Which current kickboxer do you think will do very well in MMA?

[Fesaine]

Rodtang, I think his style would do very well in MMA. in fact most of his one kickboxing/muay Thai fights are in 4oz glove. if he can develop a great takedown defense, he would beat everyone from 125 to 135. He would destroy Petr yan and Figueiredo the feet.


my second pick would be tenshin, he already has 5 MMA fights. and his striking look amazing all of those fights. his ground game also doesn't look that bad either for a kickboxer. And like rodtang, he's still very young(22 years old). if he's fully committed to MMA, I think he would be as or even more successful than Adesanya.

 

[Megatronlee]

Izzy

 

[dre quinn]

Alex pereira

 

[Fahcough]

Bill Wallace

 

[superpunch]

Rodtang has been the highlight of every ONE event I've watched. I never watch kickboxing or muay thai, and I find myself tuning into to an MMA promotion just to watch kickboxing. Dude brings it.

 

[JustAkidFrom209]

Badr Hari and Rico

 

[Schoolboy Q]

Alex pereira

Already been finished in MMA.

 

[HuskySamoan]

GoatZiev

 

[Fesaine]

Alex pereira

he relies too much on the big gloves to be successful in MMA.

 

[Po Atan]

Alex Periera will smoke everyone in the middleweight and light heavyweight division in no time.His power and striking pedigree will be too much. People wanna bring up his loss but that was years ago when he didn’t even know what he was doing. His striking has evolved exponentially since and he’s constantly training grappling.

 

[MMAart]

Rodtang, I think his style would do very well in MMA. in fact most of his one kickboxing/muay Thai fights are in 4oz glove. if he can develop a great takedown defense, he would beat everyone from 125 to 135. He would destroy Petr yan and Figueiredo the feet.


my second pick would be tenshin, he already has 5 MMA fights. and his striking look amazing all of those fights. his ground game also doesn't look that bad either for a kickboxer. And like rodtang, he's still very young(22 years old). if he's fully committed to MMA, I think he would be as or even more successful than Adesanya.

I like the idea of having kickboxing / Muay Thai matches with MMA gloves in a cage.

Just saw a comment on Youtube: "252 wins at 22 years old?! Fffffffuuuuuuu! "

 

[Ahmed Masood]

Rodtang, I think his style would do very well in MMA. in fact most of his one kickboxing/muay Thai fights are in 4oz glove. if he can develop a great takedown defense, he would beat everyone from 125 to 135. He would destroy Petr yan and Figueiredo the feet.


my second pick would be tenshin, he already has 5 MMA fights. and his striking look amazing all of those fights. his ground game also doesn't look that bad either for a kickboxer. And like rodtang, he's still very young(22 years old). if he's fully committed to MMA, I think he would be as or even more successful than Adesanya.

Rico stands out, probably because the current UFC hw division isnt the best and IMO, he has decent movement which should keep him out of the way of some of the lunging strikers at HW i.e. Lewis. I know he also trains occassionally at Sanford MMA (henri hoofts gym) so hes definitely got great coaches and training partners for wrestling and BJJ purposes. Also, I think he has beef with Overeem so already kinda has a pre-made fight ready for him.

Doumbes also a shout especially during his second title reign, since his movement has definitely improved and it seems that he understands how to land to ensure KO's occur.

 

[mkt]

Alex Periera will smoke everyone in the middleweight and light heavyweight division in no time.His power and striking pedigree will be too much. People wanna bring up his loss but that was years ago when he didn’t even know what he was doing. His striking has evolved exponentially since and he’s constantly training grappling.

Yeah, we'll see. His last MMA win was 4 years ago against an unknown Brazilian. We've heard the same promises about Tyrone Spong and others who didn't pan out in MMA. Alex is 33 so the clock is ticking...

 

[waldywaldy]

Rodtang is must see tv

 

[MMonk]

Don Dragon Wilson

 

[CerebralKnievel]

Yeah, we'll see. His last MMA win was 4 years ago against an unknown Brazilian. We've heard the same promises about Tyrone Spong and others who didn't pan out in MMA. Alex is 33 so the clock is ticking...

I dont think it's accurate to say that Spong didn't work out, so much as that his leg didn't work out when it fell to pieces.

 

[drbolony]

Rodtang plants too much much. More likely a Muay Femur like Lerdsila. Possibly Rico Verhoven.

 

[Martialbeef]

The English guy Rodtang fought, Jonathan Haggerty was quick when i seen the fight, and obviously the English market would enjoy a stand up fighter like that. Dunno what he has been upto since that fight.

 

[TheMessiah]

Alex Pereira is coming to the UFC soon and will knock out Izzy cold

 

[13Seconds]

Cedric Doumbe will tear shit up in the UFC one day