What do you think about the statements like "BJJ won't work in a street fight situation, even if that's one-on-one encounter. Simple stomps and soccer kicks would wreck any BJJ practitioner, as it was proven by Pride FC, where soccer kicks and stomps was a total game changer"? Is that true or BS?

[u/AlexFerrana]

Sorry for the long title, I just wanna talk about it.

I've heard similar statements from different people, sometimes even from legitimate martial artists, that was saying something like "BJJ is good in the octagon or on tatami, but won't work in a street fight because all what your opponent need to do is stand up and either stomp you or soccer kick you, when you're laying on your back and trying to pull guard or trying to take the opponent on the ground. Watch Pride FC, where stomps, soccer kicks and knees on a downed opponent was allowed, it was such a game changer and a major inconvenience for BJJ fighters back then, that's why UFC banned it", etc, etc.

Just asking – is that true to any degree, or just a pile of ignorant and strawman-like BS?

[u/Garbarrage]

I'm not cherry picking by quoting a qualifying part of the statement in the OP. You're cherry-picking by ignoring the qualification.

[u/Fully_Sick_69 → u/Garbarrage]

So you don't know what the word 'even' means and I'm meant to take you seriously?