Red Blue - Ch. 143 - The Grappler's Pride

[MangaDex]

 

[StreetmasCrawler]

Hypeee! Thanks for the TL

 

[TenGrand]

Oh we get to see that fight? Hell yeah can't wait! Thanks for the TL

 

[Kireato]

I guess Aoba's match will somehow become a continuation of that match, maybe.

 

[shekel]

I know it's very unlikely but I want our primo hater MC to somehow win this.

 

[fappingkills]

really wish they check out the DVD special features

 

[HippoPilot]

Thank you for the chapter

 

[balush89]

Not gonna lie that page at the end with the $1 used on a zero dollar cost job got me 🤣

 

[likv0r]

LIghtning-fast translation, thank you! Finally, the hidden genius trope is mentioned. Aslo, after this chapter I am more confident that Aoba might win by KO/TKO.

 

[ZTMY]

Seeing Amachi smile and actually have some pride in Aoba is kinda sweet to see

 

[UnluckyGrape]

New Mythical Fighters Unlocked; Smiling Amachi and Young Man Amachi

 

[RefNasr]

Amachi my beloved 🐐 ❤️

 

[TheOne9387]

Fighting the most complete ordinary fighter

 

[0takuDragonSlayer]

Honestly i respect how blunt the author is about how the pro world often works. More often than not the guys who make it to the top are usually anomalies in 1 way or another. That's not to say average guys can't make it to a belt but fuck is it comparatively much harder for them to stay there. Especially in the face of geniuses like GSP,Mighty Mouse, and Anderson Silva

 

[Kushikime]

Thanks for the chapter

 

[thelastbutterlord]

Amachi is amotherfuckin tsundere lol

 

[thelastbutterlord]

Honestly i respect how blunt the author is about how the pro world often works. More often than not the guys who make it to the top are usually anomalies in 1 way or another. That's not to say average guys can't make it to a belt but fuck is it comparatively much harder for them to stay there. Especially in the face of geniuses like GSP,Mighty Mouse, and Anderson Silva

Unlike so many other MMA manga. Probably the most realistic yet. It's not just a look at mma fighting, it's a look at an mma fighter's career

 

[likv0r]

Unlike so many other MMA manga. Probably the most realistic yet. It's not just a look at mma fighting, it's a look at an mma fighter's career

I still think All Rounder Meguru is slightly more grounded when it comes to stuff like injuries, training, and fighter progress.

This manga still has some plot armor moments. Some are slight, like Aoba's lightning fast progress in the first ~85 chapters (after that it's all good).
But the biggest moment for me was the fight between the coach and the Dagestani guy. Because no way in the world a regional fighter (who's not even a champion) with a 3 year lay off beats a top 3 UFC weight-bully Dagestani, especially via TKO.
If the author made the opponent just a random unranked fighter even from the same "Gabib's" team it would be way more belivable, because they have guys who are not that good like Zubaira Tukhugov or Abubakar Nurmagomedov. But top 3 UFC is a completely different level.

 

[0takuDragonSlayer]

I still think All Rounder Meguru is slightly more grounded when it comes to stuff like injuries, training, and fighter progress.

To be fair the MC if that series tapped out a purple belt while still being a white belt but I see your point. The opponent should’ve been someone who wasn’t good enough to stay at a Khabib level team and got kicked out for not getting results and bad behavior.

Not someone who is number three in the world. That’s a rank you’re supposed to reserve for final boss NOT for a comeback fight. Red blue isn’t perfect in its realism but personally I’m cool with that.

 

[0takuDragonSlayer]

Unlike so many other MMA manga. Probably the most realistic yet. It's not just a look at mma fighting, it's a look at an mma fighter's career

It’s definitely among the most realistic. In the moment it was a little unsatisfying, but looking back on it I respect the author for having the nerve to not only have the protagonist win a fight due to a lucky DQ but also lose their very first professional fight. That took guts.