The problem with many international fighters is that they aren't very good wrestlers. Accomplished wrestlers make the easiest transition into MMA. Spend all your life practicing submissions, if you cant get into position to execute the sub, you're not going to win. If a grappler manages to close the distance on a striker and take away his range, the striker has no tools left. A wrestler on the level of GSP is very difficult to beat, just ask BJ Penn.
The problem with many international fighters is that they aren't very good wrestlers. Accomplished wrestlers make the easiest transition into MMA. Spend all your life practicing submissions, if you cant get into position to execute the sub, you're not going to win. If a grappler manages to close the distance on a striker and take away his range, the striker has no tools left. A wrestler on the level of GSP is very difficult to beat, just ask BJ Penn.
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