Could Mike Tyson at his prime defeat Royce Gracie at his prime if they fought in the UFC?

Question

Could Mike Tyson at his prime defeat Royce Gracie at his prime if they fought in the UFC?

Answer 1

yes

Answer 2

Tyson had speed and power. His only chance would be to land a combination and hurt Royce. Otherwise the inevitable would happen Gracie would take Tyson to the ground and the fight would be as good as over. Gracie winner hands down.

Answer 3

yes, he would punch through his brain, and then eat his children...

Answer 4

No because that would mean that Tyson would have to get over his fear of standing up to tough fighters "Who actually fight back", and you know how that goes.

Gracie wins this on the pure psychological strength of "Not backing down"!

Answer 5

It depends on how the fight went. If Tyson could keep the fight standing up then he would kill Gracie. He throws some of the hardest punches I've ever seen. If the fight went to the ground then Gracie would have him tied up like a pretzel.

Answer 6

mike Tyson would have to knock Gracie out before gracie could get ahold of him. Tyson doesn't know how to wrestle and Gracie was a master at it. If Tyson could keep on his feet he could definitely take out gracie... but if Gracie got Tyson on the ground it would be over for Tyson.

Answer 7

Depends. If Tyson got lucky he could land a big punch before Gracie could take it to the floor where Gracie would easily submit Tyson. But if Gracie took Tyson to the floor before Tyson could land a big punch, he would submit him. At the end of the day they are two compltely different styles, both masters at what they do but it depends on whose day it is.

Answer 8

I'm not too sure but you'll see something similar to that. There's a rumor going around that Mike Tyson will fight Kimbo Slice in a MMA fight, although Mike is old, he only agreed to the fight because he needs the money, even though it's still not confirmed as of yet.