The greatest fighter of all time!

[Anthony Starks]

CH - while I agree with your Points being an Inspiration to a lot of ppl isnt the same thing as being a good Fighter . If it wer MLK and Ghandi would both be on the list @!

Thats how I see it too. If you took some kung-fu guy like Bruce Lee in his prime and put him up against a modern MMA fighter like Matt Hughes is there really any doubt who would win? Lee might have contributed a lot to the sport, is an inspiration, blah blah blah, but in a no holds barred fight he's not going to stand a chance.

 

[megamania500]

Thats how I see it too. If you took some kung-fu guy like Bruce Lee in his prime and put him up against a modern MMA fighter like Matt Hughes is there really any doubt who would win? Lee might have contributed a lot to the sport, is an inspiration, blah blah blah, but in a no holds barred fight he's not going to stand a chance.

And the argument rages on. I agree that Bruce Lee wouldn't do well against Matt Hughes in a no-holds-barred fight if you look at their expertise and experience. However, Bruce Lee once stated that in an actual street fight the first thing he would go for is the eyes. With Hughes so used to fighting by MMA rules, I wonder if Bruce would be able to get in a good eye poke that he professed to rely on, and damage one of Hughes eyes bad enough to get an advantage. Remember, Big John Macarthy isn't refereeing this street fight, so everything goes. And Bruce would resort to throwing dirt from the ground into Hughes eyes, also.
Hughes has an advantage though, in he knows what Lee's gameplan would be. On the other hand, if Lee was taken from his prime, like transported in a time machine to present time and put in the middle of an alley where Hughes also was, Lee wouldn't have any knowledge whatsoever of Hughes fighting style. That would put Hughes at a pretty good advantage right from the start.

 

[booby]

Wanderlei is a scary mofo...at any weight. I think he'd walk through the UFC if there was ever a Pride crossover event. Goddamn I'd love to see that!!!!!!

i agree that pride has alot of great fighters and vandrlai being one of them,but fyi vanderlai has fought in the ufc before and was knocked the fuck out!

 

[megamania500]

i agree that pride has alot of great fighters and vandrlai being one of them,but fyi vanderlai has fought in the ufc before and was knocked the fuck out!

He lost to Tito Ortiz and Vitor Belfort in the UFC. This was the fight that made Vitor Belfort famous because he rushed in and pummelled Wanderlei with a crapload of punches and drove Wanderlei into the fence, where he went down and got pummelled until the fight was stopped. If your familiar with Vitor, you know which fight I'm mentioning here. It took no more than a few seconds before it was over. That was several years back.

 

[booby]

He lost to Tito Ortiz and Vitor Belfort in the UFC. This was the fight that made Vitor Belfort famous because he rushed in and pummelled Wanderlei with a crapload of punches and drove Wanderlei into the fence, where he went down and got pummelled until the fight was stopped. If your familiar with Vitor, you know which fight I'm mentioning here. It took no more than a few seconds before it was over. That was several years back.

ya vitor owned him that day!...i wonder how it would turn out now?...im not sure.

 

[Anthony Starks]

i agree that pride has alot of great fighters and vandrlai being one of them,but fyi vanderlai has fought in the ufc before and was knocked the fuck out!

Yeah, Pride has high quality fighters, but UFC is on a higher level IMO.

 

[booby]

i think both ufc and pride have great fighters and they both have guys who suck...but some ufc fighters have done very well in pride! for exampl:

mark coleman
dan henderson
phil baronni
kevin randelman
don frye
ken shamrock
and others.

 

[Djimbe]

And the argument rages on. I agree that Bruce Lee wouldn't do well against Matt Hughes in a no-holds-barred fight if you look at their expertise and experience. However, Bruce Lee once stated that in an actual street fight the first thing he would go for is the eyes. With Hughes so used to fighting by MMA rules, I wonder if Bruce would be able to get in a good eye poke that he professed to rely on, and damage one of Hughes eyes bad enough to get an advantage. Remember, Big John Macarthy isn't refereeing this street fight, so everything goes. And Bruce would resort to throwing dirt from the ground into Hughes eyes, also.
Hughes has an advantage though, in he knows what Lee's gameplan would be. On the other hand, if Lee was taken from his prime, like transported in a time machine to present time and put in the middle of an alley where Hughes also was, Lee wouldn't have any knowledge whatsoever of Hughes fighting style. That would put Hughes at a pretty good advantage right from the start.

Dude , Bruce Lee had NO Fights as an Adult , only 2 years of Instruction , and was basically a Yard Tard that weighed in at a buck forty . Hughes would rip him in half no matter where they were , and Hughes grew up on a Farm , Im sure he knows how to sling Mud . Lee never HAD a "Prime" except in his Movies , and in Legends .

 

[megamania500]

Dude , Bruce Lee had NO Fights as an Adult , only 2 years of Instruction , and was basically a Yard Tard that weighed in at a buck forty . Hughes would rip him in half no matter where they were , and Hughes grew up on a Farm , Im sure he knows how to sling Mud . Lee never HAD a "Prime" except in his Movies , and in Legends .

Actually, my point was that it is supposed to be a street fight. Earlier posts here made it sound like some people equate MMA with street fighting. They are two different things. although I do think your average MMA fighter would do better in a street fight than any other athlete from a different sport.

 

[cris61220]

Mirco "Crocop" The best fighter out there..