Saturday, August 13, 2011

Fedor - How does losing one fight make you overrated...?

The grand majority of MMA "fans" are incredibly fickle. Whoever won impressively in their last fight is the new face of MMA, and whoever lost (or didn't finish the title challenger by way of knockout or submission in the first round), no matter how deep their record, is no longer relevant in their eyes. The fact of the matter is, Werdum is one of the best submission artists in the entire world, and anyone who goes to the ground with him is at huge risk of getting subbed. It's not like Fedor lost via some ridiculous mistake here, he got caught in a very slick, extremely high percentage (in terms of success) combination submission, by a person who is known for doing such things to people who devote their entire lives to bjj. This fight is significant because it is Fedor's first real loss, but then, everybody loses, it's part of the sport. It's safe to say he'll bounce back stronger from this, and will likely never make a mistake like that again.

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