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Originally Posted by FelixFlow
interesting thread!!...however, as awesome a BJJ bb is, its NOT the be-all-end-all of fighting - many bb's get owned in the cage by guys with no formal training in BJJ (i mean gi, belt system of training)
i think there's a certain mystique that BJJ bb's have to guys that don't train MMA, but for those that do train, its just another aspect of the fight game ;)
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I train and fight MMA. Out of the three dominant styles in MMA, Wrestling, Muay Thai, and BJJ, BJJ is the one that has been proven to be the most effective. There's empirical data supporting this, watch UFC 1 through 4.
If I had only one style of fighting to train, it would be Brazillian Jiu Jitsu.
As for BJJ not being the end all...
UFC Champions:
Heavyweight:
Rodrigo Minotauro Nogeuira - BJJ Black Belt
Light Heavyweight
Rampage Jackson - Trains BJJ No Gi
Middle Weight:
Anderson Silva - BJJ Blackbelt
Welter Weight:
Matt Serra - BJJ Blackbelt
Lightweight:
BJ Penn - BJJ Blackbelt
I think you may be wrong... a bit.