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Mcgregor is right about MMA and how 99% of fighters use the traditional style thai boxing stance and movement.

his style makes it look archaic
 
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red80 said:
 
Mcgregor is right about MMA and how 99% of fighters use the traditional style thai boxing stance and movement.

his style makes it look archaic
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yes he is...they need to understand that unpredictability is better than any skillset, reason why jon jones, anderson, machida, etc are/were so successful
 
TheHealthInspector said:
 
that shouldnt be surprising, the thai style has arguably been the most effective
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true, but a lot of the next generation fighters are starting to change the game. i think anderson can be credited with the start of the evolution of stand up in MMA.
 
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what are we talking about here?

jon jones pretty much has the thai base with "unpredictability"

as did anderson

we all saw shogun take out machida with that thai base

jose aldo has it

dj has it

anothony pettis has it

its just that they also have "unpreditability" too
 
TheHealthInspector said:
 
what are we talking about here?

jon jones pretty much has the thai base with "unpredictability"

as did anderson

we all saw shogun take out machida with that thai base

jose aldo has it

dj has it

anothony pettis has it

its just that they also have "unpreditability" too
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anthony pettis does not use a thai style. his stance, like mcgregor, has that TMA influence. they're starting to use a hybrid TMA/boxing stance now.

out of all those guys, jose aldo definitely has the most cookie cutter thai boxing style.
 
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TheHealthInspector said:
 
what are we talking about here?

jon jones pretty much has the thai base with "unpredictability"

as did anderson

we all saw shogun take out machida with that thai base

jose aldo has it

dj has it

anothony pettis has it

its just that they also have "unpreditability" too
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i think ur misunderstanding what im saying....Firstly anthony pettis comes from a tkd background, thats how he fights.

Ppl like Jones used his wrestling for his first how many fights to win. Aldo and Anderson use muay thai but they do not use the traditional thai stance and footwork, it has to be diff for mma

But traditionally thai base is very light on the front foot, but it doesn't translate to mma cuz they  are easily taken down. Im not sure what McGregor was exactly trying to say but i took it as he's saying they do basic footwork, they aren't light on their feet moving around.
 
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its not just the way you distribute weight, but the way you stand, the way your upper body is positioned, etc.

thai boxers use a upright, squared up stance. the new age strikers are using a hybrid boxing/TMA style.
 
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jcmojica24 said:
This dude Cerrone
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he's just a bad scrappy mofo cowboy
 
red80 said:
 
its not just the way you distribute weight, but the way you stand, the way your upper body is positioned, etc.

thai boxers use a upright, squared up stance.
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not in mma they don't, takedowns all day, that's why u see fighters who come from mt, either get taken down at will or adapt it to an mma base
 
pettis trains with duke roufus, to call his fighting style TKD is crazy

its like saying gsp's fighting style is karate, it became thai under phil nurse
 
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