Re: MMA and Boxing Fights of the Year
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There are many more fights with BJJ experts that were far more exciting technically speaking (anything with KenFlo, Huerta, Filho.)
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At the risk of being a snob, if you would call Huerta a BJJ expert, then you probably don't know what you're talking about. Only two of his 19 victories have been by sub, and it's pretty clear from watching his fights that he's nowhere near a BJJ expert, even though he is an exciting fighter and competent on the ground. From a pure BJJ perspective, he got owned by Alberto Crane and gave up mount and his back several times. If Crane hadn't been in such bad shape and had fought an MMA fight in the last two years, he would have almost definitely subbed Huerta easily. Put Huerta against BJ Penn or even Joe Stevenson and see how much of "BJJ expert" he looks like.
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