Flexibility, Tapouts and Submissions

I am still concentrating on mount escapes as Houston Alexander’s and Thiago Silva’s fight in UFC 78 is still present in my consciousness. While watching the above video and practicing the movements I also thought about flexibility and the role it plays in the ground game.
Quite often, I get in a sticky situation when grappling and attempt a move [...]

Houston Alexander: Mount Escapes-Training Log

After watching Houston Alexander and Silva fight last night, I saw the light.  Cringing inside as I watched a dominant fighter succumb to punches from the mount led me to think about my own mount defense.
So to bolster my defense I practiced mount escape drills and will incorporate it more often in my training. For the past [...]

UFC 78 Prediction Update and my Thoughts

Well six out of nine isn’t bad..
‘Props’ to Thiago Silva but what happened to Houston? He held back in the beginning and let the other guy control the pace. Houston had no answer for Silva’s ground offense. He’ll be back though…
Evans handled Bisping like I thought he would. Past history didn’t suggest otherwise. This fight [...]

UFC 78 Predictions - Read ‘em and Weep

Here are my predictions…. 
Rashad Evans vs. Michael Bisping -  Evans (W)
Houston Alexander vs. Thiago Silva -   Alexander (W)
Joe Doerkson vs. Ed Herman - Doerkson (W)
Karo Parisyan vs. Ryo Chonan - Parisyan (W)
Spencer Fisher vs. Frank Edgar - Fisher (W)
Chris Lytle vs. Thiago Alves - Alves (W) I think he will get lucky…
Joe Lauzon vs. Jason Reinhardt [...]

UFC 78: Evans vs. Bisping - This card does not “suck!”

I am going to order UFC 78 with headliners Michael Bisping and Rashad Evans Saturday. A lot of MMA blogs have been pooh-poohing the event but this is a pretty solid card.
For a long time Rashad Evans has proven himself over and over again. On the flip side, I don’t think Bisping has been tested, except for Hamill. I [...]