Yair reveals where he learned that sneaky elbow from...

[Arm Barbarian]

None other than Cowboy Cerrone....

Weirder part is I don't recall Cowboy using that move?

But Yair says he saw Cowboy using it, and decided to start practicing it and including it in his arsenal.

Smart idea - It saved his bacon Saturday night.

Time-Stamped:

 

[jojoRed]

You realise there is sparring right? Fighters try new shit whilst sparring for fun, hell I even saw some double super man punch during sparring that was actually effective.

 

[Coconutwater]

You realise there is sparring right? Fighters try new shit whilst sparring for fun, hell I even saw some double super man punch during sparring that was actually effective.

I think he meant that Cowboy himself has been in wars and desperate situations where he needed to throw out a hail-Mary and didn’t once attempt it.

 

[wilKO]

Clearly it's from Seagal.

 

[Exemplar]

TS:

Thanks for sharing mate. I found the origin interesting.

 

[eiyuu]

No, he obviously learned it from Tony Jaa.

At 0:33

 

[Arrrrgh]

Someone posted a gif of cowboy attempting a similar elbow a few days ago.
Can't remember the thread and it didn't land but it was a very similar technique. The difference is KZ had charged yair and was standing over him. When cowboy threw it he was almost stepping forward trying to reach his opponent.

I think a fighter said ferguson uses a similar technique in practice too.

EDIT**
I think this is it:
http://forums.sherdog.com/threads/what.3864061/page-7#post-146558251

 

[xP]

didn't cowboy throw it against Makdessi?

 

[Sansnom]

That fight was incredibly entertaining. I wouldn't say no to a rematch.

 

[Aluminati]

Clearly it's from Seagal.

AV checks out

 

[Reason]

Has to be the craziest stoppage in recent memory. With one second left on the clock he totally bodies KZ with a shot no one has ever seen.

 

[TidWell]

No, he obviously learned it from Tony Jaa.

At 0:33

this was one of my favorite scenes from ong bak that was the first thing I thought when I saw that elbow in slow mo,I was thinking of Tony Jaa from Ong Back doing his moves and he did some crazy elbows like that.

thanks for dropping the video

 

[Verace]

Just like jon, yair is a disciple of the look-see-doo art

A common trait among the greats

 

[lostdog000]

 

[Scorpz]

Someone find the gif.. I think Silva tried it in the Bisping fight but didnt connect.. that was the 1st time I saw it.. I thought it would be nearly impossible of ever happening but it did lol

 

[TriangleMonkey]

Two Words



Ong Bak

Theres like every elbow variation in that flick

 

[OriginMMA]

Cowboy does a lot of sneaky Elbows.

 

[kingskot]

Cowboy does a lot of sneaky Elbows.

 

[froggyluv]

Time-Stamped:

Yeah somebody talk to the guy on the far left about how and how not to pose with guns around your friends

 

[10mm]

I was about to post this. Cerrone used alot of crazy shit against Stephens. The one and only fight Cowboy has ever thrown a spinning back fist or that duck down up elbow.