Lmao, again with the put down pissing contests <Lmaoo>
i did not bring up Kos and Shields to prove that GSP's wrestling failed, I brought them up because the above claim was GSP was the best MMA wrestler ever, which I disagreed with, and implied those two opponents were actually known for their wrestling, unlike many of the other opponents GSP out wrestler. Someone like Jones outwrestled DC, who was an Olympic wrestler, Khabib ragdolled D1 all American Gaethje and finished him on the ground. GSP does not have such a feather in his cap, that is my point.
"Against Hendricks the wrestling was a stalemate. Both scored the same amount of takedowns and both struggled to keep the other down. How did that expose GSP?"
That exposes him as not being the best MMA wrestler all time. A truly GOAT MMA wrestler would be able to outwrestle a guy like Hendricks. That fight, IMO, was a clear Hendricks win, the striking, clinch, damage, even if they were equal on TD's (TD's are just 1 tiny component of wrestling). Never said GSP was not an incredible MMA wrestler, just that he was not the best. And even he and Hendricks were even, would anyone consider Hendricks the best MMA wrestler of all time?
Do not buy the: "Hendricks refused to take PED tests either' - again, you expose your lack of knowledge: GSP wanted USADA, which we now know is corrupt and lets big stars like Jones have a certain set of rules, and Johnnie wanted WADA.
Taking 8th/6th placed NCAA Hughes down does not do it for me on the all time GOAT wrestler, nor does taking down Bisping, something many did. He also was getting so beat up from the bottom with Bisping that he had to stand up. A truly 'best wrestler ever' does not need to lay in guard and get bloodied up, they can pass and dominate from those positions, like we saw Khabib and Isla an am do, Usman do to Woodley, and are now seeing Chimaev do.....there is more to wrestling than takedowns, which is why I also expressly pointed out GSP's real strength was the timing on his takedowns, not the clinch game, passing game or chain wrestling game.
"Come back when Chimaev fights someone of the caliber of prime Hendricks."
You might want to check up who Aliskerov is and his grappling pedigree - aside from Khabib, he was the only Combat Sambo World Champ-Champ to enter in MMA recently, and did it at 191 pounds. I am not making the case that Chimaev is more accomplished than GSP, I am stating that the game moves (as GSP even said) and that fighters are getting better with time. We will see how far Chimaev makes on it, but I think he will be champion, and could even be champion today regardless of who he beat to prove it to you. The guy is rumored to get the better of HW Gus in the gym and is on video dropping him with a body shot.....that is not something that welterweights do, nm when they have a national champion wrestling pedigree behind them.