You ever get into an argument with somebody, and they go out of their way to make a point that just has you scratching your head wondering what in the world they’re talking about?

(…and dudes, you know that most of your arguments w/your wives or girlfriends end up that way…LOL)

That’s how a recent newsletter turned out.

See, I talked about how Brock Lesnar got beat by Cain Velasquez this past Saturday at UFC 121, and all of a sudden the MMA fanboys were either rejoicing that Brock got beat or crying that the ‘unstoppable frate trane’ got derailed. And then a bunch of them hopped on the intrawebs forums and talked about how Brock being big, strong, and powerful was so useless.

Which is just stupid.

But then I get a bunch of hate mail from people who keep telling me that I need to "give Cain credit" for beating Brock.

??????

When did I take anything away from Cain? He was the better man that night, and he flat out beat the piss outta Brock. There’s no disputing that. As far as the heavyweight division goes in the UFC, Cain is "the man".

And I never disputed that.

What I was trying to say is that being big, strong, powerful, explosive, etc is NOT a BAD thing!

It kinda reminds me back to the early days of the UFC, and you had guys that were either Ken Shamrock fans or Royce Gracie fans.

Even though Royce had much more success in the Octagon, and has a win over Shammy, many of the Royce fans always seemed butt-hurt over the fact that Shammy used his strength, size, and athleticism to his advantage to help him utilize his own skill-set to win his fights.

The talk always seemed to come down to "strength and size" vs "technique".

Here’s the thing I never got – why not…you know…go for…

Both?

Call me crazy, but is there some sorta unwritten rule in MMA lore that says you either have to have awesome technique OR have to be strong and explosive?

Not that I know of.

Now, could a guy like Shammy have had the technique that Royce did. Prolly not – the difference in their builds would’ve likely prevented it. But if Shammy could’ve developed his own skill-set, albeit a different one, to be on the same level as Royce had…

Or if Royce could’ve developed the same sorta strength & power Shammy had…

Do you see where I’m going w/this?

Listen peeps – being big, strong, powerful, explosive, etc is NOT a BAD thing.

Don’t believe anybody that tries to tell you otherwise.