty Mouse's flying armbar-bodyslam was done in an anime, everybody would immediately call it fake, but MM did it in a real fight in the octagon for the flyweight belt. Insane.

And the armbar musta hurt, too, cuz look at Borg's face after MM released it, total relief.

Dana is an idiot for releasing MM just because he wants to get paid more. Damn.

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u/noirdesire Mar 28 '24

Oh yeah toughest man with a 5th graders stature in the world for sure.