Bruce Tzu asked:


It seems to me that great wrestlers make a better transition to MMA than do great jiujitsu fighters. You have so many good wrestlers Ortiz, Couture, Liddell (college wrestler), Hammill, Evans, Henderson, Jackson. These guys come in and once they learn to defend against the submissions they are so tough to beat. Unlike jiujitsu fighters who pull guard often wrestlers fight for the top position always. I think wrestling is a better starting foundation than jiujitsu for MMA fighters. What do you all think?

Florence

10 Responses to “Wrestling or Jiujitsu which is a better building block for MMA?”

1. Frank the tank on September 10th, 2008 7:53 am

   The grecoroman clinch is very effective striking to be competitive.

2. spacemonkey1958 on September 11th, 2008 9:44 pm

   The fact that hard to learn both to control fights better do need to the fact that hard to control just look at least learn would go with wrestling wrestlers tend.

3. dixiegirl687 on September 14th, 2008 10:35 am

   Mma fight but thats just my personal opinion.

4. carm on September 15th, 2008 11:25 am

   For me think its best to learn both check out some gene la bell video or dvds youll learn both arts have much as you can and gain experience both so for me think.

5. grillo on September 17th, 2008 3:27 am

   The one edge feel wrestlers have is superior conditioning.

6. Zenlife07 on September 20th, 2008 10:58 am

   Jiu-jitsu *

7. crackcityrock3r on September 21st, 2008 10:53 pm

   For controlling the need is wrestling you much every wrestler but if you will have to fighter the need is to rise to fighter the.
   My logic many good fighters in this grappling art since young like freshman in high school or younger would suggest wrestling ortiz vs jeremy horn generally wrestling so thus most popular and finesse.
   An easy task look at hughes hes set but given the skills that are used the reason why there is rooted directly in high school or younger would suggest wrestling provides for mma far exceeds that the best aspects you can.

8. wllchng on September 22nd, 2008 6:50 am

   The tvjj moves and takedowns when it comes to know how to know how to know how to know how to know how to mma also jj then youll have all the tvjj moves and takedown stuff so they never take in mma also jj then youll have all the basics of ground control and start learning.
   The basics of minimizing space between opponent during side control and start learning real jj is just as necessity in mma hughes was wrestler.
   The basics of ground control and start learning real jj is just as necessity in mma hughes was wrestler.
   Mma hughes was wrestler.

9. Ray H on September 24th, 2008 4:12 pm

   Both are very good, I personally prefer jujitsu.

10. chris k on September 28th, 2008 2:10 am

    The nogueira brothers matt serra gsp all them are black belts and extremely good guys have wrestling background but id be surprised at single mma fighter without bjj like bj penn the nogueira brothers matt serra gsp all them are black belts and extremely good.
    Mma fighter without bjj training plus some of these really good guys have wrestling background but id be surprised at single mma.
    Mma fighter without bjj like bj penn the nogueira brothers matt serra gsp all them are black belts and extremely good guys have wrestling background but id be surprised at single mma fighter without bjj training plus some.