Nick always talks about his Sambo coach, Val Ignatov, who he has been training with for over a decade. Do you think he may attack the legs of this BJJ specialist?
Nick really is one of the most well rounded grapplers in the world. He talks about using his wrestling in scrambles within his BJJ and his Judo standing. He is a complete grappler.
I hope he pulls the upset. 
me 2
yes he would be wise to attack the legs, no I don't think it will work and Braulio is about as good as a human can get at bjj but if I could ever see him getting tapped it would be to a leglock (same goes for any bjj great such as Rickson or Roger)
That would probably be his best bet. Pure BJJ doesn't focus a lot on leg locks.
KC007 - That would probably be his best bet. Pure BJJ doesn't focus a lot on leg locks.
Although the latest trend at the ADCC was the high number of leglock attempts and subs.
nowaydo -I didn't get a chance to watch the ADCC. Who else besides Palhares and (I assume) Dean Lister was leg locking?KC007 - That would probably be his best bet. Pure BJJ doesn't focus a lot on leg locks.
Although the latest trend at the ADCC was the high number of leglock attempts and subs.
Leglocks Dominate Submissions at 2011 ADCC:
52 wins by pts
17 wins by leglock
8 wins by armbar
6 wins by guillotine
5 wins by RNC
4 wins by triangle
2 wins by judges decision
1 win by D'Arce
1 win by DQ"
Sambo is a great MA. I just did my first comp last week.
KC007 - That would probably be his best bet. Pure BJJ doesn't focus a lot on leg locks.Depends. Oswaldo Fadda taught leg locks to a lot of his students and his entire schools was leg lock heavy. When he challenged Helio's students, they were all tapping to leg locks. Oswaldo Fadda was the first person to tap Helio in competition. Believe dat!!!
nowaydo - Leglocks Dominate Submissions at 2011 ADCC:Nice stats!!!
52 wins by pts
17 wins by leglock
8 wins by armbar
6 wins by guillotine
5 wins by RNC
4 wins by triangle
2 wins by judges decision
1 win by D'Arce
1 win by DQ"
diaz, wont have anything for Braulio. Victor Estima is a leg lock machine, i am sure his brother has seen everything.
I think Diaz will get murdered.
Nothing against him; just thing he will be outmatched.
KC007 - That would probably be his best bet. Pure BJJ doesn't focus a lot on leg locks.
Yeah, but "pure BJJ" is pretty old school. Even Busta and BTT brought in a Luta Livre coach (Paes) to work on leg locks and round out their sub-grappling games.
Not arguing; just saying that sport grappling has evolved just like MMA, and the ADCC leg lock stats that nowaydo posted kinda reinforces that.