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01-06-2007, 03:42 AM | #1 |
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UFC vs Pride
I haven't been a consistent follower of the Mixed Martial Arts. I remember watching UFC in the beginning when it was in the tournament format. No weight classes or anything.
Is UFC or Pride better? I watched the last few Liddell fights and he looks like a real brawler. It seems to me there should be someone out there with better skills though. How do you think he would stack against Wanderlei Silva? |
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Fighters are going between the two. Silva is fighting in the UFC as is Crocop. Pride is more of an anything goes though and they allow certain attacks and strikes like knees on the ground that aren't allowed in UFC. The refs tend to let things go a bit further in Pride too as some early stops in the UFC have caused controversy on occassion. There are some sick fighters in both though.
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As of right now I don't think there's anyone in either organization that can stand toe to toe with Liddell.
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How do you think a professional boxer would do against Liddell? I think boxers would be way too one dimensional to compete. With Liddell, I'm not too sure because he likes to fight standing up. He might get caught with a good punch.
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Having said that you pose a very interesting question. I really don't know.
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Because they are two very different fighting styles, my guess would be that if they fought by UFC or Pride rules, a pro boxer would lose. If they fought by the boxing rules, the boxer would win.
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Generally, most of the high level pro boxers are more fit, but they also use much bigger gloves. Punching power would be superior for most boxers, but they wouldn't know what to do with leg attacks and chokes.
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I hadn't thought about the gloves. Smaller gloves would, IMO be a benefit to the boxers because of their punching power. Did you ever give a report of the fight you went to last weekend? If so, I must have missed it.
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Mike Tyson in his prime would have a hard time with Chuck Lidell. I know this sounds asinine but the reasoning is this. Chuck stands up in UFC and strikes that way because he is the best in UFC at doing this. However if he were to fight a boxer, he obviously would not be able to stand and strike as effectively. However Chuck is polished enough where he can also take you to the ground and submit you. He is not as good on the ground as a lot of the other UFC guys, but he is better than a boxer. UFC rules Chuck wins all day long.
Also Boxers wear 16 oz gloves and UFC they wear almost like training gloves with little or no padding.
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