Gaps in the Armor: How to beat UFC bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw
Well, this should be fun. In May I wrote an article explaining how one might dethrone the UFC bantamweight champion, Renan Barao. I knew that…
Connor Ruebusch Archives: 08/2014
UFC Double Header Technique Recap: Michael Bisping, Max Holloway, Neil Magny
Another weekend full of UFC fights and, in addition to a healthy dosage of fights-you-can-certainly-miss, there were some real treats of technique, strategy, and all-around…
UFC Fight Night Tulsa Judo Chop: The Refined Aggression of Rafael Dos Anjos
Watching Rafael Dos Anjos melt former WEC and UFC lightweight champion Ben Henderson in the first round, I was struck by the progress of two…
UFC Fight Night Henderson vs Dos Anjos Judo Chop: Ben Henderson’s Wall n’ Maul
Ben Henderson might be one of the most enigmatic fighters in the UFC. There are very few fighters who seem as capable of physically dominating…
UFC Fight Night Bader vs Saint Preux Judo Chop: Boxing Tricks with Gray Maynard and Ross Pearson
I’m going to ask you to do something difficult. Forget that this was Gray Maynard’s fourth loss by KO in his last five outings. Forget…
The Science of Ground and Pound: Introduction
“Ground and Pound.” Some like the term, some hate it, but every single MMA fan knows what it means. Supposedly the term was coined by…
UFC Fight Night Bader vs Saint Preux Judo Chop: What Happened to Gray Maynard?
When Gray Maynard stepped into the Octagon to face Frankie Edgar on the first day of 2011, he knew he could beat the lightweight champ.…