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Originally Posted by AnchorPunch  I think if you look at the list of contenders and people close: Condit, Hendricks, Kampmann, Diaz, Ellenberger, there's no one who's "playing it safe"
In fact, I think the notion of fighters who play it safe is wildly overblown and just an excuse for people to bitch about fighters they don't like. Diaz, certainly, has earned nothing other than a regular fight and a chance to prove that he can perform his press duties and not get suspended. |
Yeah, Condit didn't play it safe against Diaz at all. Neither did Jon Fitch for all those years he was a top 5 contender. Neither does GSP.
Originally the sport of MMA was designed to determine who the best martial artist was not who was best at winning decisions. Diaz fights a lot like the pioneers of the sport. Some of the other guys you mentioned do as well, but lets not pretend the big money hasn't lead to a lot of conservative style changes.