WrestlingRash

you've clearly never been in a d1 program. but we appreciate your fanhood

Like I said, was mainly talking about Merrill, who some dude was saying hasn't gotten better.

so the plan at OK State is for taylor to wrestle everyone until they are national champs? lol

Its D1 wrestling. Everyone is cutting a lot. The guy getting scrutinized here is Merrill, who wrestled 220 in high school, so I assume he was 225-230 back then, so making 97 can't feel great.

I don't think Merrill is wrestling with DT very often at all. Hendrickson has improved a TON at OSU, evidenced by his bronze at worlds, and I know DT isn't wrestling him ever. The HC should not be the workout partner that guys need to get better. It's not scalable.

A crowd at the Cowboy invite?

I bet you didn't watch the match. Good take.

Okie State cuts a lot of weight. The first tournament of a season when making scratch is always deceptive. But I do love to see the overreactions here. Fun stuff. Merrill is better than Little, no matter what happened yesterday. The season will prove this out.

How is Fluckiger? His dad was pretty darn good.

you are my toy and playing with you is fun. thank you for the cheap laugh.

been hearing it for years, don't agree. yes, the fighters now are better than the tank abbotts of the past, but its the same level since about 2008.

you can't just get them at the door? I would be shocked if they sold out.

Sure, they learned to strike. But if they were looking to ground and pound instead of spending 6 months in a gym with a professional bag holder who builds them up to think they are boxers, they would do much better. Gable Steveson shouldn't be trading blows with a striker. He is an Olympic Champ and should be getting the guy to the mat and fighting the fight in his dominant positions. Chael was a good blueprint for a wrestling style that works in MMA.

The fighters aren't better. I'd take a Jon Jones in his prime (2012-2015) over anyone in the 205 or HWT division in a heartbeat. I'd take GSP over anyone at his weight right now. I'd take Anderson Silva over anyone at his weight. I'd take a 2015 Cormier over anyone at 205. Strickland is one of the worst champs we've ever had skill wise. Also, Gaethje disagrees that being a good wrestler with a strong read hand isn't enough to carry you to a title anymore. The reason there might be a shift in what the current champs background is can be traced to the internationalization of the sport. Nothing more.

Wrestling generates the highest number of UFC champions historically, making up roughly 40% of all-time titleholders.