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Whos the best fighter in the UFC that would lose to Joe Rogan?
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02.22.2012 | 10:53 PM ET
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02.22.2012 | 10:55 PM ET
"This is for all you new people: I only have one rule. Everyone fights. No one quits."
02.22.2012 | 10:56 PM ET
* Edited at 02.22.2012, 10:56 PM ET *
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02.22.2012 | 10:57 PM ET
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02.22.2012 | 11:00 PM ET
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02.22.2012 | 11:00 PM ET
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02.22.2012 | 11:09 PM ET
"I would drink Lyoto Machida's urine." --- Forrest Griffin
02.22.2012 | 11:12 PM ET
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02.22.2012 | 11:14 PM ET
"If the enemy rejects the ground, I would take him down by tackle. Why didn’t he [Royler] do so? May I introduce him to a good coach? His tackle was... like a girl’s one... Mr. Royler, how are you feeling?" - Kazushi Sakuraba
02.22.2012 | 11:17 PM ET
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02.22.2012 | 11:25 PM ET
"If the enemy rejects the ground, I would take him down by tackle. Why didn’t he [Royler] do so? May I introduce him to a good coach? His tackle was... like a girl’s one... Mr. Royler, how are you feeling?" - Kazushi Sakuraba
02.22.2012 | 11:33 PM ET
This is not a knock on Joe Rogan. This is having some respect and understanding for what's involved in being an MMA fighter, which Rogan is not. There are BJJ black belts who routinely go NOWHERE on the regional, local levels of the sport.
"This is for all you new people: I only have one rule. Everyone fights. No one quits."
02.22.2012 | 11:37 PM ET
I think if you're talkin about about a grappling based 125 or even 135lb fighter, i would give him a decent chance. I'm not sayin the elite of those weight classes but tj dillashaw for example would have a decent amount of trouble gettin him down and controlling him. he's significantly bigger than him with good bjj skills he has a good chance of submitting him and given his experience I would think he would be the better striker.
but with his age i'd say he'd have a lot of trouble with a good striker at those weight classes...
"Everyone has a gameplan 'till they get punched in the face" - Mike Tyson
02.22.2012 | 11:40 PM ET
@greg i have to disagree, he has a striking background...being massechuesetts state kickboxing champion might not be the highest levels of strking but its a pretty damn good base, combined with his bjj skills he's not gettin owned by that many bantamweights who aren't in the ufc
everything that i've said is based on the assumption he has decently long training camp to get ready for an mma fight, not just jumpin in the cage to find out what happens
* Edited at 02.22.2012, 11:41 PM ET *
"Everyone has a gameplan 'till they get punched in the face" - Mike Tyson
02.22.2012 | 11:49 PM ET
He's not an MMA fighter. Most guys who try to do MMA get punched in the face and it breaks them, and they cower up.
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02.22.2012 | 11:56 PM ET
yeah, guys who've never been hit in the face before. i think to say theres a 100 guys outside the ufc who give up the kind of size difference would beat him is a little strong...
"Everyone has a gameplan 'till they get punched in the face" - Mike Tyson
02.23.2012 | 12:12 AM ET
"Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people." -Nido Qubein
02.23.2012 | 12:14 AM ET
"I don't want to have to do this living. I just walk around. I want to be swept off my feet, you know? I want my children to have magical powers. I am prepared for amazing things to happen. I can handle it."
02.23.2012 | 12:20 AM ET
And for those of you knocking his TKD record, this is very typical of MMA fans and fighters that don't appreciate the threat specialists can pose. Stephen Thompson is looking like a great prospect in the UFC, and guess what, his incredible 58-0 striking record is mostly made up in wins in the same promotions and tournaments Rogan was world-ranked in.
Rogan is 44, as has been stated, so if he was ever going to be a threat to be a favorite over a UFC fighter above 145 lbs, it isn't these days, but he certainly would be a live underdog against some guys, and I think he'd even be a favorite over a healthy amount in a gym atmosphere, without dealing with all of the pressure of performing in a cage in front of a crowd, which he certainly does not have the necessary experience for.
* Edited at 02.23.2012, 12:21 AM ET *
"Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people." -Nido Qubein
02.23.2012 | 12:34 AM ET
As far as Tae Kwon Do, Rogan himself has said Tae Kwon Do is only effective against Tae Kwon Do, in MMA it's useless without a solid base in boxing and muay thai, not to mention wrestling. And by solid base I mean thousands of hours of instruction, drilling and sparring.
Saying Rogan could hang with pro fighters is a disservice to the work these guys put in. The job of a professional fighter isn't to fight so much as it is to train to fight. That's their job, 5-6 days a week, to train in MMA. Joe Rogan is an entertainer who dabbles in Jiu-Jitsu. He wouldn't stand a chance against a UFC caliber fighter.
* Edited at 02.23.2012, 12:35 AM ET *
"I don't want to have to do this living. I just walk around. I want to be swept off my feet, you know? I want my children to have magical powers. I am prepared for amazing things to happen. I can handle it."
02.23.2012 | 12:41 AM ET
"Everyone has a gameplan 'till they get punched in the face" - Mike Tyson
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