MMA Brawl

Wrestling, like Judo and BJJ is a grappling martial art where striking is not allowed.

There are two different forms of wrestling: Freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling, and of course pro-wrestling or fake wrestling.

The differences between each type of wrestling is really tiny, except for WWE wrestling of course.  All those different forms of wrestling brought key moves to the sport of Mixed Martial Arts.

Wrestling is a collective term that include:

Greco-Roman Wrestling: the legs can’t be used for takedowns and holds below the waist are not allowed, resulting in high number of throws.

Freestyle Wrestling: grapplers are permitted to assault the entire body.

The number of fighter coming from wrestling in Mixed Martial Arts is countless. Everybody reckons BJJ as the premium style in MMA but looking at the first 12 UFC, wresting won 7 tournaments and BJJ only 3…

Wrestling won UFC 5, UFC 6, UFC 8, UFC 9, UFC 10, UFC 11.5, UFC 12. BJJ won UFC 1, UFC 2, UFC 4.

Wrestling was initiated as a rite contest in the historic cultures of Egypt, Greece and Rome and has evolved into a seasoned worldwide sport in the Olympics and amateur world championships.

Wrestling has become a favorite training ground for Mixed Martial Arts combatants because it ameliorates their defense and ground assault.

The list of wrestler in MMA is endless. If you like to read huge list of names, here are some of them…

Randy Couture, Matt Lindland, Matt Hughes, Dan Henderson, Sean Sherk, Urijah Faber, Tyson Griffin, Clay Guida, Kevin Randleman, Mark Kerr, Don Frye, Dan Severn, Mark Coleman, Bryan Vettel, Tito Ortiz, Quinton Jackson, Rashad Evans, Jeff Monson, Matt Horwich, Norifumi Yamamoto, Brock Lesnar, Gray Maynard, Matt Hamill, Benji Radach, Gerald Harris, Antonio McKee, Carmelo Marrero, Lew Polley, Vladimir Matyushenko, Ryan Schultz, Aaron Stark, Devin Cole, Ken Shamrock, Josh Barnett, Brent Beauparlant, Mike Whitehead, Antoine Jaoude, Adam Maciejewski, Roy Nelson, Dan Molina, Reese Andy, Shad Lierley, Melvin Guillard, Dennis Hallman, Josh Koscheck, Mark Schultz, Brandon Vera, Renato Sobral, Jamie Varner, Ricco Rodriguez, Gilbert Melendez, Mitsuhiro Ishida, Takanori Gomi, Jon Fitch, Shane Carwin, Stephan Bonnar, Tim Boetsch, Chael Sonnen, Anthony Johnson, Frank Edgar, Matt Grice, Corey Hill, Roger Huerta, Cain Velasquez, Muhammad Lawal, Brock Lesnar.

I didn’t list the style of wrestling higher in this article because the meaning of it is to list the most pain inflictor style of fighting involved in MMA. Therefore, under those circumstances, striking styles have a higher ranking.

Despite saying that, there’s a real painful move coming from pro-wrestling in MMA: the body slam or Powerbomb, magnified by Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, especially against Ricardo Arona. This move is amazing when the fighter is locked in a triangle choke but require a lot of strenth.

Other terrific slams in MMA. The Fulton one is scary and Fedor was never so close to losing. Kevin Randleman is a beast!

Most of the American fighters in MMA are coming from wrestling because they have a strong tradition of wrestling in college. This is the western form of Judo or Jiu-Jistsu. Russian adapted it under the name of Sambo.

Wrestling brought to MMA: amazing strengh, slams, throws, balance, takedowns, and all the showmanship coming from WWE. (see Brock Lesnar, Josh Barnett)

Possible Damages:

• Severe back injuries

• Neck Injuries

• Suffocation from choke

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The Most Pain Grinding Styles of Mixed Martial Arts