Rewatch Why doesn't anyone use Zingano's front headlock throw?

[EndlessCritic]

While Cat Zingano is considered to have underperformed in the UFC overall, her gutsy performance over Amanda Nunes remains quite impressive, and stands as Nunes' only TKO loss in the UFC.

After getting hurt badly in round 1, Zingano managed to get the fight to the floor in rounds 2 and 3 using a beautiful front headlock throw, that is rarely seen in MMA:

I'm honestly not even sure I can think of the last time this move was hit in MMA, let alone twice in one fight. When is the last time anyone hit this?

 

[STRYDG]

That's a DDT son. Was hyped seeing that live haha

 

[podsox]

Good chance you end up on your back attempting it

 

[xhaydenx]

The DDT to roll over is pretty riskiy. Decent chance they end up on top in side control or half guard.

It was fucking cool when Zingano done it though lol. I totally forgot about this. Thanks for making this thread lol.

 

[EndlessCritic]

Good chance you end up on your back attempting it

That's true of any poorly executed technique.

Zingano hit the GOAT with it twice.

 

[gosuasus]

"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 throws once, but I fear the man who has practiced Zingano's front headlock throw 10,000 times." ~ Aleksandr Karelin

 

[smiles mma]

Because the men don't suck bad enough to get thrown like that. I feel like you have to make a series of bad decisions to get thrown with some school yard shit like that. Dudes would keep their weigh low enough and hips far away enough it wouldn't be practical to attempt it

 

[Reach4theSky]

I couldn't think of or find any other examples. This is the closest I could find..

Not the same thing..

 

[Luthien]

Remember my feed dropping at here we go and coming back just as the fight ended
I was like?! There aint no way!! Show me the dang replay right now?!

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

It only works after you gas your opponent out by getting brain damaged

 

[DanAndroid]

at the time people said this was only feasible in wmma

 

[EndlessCritic]

at the time people said this was only feasible in wmma

The GOAT olympic gold medalist in greco roman hit this.

 

[BigMuffler]

Cain did a ddt like move into ground and pound to finish JDS in their last fight but didn't end up on top the same way

 

[Ludwig von Mises]

A good grappler will smother and post up with his palms and end up in top position.

 

[mjfan23]

Didn’t khamzat roll like that on Holland?

 

[BigMuffler]

I couldn't think of or find any other examples. This is the closest I could find..

Not the same thing..

Pretty similar though except Weidman managed to roll over and not land on his back under Rockhold

 

[Reach4theSky]

Pretty similar though except Weidman managed to roll over and not land on his back under Rockhold

The difference is Zingano whips the girl down using her own force. Whereas Chris is the forward momentum and Luke is reversing it..

 

[Leonard Haid]

While Cat Zingano is considered to have underperformed in the UFC overall, her gutsy performance over Amanda Nunes remains quite impressive, and stands as Nunes' only TKO loss in the UFC.

After getting hurt badly in round 1, Zingano managed to get the fight to the floor in rounds 2 and 3 using a beautiful front headlock throw, that is rarely seen in MMA:

I'm honestly not even sure I can think of the last time this move was hit in MMA, let alone twice in one fight. When is the last time anyone hit this?

Why doesn't anyone use Zingano's front headlock throw?​

It's a good question. I can only guess:

1) Once you have someone in a front headlock, there are several other higher-percentage ways to get them down.

2) Very hard to do this to a high-level opponent.

3) Not really something you want to practice over and over again in the gym. It's a career-ending neck injury waiting to happen.

 

[RockyLockridge]

I couldn't think of or find any other examples. This is the closest I could find..

Not the same thing..

rockhold is a fucking wizard on the mat.

 

[Egészségére!]

Looks like a high chance of a self knock out, especially in that first gif