Ultimate Fighter 3 finalist Ed Herman will be back in action this weekend at UFC 143 and will no doubt come ready to entertain the crowd. Herman is one of MMA’s most underrated finishers with fifteen stoppages in seventeen total victories and is currently on a two-fight winning streak including a pair of opening round victories.
While Herman may be seen by many as more of a striker than grappler, “Short Fuse” actually has twice as many submissions as he does TKOs. In this MMATraining Technique of the Day, Herman gives viewers a taste as to why he’s a dual threat by demonstrating a slick armbar transition from back mount.
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Anyone who tuned in last weekend and caught Charles Oliveira‘s slick submission stoppage of Eric Wisely at UFC on FOX 2 was no doubt impressed by the rarely-seen technique.
Fortunately, Ralek Gracie and Rener Gracie happen to be SLIGHTLY familiar with BJJ and decided to share their knowledge in this MMATraining Technique of the Day where they’ll walk viewers through the Calf-Slicer as well as a few other things they may have seen on FOX/Fuel TV.
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Heavyweight Fabricio Werdum will make his return to the Octagon this weekend at UFC 143 where he’ll face Roy Nelson. Since originally parting ways with the organization the talented Brazilian has looked sharp, particularly in the case of submitting Fedor Emelianenko in 2010 when Emelianenko was seen as relatively unbeatable.
In this MMATraining Technique of the Day, Werdum will walk viewers through the Triangle-Armbar combination he used against Emelianenko so that they too can add the hold to their arsenal of moves.
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UFC welterweight Josh Koscheck may get a bad reputation based on his at-times overwhelmingly cocky attitude but at the end of the day he’s still one helluva competitor no matter where a bout’s action takes place. A talented grappler with power in his hands as well, Koscheck will take his wares into the Octagon this weekend against Mike Pierce at UFC 143: Condit vs. Diaz.
In this MMATraining Technique of the Day, the American Kickboxing Academy staple demonstrates one of his favorite arm-chokes while breaking down the finer points of the hold for viewers.
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After months of hard work UFC light heavyweight Rashad Evans finally has his title-shot at Jon Jones thanks to a convincing decision win against previously unbeaten Phil Davis last night at UFC on FOX 2.
In honor of Evans’ performance, this MMATraining Technique of the Day features “Sugar” ‘Shad demonstrating some basic strikes that every fighter should have in his/her bag of tricks.
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It wasn’t too long ago UFC middleweight Mark Munoz was set to compete this weekend in hopes of earning a shot at the divisional title. However, after injuring his elbow last week “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” has been sidelined and out of action for a few months while Michael Bisping gets the crack at Chael Sonnen he’d originally been scheduled for.
On his road back to full recovery Munoz will absolutely be working on strengthening his upper body, some of which will likely involve this MMATraining Technique of the Day focused on building strength through resistance. It’s easy to do and effective. What’s not to like?
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While Michael Bisping‘s opponent on Saturday night at UFC on FOX 2, Chael Sonnen, may have a reputation for being dominant on the ground, the Brit is certainly no slouch when it comes to attacking with submissions and strikes from a dominant position either.
In this MMATraining Technique of the Day, Bisping provides instruction on a variety of moves to use when on top of a grounded opponent as well as some things to watch out for like Triangle Chokes and Armbar attempts.
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If there’s one man in the UFC worth listening to when it comes to BJJ it’s probably middleweight Demian Maia, a decorated grappler whose knowledge on the topic is among the best in the sport let alone the organization.
In this MMATraining Technique of the Day, Maia offers up some of her expertise when it comes to passing an stacked opponent’s guard in order to transition into a better position. Watch and learn from a master (then make sure to check Maia fight this weekend at UFC on FOX 2)…
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