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Kazushi Sakuraba
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01-13-2007, 06:30 PM
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|  Rickson Gracie vs Kazuyushi Sakuraba (Primes)
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01-13-2007, 07:37 PM
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Rickson by armbar.
Now that that's out of the way, seriously, I'd take Rickson. He didn't fight many top guys, but he did beat Funaki. Also, he's incredibly agile for his size. I've seen him do a front flip in the middle of a fight. Royce admits Rickson is his superior in skill, and it took Sakuraba an hour to beat Royce. On top of that, Rickson is bigger than Royce. I think it'd be a great fight, but my money's on Rickson.
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01-13-2007, 07:39 PM
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Rickson is amazing, dude is powerful and one of the GOATs in submissions.. with that said I got Saku by strikes.
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01-14-2007, 12:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Afro Samurai Rickson is amazing, dude is powerful and one of the GOATs in submissions.. with that said I got Saku by strikes. | Yeh, there isnt a gracie born yet who can beat Saku!! Sak is just amazing!!!
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01-14-2007, 01:03 AM
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sakuraba just because he likes to beat the gracies, i havent seen to much of rickson well thinking about it never seen anything from the guy, but ill still take sakuraba
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01-14-2007, 01:13 AM
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I think rickson would take this one. He was just too good even though half...well more than half of his incredible 400-0 record was either made up or falsified he went through the Vale Tudo tournaments and never got hit in the face. Rickson would pull this out by armbar or RNC. his skill level is far better than all of the gracies that Saku has beat so I say Rickson. That's just IMO
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01-14-2007, 04:56 AM
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It would've been an amazing fight. Rickson is a beast, his training regimine was insane and his body control was unlike I have ever seen.
Saku was one of the best ever to grace the sport and seemed to just have the Gracie's number.
Very good point about Saku taking an hour and a half to finish Royce and I concur without question that Rickson is by far the most fit and most skilled Gracie.
The striking is something that could've been very effective for Saku and would've been a distinct advantage for him, backed with his strong wrestling, it might've made for a very difficult time for Rickson to get the fight grounded with top position.
It's really a tossup, I respect both fighters to the utmost and they are of the slickest fighters to ever compete in MMA, I would probably be leaning more towards Saku and the reasoning for that is the mental edge Saku would've had over Rickson because for that fight to have never taken place, it was Rickson's decision so there was obviously some doubt and mentally I think that would've been the differnce maker along with the striking advantage.
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01-14-2007, 01:48 PM
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rickson is a BJJ guy. no matter how good he is thats all he knows. he moves like a fucking robot and he can't wrestle for a damn
and thats how Sak beat all of them. he controlled the game with takedowns, they couldnt put their shit takedowns on him, and knew all the sub game to take care of them, and possibly submit a few
sak by TKO by towel, or decision
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01-14-2007, 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by AJL416AZ rickson is a BJJ guy. no matter how good he is thats all he knows. he moves like a fucking robot and he can't wrestle for a damn
and thats how Sak beat all of them. he controlled the game with takedowns, they couldnt put their shit takedowns on him, and knew all the sub game to take care of them, and possibly submit a few
sak by TKO by towel, or decision | Exactly!! In a nut shell! It would probably be a long fight but Saku is a MMA fighter, Rickson is the best BJJ expert, I'm sure their are people who are just as good as him now or better at his own game, Rickson has never really been tested, by a MMArtist.
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01-14-2007, 10:13 PM
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better then Rickson in BJJ? I dunno about that.
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