had a Roy Jones vs Bruce Lee argument and it pissed me off

EtH · 06-11-2013, 06:21 PM

Completely agree with the finger breaking thing. That's basically the fundamentals of martial arts these days because so many crusade against MMA lol.

Bruce Lee wouldn't beat the likes of Anderson Silva though. The majority of MMA fighters did martial arts, and mastered their style long before they ever joined an MMA class. We're only just started to get into the generation where guys looked up to Royce Gracie etc. growing up, as guys like Belfort etc. were probably already martial arts experts before Gracie even won UFC 1. Anderson is not only a master of the stand up game, with I think Tae Kwon Do, Capoeira, Judo, Muay Thai and maybe more mastered, he is also a high level BJJ fighter along with all round training in MMA. Although not the best, you can't also deny that he was a professional boxer too, and I'm not 100% sure, but he may also have been a Vale Tudo fighter, which is no rules combat. With 39 professional fights, and however many unprofessional (he WAS a member of Chute Boxe after all), I think you can also give an experience edge to Anderson also. Mix that with reach and size advantages, I think saying that Bruce Lee can beat ANY MMA fighter is completely nullified on paper right there.

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06-11-2013, 06:21 PM	#11
EtH Erebus Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 435 Battle Record: 6-1 Champed - Art of Writing League Rep Power: 3537335	Completely agree with the finger breaking thing. That's basically the fundamentals of martial arts these days because so many crusade against MMA lol. Bruce Lee wouldn't beat the likes of Anderson Silva though. The majority of MMA fighters did martial arts, and mastered their style long before they ever joined an MMA class. We're only just started to get into the generation where guys looked up to Royce Gracie etc. growing up, as guys like Belfort etc. were probably already martial arts experts before Gracie even won UFC 1. Anderson is not only a master of the stand up game, with I think Tae Kwon Do, Capoeira, Judo, Muay Thai and maybe more mastered, he is also a high level BJJ fighter along with all round training in MMA. Although not the best, you can't also deny that he was a professional boxer too, and I'm not 100% sure, but he may also have been a Vale Tudo fighter, which is no rules combat. With 39 professional fights, and however many unprofessional (he WAS a member of Chute Boxe after all), I think you can also give an experience edge to Anderson also. Mix that with reach and size advantages, I think saying that Bruce Lee can beat ANY MMA fighter is completely nullified on paper right there.