Junior Dos Santos: American wrestlers are effective -- but boring

Although, I don’t think many people would argue that, going forward Fitch is reasonably expected to out-perform Sonnen, regardless of who they’ve fought recently.

I mean, remember that Fitch essentially devalues any fighter he goes up against, and that’s about the last thing the UFC wants to do with their potential rising stars/contenders. So he’s not likely to get a lot of shots at fast risers.

Sonnen, on the other hand, has a history of losing quite a bit, so he’s more likely to get a shot at the other top 10’s. It’s kind of like deciding who to pitch to in a baseball game. Do you want to pitch to Albert Pujols or Alex Rodriguez? Historically, they’re not that dissimilar in overall productivity, but Pujols doesn’t strike out. ARod does, though. So you’re less likely to intentionally want ARod, since there’s a better chance that you can control his at bat than Albert’s.

Both guys are capable of hitting home runs at any given time, but one guy strikes out a helluva lot more often than the other.

not action or entertainment, because there is simply no way to say that watching Sonnen fight is not entertaining. Fitch, sure. Sonnen, no. Finishes are nice, but they’re just supposed to be an exclamation mark to end the sentence (the sentence being the actual fight itself), rather than a simple period.

GnP will be around forever. If you can’t get excited about watching Sonnen’s last couple of fights, I honestly don’t know if you’re going to be entertained very often watching modern MMA. I’m not leading to the ‘get out of here, Hella! we don’t take kindly to your types ‘round here!’ I’m just saying that most people would agree that Jon Fitch’s style could be viewed as boring. The predictability of it, the pacing and the lack of a finish can take away from the excitement we experience when watching competitions.

But Sonnen busts people up. He simply damages them. I’ve never seen Anderson’s face look that bad in my entire life, and if he were a white guy he’s have looked fucking from nonexistent hairline to semi-existent hairline.

If your only criteria for excitement is finishes, you’re going to be disappointed a lot when watching the current era of MMA.

time and time and time again sonnen gets subbed…he has no sense of where his limbs are when hes in a fight…

he fights on instinct instead of intelligence….he just says “takedown, lay there and swing”…it never occurs to him that if hes down there with a black belt that the jits guy is eventually gonna grab one of those limbs or his head and yank it the fuck off….so he ends up doin the one arm drum solo time and time and time again…

hes very very good against a guy he can bully who isnt used to being on their back….like okami….okami isnt gonna pull out some sick triangle or armbar or a crazy rear nakes out of nowhere….but put him in there with someone who is comfortable and wont panic like horn, maia, babalu and they got no problem laying on their back

with an eye toward breaking down Brock’s legs with kicks and knees from the clinch. I just don’t see him winning a stand-and-bang exchange with Lesnar. Cain’s striking is miles more polished and technical than Brock’s, but the range and chin advantage Lesnar will pretty much make that strategy a complete loser for Velasquez.

Also, don’t wrestle with Brock on the ground. Scramble back to the feet as soon as possible, otherwise you’re going to get crushed. I don’t care who you are, there isn’t a HW out there who can withstand Brock’s GnP.