A Mini-Breakdown of Mini-Mendes's KO of Miles Jury. It's called SHIFTING

[PROlogic]

I want you to look at Mendes's feet and pay attention to how much ground he is able to cover so quickly.

He starts at the modelo sign and ends up on the UFC fight pass sign.

Now you may ask yourself how or what was the reason? Fret no more. I have the answers for you: ) Let us begin the breakdown.

It is called shifting. Also referred to as the Dempsey Shift.

Shifting is when you punch stepping forward into opposite stance and then punch out of it back into your original stance. No reseting. It allows you to carry the momentum of your punches and keep the combination going while covering distance.

It often times catches people by suprise because they are not expecting another punch from opposite stance to follow through etc

If you want to see a modern boxer who is brilliant at this. Watch GGG.

-Mendes sells the right fake to the body and uses that to step into southpaw

-Then Mendes comes up top with the left hook from southpaw back into orthdox

Honestly a very nice KO

You will notice Jury gets caught by the left hook as he's reaching. It's honestly hard to tell what he was reaching for. Did he think the left hook was going to the body. Was he trying to parry the left hook lol. Was it a bad lackadaisical reaction? Only the fighter himself would know

But none the less, I just wanted to do a quick breakdown of this KO

You see the right fake to the body left hook combo up top a lot at the higher levels, but not many through shifting.

Interestingly enough, you saw Aldo try to attempt the same right fake to the body left hook up top combo against Conor

But there are levels to counter striking.

No one in the UFC - or in MMA history is - or ever has been on Conor's level of legit elite level counter punching boxing skill

FW just got very interesting with Mendes back in the fold

I personally think Mendes would be an absolute nightmare match up for Holloway. The level changing. His lower center of gravity to get in on his hips. His striking and submissions etc.

Conor is the only one who has ever made Mendes look bad on the feet. People simply forget just how next level Matrix Conor is

Mendes vs Ortega would also be interesting

Very nice KO by Mendes.

 

[Deleted member 546119]

Mendes was thrashing Conor but gassed out because he took the fight on a weeks notice.

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

I want you to look at Mendes's feet and pay attention to how much ground he is able to cover so quickly. He starts at the modelo sign and ends up on the UFC fight pass sign. You may ask yourself how or what was the reason? Its called shifting. Also referred to as the Dempsey Shift.

Shifting is when you punch stepping forward into opposite stance and then punch out of it back into your original stance. No reseting. It allows you to carry the momentum of your punches and keep the combination going while covering distance. It often times catches people by suprise because they are not expecting another punch from opposite stance to follow through etc

If you want to see a modern boxer who is brilliant at this. Watch GGG.

-Mendes sells the right fake to the body and uses that to step into southpaw

-Then Mendes comes up top with the left hook from southpaw back into orthdox

Honestly a very nice KO

You will notice Jury gets caught by the left hook as he's reaching. It's honestly hard to tell what he was reaching for. Did he think the left hook was going to the body. Was he trying to parry the left hook up top lol. Was it just a bad reaction? Only the fighter knows.

But none the less, I just wanted to do a quick breakdowm of this KO because it was so nice.

You see the right fake to the body left hook combo up top a lot at the higher levels, but not many through shifting.

Interestsingly enough, you saw Aldo try to attempt the same right fake to the body left hook up top combo against Conor

But there are levels to counter striking.

No one in the UFC or in MMA history is or has ever been on Conor's level of legit elite counter punching

FW just got a whole lot interesting with Mendes back in the fold

I personally think Mendes would be an absolute nightmare match up for Holloway. The level changing. His lower center of gravity to get in on his hips. His striking and submissions etc.

Conor is the only who has ever made Mendes look bad on the feet. People simply forget just how next level Matrix Conor is

He actually used a ninjutsu referred to as "the walking shadow" to appear further away than he was. A casual like you wouldn't understand.

 

[Arm Barbarian]

So this is yet another cleverly veiled McNut-Hugger thread.

Props for baiting me into complete nonsense TS

5 / 10

 

[Benoitthegr8]

very shifty thread, make it out like it’s giving props to Mendes and then shifts to McNuttHuggery... kudos TS

 

[mma_genius]

I want you to look at Mendes's feet and pay attention to how much ground he is able to cover so quickly.

