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That finishing armbar didn't look as tight as the first one Choi escaped from, but maybe it was the angle. I couldn't see him tapping from that angle either, although it was clear he wasn't disputing the stoppage.
I agree with those saying this was a 'mismatch' because Choi doesn't have any ground skills, but I disagree that this tarnishes the #1 status of Fedor in any way. A guy who stands 7 foot 1, and weighs in around 365lbs., even with minimal skills, is going to give any typical HW problems because you simply can not train to fight someone that size. Anyone who's actually done any grappling should know that it's very difficult to deal with the limbs of a guy almost twice your height and weight, even if you do have far more tools in the box.
Tim Sylvia is one of the bigger HW's in the UFC (if not in weight, certainly in height), and he's still around 5 inches shorter, and 80lbs. lighter than Choi.
Credit goes to Fedor for handling this monster in under 2 min. While I believe some of the top HW's out there aside from Fedor could probably figure him out, and put Choi away eventually, I don't think many, if any, could do it in under 2 min.
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Ouch.
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