Every fighter knows the danger of having an opponent on top of them with side control. But, how do you take this bad situation and make it a good situation? Techniques like the Hook and Roll to Arm Triangle can not only help you to reverse your position from bottom to top, but [...]

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I came a cross a cool video done by Yardbarker.com that is an instructional session by Frank Shamrock on how to properly throw punches. Throwing punches might seem like something that everyone is born capable of doing, but I assure you there is a proper way to throw a punch and many ways that [...]

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Many boxing fans talk about how boring MMA is when the fight goes to the ground. I have to admit that there are times when a stalemate fight can happen, with two fighters not doing much to finish the fight. However, I think it is silly to think that the ground game can [...]

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Many people watch MMA on occasion and aren’t really die hard MMA or fight fans. To these people some of the terminology can be confusing and even sound perverse. The Rear Naked Choke is one of those moves that can definitely give someone the wrong idea about MMA. To someone who [...]

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One of the coolest things about MMA is the slam. Few moves are as exciting to watch, and can be so devastating to the opponent that a good hard slam. Some fighters such as Keven Randal and Rampage Jackson have been known to slam opponents so hard as to knock them out. [...]

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Mitsuhiro Ishida, a former Pride Fighter will make his debut in Strikeforce. The fight will take place on September 20th at the “Strikeforce at the Mansion 2″ in Beverly Hills, CA. Ishida is well known for his great wrestling skills as well as excellent endurance. He was the first fighter to give [...]

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Defense is a super important part of MMA. If you can not defuse an offensive attack it can be very difficult to put yourself in a winning position. In MMA, a common first approach to an offensive take down is when your opponent hooks his arms underneath your arms in an upward position. [...]

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IFL’s Middleweight Champ Ryan McGivern shows how to use striking to set up a basic take down.  As mentioned before on World Extreme Fighter, a smooth transition from stand up to ground game can make a big difference in winning or losing a fight.  In this video, Ryan McGivern shows how it is done.

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Here at World Extreme Fighter we love to help the MMA fans as well as up and coming fighters to understand and learn MMA. This cool video shows Georges St. Pierre (GSP), demonstrating an Arm Bar submission. This is a very common and effective submission technique and is a must know for any Mixed [...]

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In today’s world of MMA, it is important to be able to switch gears very quickly. Because there are so many possible situations a fighter can be in, leaning to be fluid with your style and technique transitions can play a huge part in either winning or losing. This video shows how to [...]

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