Quote: (07-25-2015 02:45 PM)Wutang Wrote:
I'm 50/50 on this. Royce Gracie was tapping out guys who outweighed him by 20+ lbs and he was by no means an elite athlete.
Royce was tapping out guys much larger than him because at that stage BJJ was an obscure fighting art. Fighters had no idea what to expect. MMA is no longer obscure and everyone now has at least some idea about it. There is no way Royce would be winning fights against much larger opponents today.
As for Mayweather vs Rousey...
In a boxing match there's no point even discussing who would win. In an MMA match I'd be putting money on Mayweather but there is a tiny chance Rousey could win. Assuming she could take him down without getting knocked out in the first few seconds. If the fight went to the ground it would be hard to say who would win.