5 Superstars who could beat Drew McIntyre and Braun Strowman in a "shoot fight"

Braun Strowman (left) and Drew McIntyre (center) are undeniably dangerous men to take on in a fight, but a select few special WWE Superstars could beat them in a
Braun Strowman (left) and Drew McIntyre (
center
) are undeniably dangerous men to take on in a fight, but a select few special WWE Superstars could beat them in a "shoot fight"

#2 Shinsuke Nakamura can submit any current WWE Superstar, except Brock Lesnar and Bobby Lashley

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Shinsuke Nakamura possesses excellent submission skills, which have helped him a lot, especially during his MMA days
Shinsuke Nakamura possesses excellent submission skills, which have helped him a lot, especially during his MMA days

Shinsuke Nakamura holds a professional MMA record of 3 wins, 1 loss, and 1 No-Contest. Nakamura's only loss came when he was submitted by Daniel Gracie (a member of the famous BJJ family -- "The Gracie Family").

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However, I'd like to point out the No-Contest in his record, which came in a match where Nakamura faced one of the most dangerous kickboxers in the world, the Belarusian Super Heavyweight Alexey Ignashov, who is famous for his deadly knee strikes and has KO wins over legends such as Badr Hari and Semmy Schilt.

Nakamura fought Ignashov twice (December 31st, 2003 and May 22nd, 2004), and Ignashov hurt "Naka" with a knee in their first match -- as the referee controversially stopped the fight, but it was later turned to a No-Contest.

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However, in the rematch, Nakamura dominated his Belarusian opponent, and submitted the big man with one of the most beautiful "Forearm Chokes" I've ever seen in my life!

Against Braun Strowman: In MMA, Shinsuke Nakamura was known for taking fights to the ground almost immediately, and if Braun Strowman makes the mistake of grappling with "The Artist", he'll soon be asleep on the ground, after Nakamura wraps his hands around The Monster's neck -- restricting the blood-flow in Strowman's jugular veins, and choking him out.

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Against Drew McIntyre: Alright, according to what I saw in Nakamura's fights, he tends to struggle when his opponents have quick footwork. In simple words, if the opponent moves around quickly on the feet, Nakamura has a hard time catching them with a takedown.

However, Drew McIntyre is the bigger man here, and hence, he will probably tire out sooner than the smaller Nakamura!

I must add once again, that Nakamura is an extremely skilled and intelligent grappler, and once he gets a hold of McInytre, he'll either use a "Guillotine Choke" like he did against Jan Nortje, or use the "Americana" like he did against Shane Eitner -- submitting McIntyre after a tense battle of about 5-10 minutes on the feet...

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