Joe rogan contradicts his claim on Khabib Nurmagomedov’s best skill while making a case for striking- “It’s such a big advantage…”

In the world of Combat Sports, Joe Rogan stands as a personality who is one of the most knowledgeable and influential individuals, when it comes to MMA. The black belt holder in Taekwondo and Jiu-Jitsu shares his opinion on the sport whenever the time comes. Being a former kickboxer and a Jiu-Jitsu practitioner enables him to give profound judgment about the complexities of MMA.

Recently Joe Rogan had a conversation with Sean O’Malley and Tim Welsh about the best base of MMA. The trio spoke about the best base that a fighter can have in MMA. Many will be shocked that the trio concurred in their opinion on this style of MMA.

Joe Rogan emphasized the significance of striking in Mixed Martial Arts

The color commentator recently played the host to the current bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley and his coach Tim Welsh in “JRE MMA show” #147. The trio indulged in a conversation that rotated around various topics. As they delved into O’Malley’s past victories, Rogan underscored the significance of striking within the domain of mixed martial arts.

Rogan emphasized that the ability to have a powerful strike holds immense importance in MMA. He added “ It’s such a big advantage to be a really good striker because if your whole thing is you have to close the distance and clinch with someone, and you’re a good striker but you don’t, it’s not your thing. Like, you are not just looking to put it on somebody. It’s like you’re using it as a tool to enact your skill set, to have that one shot.”

Rogan outright proclaimed that striking is the best base for a fighter to have in combat sports. Rogan’s statement about striking surprisingly refuted his own claims from earlier- Wrestling is the best base in the realms of Mixed Martial Arts.

Rogan earlier named wrestling as the best base in MMA

Joe Rogan on a previous occasion had claimed that wrestling is the best base a fighter can have in order to rise above challenges. While having a conversation with Jorge Masvidal in “JRE MMA Show” #137.  Rogan emphasized wrestling as the best in MMA. He also added that the style of wrestling should be ‘Elite-level.’

He added ” Elite-level wrestling in my opinion is the best base. The best base for sure. Coz you can dictate where the fight goes, you know. If we stay up on the feet, take it down, you know. And it’s just like I was always fascinated by striking, so I grew up with striking. But once I realized it doesn’t matter how fast or good a punch is, if I can’t keep it up on my feet, it means nothing.”

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Even though Joe Rogan has contradicted his words he is still correct in his standing because various fighters have various fighting styles. What’s your take on this? What is the best base of MMA as per you? Do tell us in the comments below.

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