Is it possible to use an arm drag in MMA?
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Carlos Diego Ferreira vs Dustin Poirier. Honestly no idea why we don't see this attack more often.
GSP also armdragged Hendricks from butterfly guard into a single leg at the end of round 3 in their fight.
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not only that you then lose your udnerhook which is helping to keep them pinned to the fence so your losing your entire position not very safe
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Carlos Diego Ferreira vs Dustin Poirier. Honestly no idea why we don't see this attack more often.
GSP also armdragged Hendricks from butterfly guard into a single leg at the end of round 3 in their fight.
From butterfly is where I expect to see it most.
Alot of people prefer to use the butterfly to stand up, like Verdum, rather than try to back take or sweep.
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It can have application as a form of takedown defense against a guy trying to lock his hands around your waist up against the cage, in a more general sense though it's not exactly a safe option in a fistfight when both of you are already aware of each other.
But one thing they can work good as though, is as sneak attacks to preemptively gain position on and neutralize a guy in an altercation. This is most applicable to guys doing security jobs, like bouncing, corrections, patrol work, and so on.
The guy who takes the initiative with the element of surprise wins nine times out of ten; but at the same time, reacting to any possibility of hostility with a sucker punch is also no way to conduct a civilization; whereas, with grappling based methods, it's a lot easier to modulate the force used. Knocking people out can be a hard sell, but big brothering someone makes you look dominant and in control in the eyes of observers, does not evoke that same feeling of escalation.
But one thing they can work good as though, is as sneak attacks to preemptively gain position on and neutralize a guy in an altercation. This is most applicable to guys doing security jobs, like bouncing, corrections, patrol work, and so on.
The guy who takes the initiative with the element of surprise wins nine times out of ten; but at the same time, reacting to any possibility of hostility with a sucker punch is also no way to conduct a civilization; whereas, with grappling based methods, it's a lot easier to modulate the force used. Knocking people out can be a hard sell, but big brothering someone makes you look dominant and in control in the eyes of observers, does not evoke that same feeling of escalation.
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if you don't do a proper 2 on 1 yes
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But when he has to use his core to keep balance, he should not be able to throw any effective strike.
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cause its rare in mma that you will see 2 guys posture completely broken in the clinch
Carlos Diego Ferreira vs Dustin Poirier. Honestly no idea why we don't see this attack more often.
GSP also armdragged Hendricks from butterfly guard into a single leg at the end of round 3 in their fight.
You can be susceptible to uppercuts, knees and elbows
Awsome takedown there
That was so sick. I need to watch that fight.
Carlos Diego Ferreira vs Dustin Poirier. Honestly no idea why we don't see this attack more often.
GSP also armdragged Hendricks from butterfly guard into a single leg at the end of round 3 in their fight.
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Isn't Butterfly guard considered the go to guard in mma?
Anyhow, I figured it would be very do-able from the butterfly but you'd have to do it quickly (establish the guard or chain it with sweep attempts ?????)
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Arm drags are a huge weapon in self defense, drastically less so in jiujitsu & MMA, although still very useful sometimes when mastered. They are a must to learn though, even for the self defense aspect alone.
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Sesae tsurikomi ashi!
That is some beautifully high-level shit when it’s pulled off
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The butterfly guard is a powerful position in MMA and BJJ. But the problem is the same in both -- it's not an easy position to enter on the bottom.
The most common guard strategies in MMA right now by a mile are scooting back to the fence to stand up, or creating a double foot on hip situation, pushing your opponent away, and standing up.
Very few men in the UFC are actually happy to play guard. And after watching an elite BJJ guy like Herbert Burns get smashed by Pineda, or Jim Miller against Pichel, it's not hard to see why.
Lots of women in the UFC are more than content to play closed guard. Moras and Casey being obvious examples.
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I dont know why people dont go more for a lift to ashi than statying in butterfly. Its way way easier to sweep or attack, and the opponent as soon as he feels hes getting lift up normally will try to bail the position, giving space to at least get up
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Idk unless you’re really good at leg locks a lot of guys can still end up on top after the attempt, and if you commit too hard you’re in a horrible energy wasting position
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Maybe an uki waza. Nice ukemi from Dustin too.
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If you elevate someone from butterfly guard with double underhooks, there's not a ton else to do other than transition to x guard or single leg x. and single leg x is more than arguably the higher % option.
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I agree with that. I was just saying how if you don’t have really good control of the leg or if the top guy is savvy going for the slx isn’t always a good move. A lot of times you can get space or even get a sweep from it though.
