Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-31529160-20171103170512/@comment-32783267-20171108080922

@CanadianOracle

I've always feel this way whenever people talked about Silva in GOAT discussions, as more than half of his oppositions are sort of bums. But he was still responsible for building up UFC just like Urijah 'Butt Chin' Faber did for the lower weight classes (like Prince Naseem).

Being well-rounded is important but I think fighters need a weapon that they have an edge with to impose their will to their opponents. TJ's dynamic striking is backed by his wrestling skills, Rockhold's loose kicks backed by him being a stud on the ground are great examples. I'm not saying Cody couldn't be well-rounded but I just thought Cody should have used his wrestling background to augment his boxing (with ties and hooks) against TJ, in hindsight. Instead, he decided to counter just like he did with Cruz and conceded his kicking range.... Do you think Gong n' Dash would have worked in Cody's favor, should he decided to used it? *Itagaki vs Imai, out-boxer vs in-fighter, from Hajime no Ippo came to my mind*

Specialization can still work. Just look at Prime Maia who was a beast... except against solid wrestlers. Fighters need to add tools and use them in accord with preexisting tools and not completlely replace them. I remember the days when 'K1' Matt Hughes and 'Non-Title-fight' Urijah Faber used their wrestling skills to dominate their oppenents until someone told them they were strikers and they just only mostly strike ever since then..... to their retirement.

Sshh!! Don't tell El Cucuy isn't popular out load. Eddie would get you in Invisible Collar and choke you out with the Sorcerer. :)