Gaps in the Armor: the gameplan for Daniel Cormier to beat Jon Jones, part 1 of 2
(This is part one of a two part series. You can find part two here.) It wasn’t long ago that light heavyweight was considered one…
Connor Ruebusch Archives: 12/2014
UFC Fight Night Machida-Dolloway Judo Chop: Rashid Magomedov, Layered Combat
Taken as a whole, UFC Fight Night: Machida-Dolloway was not a surprising event. Altogether, most of the favorites won, most of the underdogs lost, and…
Almost Immortal: Mike Thomas Brown, part 1 – The Story
When can their glory fade?–Alfred Lord Tennyson December 6th, 2014. “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler, a veteran of 14 years and 35 fights, wins a contentious split…
UFC 181 Judo Chop: War Dance, the Methodical Madness of Robbie Lawler
As most fighters age, they become less active with their strikes, opting for efficiency and accuracy over aggression. Half a lifetime of wars will take…
(Heavy Hands) Firas Zahabi on Hendricks-Lawler II: Long lay-off is disadvantage for Hendricks
When it comes to breaking down a fight, who better to ask than a world-renowned film junkie and MMA trainer who has prepared fighters for…
UFC 181 Judo Chop: Anthony Pettis and the Art of the Feint
Anthony Pettis is renowned for his flashy moves. The man called “Showtime” has built a reputation of leaping, spinning, cartwheeling, and acrobatically springing off the…
UFC 181 Judo Chop: Johny Hendricks, a Different Breed of Wrestle-Boxer
The wrestle-boxer is one of the most common stylistic archetypes in all of mixed martial arts, and one of the most consistently successful. The formula…