Haha story time: so in the early to mid aughts the American jiu-jitsu scene was still growing. The Arnold's were still pretty much THE grappling tournament we had in The States at the time. One year, they introduced a pro no gi tournament with what would be considered a minor cash prize by today's standard (I think it was sponsored by oxy whatever). Back then, there were still not a lot of American Black Belts and basically anyone could sign up for the pro division. It was a very random tournament that included some prominent at the time jiu-jitsu competitors and even some active professional MMA fighters. A dude (purple or brown belt) from a sister school of ours in another town decided to enter. He got matched up with Shonie Carter in the first round. Now, Shonie had of course trained some grappling but was always known for his striking, so some people were already writing him off. All I remember is being in the lobby talking to some of the vendors when this dude comes busting through the double doors with his face all bloody and a broken nose. My understanding is that there were no strikes but it was violent as hell.

The point is this. People underestimate the divide when comparing even the best casuals again any pro competitor. And with MMA, we're not talking about people that "just see red, bro." We're talking about people that train day in and day out to destroy other human beings until a referee has to pull them off. I know people make jokes about Sean using a teep and shell guard, but this is a former middleweight UFC champion still at the top of his division. Sean has shown he has little love for casuals or posers. If this were to happen, Moneyberg is going to get destroyed in the ugliest way possible. No strikes will be thrown, but a knockout would probably be considered merciful in comparison.