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[qubiq3]

no question about Rickson being a beast. But he did not accept Bas Ruttens challenge (which I really can understand)

for me he is a great martial artist but not on a level like Bas. Which does not mean he couldn't beat him. He simply did not accept to face him to find out.

[totodiesel]

@joebeast15 Of course there is some truth in this. Rickson is super strong. Every man following Bjj and MMA agrees with that. But how much of a best is something we'll never know. Cause he has been the front of GJJ for so many years they cannot risk him to take a fight in which he wasnt 95% guarantee to win. We normal people would never know. IF YOU ARE Andre Galvao or Paulo Filho, you have the skill and the opportunity to jauge Rickson Level. Otherwise ...

[joebeast15]

@totodiesel I dont know man, I have trained with Rickson and everyone that ever has all say the same thing... he is a beast plain and simple.

[Jimmynable]

@agentmma Ye fair point, I only said maybe could, not would. Ofc Rickson at his best would win, now tho with him being retired and I think Rigan still very dedicated to his training and I don't know how hard Rickson is training now so it could be a harder match for him.

[agentmma]

@Jimmynable

I don't know about that but I have one of the matches that I plan to upload at some point. It's old black and white footage and I believe someone already has uploaded it to the net. Rigan was much larger than Rickson from what I remember.

[Jimmynable]

@agentmma I always thought those matches were a long time ago when Rigan was barely an adult and that Rickson is around 10 years older than Rigan.

[agentmma]

@totodiesel

You can believe what you want but without any evidence or testimonials like the ones that Galvao and Saulo have given it's only hearsay.

[totodiesel]

@agentmma So the Gracies sell this Rickson story basically to make a lot of money. And you know what? That is the same with Steven Seagall. There are Aikido fanboys out there, when they hear what Anderson Silva said about their hero, they believe it, and the buy something more. You see know why it aint ridiculous to compare the two. When Galvao said something about Rickson, believe me, there are a lot of shotcallers out there linked to GJJ that may be able to make a little something for him.

[totodiesel]

@agentmma Okay ... ridiculous ... so maybe you dont know that the principal reason the UFC exists is because Rorion looks for a way to explain the whole world that the GJJ was the best martial art in the world and so that everybody interested in becoming a good fighter should come in a GJJ school and pay 200$ a month. There are billions behind that idea. About Rickson, the fact is that the Gracie family sells Rickson as a demi-god, and this kind of story creates fanboys, and fanboys pay money.

[agentmma]

@totodiesel

I don't see how they could possibly make money by saying that an old dude tapped them out but everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I have to say that comparing Rickson to Steven Seagal is ridiculous.