Prime Rich had literally no idea how to defend a basic Muay Thai clinch. He would get thrashed by the lowest level guys.
Anderson would have destroyed any MW with the clinch he put on Franklin.
Prime Rich had literally no idea how to defend a basic Muay Thai clinch. He would get thrashed by the lowest level guys.
Not even gatekeeper status, he'd fail the Derek Brunson test.
Well rounded skills. KO power. Huge MW (also fought at LHW). 2 MW title defenses. Wins over Liddell, Wand 2X, Okami, Lutter, Hammill, Tanner 2X. Took prime Hendo to a split decision.
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Well rounded skills. KO power. Huge MW (also fought at LHW). 2 MW title defenses. Wins over Liddell, Wand 2X, Okami, Lutter, Hammill, Tanner 2X. Took prime Hendo to a split decision.
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Then why the fuck didn't he just finish every fight like that, and why did Chris Weidman drop him when Anderson tried it on him? You people are something else. Almost everyone can defend the Thai clinch to some extent these days. Hell even Rich having no answer for it the second time is bizarre to this day.
He could very well beat Brunson. He could lose too but then he would be the best win in Brunson's career, who has been ranked in UFC for the last decade.
That wouldn't be as good of a win as Lyoto Machida or even past his prime Anderson Silva (a fight where Brunson was robbed).