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Originally Posted by ChiliConCarnage
Warmest Regards Timbone,
I was the person who made that comment so I'll respond. First, I'll admit to an irrational hatred of "wrastlers". This is not their fault but a failure in the current scoring system that allows singularly skilled guys in this one ability to win consistently over more skilled MMA combatants.
I hate that GSP, who was a very exciting fighter at one point, realized he was better off wrastle****ing people for the rest of his career after taking a loss.
DC seems nice /SR
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Yeah, I'm with you. While I don't consider GSP to be the traditional definition of lay and pray (I think Jon Fitch is a better example), I did get frustrated watching a lot of his fights. He attempted to pass guards, and he attenpyed subs when in control, he just made sure doing so wasn't going to cost him losing control of his position. It turned him from an exciting fighter into a very safe grinder. Successful, but frustrating to watch. I ended up watching his fights and rooting for his opponent out of frustration.
My only problem with peoples comments in this thread regarding Cormier is that folks were letting their personal feelings dictate their predictions and fighter analysis. That's all.