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Who has the best wrestling in mma?
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11.02.2010 | 7:28 PM ET
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11.02.2010 | 7:37 PM ET
But if it was a pure wrestling competition, guys like Ben Askren, Dan Henderson, Matt Lindland, Eric Larkin, Randy Couture, Cole Konrad, Brock Lesnar, etc... all are better at straight up wrestling. At least in their wrestling prime they were. But then they don't even all wrestle the same style. There is freestyle, greco-roman, folkstyle.
Whenever I check out some wrestling on TV, I'm struck by 2 things:
- How little I know about it
- How vicious, exhausting, and badass it can be
"I live, I die, I live again."
11.02.2010 | 7:41 PM ET
"When a game cannot be won, change the game."
11.02.2010 | 7:42 PM ET
"When a game cannot be won, change the game."
11.02.2010 | 7:53 PM ET
now, when i grapple with a decent wrestler for the first time i can immediately tell the difference, and usually know it before i ask them. they are incredibly hard to sweep. they are unbelievably strong, but you can't really place the source or the location of their strength the way you can with a muscle-bound powerlifter. it's just "in there," hidden somewhere, preventing you from pulling any moves on them. you can't budge their hips. and they can go forever.
i really feel for the guys i watch who have to fight against a chael sonnen or a gray maynard or a ben askren or a gsp. that feeling of being unable to get up, the way they keep sucking you down to the mat again and again . . . it's awful. i love and honor bjj but i agree completely with joe rogan that the single best base to begin your martial arts training from is wrestling. respect to all the wrestlers out there, it is a true martial art.
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11.02.2010 | 9:00 PM ET
11.02.2010 | 9:35 PM ET
It is an extremely frustrating experience, being planted on your back over and over again by a wrestler. With my background in kickboxing, I have good enough speed and footwork to largely avoid takedowns by skilled wrestlers, but obviously you've eventually go to close range and either striker with them or tie up with them, and that's when you notice the immediate disadvantage you're at.
"When a game cannot be won, change the game."
11.03.2010 | 11:24 AM ET
This is a very debatible topic. I give GSP the nod by far though. So he might not be able to wrestle with Koschek or Fitch on the mats, but lets always remember that this is MMA. His timing is impeccable. GSP, best wrestling in MMA, HANDS DOWN!