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Originally Posted by FightingIrish17
I don't know about you, but I enjoyed pride tonight then I have the last few UFC's
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I enjoyed it as well. I've beent he biggest debater about why I think UFC fighters would do better or American fighters would do better than most think in Pride.
They can wrestle, Pride fighters can't.
Oh sure, you've got Fedor who's a monster, etc. But. Push comes to shove and you put a well groomed two time Olympic Wrestler or any superior Division 1 American wreslter in there? Good night. Look at Henderson as the most glaring example.
Grecco and Freestyle guys do this stuff from age 5 or so up to now. Their core strength is second to none and it gives more fighters with TMA type backgrounds (which Pride is full of) problems. I mean Trigg, Diaz, Henderson, Tito back in the day, all solid wrestlers (Diaz wrestled in Stockton before BJJ), all have done well in Pride. And will continue to do so in the future. Especially because the wrestlers are learning better standup as well.