Comments Thread For: Bellew Names Three Boxers Who Could Cross Over To UFC

[TMLT87]

lol he said stipe at heavyweight because he wanted no part of 205 division

As weak as HW is right now, its probably better than LHW tbh. Rumble gone, Gus gone, DC moved up, Jones slipping.

[PRINCEKOOL]

Dillian and (if his body held up) Haye are decent picks. Whyte had an MMA fight back in the day and had an extensive kickboxing background. Haye did BJJ, i think I heard somewhere once that he was a purple belt which aint too shabby if true.


The current UFC HW division is at one of its weakest points ever outside of the top three. If you throw these guys the type of opponents that Greg Hardy has been getting I dont see why they couldnt do okay.

His father is a black belt in Karate I believe, and was also a Sensei. When David Haye fought Derek Chisora, during his training camp he actually incorporated some wrestling 'In order to prepare for Chisora's up closed mauling tactics'.

People make out as if preparing to enter into the UFC is a task on the level of building the first Saturn V Rocket 'The Rocket which flew man to the moon'

Most boxers if they really wanted to could transition into the UFC 'I would not even advise them to bother with learning Martial arts, I would send them straight to a Olympic Wrestling Coach' As I think this discipline is the biggest game changing variable inside of the octagon.

Most UFC fighters think they are solid, not because they can kick, throw a elbow or perform a submission 'They think they are solid, because they have belief system? Which makes them believe once they take you down, It is game over'.

Note: I am actually one belt away from black in Karate, I used to attend Karate as a kid 'Would of actually carried on but, the club moved on' I was not that fussed anyway most of my friends struggled to get past Yellow belt 'I am just releasing this information to show that I have no real beef with Martial Arts'.

[rocktop]

Whyte? At 205?

meant bellew

[etech1]

Maurice Smith was a kickboxer and very good, Whyte had 1 fight against a bum Francis who wreck him even in a boxing fight with mma gloves. He is not technical but good enough

Yeah, thats correct. Mo was a decent stand up fighter. He worked with Frank Shamrock to learn ground and pound defence, and survived Cloemans GnP. I dont think Mo Thru too many leg kicks though during that fight though. He got into Colemans head before the fight, and that helped to get Coleman to blow his load early.

[Marchegiano]

meant bellew

Oh I see, should have read more carefully, on me bud.

[etech1]

What would you say wins the most UFC fights , TKO KOs with fists, or submissions.

I'm pretty sure its TKOs, but even if that's the case, theres lots of caveats to that. Take down defence, submission defence, and the ability to throw shots, in an MMA stance.

[rocktop]

Oh I see, should have read more carefully, on me bud.

no worries

[VatoMulatto]

As much as I dislike him...I'd have to say Baby Miller! He's a former kickboxer.

[Kannabis Kid]

As much as I dislike him...I'd have to say Baby Miller! He's a former kickboxer.

I don't think he can make the 265 heavyweight limit hell if we are going off last fights I don't think Dillian can make it either.