Floyd Mayweather Jr.Will Train With Tyron Woodley For A Possible UFC Debut

[OKchiefs]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

I train BJJ. You absolutely pick up a ton of stuff in six months.

You also will lose - EVERY TIME - to anyone who has been training for a few years. There is no meritocracy like grappling, because there is no puncher's chance.

A three-stripe white belt will beat the shit out of a no-stripe guy. Even college wrestlers famously struggle.

A three-stripe white belt will get destroyed in seconds against a salty blue belt, let alone the UFC dudes who are black belts.

I train BJJ as well. My point is that 6 months of experience won't make you an expert, but you can gain enough knowledge to become somewhat competent. A person training with a high level trainer every day can improve exponentially. MMA is also different than straight grappling. Throw in strikes and it can negate some of the grappling prowess of the opponent. A grappling tournament of course would be completely different, but this wouldn't be the first guy with no grappling background come into MMA and compete. Of course he'd get destroyed by McGregor, but it's not out of the realm of possibility for him to be competitive with a lower ranked fighter.

[saphojunkie]

Originally Posted by OKchiefs

I train BJJ as well. My point is that 6 months of experience won't make you an expert, but you can gain enough knowledge to become somewhat competent. A person training with a high level trainer every day can improve exponentially. MMA is also different than straight grappling. Throw in strikes and it can negate some of the grappling prowess of the opponent. A grappling tournament of course would be completely different, but this wouldn't be the first guy with no grappling background come into MMA and compete. Of course he'd get destroyed by McGregor, but it's not out of the realm of possibility for him to be competitive with a lower ranked fighter.

So you think being allowed to elbow the face while in your guard makes it harder for high level guys? Why don’t you throw a punch at your professor while rolling and see if things get easier or harder from there.

Your entire argument is predicated on the idea that the other guy hasn’t been training for six YEARS multiple times a day with high level instructors.

[T-post Tom]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

So you think being allowed to elbow the face while in your guard makes it harder for high level guys? Why don’t you throw a punch at your professor while rolling and see if things get easier or harder from there.

Your entire argument is predicated on the idea that the other guy hasn’t been training for six YEARS multiple times a day with high level instructors.

Spot on. McGregor would destroy him.