Everyone knows the general attitude on this forum about striking in MMA. "These guys don't have that K1 level striking!" All the way down to "These guys would get crushed by any golden gloves champ!"
I didn't watch last night's fight, but it seems pretty obvious where I'm going with this. A guy with 0 pro boxing matches just survived and according to what I'm reading, was able to mount some kind of respectable offense against one of the best boxers of all time.
Is it time that the level of striking in MMA is given its due respect, or could any golden gloves state champ come in and mop the floor with the UFCs top 10?
I didn't watch last night's fight, but it seems pretty obvious where I'm going with this. A guy with 0 pro boxing matches just survived and according to what I'm reading, was able to mount some kind of respectable offense against one of the best boxers of all time.
Is it time that the level of striking in MMA is given its due respect, or could any golden gloves state champ come in and mop the floor with the UFCs top 10?