Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce

For a certain segment of MMA fighters, it has become an immutable law: you can play it safe and take the smart path to victory, or you can put on a show and entertain the crowd. You can’t do both.

At least, not if your greatest strength is wrestling. Not with thousands of fans begging for stand-ups and howling for knockouts. Not unless you want to get showered with boos and stamped with the dreaded ‘lay-and-pray’ label.

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