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Yeah he's a tool bastard, the money and all the hype around him ruined it. He even came across as sore loser over khabibs comments as if he was super respectful previously himself.
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Sorry, I've posted loads of Adesanya but gonna do it again. YouTube mini doc.
https://youtu.be/IryM82H1PtQ
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Not knowing much about MMA but being a fan of stand up combat sports are there any recommendations for MMA fighters with a nice to watch stand up style?
Like the guy above i've seen a lot of fighters with natural power, athleticism and confidence but non of them are that pretty to watch IMO. I guess it doesn't help fighting with 4oz gloves and having to defend against takedowns.
Starting to enjoy watching the floor hugging but i'm not quite there yet.
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I guess I think Adesanya is lovely to watch as he times and places his shots really well.
If he has room for it and is confident in a fight, he'll sometimes pull something a bit more fancy out the bag.Some fighters will sometimes pull off a flashy move but unless successful it can be a waste of energy and put you in a compromised position.
I grew up training in karate and kickboxing but since watching getting into MMA I've had a new appreciation for (and have started training in) grappling.I think if you get an eye for feints and how people set traps for eachother, some of the more straight forward stand up fights are more interesting.
Equally, once you get an eye for the moves, and counter moves in a grappling match on the floor, it's much more fun to watch.
Listening to John Danaher speak is enough to get me going these days.I quite enjoyed Holloway V Katar the other day.
https://youtu.be/6VNcUjSSAac
It probably depends on what you want to see. While all the fighters have to be well rounded, there are still quite differing styles. Adesanya, Whittaker and others will pick shots. Some prefer a more dirty boxing style. And if you want to see some powerful knockouts then some of the heavyweight+ fights are worth a watch
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Maybe check out some Wonderboy fights.
https://youtu.be/xPSfh8U9SUY
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Cheers, lots to get through there.
Not a big fan of fancy stuff, used to train/watch MT/K1 Max so i guess that's what i like but fancied trying something different. AFAIK you can train a good wrestler/ground fighter to strike well enough in a very short amount of time to do MMA. You can't do the opposite which is probably why a lot of the stand up looks shit to me.
I'd been looking for a place to train in London before lockdown but the whole marketing/CM vibe puts me off.
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Quite a few of the people I mentioned started in stand up styles. Wonderboy, Hall & Waterson trained in karate. Holm, Jędrzejczyk & Poirier are great boxers.
I put Zabit in bold because he's an excellent fighter all round and great to watch.
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I'm doing (was doing) a bit of grappling training in South London. The only stand up classes are MT and boxing though. I've only done kickboxing for a couple of years when I was a bit younger but I think I want a good kickboxing gym to go to once that's possible/safe. Did you train in London?
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I haven't trained MT in over 6 or 7 years but yeah I've trained in London and a handful of other cities. I was involved with KO in east London and worked with a few fighters that moved over to MMA. I've not touched base with it in a while the scene in a while but Team Tieu had some outstanding fighters and trainers. Proper flashy OTT vibes but they know what they're doing. I did a few classes with them and fully intended to keep it going but i had a big life change and ended up Amateur Boxing at Brixton which was a lot kinder on my legs!
I really miss it tbh but getting fucked up by people 20 plus years younger than me lost it's shine. Grappling appeals as I'd be starting from zero, where did you train?
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I have a three month trial of BT Sport. I used to watch UFC back in the day (even have the first few on vhs!). Then followed it online until it all went pay per view. Are there any particularly good events to check out from the past 5 or 6 years?
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I stopped giving a shit when he fought Diaz at 170lbs. The fact that he lost was one thing, but that’s when the farce began for me.
Punching an old man in a pub, smashing a bus, the Mayweather fight. No interest there. Gracious as he is in defeat, I’m interested in martial arts not soap operas.