The Man Behind Brock’s Submission Victory

The man behind Brocks Submission

The main event at UFC  116 was a true roller coaster.  We had the undefeated contented standing 12-0 never leaving the first round Shane Carwin.  Against the learning on the job champion 4-1 Brock Lesnar.  Round one would be an understatement to say that Carwin won.  He came out looking to bang, Carwin caught Brock with a punch that sent Brock stumbling backwards against the cage.  Carwin rushed expecting that this was his moment to overwhelm Brock, and get a KO or a ref stoppage.  Brock fell to the ground and weathered a barrage of about 55 punches trying to show the ref that he still was in the fight.  No stoppage came; Brock got up and held Carwin against the cage for the remainder of the round. 

Round two Lesnar came out and timed a double leg take down pinning Shane to the mat.  Brock secured a mount, and opted to give up his dominant position for an arm triangle forcing Carwin to tap.  After the fight Lesnar thanked his trainers, team, and doctors.  At the post fight press conference Lesnar went on mentioning about Comprido, and his BJJ coach Rodrigo Medeiros. 

So how did Brock incorporate submissions into his arsenal and successfully pull one off during his biggest fight.  His coach reveals the training in an interview to Abril.com.br 

Here is what Medeiros had to say.

“We worked out many positions, many specific situations of attack from the bottom and attacks from the top. We even worked katagatame, that was the submission with which he finished the fight. We made a globalized job to make him feel comfortable and able to choose and develop the positions on the floor. Brock is in constant evolution, always cheered up. Since he owns a few fights in MMA, he’s thirsty for knowledge, so he dedicates so much. When you practice something for a long time it’s normal to become relaxed and even lazy in certain moments. For this reason he performs each time better and is in frank evolution.”

With Brock’s stock still on the rise and his ever evolving MMA skills it is clear that he is taking all aspects of this sport serious and plans to be atop the heavyweight division for many years to come.

HT: MMAMania.com