Ultimate Fighter, Season 2

[Snypr]

the problem with your comparison is this
a strike specialist vs a ground specialist isn't any proof at all of striker vs grappler
it dosn't test that
it tests the grapplers take downs and the strikers take down defence
that's the problem with the comparison

I'm not sure what you're saying.
Originally, I was speaking about the one-dimensional approach taken by many of the newer fighters I've seen. If a guy has 8 or 9 fights under his belt and all he does is one thing, that shows a lack of appreciation for the versatility of MMA.
That being said, guys who have been labeled only as strikers tend to throw punches until their opponent is knocked out or down (then GnP'd).
The same fighter eventually faces a former wrestler or practicioner of some other ground-based sport, who is willing to eat a few punches in order to take the guy's legs out.
A strike specialist vs a ground specialist shows exactly that.
But if the striker has good enough takedown defense to stop a veteran wrestler, then he's really not a one-dimensional standup fighter, since takedown defense isn't a part of boxing.
I was not comparing that type of guy.

 

[megamania500]

I've been setting the VCR to tape TUF, but I've only had time to watch bits. How did Rashad end up fighting again? I thought once you fought and won, you didn't have to fight again until everyone in your weight has had a fight . Maybe I'm confusing it with Contender.
So if it's not the case, in theory a guy might have to fight over and over because he gets challenged, and another fighter might only have to fight once, late in the show?

Every week the two teams have a team challenge, and the team that wins gets to choose who fights who from each team. Yeah, Rashad fought twice so far, and so did Luke.

 

[Kane Fan]

Diego fought like 3 times I think in Season 1

 

[MikeMartial]

I expected that fight to go a bit differently. Despite what Dana and Matt think, I'm still not impressed with Rashad. He does pull some pretty fast moves at times, but his strategy seems to be to smother his opponents. It seems to work, it's just not very impressive, IMO.

And didn't Jardine say his strength was his ground game? Maybe he left it in his locker.

 

[Big Rick Rock]

Rashad takes it again...


Not great, but just a step better than the 3 guys he has fought.... Thats all you need in the competition, slow and steady wins the race. He has fought three fights and hasn't taken in any major damage. Does just enough to get a win...



-BRR

 

[Yarg!]

Rashad is the Arona of TUF: very boring.

 

[ass_face]

I expected that fight to go a bit differently. Despite what Dana and Matt think, I'm still not impressed with Rashad. He does pull some pretty fast moves at times, but his strategy seems to be to smother his opponents. It seems to work, it's just not very impressive, IMO.

And didn't Jardine say his strength was his ground game? Maybe he left it in his locker.

I think that no matter who Rashad fights, this is the way it is going to be. The guy is a good fighter. Anyone who is undefeated in his MMA experience and beats the top two favorites in the show is pretty damn good. I am impressed with his chemeleon qualities.

He seems to assess his opponent, then negate their game and adapts to win. It isn't pretty, but this is a guy that in the boxing world guys avoid like the plague. Fortunately in MMA, you can't duck fighters.

 

[perp69]

Shit. Missed this show. So Rashad fought again and won. I couldn't believe that last fight with him either. I thought Matt's boy was going to take him but he just sat there like a punching bag.

 

[Kane Fan]

it would appear that the more hurt Rasahd is the better he fights

 

[Kane Fan]

I expected that fight to go a bit differently. Despite what Dana and Matt think, I'm still not impressed with Rashad. He does pull some pretty fast moves at times, but his strategy seems to be to smother his opponents. It seems to work, it's just not very impressive, IMO.

And didn't Jardine say his strength was his ground game? Maybe he left it in his locker.

Rashad is what I'd call a Defensive Fighter
and Kieth said his strength was his submissions
Rashad is a good wrestler and if someone is good at wrestling they can defend submissions really easily through a combination of possition and striking