Pride Wanderlei

How would prime Pride Wanderlei do vs the current MW division?

Top 5 at the very least imo Phone Post 3.0

DQd due to head stomps and soccer kicks

kingkoopa - How would prime Pride Wanderlei do vs the current MW division?

Top 5 at the very least imo Phone Post 3.0

Pride MW was equal to the UFC LHW at 205 lbs. That version of Wanderlei would have had to face guys like Jon Jones, Daniel Cormier, Alex Gustaffson and Anthony Johnson.

So not very well being his was only 5'11" and was mainly a striker. Plus the modern drug testing could have been a factor for that version of Wanderlei.

I know what pride MW was. Im asking how he would fair against ufc MW.

If anything I guess I should be specific and say how would he do vs current ufc MW if he fought them in pride Phone Post 3.0

Prime Wandy couldn't make 185lbs.

To much horsemeat in his diet back in those days.

Any win would be overturned by the Athletic Commissions.... For obvious reasons. Phone Post 3.0

Prime Wandy stomps anyone Phone Post 3.0

Pride Wand was like wacky happy inflatable flailing arm guy.

Sometimes he would get hit and dropped to a knee in the process, but typically ended in his opponent out.

Wand was like 220 in PRIDE Phone Post 3.0

Apples and oranges unfortunately. Like that asshole before said, wow, he was on the juice.

but also, it was a younger sport back then. the talent pool now is deeper and richer, so it would have been tricky for him to develop the aura which won him so many fights at the staredown.

clinch defense in the game must have improved as a response to wand's smashing spree. This sends pride wand to fight a guy who has his best weapon sussed out and a game plan to beat him. fuck this game. Pride wand rules. He rivals Rickson and early Tyson.

I doubt he was 220 in any case todays MW probably weigh 205 or more cone fight time

I see him beating jacare, fights with yoel and Luke would be toss ups. Both guys are susceptible to getting tagged

While I see Kennedy being the lesser fighter out of all of these he could could probably lnp Wand.

Chris would b a lock imo Phone Post 3.0

Dom Hemingway - Wand was like 220 in PRIDE Phone Post 3.0

"In Pride" is not a very useful metric as he was fighting in the organization for a number of years, including ballooning up in weight for the owgp which along with the back to back kos shot his speed and balance to such a degree that it wasn't until years later that he looked like something approaching a similar level of effectiveness that he enjoyed earlier in his career.

He reportedly walked around at about 212 during his prime (2003-2004ish).

Throwing down with CroCop and Hunt was Nuts. Guy could hold his own with anyone and easily come out on top again st the ufc middleweight right now. Phone Post 3.0

Pride Wand Phone Post 3.0

Moot point. Dude would be on perpetual piss hot suspensions.

Dick Niaz - Moot point. Dude would be on perpetual piss hot suspensions.

Yeah true, nobody in the ufc is on steroids

Prime Wanderlei was a beast. He'd wreck some great fighters from any era. But I do believe PRIDE was the best place for him. His style was well suited for the ring and the stomps, soccer kicks.

Prime Wand > the rest of the world Phone Post 3.0

TheBearStare - DQd due to head stomps and soccer kicks
I liked it Phone Post 3.0