Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-31529160-20171208183003/@comment-32783267-20171213074021

@Armbar and @CanadianOracle

(This is the reply to the comments on UFC 218)

I considered Robbie not Lawler Robert to be Bisping 2.0 because he is what we hoped Bisping would have been, not to mention similar approach to fighting style in MMA. Both are stand and bang fighters who can go the distance and even they both have a handful of submission wins earlier in their career if I have to grasp some straws.

I respect BJ for what he had given us and to the sport. I truly consider him a legend but not the GOAT and I just quoted a line from the article where it said he will forever be the Prodigy but never be the genius as he clearly didn't evolve with time. Like you said, had he retired early enough, he would've been in GOAT discussions.

Also I think him being unable to evolve in his later career even when he started training at Jackson-Wink has something to do with taking too many shots unnecessarily due to his unwillingness to tap to strike (he taunted GSP for tapping to strikes, leading up to their fight). As far as I know, repeated trauma to the head can cause motivation problems (Motivated BJ is a lie) and depression. I think that is why he keep coming back even when he keep losing because he could  be feeling uneasy with the whole thing.. ya know unfinished business.

As for the comment right above me ^^ I see your point but I can see those people with the Thousand-Yard Stare are actually mostly nice guys with no ill attention (most of times anyway. There are actual psychos out there :P). The guys that terrifies me are those who emote freely throughout the chaos of fighting, confident and competent with their skills. Max Holloway freely taunt to punch AND applaud for landing a shot on him in his fights... Now that's terrifying especially if you are his opponent...... Or maybe it's just me