Building the perfect UFC Fighter

A viewer had asked if you were to build the perfect UFC fighter, what would you build?  Here’s what I think.  What do you guys think?  Continue the discussion in the forum. 

Reach – Jon Jones – 84.5 Inches.
Creativity – Jon Jones – Spinning elbows.
Chin – Dan Henderson – Chin made of cement block.  Never been Knocked out.
Cardio – Nick Diaz – Can put a pace on people that melts then while taking punishment.
Heart – Diego Sanchez – See BJ Penn fight and Martin Kampann fight.
Wrestling -Chael Sonnen – See Nate Marquardt fight and Anderson Silva fight.
Smack Talking – Chael Sonnen – Every fight.
Clinch and knees – Anderson Silva – See Rich Franklin’s nose.
Jiu Jitsu – Demian Maia – 4 sub of the night awards – See Chael Sonnen fight.
Sub Defense – Ben Henderson – Bending in ways that doesn’t seem humanly possible .
Boxing
– Junior Dos Santos –Fast, Accurate, KO Power.
Muay Thai –Anderson Silva – He goes into matrix mode once he has you figured out- see Forest Griffin and Yushin Okami fights.
Ground and Pound – Mark Munoz – see Chris Leben fight.  Munoz’s power is gross.
Finishing Prowess – Carlos Condit – Has finished all but 1 of his fights that he has won.  26 finishes.
Excitingness – Chris Lylte –  A total of 9 Fight, Sub and KO of the night awards.
Knee to the balls –
Cheick Kongo, Cheick Kongo, Cheick Kongo.


-Matt

Author

Matt Griffith

Producer and Co-Host of the weekly MMANUTS MMA Podcast. Watched the first UFC live on PPV back in 1993 and I’ve been hooked since. I’ve been training in Wrestling, Tae Kwon Do, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Krav Maga, and Muay Thai at one time or another over the past 20+ years. Diagnosed with Celiac Disease in 2003 and been living on a gluten free diet ever since.