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Cody has the same reach as Artem Lobov. That’s a big part of it I believe. Jab is a great tool for fighters with good reach
Sure. The short version first: the less things to worry about beside the punches, the more room for making the jab work different ways.
The more shit to worry about (Kicks, takedown, clinch, ect), the less opportunities to get a effective jab going.
First time I think i ever disagree with you but on this one I do disagree. Aside from the jab being the most important punch in boxing, or any sport that involves punching. Of all the striking weapons to be used in MMA, the hands are the most used, and most effective, given the small gloves, and the fact that a large portion of kicks are somewhat "taken out" of the game due to take downs and grappling. MMA just tends to favor a more hand dominant style of striking.
Im still waiting for liam vs cody <Lmaoo>
Good input. But its really easy to just think 1 and 0 in a discussion like this. I still think the jab is a very important punch in any striking art that have punches to the face.
But to you cant have so much room or openings for a complex and advanced jab game as in boxing.
Its 50/50 because of A) the training time in takes to get really good at it, and B) because of all the different stuff you need to worry about.
The are probably just two ways to have a really good MMA jab.
1) if you came into the MMA from a solid striking background. And allready got the jab in your skills.
Or
2) if you got a khabib / gsp level wrestling game. And everybody is scared to death from you taking them down.
He's a hooker.
Jones benefits massively from being extraordinarily long though, i don't think these techniques work as well if someone average sized (in terms of length) will do it.I kinda agree and the jab is my best punch, smh. The jab can be effective in mma, but if you are not great at it - or even if you ARE great and just get a bit lazy- you run a huge risk of getting countered with a right hook (almost everyone in mma loves throwing power hooks). The risk is bigger than in boxing because the gloves are so much smaller. Even Wlad Klitschko would sometimes get countered over his jab when he boxed and in mma, that can be fatal.
Add in kicks, takedowns and clinch warfare and good jab just doesn't have the same ability to keep guys off of you.
Jon Jones' oblique kick is the most effective "jab-like" weapon I've seen in mma - risk free, energy efficient and keeps the opponent at bay.
Cody has the same reach as Artem Lobov. That’s a big part of it I believe. Jab is a great tool for fighters with good reach