They've basically simplified MMA.
Completely nullifying the ground game with their counter wrestling and reluctance(most of the time) to engage on the ground.
Take Liddell, a counter-puncher from a Kempo Karate background... tighten up his defense, straighten out his punches and put him in 2X fast forward motion.. you have Machida.
Liddell is the greatest LHW of all time and his successor who will go on the next dominant run in the most stacked division in MMA, is also a student of Karate.
Karate is #1 in MMA.
everyone agrees? awesome.
"tighten up his defense, straighten out his punches and put him in 2X fast forward motion.. "
if i could hit a golf ball on the fairway more, make one to two puts, improve my chip game... i could be tiger woods.
And i always seem to be about a millimeter away from being the best pool player of all time.
I am also an inch away from being the best dart thrower of all time.
if i could jump a little higher, and was a little faster i could be Michael Jordan.
Donnys shit has been on a steady decline over the past 5 or 6 months.
jkd4200 - "tighten up his defense, straighten out his punches and put him in 2X fast forward motion.. "
if i could hit a golf ball on the fairway more, make one to two puts, improve my chip game... i could be tiger woods.
And i always seem to be about a millimeter away from being the best pool player of all time.
I am also an inch away from being the best dart thrower of all time.
if i could jump a little higher, and was a little faster i could be Michael Jordan.
dude you're pretty talented if you can do all those things
diss my post all you want.
you can't deny the obvious similiarities in their style.. of course they still have differences as no 2 fighters are alike.
Everything from the Karate stance, legs apart, hands low, head back to counter punching to counter-wrestling.
Similar in many ways but different in others.
Similarities:
Like to strike
Counter strikers
Unorthodox stance
Solid wrestling base and TD defense
Differences:
Lyoto actively takes his opponents down for GnP
Lyoto has BB BJJ
Lyoto has more well rounded striking (feet, knees, hands, elbows)