Media Marty has been a BJJ black belt for a while..

[Martialbeef]

Does he just RNC toddlers all day on the mats?

When did he last attempt a submission?

BJJ practitioners who actually, you know, use the thing they are good at, are the best, and often the most dangerous. See Bryce Mitchell.

 

[SteveColdStone]

They’re handed out like happy meals these days. You don’t have to be a sub artist to have great BJJ however.

 

[TheHolyWarAngel]

He could sub most sherdoggers mamas with the BBC choke

 

[Martialbeef]

They’re handed out like happy meals these days. You don’t have to be a sub artist to have great BJJ however.

Well he clearly prefers position over submission. I think it would just make him 10x more watchable if he at-least mixed his elite wrestling with seemingly good BJJ.

 

[Slatersan]

He’s as much of a bjj black belt as junior dos santos is.

 

[SteveColdStone]

Well he clearly prefers position over submission. I think it would just make him 10x more watchable if he at-least mixed his elite wrestling with seemingly good BJJ.

If he just passed more I think he’d be more exciting. Unfortunately he’s more than happy to play a very patient game. It’s hard to submit guys at the elite level. I think the last sub in a title fight was GSP vs Bisping and before that it was Pettis vs Bendo.

 

[phenomphan2]

His positioning was very good in the Woodley fight.

 

[Nightwish]

If he just passed more I think he’d be more exciting. Unfortunately he’s more than happy to play a very patient game. It’s hard to submit guys at the elite level. I think the last sub in a title fight was GSP vs Bisping and before that it was Pettis vs Bendo.

Khabib submitted Poirier.

 

[SteveColdStone]

Khabib submitted Poirier.

He did. I forgot about that one. And DC submitted a few guys too. I evidently pulled that stat out of my ass. I think I got it conflated with the stat there hasn’t been a submission from the bottom in a title fight since Pettis vs Bendo.

 

[2004 account]

Well he clearly prefers position over submission. I think it would just make him 10x more watchable if he at-least mixed his elite wrestling with seemingly good BJJ.

The only thing clear is that usman fears a true fist fight

 

[DaleBoca]

Conor would be a black belt if he knew how to tie a belt.

 

[charalsias]

He could sub most sherdoggers mamas with the BBC choke

You underestimate our mama's throat game!

 

[SmoothPies]

Here's my theory on black belts like Usman.

I think that a lot of BJJ coaches for UFC fighters are legit for sure, but someone as strong and as good of a wrestler as Usman probably gets to a point where they start tapping the coach regularly. The coach then can't take it and just ends up giving the fighter a black belt to justify it, but in reality Usman or the fighter just is far more athletic and already an extremely good grappler/wrestler.

But when you put their newly earned black belt against other UFC talent, it doesn't translate as well

 

[SanDiego**]

Does he just RNC toddlers all day on the mats?

When did he last attempt a submission?

BJJ practitioners who actually, you know, use the thing they are good at, are the best, and often the most dangerous. See Bryce Mitchell.

starting to see that trend a lot with fighters not using their strengths.
jones , yoel, don't wrestle anymore
Ferguson barely grapples

aaaaaand woodley doesn't strike

 

[Simple Southerner]

And yet his jits is non existent

 

[El General]

It would be nice to see him utilize it more for passing from top position.

I think that is one thing GSP excelled at where Usman hasn't really used it. Seems content to just stay in whatever position he lands in from the takedown. Looks a little uncomfortable in guard.

 

[ayewheresthecannoli]

BJJ

 

[Nightwish]

He did. I forgot about that one. And DC submitted a few guys too. I evidently pulled that stat out of my ass. I think I got it conflated with the stat there hasn’t been a submission from the bottom in a title fight since Pettis vs Bendo.

Well, to be fair DC submitted guys that you can argue are not elite. Black Beast for example is anything but elite level.

 

[Bruce Lee666]

Khabib submitted Poirier.

King Khabib is not a black belt,and submitted the black belt Dustin.

I was brown in judo,and I got tired of destroying black belts.

black belt is not very important ...

 

[eddi]

Fake news, they gave him that belt