Ivo C.
27-07-2010, 08:52
Is Greg Jackson Ruining MMA? | Ultimate Fighter | Season : Is Greg Jackson Ruining MMA? | Spike (http://www.ultimatefighter.com/blog/is-greg-jackson-ruining-mma)
You know we live in a hard-to-please world when MMA fans start criticizing the guy who is considered to be one of the world's top pound-for-pound fighters for winning. We're talking about UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre's five-round domination of #1 contender Dan Hardy back at UFC 111.
Some people called it the MMA version of hair conditioning: rinse and repeat. Of course, they were talking about GSP's take him down, ground and pound until he escapes, take him down again, ground and pound until he escapes, take him down, ground and pound... you get the idea.
Some fans said GSP was afraid to stand with Hardy, a fighter with knockout power and very good standup. This notion, while plausible, is absurd. GSP hasn't been afraid of anybody since his first bout with Matt Hughes so many years ago. What GSP may be afraid of, however, is losing — and shouldn't everybody in the fight game be?
Enter master strategist Greg Jackson, trainer of such stars as GSP, Jon Jones, Nate Marquardt, Rashad Evans, Leonard Garcia, Julie Kedzie, and Keith Jardine. Jackson will be an assistant coach on the upcoming season of "The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck".
Jackson is considered the best trainer in MMA. He's a master when it comes to breaking down fights, looking at where a fighter is most comfortable, and then working on taking that fighter out of his comfort zone. When GSP beat up BJ Penn, the French Canadian talked afterward about neutralizing BJ's hand speed by putting his weight on his shoulders and tiring him out against the cage. By round four, Penn was so exhausted that his corner threw in the towel.
When Rashad Evans eked out a win over Rampage Jackson at UFC 114, fans were disappointed, even booing during the bout....
You know we live in a hard-to-please world when MMA fans start criticizing the guy who is considered to be one of the world's top pound-for-pound fighters for winning. We're talking about UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre's five-round domination of #1 contender Dan Hardy back at UFC 111.
Some people called it the MMA version of hair conditioning: rinse and repeat. Of course, they were talking about GSP's take him down, ground and pound until he escapes, take him down again, ground and pound until he escapes, take him down, ground and pound... you get the idea.
Some fans said GSP was afraid to stand with Hardy, a fighter with knockout power and very good standup. This notion, while plausible, is absurd. GSP hasn't been afraid of anybody since his first bout with Matt Hughes so many years ago. What GSP may be afraid of, however, is losing — and shouldn't everybody in the fight game be?
Enter master strategist Greg Jackson, trainer of such stars as GSP, Jon Jones, Nate Marquardt, Rashad Evans, Leonard Garcia, Julie Kedzie, and Keith Jardine. Jackson will be an assistant coach on the upcoming season of "The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck".
Jackson is considered the best trainer in MMA. He's a master when it comes to breaking down fights, looking at where a fighter is most comfortable, and then working on taking that fighter out of his comfort zone. When GSP beat up BJ Penn, the French Canadian talked afterward about neutralizing BJ's hand speed by putting his weight on his shoulders and tiring him out against the cage. By round four, Penn was so exhausted that his corner threw in the towel.
When Rashad Evans eked out a win over Rampage Jackson at UFC 114, fans were disappointed, even booing during the bout....