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Originally Posted by Alzi_
Agreed. Some of the Judo sherdoggers take nuthuggery to a whole new level *cough* Q Mystic *cough*. I do believe that Judo has a place in MMA but Judokas need to adapt the sport to MMA because right now Judo is geared towards Olympic competition only. Karo Parisyan is the only guy who has really evolved the sport. I also think Judokas need to supplement their subgame with BJJ or Sambo because Judo groundwork is pretty weak to say the least.
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Q Mystic is pretty over the top, but he's kind of entertaining. There's no more reason for judo in itself to adapt itself to MMA than there is for wrestling. They're olympic sports with millions of participants world wide, they stand on their own with or without MMA (as does BJJ). Individual judoka have to adapt for MMA, but so do individuals from any style ... pure style -> horrible loss, no matter what style.
As for who's done the best job of adapting judo for MMA, that would clearly be Fedor (his throws are about the most successful in the gme, in that until now there's no one he's been unable to throw, including Crocop ... though his takedown defense isn't as good as some, possibly because he wants to go to the ground).