Would St. George Pierre out wrestle the Dagastanis in UFC?

[wrestlefan]

Different styles.

Interesting results. I am talking about prime GSP, not the 40 year old with a strange tuft of peroxide blond hair.

How would you make of it?

 

[The Accuser]

You never saw him fight. He would use his skills to keep it standing and outclass them on the feet.

 

[Luthien]

Jab and jab some more <puh-lease75>

 

[Rockapotomuss]

Ufc peaked in 2010. Anyone from that era would destroy the PlayStation generation of fighters we have now.

 

[dog y]

Yes.
Either take them down or keep it standing and dominate completely.
GSP 50-44

 

[NoSmilez]

It depends who. You guys keep forgetting the Dagestanis that failed in the UFC.

 

[STAY GOLD]

It would be similar to the second Kos fight. He would keep jabbing them and take them down at different moments to score points on the judges cards, but he won't rely as much on his wrestling as he usually would with his other opponents.

 

[FIghtxIQ]

He had better striking so he would probably use his wrestling to keep it standing and use jabs, superman jabs, some head kicks and spinning back kicks here and there - occasionally shoot for his own take downs and ground and pound for the last part of the round to try and win the round. GSP definitely would have a lot of ways to win. His style was basically built to fight other high-level wrestlers/grapplers because that's what was more prevalent in his weight class during that era. Of course, improving your wrestling/grappling also strengthens your grappling strength which is usually a weakness in striking based fighters.

 

[FreddieRoachsVoice]

Easily and he wouldn't have to because his striking is lightyears beyond. The Dagastanis frequently faced favorable match-ups and never proved their grappling against elite wrestlers whereas GSP beat every style of fighter including ones that were not favorable for his skillset... he has nothing to proven whereas someone like Khabib still has significant question marks in a very cherrypicked/misleading UFC career

 

[DS66]

Maybe name a Dagestani in particular? They're not one person. I don't think GSP could out wrestle Magomed Ankalaev at 205.

There aren't many Dagestanis who have fought at WW in the UFC. The best are Muslim Salikhov (striker) and Rustam Khabilov. GSP would handle both of those guys with relative ease. If you're referring to Khabib and Islam.... GSP would have the size advantage over them at 170 and would in all likelihood keep things standing and fairly easily outstrike them on the feet. It's hard to imagine any 170'er in the world, including a smaller Khabib, taking GSP down and holding him there.

 

[Nailbox]

Absolutely
They' are extremely good at what they do.
But they rely on rushing in
They're set ups aren't the greatest
But they wrestling ability are top notch so they get the take down.

George... he was very good at mixing it up,
Keeping his distance,
The jab would slow them down on their take downs attempts
His athleticism/reaction time/ take down defence would out point the Russians attempt.

Moat guys bend over and sprawl so to speak

George's sprawl was fast and he shot his legs outward (makes it hard to grab a single or a Double)

 

[ThaiSexPills]

GSP wasn’t a specialist, he was a very well rounded, elite fighter with a ton of tools and the sum of all the skills he has is why he was so good.

 

[SakurabasEar]

A lot of them yes, GSP was that good. Athletically gifted fighter. He was simply great at overall mma. Maybe not in direct grappling against khabib, but GSP would have kept that standing anyways

 

[Local Plata]

He'd probably box them up and sprawl on them nasty, then mix in easy takedowns when they over commit while standing. GSP had a great fight IQ, he'd tool most guys at their own game because he would get their mind off of it by being better than them at other areas, then switching it up when they didn't expect it.

 

[Iroh]

I think he'd have a really difficult time with Ankalaev.

 

[JKS]

Easily and he wouldn't have to because his striking is lightyears beyond. The Dagastanis frequently faced favorable match-ups and never proved their grappling against elite wrestlers whereas GSP beat every style of fighter including ones that were not favorable for his skillset... he has nothing to proven whereas someone like Khabib still has significant question marks in a very cherrypicked/misleading UFC career

The Khabib and Islam fanatics won’t like it. But the truth hurts

 

[PhilMcCavity]

Remember Georges’ famous words

“My ape technique, take people down”

those dagestanis couldnt hang with that

 

[PhilMcCavity]

The Khabib and Islam fanatics won’t like it. But the truth hurts

Islam fanatics?

 

[Noraaq]

it would be similar to the second kos fight. he would keep jabbing them and take them down at different moments to score points on the judges cards, but he won't rely as much on his wrestling as he usually would with his other opponents.

GSPs striking wasn’t impressive without the take down threat. The Jake shields fight is proof of that.

 

[Bret 'The Hitman' Hart]

GSP was very good, with his coaches, at preparing and following a gameplan made to take advantage of his opponent's weaknesses

His TDD was elite. He would keep it standing and outstrike them most likely, and only shoot for TDs when they're risk-free