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Originally Posted by SuperUberBob
Dana is just super-emotional about fights. He either loves it or hates it. No middle with that guy. It makes him look like an idiot.
GSP was a lay-and-pray guy for a good chunk of his career but he kept getting main event cards. Mighty Mouse isn't a slugger either but isn't in danger of getting kicked out of MMA. So what if Woodley fights conservatively? He should against certain fighters.
This is innacurate on several levels. Gsp played safe in many fights but he aggressively controlled fighters. When he neutralized someone's best weapon even when it reduced the excitement of the fight, i.e. Tying up bj to tire him and slow him down, he was never simply staying out of reach like a bullfighter with no sword for 5 rounds. He remained a draw because he used his tools. This was the least strikes thrown in any fight. People were chanting boring. He showed amazing tdd, truly elite, and then used zero other tools even when he was pretty safe. Mighty Mouse is an entirely different issue. He is way better than his competitors but he finishes a lot of fights in a dominant fashion. He is in the least exciting division vs maybe the most for woodley. He does lay and pray a bit, and guess what? He is being treated with the same disrespect by Dana because nobody cares to watch him fight so he is a terrible example.
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If he fought aggressively, everybody would be calling him an idiot for taking too many chances.
He could have fought slightly more aggressively to recklessly or anywhere in between. It's not as if the only two choices he were to do what he did or take stupid risks with his eyes closed.
The thing is, he is making great decisions if taking low damage for health and longevity while compiling wins is his goal. He keeps saying he wants big money fights and a goat legacy. Those things are not obtained the way he fights. Cripes man, if Maia won and backpacked hos way to 5 title defenses by finishing every single one he still wouldn't be a draw. You just can't have it both ways. He doesn't think it be like it is, but it do.