Raptor_45 Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 Is it the difference in the ring and the cage? The audience in America being so much louder and distracting? Are Japanese fighters generally less athletic due to perhaps a lower amount of calories consumed during adolescence? I don't understand it at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirstForBLOOD Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 Weight cutting/the cage/how loud the arena is (I've finally been to an event so I know lol) Take your pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMitchell Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 Is it the difference in the ring and the cage? The audience in America being so much louder and distracting? Are Japanese fighters generally less athletic due to perhaps a lower amount of calories consumed during adolescence? I don't understand it at all. Hmm, Ive got nothin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmicjewzombie Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 Because this is ****ing AMERICA! i think its because the american wrestler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KansasCityKing Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 Japan would have done well in mma if it wasn't for one thing... Wand destroyed every Japanese fighter that would have become a veteran capable of training newbies these days. Now that he's finally gone they've had to start over from scratch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adabesi Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 14 hour plane ride 4 days before a fight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shimi1406052972 Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 Its pretty much, cultural.... they produce stellar exponents of different martial arts, though... a) they are highly pride driven, especially in the arts, so selling out to a commercial venture isnt on the radar for serious exponents. generally one dimensional fighters, very good at what they do, though religiously true to one discipline. Most people wont admit it, though asiatic fighters are the future of MMA.... there are kids all over asia training harder than the most devoted western athletes, from kung fu, to muay thai.... a great deal of these kids who are serious fighters, in their adolescence get cut down by weapons in their prime..... soon enough these mid teir machines will broaden their horizons, and with the growing availability of trainers, will become serious cross-code contenders.... dont believe me, there is 5 yr old thai kids out there, smashing heavy bags day in day out with their shins. Lord help the western fighter trying to chop them down because the thai kid has TDD and/or wicked BJJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micloudon Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 What about Okami Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiremanSamUK Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 the diet they have in japan mostly fish and other things they eat less red meat than us in the west which they dont produce as much growth hormone so dont grow as big or strong as athletes in the west, you will never get a japanese carwin or brock, okami is about as big as they get as a serious athlete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everlast69 Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 Its just size differences. The Americans/Brazilians are physically bigger but you have some exeptional Japanese fighters like Okami, Gomi and Sexyama who are good fighters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba_Pilks Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 I think it's the lack of a solid chin and takedown defense. North American's and Brazilians hit harder and take them down harder than they are used to in training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_Kang Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 Weight cutting/the cage/how loud the arena is (I've finally been to an event so I know lol) Take your pick. think weight cutting is huge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hambo91 Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 I don’t know if its just me but i really like to see Japanese fighters do well. it something about them as a yoshihiro fan, lets hope he proves us wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rib Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 They are mostly weak and scrawny! Their gameplan usually consists of scooting around on the octagon hoping to grab a limb and bring the fight to the ground as they can't take anyone down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFCCagerattler Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 Is it the difference in the ring and the cage? The audience in America being so much louder and distracting? Are Japanese fighters generally less athletic due to perhaps a lower amount of calories consumed during adolescence? I don't understand it at all. The only japanese fighters coming to the UFC are coming to fight top guys. You get to watch a UFC fighters first 10 fights where he gets easy Ws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChemicals7 Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 think weight cutting is huge no they just arent trained much in western or global fighting. They stick to the same busted cheese camps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popmaster502 Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 What about Okami Well there are good Japanese UFC fighters no doubt but there are more terrible ones Akihiro Gono, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Hayate "Mach" Sakurai all did horrible in the UFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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