Times when strikers decided they were grappling specialists?

[EGarrett]

I know that grapplers often decide they're knockout artists, how often has a striker decided that they were NCAA freestyle level or ADCC masters out of nowhere?

Inspired of course by D1 Holly.

 

[Sapp]

Conor.

 

[DarkneT]

Overeem tonight with those fucking heel hooks

What the fuck was that

 

[Willek]

Maia losing in 9 seconds to Marquardt.

 

[EGarrett]

Maia losing in 9 seconds to Marquardt.

Isn't Maia a grappler who tried to strike?

 

[Sir Punchalot]

Maia losing in 9 seconds to Marquardt.

I'm not sure you quite get this thread.

 

[Matty da Ranga]

I know he has a wrestling base, but Rumble wrestling Cormier in their 2nd fight after stuffing all of his TDs in the 1st rd and busting him on the feet is THE all-time dumbass move. Thiago Alves shooting for a TD in the final minute against Kampmann while clearly winning and getting guillotined is up there too.

 

[ArtemV]

Anthony Pettis trying to grapple with Charles Oliveira. Which did work in the long run.

 

[Koro_11]

Conor.