He starts at the modelo sign and ends up on the UFC fight pass sign.

Now you may ask yourself how or what was the reason? Fret no more. I have the answers for you: ) Let us begin the break down.

It is called shifting. Also referred to as the Dempsey Shift.

Shifting is when you punch stepping forward into opposite stance and then punch out of it back into your original stance. No reseting. It allows you to carry the momentum of your punches and keep the combination going while covering distance.

It often times catches people by suprise because they are not expecting another punch from opposite stance to follow through etc

If you want to see a modern boxer who is brilliant at this. Watch GGG.

-Mendes sells the right fake to the body and uses that to step into southpaw

-Then Mendes comes up top with the left hook from southpaw back into orthdox

Honestly a very nice KO

You will notice Jury gets caught by the left hook as he's reaching. It's honestly hard to tell what he was reaching for. Did he think the left hook was going to the body. Was he trying to parry the left hook up top lol. Was it just a bad reaction? Only the fighter himself would know

But none the less, I just wanted to do a quick breakdowm of this KO because it was so nice.

You see the right fake to the body left hook combo up top a lot at the higher levels, but not many through shifting.

Interestsingly enough, you saw Aldo try to attempt the same right fake to the body left hook up top combo against Conor

But there are levels to counter striking.

No one in the UFC - or in MMA history is - or ever has been on Conor's level of legit elite counter punching

FW just got a whole lot interesting with Mendes back in the fold

I personally think Mendes would be an absolute nightmare match up for Holloway. The level changing. His lower center of gravity to get in on his hips. His striking and submissions etc.

Conor is the only one who has ever made Mendes look bad on the feet. People simply forget just how next level Matrix Conor is

Prime Machida was on Conor level as far as counter-striking.

 

[PROlogic]

Mendes was thrashing Conor but gassed out because he took the fight on a weeks notice.

Lol you're that much of a Conor hater that that's all you want to take out of this thread.

But YIKES. Conor was mutilating Mendes on the feet. Mendes gassed because of Conor's body work. How about this, Mendes only had success on the ground because Conor took a wrestler on short notice.

 

[gono btw]

I want you to look at Mendes's feet and pay attention to how much ground he is able to cover so quickly.

He starts at the modelo sign and ends up on the UFC fight pass sign.

Now you may ask yourself how or what was the reason? Fret no more. I have the answers for you: ) Let us begin the breakdown.

It is called shifting. Also referred to as the Dempsey Shift.

Shifting is when you punch stepping forward into opposite stance and then punch out of it back into your original stance. No reseting. It allows you to carry the momentum of your punches and keep the combination going while covering distance.

It often times catches people by suprise because they are not expecting another punch from opposite stance to follow through etc

If you want to see a modern boxer who is brilliant at this. Watch GGG.

-Mendes sells the right fake to the body and uses that to step into southpaw

-Then Mendes comes up top with the left hook from southpaw back into orthdox

Honestly a very nice KO

You will notice Jury gets caught by the left hook as he's reaching. It's honestly hard to tell what he was reaching for. Did he think the left hook was going to the body. Was he trying to parry the left hook up top lol. Was it just a bad reaction? Only the fighter himself would know

But none the less, I just wanted to do a quick breakdown of this KO

You see the right fake to the body left hook combo up top a lot at the higher levels, but not many through shifting.

Interestingly enough, you saw Aldo try to attempt the same right fake to the body left hook up top combo against Conor

But there are levels to counter striking.

No one in the UFC - or in MMA history is - or ever has been on Conor's level of legit elite counter punching

FW just got a whole lot interesting with Mendes back in the fold

I personally think Mendes would be an absolute nightmare match up for Holloway. The level changing. His lower center of gravity to get in on his hips. His striking and submissions etc.

Conor is the only one who has ever made Mendes look bad on the feet. People simply forget just how next level Matrix Conor is

 

[SKITZADACTYL]

i knew before i even clicked the thread that you would make it about conor lmao.

 

[PROlogic]

Prime Machida was on Conor level as far as counter-striking.

