The submission. It’s not only a way to attack in the Octagon, it can also be the great savior, the combat sports version of a two-out, bottom of the ninth home run. When done perfectly, it’s a thing of beauty.
As we continue the highly unofficial awards season, here are 10 submissions from 2015 that capture just what the ground game is about in the UFC.
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10 – Aljamain Sterling-Takeya Mizugaki
As one of the toughest and craftiest veterans in the sport, Takeya Mizugaki is not a fighter who goes away quietly.