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UFC 143 Judo Chop: Dustin Poirier's Mounted Triangle Armbar
Dustin Poirier was slotted to face three different opponents at several points in the lead up to UFC 143. Finally after a rash of injuries, UFC rookie Max Holloway was the man across the cage from Poirier. Holloway, while an interesting prospect and exciting striker, is fairly inexperienced on the...
UFC 143 Judo Chop: The Instep Roundhouse Kick Of Stephen Thompson
(This is a collaboration between KJ Gould and Fraser Coffeen. Main text and diagrams by KJ Gould, additional insight by Fraser Coffeen where stated.) South Carolina's Stephen Thompson made his debut at UFC 143 last night where he displayed his Kempo Karate skills on a world stage. His unorthodox...
UFC 142 Judo Chop: Rousimar Palhares And A Preferred Approach To Leglocks
The unique differences between humans allows for a stunning array of specialists in athletic activities. The physical differences between elite NFL players and marathon runners are easy to point out, yet both sports allow for the individual athlete to focus mostly on doing one or two things. Mixed...
UFC 140 Judo Chop: Frank Mir Uses a Kimura to Break Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's Arm
It pains me to write the following, but UFC 140 may have given us the greatest submission in mixed martial arts history. In terms of the caliber of fighters involved, the comeback nature of the submission and the defiant holding on until the bitter end, can you think of a better one? Whatever your...
UFC 139 Judo Chop: Shogun Rua's Fight-Saving Leglock on Dan Henderson
In the this mini-Judo Chop, Tom Grant breaks down for us the mechanics of Mauricio "Shogun" Rua's fight-saving leglock sweep from the fight against Dan Henderson at UFC 139. Later this week, I will bring you a much larger Judo Chop that will take a look at Shogun's preferred ground game tactics and...
UFC 139 Judo Chop: Matt Brown's Scissors Sweep of Seth Baczynski
Tom Grant brings us another mini-Judo Chop, as he breaks down some of the subtle groundwork displayed in Seth Baczynski's submission victory over Matt "The Immortal" Brown during UFC 139. In this mini-chop, Tom explains how exactly Matt Brown used his long legs to scissors sweep Baczynski and...
UFC 139 Judo Chop: Martin Kampmann Foot-Sweeps Rick Story With a Sasae Tsurikomi Ashi
In another mini-Judo Chop from UFC 139, Tom Grant takes a look at Martin Kampmann's exploitation of Rick Story's mistakes in the clinch. Kampmann came into the bout still furious about the decision loss to Diego Sanchez at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann and took his anger out on Story, who had...
UFC 136 Judo Chop: The Striking of Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard
Over the course of 2 fights, 3 years, 8 rounds, and 40 minutes, we have seen Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard go to war. Now, at UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III, we'll see their series conclude (for now at least) with the UFC Lightweight title once again on the line. If there's an overriding lesson to...
UFC 134 Rio Judo Chop - Yushin Okami and Attacking Anderson Silva's Guard
Most casual fans (and even many among the hardcore contingent) you'll speak to about this Saturday's main event at UFC 134: Rio will have very little hesitation picking the champion to successfully defend his title. Anderson Silva has the most number of consecutive wins in the UFC and has gone...
UFC 133 Fight Card Judo Chop: Chaining Takedowns with Rani Yahya
(This is a collaborative piece by the Bloody Elbow Grappling Coverage team. The introduction is written by KJ Gould and the analysis is written by Ben Thapa.) Making up one of the two confirmed fights for the UFC 133 Spike TV preliminary card this Saturday, a pair of Featherweights do battle in...
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