Rumored According to Islam Volk has been training with...

[HNIC215]

Doesn’t matter who he trains with… real or make believe… Volk is gonna be swimming in the deep ocean come fight night.

Can’t wait to see this battle of champions.

 

[DapperDave]

here he is saying Sambo is weak if you look at Makhachev's submissions. He says it's all strength and he wastes too much energy submitting a guy when he could just do it easier and more efficiently if he had real BJJ technique.

I just canceled all my bets on Islam and switched them to Volk.

Wish i had seen this sooner.

 

[SeattleFightFan]

I'm pretty sure Islam meant Craig Jones.

Maybe.

But my tin foil hat rabbit hole was fun nonetheless albeit, silly as fuck.

 

[Espresso]

<{ByeHomer}>

 

[Fergelmince]

I just canceled all my bets on Islam and switched them to Volk.

Wish i had seen this sooner.

Good move. That stupid sambo always draws the suckers in.

 

[Coconutwater]

Craig Jones is a legit no-gi submission champion, but MMA grappling, that is grappling while someone can punch you in the face and elbow you, is night and day.

About the only thing I feel Craig can teach Volk that might help him is a Hail-Mary heel hook or straight ankle lock, that is meant to catch Islam off guard. Though Craig wasn’t always a Danaher student, Khabib and the Dagestani’s visited Renzo’s and word was, they were “Uncomfortable with it” according to Danaher, basically implying the pure submission attacks unique to DDS found success in the non-MMA environment…

The one chance Volk can have besides a points victory via striking, is a Hail Mary ankle lock of sorts.

 

[fortheo]

Oh it was actually Craig Jones that's been training Alex? The same Craig Jones who got schooled in his own art by MMA fighter Sean Brady?

His own art where they had a special ruleset to protect the MMA fighter??

And yes, this isn't news. Jones has been helping volk for 2 years now.

 

[fortheo]

Craig Jones is a legit no-gi submission champion, but MMA grappling, that is grappling while someone can punch you in the face and elbow you, is night and day.

About the only thing I feel Craig can teach Volk that might help him is a Hail-Mary heel hook or straight ankle lock, that is meant to catch Islam off guard. Though Craig wasn’t always a Danaher student, Khabib and the Dagestani’s visited Renzo’s and word was, they were “Uncomfortable with it” according to Danaher, basically implying the pure submission attacks unique to DDS found success in the non-MMA environment…

The one chance Volk can have besides a points victory via striking, is a Hail Mary ankle lock of sorts.

Craig has been with volk for 2 years now. This isn't someone he specifically brought in to imitate islam. That said, craig jones power pin system is basically a love letter to khabib's style. He's been studying khabib and islam's top game for a while, so I'm sure he's a very valuable person to have around.

On top of that, Volk has D1 wrestling coaches and he got training time in with chechen wrestlers for this camp. It's not like he's relying on BJJ coaches only.

 

[fortheo]

Defending subs is part of it, but it's just as likely he could get pounded out or simply controlled on the ground for a UD. So he's basically getting 33% out of 100% of the possible bad outcomes covered if it goes to the ground.

Craig jones isn't his only grappling coach. He has D1 wrestling coaches, and they brought in chechen and some dagestani wrestlers and judokas for this camp as well.

 

[Coconutwater]

Craig has been with volk for 2 years now. This isn't someone he specifically brought in to imitate islam. That said, craig jones power pin system is basically a love letter to khabib's style. He's been studying khabib and islam's top game for a while, so I'm sure he's a very valuable person to have around.

On top of that, Volk has D1 wrestling coaches and he got training time in with chechen wrestlers for this camp. It's not like he's relying on BJJ coaches only.

Islam is an amazing grappler, but this is MMA, and Volk’s movement and conditioning can be a huge factor, that said, if they grapple, Volk will feel how much heavier Islam is, simply because Islam is a natural grappler, who can make himself feel like a ton.

I like Craig Jones more than Gordon personality wise, I would be impressed if Islam blanketed Volk immediately and subbed him within 2 rounds, that’s how much talent and skill Volk has.

 

[ChimRichalds]

Craig Jones is a legit no-gi submission champion, but MMA grappling, that is grappling while someone can punch you in the face and elbow you, is night and day.

About the only thing I feel Craig can teach Volk that might help him is a Hail-Mary heel hook or straight ankle lock, that is meant to catch Islam off guard. Though Craig wasn’t always a Danaher student, Khabib and the Dagestani’s visited Renzo’s and word was, they were “Uncomfortable with it” according to Danaher, basically implying the pure submission attacks unique to DDS found success in the non-MMA environment…

The one chance Volk can have besides a points victory via striking, is a Hail Mary ankle lock of sorts.

If that's the case, making sure the whole world knows you've been training with Craig Jones was probably a bad call.

 

[RoyJonesJr]

Craig Jones wont make a difference

Conor had Danis, Gunnar Nelson, and brought in 200 pound Moldovians and Chechens

His TDD was good for one round, then Khabib's 20 years of experience kicked in and took over

 

[mkt]

Craig Jones is a legit no-gi submission champion, but MMA grappling, that is grappling while someone can punch you in the face and elbow you, is night and day.

Yeah, I watched a little bit of his match with Gordon Ryan and thought about the number of times either of them could've punched each other.

 

[AmonTobin]

The magic of MMA is that Islam could KO him with a head kick. That's tough work trying to prepare for everything.

 

[Coconutwater]

If that's the case, making sure the whole world knows you've been training with Craig Jones was probably a bad call.

I don’t think it matters as I’m sure everyone in the grappling world knows Craig Jones career and schedule.

 

[JustBreed]

Is the goal to turn Volk into a BJJ wizard in a few months who can submit Islam? I think he'd have been better off training with a high-level wrestler, especially one experienced in MMA.

Pretty sure he's been training with Craig Jones for his last few fights

 

[Fadetoblack918]

Fuckin sport killer.