Damn, Already?: UFC 261- Usman vs Masvidal II/ Zhang vs Rose/ Shevchenko vs Bate Estaca

UFC 261: Phony Montana Strikes Back!

  • Kamaru Usman

    Votes: 80 90.9%
  • Jorge Masvidal

    Votes: 6 6.8%
  • Weili Zhang

    Votes: 41 46.6%
  • Rose Namajunas

    Votes: 20 22.7%
  • Valentina Shevchenko

    Votes: 52 59.1%
  • Jessica Andrade

    Votes: 7 8.0%
  • Chris Weidman

    Votes: 9 10.2%
  • Uriah Hall

    Votes: 47 53.4%

  • Total voters
    88
  • Poll closed .

Let A Fro Be A Fro

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What's this mean? I'd like to learn. I thought maybe he just caught the wrong part of Smith's leg

My comment was about Weidman/Hall. Weidman threw that telegraphed kick without any punches to set it up at all, full power right off the bat. It's way too easy to read. One of the greatest low kickers of all time was Ernesto Hoost. Good luck finding footage of him throw with low kicks so recklessly. Even a solid check which does not break one's leg can hurt like hell and potentially cost a fighter the match. Hoost admitted to starting off with softer kicks in matches, then throwing them with more power as he got his opponents timing and whatnot down. He also always set them up with punch combinations such as...



Hall must've read Ray Longo's notes. Longo is one of Weidman's coaches. He mentioned he intentionally trains students to check kicks just like that.

Technique Talk: Longo, leg kicks & 'Destructions'
 
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