
Originally Posted by
rickdawson
Rener Gracie (who I have immense respect for) after the match (To the crowd) said "What would you do against cyborg?" Personally, I would have probably wound up jogging around the mat as well... not gonna lie.
But if I knew that people were gonna pay money to see it, I wouldn't have taken the fight.
I still have to give respect to Schaub for jumping in there with the best in the world without ANY PREVIOUS grappling tournament experience.
It doesn't matter what any of us would do against Cyborg, what mattered was what Schuab was supposed to do against Cyborg: grapple. He said he makes his living in the UFC and isn't about to let Cyborg take a leg home. THEN DON'T SIGN ON TO A 20 MINUTE SUBMISSION ONLY GRAPPLING MATCH WITH CYBORG!
Look, the guy's an elite athlete and a UFC fighter, I'm not trying to sit here and say I'd kick his ass because I'm not delusional. What I am saying is that he ought to have had more respect for Cyborg and the people who paid to see the damn show.
This is reminiscent of what Anderson Silva did against Maia, but reversed in a way. Silva could have easily finished Maia, EASILY, but he chose to clown around and disrespect his opponent, the UFC and the fans. Schuab knew going into this that he was supposed to grapple, and only grapple, and he didn't do that.