Richard~;348556 wroteI've only recently started watching ufc on a regular basis, I wish I knew more about the sport. Nelson probably amazed me since I've done a bunch of karate myself and his style looked so dominant. His groundtechnique was massive and his reflexes in the standup and relaxed attitude and cool head made him look so so untouchable
actyper;348575 wroteUntil the end of the fight lol. He looks good though, completely dictated the fight.
Absolutely agree . . . and a lot of commentators attribute that to the karate background as I said. Machida is getting "hit" a lot more now than when he first started in the UFC, so it would seem that fighters are adapting to the idiosyncracies of that style of fighting. I am certian the same will happen to Nelson, too. That said, he is and exciting talent . . . I liken his calmness to that of Rory MacDonald, who is a little higher up the food-chain right now. It will be interesting to see what happens as the talent level of his opponents increases.