Well damn.He literally is a white belt lol.
Well damn.He literally is a white belt lol.
So is KhabibHe literally is a white belt lol.
Not rare at all, pretty sure Cerrone has done it multiple times. Most recently was against Alex Oliveira. Another fun fact is that Khabib pulled out of multiple fights with Cerrone.
Paul submitted Ivan Salaverry by faking a rear naked choke and switching to an armbar. There was a video of him doing the same thing to Mayhem Miller in practice.Paul harris hit an armbar from sitting back control on someone in one of his ufc fights if I remember right.
My comment made me think of that video and I just posted a thread of that training with mayhem lolPaul submitted Ivan Salaverry by faking a rear naked choke and switching to an armbar. There was a video of him doing the same thing to Mayhem Miller in practice.
Also, that fake rear naked choke to armbar is what I was referencing. I can always remember the guy who won but not the one who lost lolPaul submitted Ivan Salaverry by faking a rear naked choke and switching to an armbar. There was a video of him doing the same thing to Mayhem Miller in practice.
Khabib's the best positional grappler in MMA I've seen. No one climbs quicker to mount or traps the legs with his own to put the opponent in a compromising spot than he does. He does this to everyone. Low-tier, mid-tier, top-tier - same result.
So is Khabib
I agree about Maia. I rate Khabib higher in MMA grappling because of his superior ability to get the takedown. Maia is unstoppable on the ground, but has trouble getting the fight to the ground.He's certainly up there. Personally, I think Demian Maia is the best positional grappler in history, just in terms of passing to mount, taking the back, etc. But, if you factor in being able to take an elite opponent down and beat them up over 5 rounds, then Khabib is probably the best.
I agree about Maia. I rate Khabib higher in MMA grappling because of his superior ability to get the takedown. Maia is unstoppable on the ground, but has trouble getting the fight to the ground.
I hadn’t seen that Werdum back mount armbar before. That’s fucking slick tbh
Maia had a beautiful one against Chael. It's a bit like Werdum's armbar from backmount, usually MMA fighters don't want to risk losing the position with those techniques, but they are so awesome when they are done by an elite grappler.