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I am. He seems to have a the perfect mix of versatile submissions with solid wrestling. Great scrambles with solid positioning.
I am. He seems to have a the perfect mix of versatile submissions with solid wrestling. Great scrambles with solid positioning.
This weekend.When is it?
I believe he’s going to kick some ass, Gordon Ryan is going to make some noise as well, at least if they both have relative good chins, which we will only find out when they step in the cage
The more I watch BJJ guys transition- if they can't chain wrestle they are in big trouble. Everyone should be looking at Demain Maia's evolution as a guide for what it takes to be able to implement your bjj game. Fundamental striking goes without saying, but takedowns off the fence and wrestling / riding should be #1 priority.
For the vast majority of guys they are not going to be able to get their wrestling to the level of a prime Damian Maia. He put in an incredible amount of time and work into becoming the wrestler he is/was. Like fully embraced the grind and sought out the cream of the crop of wrestling training partners and coaches. We have seen other Bjj'ers with very good takedowns, quite a few, but none of them had the fundamentals of wrestling down so well like Maia.The more I watch BJJ guys transition- if they can't chain wrestle they are in big trouble. Everyone should be looking at Demain Maia's evolution as a guide for what it takes to be able to implement your bjj game. Fundamental striking goes without saying, but takedowns off the fence and wrestling / riding should be #1 priority.
Honestly, I feel no matter how amazing of a grappler you are, it will all boil down to how well you can take a punch. No one likes to get hit, but some people just take it much worse and are so afraid of being hit they end up being too distracted by that.
I hope he does well. He might end up being the (sane) version of Palhares in MMA and that would be a treat to watch.
leg submission specialist might be a dime a dozen now in nogi BJJ comps, but they are still ultra rare in MMA and you can see how far Palhares got with just that. Tonnon is even better.
I'm extremely excited but I really hope he has developed a striking game. Being one dimensional just doesn't work at the highest levels
jake shields and ben askren would disagree
No. I don't think he even wrestled in high school. He's worked very hard at his wrestling, though, with Matt Pletcher and others.wasnt gary a college wrestler?
Honestly, I feel no matter how amazing of a grappler you are, it will all boil down to how well you can take a punch. No one likes to get hit, but some people just take it much worse and are so afraid of being hit they end up being too distracted by that.
I hope he does well. He might end up being the (sane) version of Palhares in MMA and that would be a treat to watch.
leg submission specialist might be a dime a dozen now in nogi BJJ comps, but they are still ultra rare in MMA and you can see how far Palhares got with just that. Tonnon is even better.
I'm extremely excited but I really hope he has developed a striking game. Being one dimensional just doesn't work at the highest levels