Which type of fighter do your prefer: The wrestler/GnP or The striker/BJJ:er

EvilVertigo

I've watched MMA for a long time and I have to say i prefer the Striker/BJJ:er.
Its just my personal opinion but for some reason i feel it's more skill involved in striking and BJJ:ing then in wrestling and GnP:ing.
Im not saying one is more effective then the other but for me, striking and BJJ is constant exchanges of knowledge in what ur doing, quick movement and crazy tricks which is really what MMA is to me.
While wrestling ofcourse takes skill, but once you get someone down it's real easy to just keep the preassure right on him, GnP a bit and win and the other guy can't really do much about it.
I really dislike that MMA is turning into a marathon competition.
I just find it a bit dull..
In Pride, if you took someone down and didnt try to posture up to create space to do real damage with the ground n pound, you would get yellow carded. This space created is exactly what the guy on the bottom needs to use his BJJ or try to get out of the situation. I think it worked real well.
What u guys think?

Ps sorry for all the polls

EvilVertigo

Striking/BJJ

Let me just give some prime examples of each of them.

Wrestler/GnP:er :- Cain Velasquez, George st Pierre and Chael Sonnen.
Striker/BJJ:er :- Anderson Silva, Alistair Overeem and JDS.

Yesterdays_Hero

Striking/BJJ

Striking/BJJ is generally better for entertainment purposes. Heavyweights with the Wrestling/GnP style are an exception due to their power (Brock, Cain, Carwin to an extent)

EvilVertigo

Striking/BJJ

Yesterdays_Hero said:

Striking/BJJ is generally better for entertainment purposes. Heavyweights with the Wrestling/GnP style are an exception due to their power (Brock, Cain, Carwin to an extent)

Yeah I prefer both the skill involved and the entertainment of striker/BJJ even for HW

WarWest

Striking/BJJ

Striker/BJJ

Usually the more entertaining fighters

wanderleisilva101

Striking/BJJ

Striking/BJJ for me.. like Y_H said It's more entertaining, if a guy has brutal ground and pound like Glover and Cain etc I still enjoy that. Getting takedowns and not working/landing anything significant I can't stand.

EvilVertigo

Striking/BJJ

wanderleisilva101 said:

Striking/BJJ for me.. like Y_H said It's more entertaining, if a guy has brutal ground and pound like Glover and Cain etc I still enjoy that. Getting takedowns and not working/landing anything significant I can't stand.

I agree. I really think they should implement back the Pride rule of yellowcarding the guy ontop unless he postures up to do some real dmg.

WarWest

Striking/BJJ

EvilVertigo said:

wanderleisilva101 said:

Striking/BJJ for me.. like Y_H said It's more entertaining, if a guy has brutal ground and pound like Glover and Cain etc I still enjoy that. Getting takedowns and not working/landing anything significant I can't stand.

I agree. I really think they should implement back the Pride rule of yellowcarding the guy ontop unless he postures up to do some real dmg.

Couldn't agree more

wanderleisilva101

Striking/BJJ

EvilVertigo said:

wanderleisilva101 said:

Striking/BJJ for me.. like Y_H said It's more entertaining, if a guy has brutal ground and pound like Glover and Cain etc I still enjoy that. Getting takedowns and not working/landing anything significant I can't stand.

I agree. I really think they should implement back the Pride rule of yellowcarding the guy ontop unless he postures up to do some real dmg.

Agreed! stops these Lay N Pray sessions we get with some fighters..

EvilVertigo

Striking/BJJ

Pretty decisive for the striker/BJJ

carnages41

I like technical fighters like Fitch and Georges

WalkLikeAWarrior707

I am definitely more a fan of striker/bjj guys. That's my fighting style and I have always liked fighters like that. I can definitely respect wrestling though, that takes skill also.

Beloved89

Striking/BJJ

I personally like every aspect of mma but yes everyone loves a dude who can stand and throw awesome punches.

ultimatefightingchamp

Striking/BJJ

Nick Diaz and Shogun are my favorite fighters so..

Pengu

Striking/BJJ

Striking/Bjj in the sense that the guy has a dangerous guard, I hate when a guy has just a defensive guard and can't do nothing on the bottom.
If your attacking constantly off your back then it opens up your striking game a whole lot more because not many guys want to take you to the mat.

Doobster

I prefer a type of fighter with heart.

the_enigma

I prefer a wrestler/striker who use their wrestling to keep it standing like Aldo, Chuck, Bisping, JDS.

However I also like a wrestler who wall and brawls. Think Carwin vs Mir. Imagine if Randy Couture had KO power.

najma

Striking/BJJ

NIck Diaz said that what makes a huge difference is banning elbow strikes in the guard. This makes you have to posture up to punch.

the_enigma

^ Jon Jones would be screwed >:)

Little_Kang

Any fighter that are technical wizards. Watching Anderson striking is as enjoyable as jacare or maia on the ground

creep_bb

Striking/BJJ

Yesterdays_Hero said:

Striking/BJJ is generally better for entertainment purposes. Heavyweights with the Wrestling/GnP style are an exception due to their power (Brock, Cain, Carwin to an extent)

What he said.