Mel Gibson did armbar and triangle choke in Lethal weapon (1987) way before UFC 1 and Gracies

[Area809]

Hahaha what a expose on this casual

If people have been paying attention over the last 25+ years, Rorion has only mentioned his collaboration with Lethal Weapon a thousand times lmao

 

[drummr]

God damn casuals

 

[Area809]

But all fighters in first couple of UFCs didn't know shit about it??? You don't find that strange? Hollywood knew, but guys entering no-rule fighting didn't??

No, it wasn’t mixed martial arts yet.

 

[armbarforhire]

Bobby Bass, former US Special Forces, Stunt man, and Judo Gene 3rd degree black belt was the fight choreographer. I think Rorion did a different movie.

It was Rorion and Royce but he only apperead in the 3d film fighting Renee Russo.

 

[armbarforhire]

This makes it even stranger that Dan Severn and Ken Shamrock didn't know for triangle and other basic BJJ stuff? Again, movie is from 1987!!?

Ken knew, but it was no different that any guy getting submitted in 2022, just because you know some moves you are not going to escape a high ranking BJJ black belt.

In the case of Ken coming from pancrase he probably tought he was the tournaments supreme grappler, had Royce presented himself as Judo and not BJJ maybe he probably would not been catch as off guard as he was. My guess is everyone tought Royce was a brazilian karate kid.

 

[TheChance]

Maybe they didn't know about it because they weren't CIA Assassins like Martin Riggs.

Riggs was a Green Beret, the bad guys in the movie were CIA

 

[Vayn Sword]

Yeah, and GJJ actually stands for "Gibson Jiu Jitsu".

 

[Syrus Bunns III]

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You’re welcome, casual lmao

Listen, I got to the bottom of the page and almost lost hope in sherdog

 

[warriorfan808]

It was Rorion and Royce but he only apperead in the 3d film fighting Renee Russo.

Rorion worked on Lethal Weapon 3. Gotta look up the credits. Also, Rorion specially mentions Lethal Weapon 3. If he did 1 and 2, he would have mentioned them.

* I was wrong. Rorion Gracie coordinated that fight scene*

 

[armbarforhire]

Shamrock did beat USA olympic alternate Christoper Leininger at UFC 3.

 

[warriorfan808]

Mel Gibson is Australian not American doofus

Mel’s mom is from Australia. He was born in New York and moved to Australia when he was 12.

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

UFC 1 was birth of cage fighting in a octagon LOL, not the birth of BJJ. Jesus christ why am I even...

 

[emefer]

Better show James Cagney some respect.

 

[dominicanjudo8]

I always hear about UFC 1 bringing BJJ to US (or at least to wider public), but i recently (re)watched Lethal weapon 1 and Mel Gibson was doing armbar and triangle in 1987.

If actors knew about BJJ in 1987, how come Kimo, Dan Severn and Shamrock were surprised and unprepared for this ,,new,, fight style? Did they not watch movies?

Could Mel Gibson be sensei to mma fighters before the chosen one (Steven Sigal)?



Triangle is at 3:30 if you don't want to watch all video.

One of the gracies work on that movie

 

[armbarforhire]

Yeah, and GJJ actually stands for "Gibson Jiu Jitsu".

 

[mkt]

Better show James Cagney some respect.

I was about to say Enter the Dragon (early 1970s) was the first armbar in a movie but there was an armbar attempt in that fight...and it was much earlier.

 

[emefer]

Mel’s fights with his wife were better.

 

[Deathbycalfkick]

But all fighters in first couple of UFCs didn't know shit about it??? You don't find that strange? Hollywood knew, but guys entering no-rule fighting didn't??

The first UFCs were marketing gimmicks for GJJ, would have been a stupid move to invite guys like Walid Ismail, Braga, Marco Ruas, and even a guy like TK. Royce almost got killed by Kimo who knew next to nothing about BJJ other than studying a few videos. He shows up to that fight within that retarded ponytail and he probably TKOs Royce and kills the Gracie hype train on the spot.

We had to wait for SakuGOAT to do that.

 

[bunt]

One of the GOAT movie fights imo

 

[mkt]

Shamrock did beat USA olympic alternate Christoper Leininger at UFC 3.

Olympic judo meets crossface, dominant ground positioning and GnP.