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I've noticed something of a minor resurgence with 50/50 recently in no-gi since it's become such an advanced position in the gi. Felipe Pena vs. Gordon Ryan at ADCC and Gianni Grippo used it to great effect vs. Justin Rader the other day at FTW Pro. I think you're going to see more people figure out how to integrate 50/50 leg attacks with the standard ashi garami attacks, since 50/50 is basically ashi with both legs over.
I think 50/50 can be valuable in terms of comparative advantage; it is because it is an 'even' situation, that if you specialize in the situation, you can just keep going to it and beat people there, which can simplify your flow chart.
Also, personally, i've always felt that double outside ashi had/has a more essential structural weakness compared to other leg entanglements, in how much it gives up the back angle to go after the leg; for example Paulo Miyao who passed multiple times by exploiting the DOA situation in his match vs Nicky Ryan at UGA.
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