Comments on: Rampage: Motive for Retirement http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2009/10/08/rampage-motive-for-retirement/ MMA Opinion and Cheap MMA Gear Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:45:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Josh Stein http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2009/10/08/rampage-motive-for-retirement/comment-page-1/#comment-10433 Josh Stein Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:49:23 +0000 http://mmaopinion.com/2009/10/08/rampage-motive-for-retirment/#comment-10433 Training camps are important, Vee, if for no other reason than it helps develop a coherent gameplan and hone the skills that a fighter is going to use in executing that gameplan. It's not 100% effective, but there have been a lot of instances where a fighter has brought a strange gameplan out of training camp that has been incredibly effective. I think people tend to underestimate the work ethic of fighters and that was one of the things that I talked about with the guys leading up to Carano vs. Cyborg. Gina may train at Xtreme Couture, but if you're not in the gym taking advantage of those coaches all the time then it doesn't matter. Training camps are important, Vee, if for no other reason than it helps develop a coherent gameplan and hone the skills that a fighter is going to use in executing that gameplan.

It’s not 100% effective, but there have been a lot of instances where a fighter has brought a strange gameplan out of training camp that has been incredibly effective.

I think people tend to underestimate the work ethic of fighters and that was one of the things that I talked about with the guys leading up to Carano vs. Cyborg. Gina may train at Xtreme Couture, but if you’re not in the gym taking advantage of those coaches all the time then it doesn’t matter.

]]> By: VEe http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2009/10/08/rampage-motive-for-retirement/comment-page-1/#comment-10431 VEe Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:13:04 +0000 http://mmaopinion.com/2009/10/08/rampage-motive-for-retirment/#comment-10431 None of the fighters who have appeared on TUF are coaches, for the most part they're sparring partners at best. Maybe with the exception of Randy but who knows how much of it is hype and not hype. I don't really think the fighters will be worrying so much that their team lost or won the Ultimate Fighter. I don't think it comes as a great surprise that Rampage is not a great coach. I knew that before he coached against Forrest Griffin. Another note, I don't see how people are comparing how effective a training camp can be. Is that something that you can really guage? Fedor doesn't traing with the famous Militech Training System but Tim Sylvia does. Brock Lesnar is not affiliated with any big name training camp. While some fighters have experienced dramatic changes in their styles within some camps, others have not. Some camps are particularly famous because of a 1 or 2 guys working out of the camp. I'm noticing that fans are now citing their training camps as advantage in skill. Example: I often heard fans cite Rashad Evans having Greg Jackson, the master-planner, as an advantage against Lyoto Machida. That just doesn't make any sense because it really reflects poorly on what Machida does to prepare and train for a fight. None of the fighters who have appeared on TUF are coaches, for the most part they’re sparring partners at best. Maybe with the exception of Randy but who knows how much of it is hype and not hype. I don’t really think the fighters will be worrying so much that their team lost or won the Ultimate Fighter.

I don’t think it comes as a great surprise that Rampage is not a great coach. I knew that before he coached against Forrest Griffin.

Another note, I don’t see how people are comparing how effective a training camp can be. Is that something that you can really guage? Fedor doesn’t traing with the famous Militech Training System but Tim Sylvia does. Brock Lesnar is not affiliated with any big name training camp. While some fighters have experienced dramatic changes in their styles within some camps, others have not. Some camps are particularly famous because of a 1 or 2 guys working out of the camp.

I’m noticing that fans are now citing their training camps as advantage in skill. Example: I often heard fans cite Rashad Evans having Greg Jackson, the master-planner, as an advantage against Lyoto Machida. That just doesn’t make any sense because it really reflects poorly on what Machida does to prepare and train for a fight.

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