Judo Chop: How Carlos Condit out-struck Nick Diaz
No fight in recent memory has been so divisive among MMA fans as the bout between Nick Diaz and current UFC Interim Welterweight Champion, Carlos…
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Bellator Judo Chop: Jack Slack breaks down Eddie Alvarez’ head kick KO
Eddie Alvarez put on another brilliant performance at Bellator 77 against highly touted striker, Patricky “Pitbull” Freire. Where Freire is known for hard kicks and…
UFC 153 Judo Chop: Maldonado and Teixeira’s Poor Striking Display
For those of you who haven’t seen it already, Glover Teixeira demolished Fabio Maldonado in a pretty predictable match at UFC 153. Maldonado’s hard head…
Jack Slack’s Top Strikers: Rafael Aghayev – The Saviour of WKF Karate Kumite
Instead of a Finish of the Week for the start of this week I wanted to try something new for the MMA fans who read…
UFC 153 results: Judo Chop – Anderson Silva’s Rope-a-Dope
I’ll be honest and up front with my readers – I was never interested in the fight between Stephan Bonnar and Anderson Silva – it…
UFC 153 Judo Chop: Anderson Silva: 5 Signature Moves
Yesterday we examined some of the go to techniques of heavyweight legend Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira – today we take a look at some of the…
UFC 153: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira’s Go To Techniques
Everyone loves signature moves; things that make certain fighters unique such as Shinya Aoki’s gogoplatas or Kazushi Sakuraba’s kimura. Signature moves and go to techniques…
UFC 153 Judo Chop: The Overrated Boxing of Fabio Maldonado
Fabio Maldonado has been one of the most requested fighters for analysis in recent months – partly due to his upcoming bout with Brazilian stand…
UFC on Fuel Judo Chop: Jimi Manuwa’s Face Breaking Double Threat
A concept which I spoke about in a previous piece called The Curious Case of Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filopovic is that of the double threat…
The ongoing trouble with Stefan Struve
It’s hard not to like Stefan Struve; he’s humble, classy, a great finisher and he often comes back from adversity. He is also one of…
Judo Chop: How Gilbert Melendez Boxed Tatsuya Kawajiri
Many of us were hugely disappointed to hear that Gilbert Melendez will no longer be defending his Strikeforce title in the coming weeks. Melendez’s dominance…
Is Jon Jones’ Reach An Unfair Advantage?
The meeting between Jon Jones and Vitor Belfort was in many ways one of the strangest bouts in recent years, but in most ways was…
UFC 152 Judo Chop: Jon Jones’ Toolbox – Spinning Elbows
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones meets Vitor Belfort on September 22nd in an unlikely title bout and even before the fight begins it is…
Judo Chop Finish of the Week: Peter Aerts High Kick Spectacular
Few men have served as long a tenure in the upper echelons of kickboxing as the Dutch Lumberjack, Peter Aerts. It is fairly safe to…
Killing the King: Jon Jones
The Killing the King series is going to be my attempt to shed a little light and mortality on the styles and abilities of the…
Andre Ward Vs Chad Dawson: A Technical Perspective
Instead of this week’s Judo Chop: Finish of the Week I want to take time to look at the recent prize fight between Chad Dawson…
UFC 152 Judo Chop: The Strengths of Vitor Belfort
Yesterday I released my “Weaknesses of Vitor Belfort” piece and it was very well received in most corners of the internet, now in the interest…
UFC 152 Judo Chop: The Weaknesses Of Vitor Belfort
Due to the positive response I receive every time I write a “weaknesses” piece, I decided that this time I would start with the weaknesses…
UFC 152 Judo Chop: Jon Jones’ Toolbox – The Jackson’s MMA Oblique Kick / Chasse
For those of you who haven’t kept up with the ridiculous UFC 151 debacle; Jon Jones and Vitor Belfort are slated to meet in a…
Judo Chop Finish of the Week: Glover Teixeira vs Marvin Eastman
It’s Monday morning and that means that it’s time for the Judo Chop Finish of the Week. After the storm of confusion and nonsense that…