And you would never ever find me subbing someone on the street either. Unless they literally fell into one - positioing is the greatest thing to come out of MMA be it wrestling, striking or submissions.
As far as everyone being cross-trained yadda yadda. I think that's bullshit, 99% of people will come from one MA or the other, they will more often than not have a base which they will attempt to enforce on their opponent. Even the modern fighters who are apparently "cross-trained" have strong bases such as Fedor, Penn, Couture, Silva etc.
The UFC rules do not favor strikers in my opinion. I've seen too many fights that could have been ended with a stomp to a downed man, knees to the head on the ground, etc...
But it really doesn't matter. Some grapplers have knocked people out cold and some strikers have submitted people. You go for what's there.
He has great throws and takedowns and great groundwork to go with his submissions.
Fedor pretty much has the complete package IMHO.
His stand up is great.... he has sneaky fast hands and an unorthodox style that throws people off. He has good kicks, but doesn't use them much.
His takedowns and throws are spectacular, only the BEST wrestlers can stop his throws and takedowns.
His positioning isn't bad... he is good at getting the top position, but he really doesn't try to pass the guard much. He just pounds away inside the guard.
His submissions are the SHIT... he has the ability to submit you from any position as he proved against Coleman. He also uses standing submissions (Fujita), which BJJers don't use much. BJJers always look for position first submission second, whereas vs. Fujita Fedor went for the choke standing THEN went for position.
Quite frankly, I think Fedor has it all EXCEPT a good chin. Fujita rocked his World with a punch and Fujita isn't known as a striker.
Might Crocop be able to exploit this weakness??? :-)
"The UFC rules do not favor strikers in my opinion. I've seen too many fights that could have been ended with a stomp to a downed man, knees to the head on the ground, etc..."
Ok, regardless of the debate on this thread - how can you honestly say that? Those techniques are most likely going to be more effective for the grappler FOR A START.
Rounds, no headbutts, no knees, no shoes - are all WAY more positive on a strikers game than a grappler's. Arguing that will make me laugh, so please someone go ahead and explain why they limit strikers?
"There are MANY people out there who claim that striking isn't effective or a way to finish a fight."
Seriously, no there isn't - go ahead and start naming people (except YF).
And let's not get started with the sort of 'talent' Dana has been introducing to UFC recently.
mayi: I've seen a brawl with two guys being choked out one after another by rear nakeds, I assisted which was cool. I've seen guillotines finish two fights. Never seen an armbar but hey, I don't support the use of them in on the street anyway.
Subs are for show, positions and laying the fuckin smack down is where it's at for BJJ in streetfights (or any grappling for that matter).