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<p>Aljamain Sterling is undefeated in professional mixed martial arts career and 3-0 inside the UFC Octagon, but UFC 199 Bryan Caraway believes deep down he is not a fighter, but just a good athlete.</p>
Caraway spoke to MMAJunkie ahead of his fight to discuss what he thinks of Sterling as an opponent and why he believes he has the advantage in the fight:
Caraway said he thinks Sterling, a product of the Serra-Longo Fight Team in New York that produced former middleweight champion Chris Weidman, is a good athlete. But that’s his point.
Being an athlete, Caraway thinks, and being a fighter are two different things.
“I think him with his outbursts of (expletive) talking, I think that’s his own insecurities trying to pump himself up,” Caraway said. “He feels himself slipping a little bit – you can clearly see the guy’s afraid to get punched. I’m not taking away that he’s an athlete – he’s clearly an athlete. He’s No. 4 in the world for a reason. But I don’t think the guy’s a fighter in his heart. I think he’s a good athlete. I think he knows that and he’s realizing this is going to be a fight and not just a grappling/wrestling match. That’s the result of him trying to pump himself up.”
Not only did caraway say basically sterling has no heart or not a fighters heart then
Sterling got beat by a dude who looks a kid who gets dunked in toilets in high school.
Boxing would be a better route to glory for a fast twitch gifted kid like him especially since
Nobody cares about him in mma. Funk master hip hop gumby haircut thing is too "urban " for UFC fan base imp. Too bad Japanese mma is down he could be a star over there.
CRE - Caraway is one of the best underdog bets I've seen in awhile, he has lots of ways to win considering the odds.
Good call kid.
Caraway only had one way to win and he used it, he wrestle fucked his way to a decision. That's fine, it's his shtick and it wasn't unexpected.
What was funny to me was when Caraway claimed that Aljamain wasn't a fighter at heart because he didn't like to get punched. Meanwhile Bryan spent the entire 2nd and 3rd rounds doing his very best to avoid anything resembling an exchange of strikes.
There are BJJ guys who aren't good at striking, there are wrestlers who only do that one thing exceptionally well, and there are strikers that turn into turtles if you trip them. That's fine, it's all part of the fight game. What bothers me is when guys like Caraway and Askren start equating victories over strikers with striking ability. Bryan won, that's fine but good lord he is delusional if he thinks that he's going to do anything against the elite of that division because it's nothing but wrestlers who actually know how to strike.
CRE - Caraway is one of the best underdog bets I've seen in awhile, he has lots of ways to win considering the odds.
Good call kid.
Caraway only had one way to win and he used it, he wrestle fucked his way to a decision. That's fine, it's his shtick and it wasn't unexpected.
What was funny to me was when Caraway claimed that Aljamain wasn't a fighter at heart because he didn't like to get punched. Meanwhile Bryan spent the entire 2nd and 3rd rounds doing his very best to avoid anything resembling an exchange of strikes.
There are BJJ guys who aren't good at striking, there are wrestlers who only do that one thing exceptionally well, and there are strikers that turn into turtles if you trip them. That's fine, it's all part of the fight game. What bothers me is when guys like Caraway and Askren start equating victories over strikers with striking ability. Bryan won, that's fine but good lord he is delusional if he thinks that he's going to do anything against the elite of that division because it's nothing but wrestlers who actually know how to strike.
CRE - Caraway is one of the best underdog bets I've seen in awhile, he has lots of ways to win considering the odds.
Good call kid.
Caraway only had one way to win and he used it, he wrestle fucked his way to a decision. That's fine, it's his shtick and it wasn't unexpected.
What was funny to me was when Caraway claimed that Aljamain wasn't a fighter at heart because he didn't like to get punched. Meanwhile Bryan spent the entire 2nd and 3rd rounds doing his very best to avoid anything resembling an exchange of strikes.
There are BJJ guys who aren't good at striking, there are wrestlers who only do that one thing exceptionally well, and there are strikers that turn into turtles if you trip them. That's fine, it's all part of the fight game. What bothers me is when guys like Caraway and Askren start equating victories over strikers with striking ability. Bryan won, that's fine but good lord he is delusional if he thinks that he's going to do anything against the elite of that division because it's nothing but wrestlers who actually know how to strike.
I seem to remember Caraway walking him down and trying to engage whenever he could. To the point where he had to throw his hands up when Sterling wouldn't engage. I might need to go back and watch again.
CRE - Caraway is one of the best underdog bets I've seen in awhile, he has lots of ways to win considering the odds.
Good call kid.
Caraway only had one way to win and he used it, he wrestle fucked his way to a decision. That's fine, it's his shtick and it wasn't unexpected.
What was funny to me was when Caraway claimed that Aljamain wasn't a fighter at heart because he didn't like to get punched. Meanwhile Bryan spent the entire 2nd and 3rd rounds doing his very best to avoid anything resembling an exchange of strikes.
There are BJJ guys who aren't good at striking, there are wrestlers who only do that one thing exceptionally well, and there are strikers that turn into turtles if you trip them. That's fine, it's all part of the fight game. What bothers me is when guys like Caraway and Askren start equating victories over strikers with striking ability. Bryan won, that's fine but good lord he is delusional if he thinks that he's going to do anything against the elite of that division because it's nothing but wrestlers who actually know how to strike.
Lol Caraway has finished 18 of his 21 wins. That's one of the highest finishing rates in the sport. Saying he only wrestlefucks his way to wins is retarded.
His last two wins have been via decision against Sterling,an undefeated fighter,and Eddie Wineland,who's insanely tough and a former world champion.
