Originally Posted by
Brent Smith
Aoki forever the big fish in the little pond. Beautiful work on the ground. I really like that body triangle he puts around the legs to stop the mount escape..
IMO, the reason why Aoki is the big fish in the little pond is because he doesn't round out. Like, in my theory, the best guys are guys who have a specialty, but they are rounded out. Vinny Magalhaes, for example, learned the striking game. Not so he can be a striker, but so he can understand it enough to defend properly (for example). Aoki doesn't seem to have done the same. So until he rounds out his skill set enough to defend his weakness, he'll always be the big fish in a little pond. And he'll still be fun to watch.
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