Do MMA fighters not train in wrestling as part of the program? Isnt that way they have cauliflower ears? You claim to be able to take down the best.
Yeah they train basic takedown defense with strikes in a cage. It is not the same thing as tactically planning how to steal a point or two to win a match with no strikes and no cage even if your opponent is maybe even better than you at MMA grappling in a cage. They don't care about getting taken down as long as they can get backup. In wrestling you get 2 points whether you keep them down or not hell all you have to do is get them on 3 points of contact and spin around behind you dont need to slam them to score. Also we are now talking a wrestling shoe and kneepad something they are not used to the movement with the shoe is very different.
Eddie would be way overconfident he wouldn't believe a guy my size can throw him or take him down. He would stand straight up and come in thinking it was Sumo. I would be around to the side of him pretty quick from there his strength advantage wouldn't help him as much. That is what big strong guys do they come in overconfident thinking its a sumo match.