• Qkall@lemmy.ml
    8·
    6 months ago

    I miss this type of shit from early ufc days… Like they used to just put muy Thai vs karate masters and it was interesting as hell to see. I get why it happened but now it’s all mma vs mma… Not as fun imo.

    Edit- I’m remembering seeing a few sumo dudes too. I’m thinking this was the 90s

    • Rusty@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      6 months ago

      Yeah I remember as a teenager I rented VHS of UFC 4, 5, 6 and 7 and it was the best thing I ever watched. I was trying to find the first 3, but it was hard to do in early 90s

  • jerebear39@slrpnk.netEnglish
    3·
    6 months ago

    Looks at first the boxer had the judo(ist?), but once the judo(ist?) finally got grappling he took him down! I was surprised he won!

    • alignedchaos@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      6 months ago

      Yea judoka had no striking game and boxer had no wrestling game. Under these conditions the grappler could just wait out the striker until catching a grapple, then win. This is why the Gracie family pushed UFC in the 90s, because karate-and-boxing-obsessed US audiences were constantly surprised by these matches, and it led to more people signing up for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu!