Would Bruce Lee at his peak be able to contend with today's top MMA fighters?

Would Bruce Lee at his peak be able to contend with today's top MMA fighters?

Would Bruce Lee at his peak be able to contend with today’s top MMA fighters?

The documentary “I Am Bruce Lee” directed by Bruce’s daughter Shannon Lee, makes a bold claim in saying that he was the de facto father of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). But there is no denying that the MMA wouldn’t be what it is today without figures like Bruce Lee as a part of its history. Bruce Lee is an icon to many top mixed martial artists today, including former eight-year undefeated middleweight champion Anderson Silva. But how would he (in his prime) fare against today’s top MMA fighters?

Well, going by the latest UFC News, just as it is perhaps naive to think he can battle against everyone decades after his passing, it is disrespectful to go “he’ll lose because he was born 70 years ago”. He advocated effectiveness in all ranges of combat a good 30 years before the UFC even existed. He had some of the fastest punches around, at least for his time, and was a seasoned streetfighter in his youth. He trained with professional boxers and a sparring partner for Muhammad Ali was quoted as saying that Bruce’s punches were as hard as any of the top heavyweights of that era.

He was well ahead of his time, however, plucking him from his time period and throwing him in a UFC event such as UFC fight night would be unfair. He would have some catching up to do in order to be effective against top-ranked MMA fighters. The level of MMA is increasing at a tremendous rate. New maneuvers are added all the time, new strategies are devised. The sport of MMA has been evolving so quickly, the UFC champions of five years ago wouldn’t stand a chance against today’s champions from let alone the champion from 10 or 20 years ago. (Just as Diego Maradona as genius a football player he was in his prime, probably wouldn’t stand a chance against Lionel Messi today)

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