When he tried his hand in a wrestling match after the last match, he focused on Khabib Nurmagomedov's aggressive tactics and Dustin Poirier's defensive mistakes.
The wrestling performances since UFC Boston have all been disappointing losses. Outstanding folk style wrestler and former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman gained his basic skills early before starting a match against light heavyweight contender Dom Reyes. To learn more about Weidman's wrestling credentials, Coach Mike Riordan provided a great working environment.
Members of the American men's freestyle national team and Daniel Cormier protégé Deron Winn were able to complete a number of takedowns, but they were lagging behind the cards due to the gap in mixed martial arts games. I'm trying to deal with Winn in a more comprehensive way, including a freestyle career and how to use wrestling in MMA.
In the meantime, weidman vs. I thought it would be fun to look at Reyes's wrestling situation and see what you can learn at a glance.
Wrestling breakdown after UFC Boston event
Chris Wademan vs Dominic Reyes
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I constantly emphasized the usefulness of reactive takedown for wrestlers in MMA. The word "Block" allows a responsive takedown feature like a counter to take advantage of the action to convey a little better meaning.
The time of entry itself was almost perfect. Reyes pressed Wademan into a cage and tried to turn the rear straight when the opponent's back hit the fence. Perhaps in anticipation of this, Wademan slid his head to the right as he stepped in and stepped into his infiltration phase as Reyes throws.
Weidman should not blow back his opponent at least twice. He showed his ability to turn corners reliably throughout his career, even if he wasn't driving in an ideal position. In a perfect world. Put the opponent in a closed posture matchup so that the penetrating knee splits the opponent's posture, the head moves out of the hip and the trail leg is quickly placed outside the lead leg.
More maneuver in open position. Weidman is dangerous because it compromises the base. But Weidman stepped across the body to the right in the infiltration phase, showing a clever figure. In this way, he gained the dominant angle needed to go straight at least twice when swinging his trail legs and pivot quickly. In MMA, it's not a bad idea to get close to us especially at this moment. You won't be surprised if it's specifically drilled by Weidman.
Weidman changes location to Reyes after the turn. There was very little room left to cover before finding stability for the cage.
On the way to the fence, Reyes bumped Wademan sideways with a very shallow cross face and butt pressure and leaned back from the fence. Reyes did not have a strong position but still took Weidman's feet from here.
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The microsequence alone highlights the risks associated with Weidman's selective attacks. But like Khabib Nurmagomedov, Weidman was a wrestler who often did not need a perfect position if he fell into a wrestling situation with his body and the rest of his capabilities. Perhaps it was to capture Reyes without damage to his camp.
In fact, the constant focus on Raise's face focused on moving Wademan forward to avoid literally falling over. This killed a double, but Weidman was able to raise his legs up to make a double underhook, and once the base stabilized, he put on a body lock.
Wademan squeezed, lifted straight up, and placed Reyes on her toe.
Because his base was completely compromised, Reyes did not get the answer to the outside trip. Wademan fell to his hips by blocking his close legs and pulling Reyes to the right and back.
To return to his feet, Reyes will need a post. Knowing this, Weidman went straight toward Reyes' far wrist. Other wrists could be used, but Weidman made a more ambitious choice. Wademan already had the option to grab the far wrist across the back from the bodylock and trap it behind Reyes' back.
Some people call it “Tagney Handcuffs”. In folk style wrestling, I prefer to be non-Russian, as it is a wrist ride.
But it would take a bit more time and effort to reach out and pull out your wrist against a larger person. Weidman used both weapons to attack one target, so Reyes was free to swim and kneel. Because of this, Weidman tightened his back and gave up his wrist ride.
The switch back to the waist proved to be the best for Wademan.
Weidman saw it run off to the finish, opening the lock again. Reyes' relatively strong base limited the extent to which Wademan could drive him out of the cage, and Reyes could fall from the fence and survive.
Reyes seemed to use the wizard in both bodylock situations, but now that he has a bit of space, he was able to dig a single underhook and straighten Weidman. Without a dominant stance, Weidman's crime against Caed from an opportunist stance was over.
We knew that there was an entry by Weidman due to Reyes attack. But if Weidman really wants to control the fight, he must create a wrestling situation with his attack. Weidman's terrible 1-2, who tried to press Reyes into the fence in a short combination, ended with the head on the platter.
Finally there is a wrestling order and finishing moments.
conclusion
As an elite fighter, Chris Weidman's time is probably over. He was a strong and outstanding chain wrestler throughout his UFC career. His prominent abilities increased leaps and bounds, but the tactics of wrestling safely at the end of the day took no root in his game.
When the durability weakens, lethal details are revealed dramatically.
The next time we read about wrestling in MMA, our topic is Gregor Gillespie. Is his game becoming a game that can endure late in his career? Find out in two weeks.