[slovyisatool]

Originally Posted by registered2001

He's a blackbelt under Allan Goes apparently.

really? I doubt it cause Goes has great jits and McCully...well he doesnt

[watchabro101]

black belts dont set them selves up for arm bars the entire fight and get arm bared by blue belts unless the blue belt is some kindof jiujitsu phenom. it was either nerves or his black belt isent legit

[Symphony X]

Originally Posted by Eggs of Satan

I could've sworn last night I heard goldie or rogan mention that mccull is a black belt.

Maybe he had a bad case of nerves, but in all honesty, i've seen fighters with lower grappling credentials then that look much better on the ground then he did.

Who did he get is black belt from?

Alan Goes, from BTT.
weird.

[Symphony X]

Originally Posted by slovyisatool

really? I doubt it cause Goes has great jits and McCully...well he doesnt

I doubt it too but that's what rogan or goldie said...

[grouch]

Originally Posted by HP_Nut

It must be an 'honorary' 1 IMO. No way is it legit. Any legit blue belt could've tapped him.

what ever you keyboard warrior.

[NoExpert]

Originally Posted by AZ BJJ

I only remember hearing that Hardonk had a blue belt under Rickson. If I remember correctly, I saw a Rickson JJ logo on his trunks too. No way either of them are black belts. BJJ isn't Karate or TKD; at least not yet anyways. I think that Hardonk looked bad even for a blue belt. By the time you reach blue belt level, especially under Rickson, you should be able to pull off armbars and simple chokes with and without a gi. I was also disappointed with McCulley's grappling abilities as well. Especially for how long he has trained with Tito and Team Punishment. Both guys were disappointing for this level of MMA competition.

It's much more difficult to pull off any sub when you're being punched in the face and smashed up against a fence. Rickson fought around ropes and when stuffed, threw them over. Hardonk is probably a new blue belt with little experience using it in combat situations. Give him time. He's got great standup but no take-down defense, when he can defend and spend more time working from his back in combat simulation, we'll see him become a stonger force in MMA.

[BigZ]

Originally Posted by Suanico

hes got a black belt and it reads "Tommy Hilfiger" that fight was a joke, i would have liked to see hardonk fight mir instead

I agree, or even McCully fight Mir. Although Mir would have prolly ripped McCully's arm off.

[ccl2087]

Originally Posted by Kaloo

didn't theysay hardonk got a belt from rickson? that's even funnier

yeah i believe they said he's a blue belt, so that would kinda explain why he was a little slow with some of his "moves", but a bjj black belt leaving himself that exposed for armbars and triangles is unacceptable most fans that will never set foot in the octagon could have armbarred him a couple of times

[Sax MMA]

ya he wasnt to impressive on the ground but again..Jitters could have played a roll

[Eggs of Satan]

Originally Posted by Symphony X

Alan Goes, from BTT.
weird.

So does alan goes have a rep for handing out bbs a dime a dozen? no one has mentioned anything about mccully in grappling tournys so far.