Congratulations Ben!! Made the UG proud
MMAWEEKLY 2014 SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR: BEN SAUNDERS AND HIS HISTORY-MAKING OMO PLATA
Technically sound jiu-jitsu isn’t easy to come by. It sometimes takes years to master, and mixing in the strikes of mixed martial arts only complicates things that much further.
For fighters, the UFC has become the destination for the most skilled fighters on the planet, jiu-jitsu and otherwise. Getting there is a goal deserving of praise, but staying with worldwide leader is a whole other fight.
In making his return to the UFC after a four-year run that mostly saw him compete in Bellator, Ben Saunders came back to the Octagon against a debuting Chris Heatherly. That ended soon after it started because Saunders applied what would become the first omoplata finish in UFC history.
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