Clinch the most important aspect of mma??

[DEFCON]

i wouldnt say its the most important part, but if you are gonna be a mma fighter you better learn how to effectively fight from and in the clinch positions. I dont think you can pin it down to just one thing thats the most important aspect of mma. Hell striking is a must to learn, I mean if you cant strike nowadays you are at a big disadvantage. On the other hand, if you have no ground game such as wrestling or JJ you are also at a big disadvantage. You could also argue that haveing takedown defense would be important to have as well as the clinch positions. I think the most important aspect is to be as well rounded as possible so you will be ready for anything that should happen in the fight.

[Bill_Carson]

The first "M" in MMA stands for Mixed.

[Corey Roberts]

Originally Posted by Bill_Carson

The first "M" in MMA stands for Mixed.

I'm glad you pointed that out, but watch any fight whether it be a pure stand up fight i.e boxing, muay thai etc or a pure ground fight, BJJ, wrestling etc

Theres one thing all arts have in common, thats a clinch, you find me a fight that goes longer than 1 round that doesn't have a clinch in it.

[The_observer86]

AA vs Tim Silvia?

[CanCrusher]

There is no single most important aspect in MMA. Common knowledge is that if a fighter is not well rounded, they are fucked.

With that said, I think that having a good clinch is very important because once a clinch is initiated, the fighter with the better clinch dictates if the fight stays standing or goes to the ground.

[kasra00]

Originally Posted by madrobbo

my opinion is if you're good in the clinch you're good in MMA, obviously you need to be well rounded at everything but to be truly succesful in MMA you need to master that clinch.

Thoughts??

You agree, or do you think there is another aspect that is more important than the clinch???

i think control is the most important aspect. whether it's distance your opponents body on the ground the pace of the fight center of the octagon thats the key the more of those you control the more likely you win..

[FallenXAngel]

I don't think it is the most important aspect so much as it is an underutilized aspect, or at least fewer fighters have a commanding understanding of its application. Its just another facet of the game that will sooner or later be incorporated into more fighters repertoires...in no way does that make it the most important aspect however.

[Bman]

what if you had a great clinch and no jits and you grabbed a black belt and he just rolled back into gaurd, your fucked son! somon now this is a mute point all together there IS no most important part thats why its MMA .....

[skyline44]

Wrestling is something which I believe is the most important because you learn control!

[King_Cobra]

Originally Posted by madrobbo

clinch in general, even watching boxing a lot of fighters throw flurries then clinch up and the ref breaks it. Thats why i feel boxers don't adapt well to MMA cause they can't fire off their punches then clinch up cause as soon as they clinch with the wrestler they get taken down, thats why most boxers are very tentative in MMA they don't have that fail safe where the can clinch up if they miss with a flurry.

So for arguments sake we'll say greco clinch but the thai clinch also deal with legs trips.

Which boxers are you talking about?

Name me these boxers.

You absolutely make no sense in the bolded statement. A top rank boxer firing off is punches with 4 ounce gloves would have a great chance of scoring a knock out.