Machida was out-countered by Shogun. At no point was Machida ever even a fraction of the counter puncher Conor is. Machida had amateurish boxing lol. If you understand boxing you know how much next level Conor is in every aspect from his leadhand game, fienting, combinations, angles, footwork, and many advanced countering methods like distance deception etc.

Machida was as fairly rudimentary as it gets. Machida was never even the best counter striker of his own division. Conor is the best in all of the UFC

 

[Captain Herb]

Mendes was thrashing Conor but gassed out because he took the fight on a weeks notice.

That's one theory. My questions are:

How do you gas out laying on top of somebody for a full round and some of the round before with a chair break in between?

If you are gassing out laying on top of someone and throwing just enough to keep from getting stood up, why would you wait until there's a minute left and then try for a very risky sub that would sap all your remaining energy and that Connor had already escaped from before?

If you have unintentionally let Conor back on his feet with time to work, why do you simply back up against the cage and stand like a statue waiting to get hit?

Chad then rolled nicely with the punch and dropped like a sack of potatoes. How much did the UFC stand to lose if Chad Mendes came off vacation to beat Conor?

 

[PROlogic]

i knew before i even clicked the thread that you would make it about conor lmao.

Try actually reading my OP then. Thanks

 

[Bend NvR Break]

TS never heard of Andersen Silva I guess.

 

[PROlogic]

I would also like to see Mendes vs Edgar again. Edgar got Mendes after Mendes had already had his chin cracked by Conor.

I feel Mendes vs Edgar now would be a vastly different fight

I would love to see them have some grappling exchanges. I think Mendes would rag doll Edgar

 

[Bend NvR Break]

Machida was out-countered by Shogun. At no point was Machida ever even a fraction of the counter puncher Conor is. Machida had amateurish boxing lol. If you understand boxing you know how much next level Conor is in every aspect from his leadhand game, fienting, combinations, angles, footwork, and many advanced countering methods like distance deception etc.

Machida was as fairly rudimentary as it gets. Machida was never even the best counter striker of his own division. Conor is the best in all of the UFC

That's funny. Up until the somewhere between the Aldo fight and the Diaz rematch Conor was a karate fighter. Then between the stiffing of Aldo and punching himself tired against Diaz he was transformed into a boxer.

 

[Pain4Pain]

I'd like to add to the breakdown actually.

Shifting, while it is helpful in covering distance against an evading opponent and it adds power to one's punches, also makes one highly vulnerable to a counterstrike.

@ ts, Chad was not shifting, nor coming forward at Conor when he got TKO'd he was backing away from him after he started gassing from fighting on two weeks notice with a wrestle-heavy game plan.

I am guessing Myles backed away in fear of a takedown, given that Chad is one of the most explosive wrestlers at FW. However, had he circled out and threw a counter shot at Chad while Chad was stepping forward, it could have ended badly for Chad.

Overall, shifting is a good technique but it must be used sparingly to prevent a devastating counter from the opponent.

Also, I have seen Golovkin fight live, and his granite chin is a key attribute that allows him to get away with this technique as much as he does.

A final note: though shifting is rarely used, it is mainly meant for infighting in boxing. Covering the distance from the outer range like Chad is a recipe to get KTFO against a striker with good timing, buf having the wrestling threat may have benefited him in this exchange.

 

[legkicktko]

When you realize you just read a breakdown thread and all of the technical points were fairy dust because it was just an excuse to felate Conor de Randamie.

 

[PROlogic]

TS never heard of Andersen Silva I guess.

Lol the guy who was out struck by Bisping

Look how Anderson throws himself completely off balance with a pathetic right hook response. Great counter striker btw.

Anderson also couldn't lead. Anderson never had the skill or set ups to actually draw opponents out. He simply relied on countering brawlers who rushed in at him.

Conor is so much more advanced it's not even funny. Anderson was rudimentary with his actual boxing skill as well

All the fighters in MMA prior to Conor who people use to think were good counter punchers, none of them were actually any good by actual boxing standards. Conor came along and brought real boxing skill by actual boxing standards into MMA. We have never seen Conor's level of boxing skill in MMA ever at the championship level

 

[PalmStrike]

Im not reading all that but pretty sure Chad mimics Mike Tysons style and Tyson was always changing his stance while throwing chit.

 

[Leinster Rugby]

It was a lovely ko. Happy for chad.