Does Amir Sadollah embody Sun Tzu's "The Art of War"?

Question

Make your opponent think you're weak through humility, when they underestimate you, ATTACK.

In the heat of the battle, create an urgency, frustrate him. When he is frustrated, wait for mistakes and capitalize on them.

He beat every single one of his opponents with the above tactics. I have a feeling he studied Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" thoroughly (or he's just naturally a really/truly good warrior). What do you think?

Answer 1

Yes, he does embody the concepts in the Art of War-he is an intelligent, well spoken fighter....unlike a lot of MMA wanna-bees who are writnig checks their A$$e$ can't cash..this is why some people look down upon MMA as a sport because of unprofessional idiots who come across as bullies and tough guys...For example, we had this one punk kid who just joined the gym and had been learning BJJ for 2 months, he comes in and start telling people what to do and how good he is...when it came time for us to be paired up in sparring, i showed him a thing or two and I easily dominated him which he never expected-he thought I was weak because of my body language and because I wasn't a "talker"-poor kid hasn't been in the gym since....to all you punks out there-learn from this, and no, wearing a tap out shirt doens't make you a good fighter

Answer 2

(Make your opponent think you're weak through humility, when they underestimate you, ATTACK.)

"When strong appear weak."

Sun Tzu the Art of War

(In the heat of the battle, create an urgency, frustrate him. When he is frustrated, wait for mistakes and capitalize on them.)

"Confuse his eyes and ears, divide his defense then attack fiercely.  That is how you defeat a strong enemy."

Sun Tzu, the Art of War

No doubt he understands the concepts of Sun Tzu, or would easily understand them if he has not studied the Art of War.  

The same question has been asked of Miyamoto Musashi, the often called Kensei, or Sword Saint of Japan.  With his strategy, he killed over sixty men in duels-by the time he was 30!  This doesn't even count the unknown number of Ashigaru (foot soldiers) that were unfortunate enough to attack him during the six battle he participated in.

Miyamoto Musashi and Amir Sadollah may or may not have studied the Art of War, but they do share common warrior principals that are sadly, being forgotten by this day and age.

Answer 3

I'm not sure that I buy the theory. However I give the guy alt of credit. He has a ton of heart, and sticks with what ever his game plan may be and has managed to come out on top. He was losing every one of his ultimate fighter matches on the judges score cards, but managed to pull out submission victories when his opponent got careless (be cause they were dominating), or nailed them with a quick shot to gain a tko. If anything he is pulling a Rope-a-Dope out of Muhamad Ali's play book. Ie. Tie the guy out/ lul him into a false sense of security. I was shocked he beat any of the guys he did, much less CB 2x but I give the guy a ton of credit.

Answer 4

Idk he was my fav. this season though he was the only one who didnt get drunk and worked really hard.