Josh Barnett: I’m The Best Grappler Out There In MMA

[No More Sorrow]

The component fight sports of Mixed Martial Arts are well established: Folkstyle, freestyle, or greco wrestling, BJJ, and Muay Thai or Boxing. There are Judo, Sambo, or karate based fighters, but they are few in number in comparison.

Josh Barnett is an exception, as his base is pro wrestling. While the idea might cause the uninitiated to laugh, consider that debatably the greatest fighter of all time, Kazushi Sakuraba, also had as his base 'Puroresu'.

Barnett's boast is not pro westling inspired "mic work." He won the IBJJF World No Gi Jiu-Jitsu Championship in 2011.

"I’m the best grappler out there in MMA," Barnett said. "Especially the heavyweight division. But you know, it’s not about talking about it, it’s about being about it, so I’ll just go out there and continue to prove such a thing. Back my words up."

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[Slim]

Hmmmm... I dunno. Werdum? Mir possibly? Big Nog?

I mean yeah hes top of the line but... I would probably put Werdum ahead in the grappling department.

 

[No More Sorrow]

Definitely Mir, and I'd put Werdum slightly ahead of him as well. Barnett is still the man though regardless.

 

[The Cork]

IDK about the whole of MMA but heavyweight for sure.

Werdum and Mir are great at subs and finishing fights but as far as wrestling goes I think Barnett is a notch above.

Can't wait for him to come to the UFC, hes the best heavyweight out there IMO, him vs the two named earlier, JDS/Reem, pretty much anyone would be a good fight. If only Lesnar was still around, that would of been a brilliant fight.

 

[No More Sorrow]

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Dana White's going to hate having to give Barnett an eventual title shot.

 

[The Cork]

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Dana White's going to hate having to give Barnett an eventual title shot.

Imagine if they drafted him in as Overeem's replacement, then he failed a drug test again too.

Dana would go on a Benoit rampage.

 

[Ben]

I just hope he's off the juice, or at least using a good masking agent :

He's def going to be a boost to the division and with not a lot of depth he'll prob get a title shot after 2 wins.

 

[No More Sorrow]

Dana needs to just give him a title shot after winning the heavyweight grand prix : Would like to see him fight Dos Santos though, or Mir.

 

[Slim]

I'd say Barnett/Mir first. Just to see if Mir could sub him

 

[No More Sorrow]

I'd say Barnett/Mir first. Just to see if Mir could sub him

I'd hate to see those two fight, they're my two favorites HW's. :

 

[Slim]

I always like a good submission fight. Just hopefully nothing gets broken this time