MMA: The 15 Best Submission Videos on Youtube

Due to UFC copyright, this list is comprised of strictly non-UFC submissions.However, that doesn’t necessarily take away from their greatness.Flying arm bars, improbable triangles and ultimate reversals headline a list of the greatest submission videos…

Due to UFC copyright, this list is comprised of strictly non-UFC submissions.

However, that doesn’t necessarily take away from their greatness.

Flying arm bars, improbable triangles and ultimate reversals headline a list of the greatest submission videos on Youtube to date, both professional and amateur.

These 15 clips are proof that MMA is the purest sport around.  Enjoy.

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20 UFC Fights Guaranteed to Satisfy This Summer

For the next three months, the UFC will be keeping our eyes glued to the TV.With championships bouts, historic rematches, organizational debuts and just plain old slobberknockers headlining the list of summer blockbusters, fans couldn’t be happier.By l…

For the next three months, the UFC will be keeping our eyes glued to the TV.

With championships bouts, historic rematches, organizational debuts and just plain old slobberknockers headlining the list of summer blockbusters, fans couldn’t be happier.

By looking at the eight events that either end before or land on Sept. 1, this summer is going to be one hell of a ride.

Here are 20 fights destined to satisfy our everyday MMA urges, while keeping us out of the heat.

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Brock Lesnar and 10 MMA Comebacks We’d Actually Want to See

Who doesn’t enjoy a good, old-fashioned comeback?It’s beyond entertaining.And with former champions, former contenders and former MMA greats making up the list of current UFC retirees, how could you go wrong?From lightweights to welterweights, middlewe…

Who doesn’t enjoy a good, old-fashioned comeback?

It’s beyond entertaining.

And with former champions, former contenders and former MMA greats making up the list of current UFC retirees, how could you go wrong?

From lightweights to welterweights, middleweights to heavyweights, there are 10 immediate comeback candidates who can still make a respective divisional splash.

Here are the handful of names we’d love to see fight inside the Octagon once again.

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BJ Penn and 10 UFC Fighters Who Are Better Than Their Record

UFC fighters come and go.Fresh fighters step off the MMA bus all the time, sparking new win streaks while ending others.It’s why the sport continues to thrive.But along the way, through the knockouts, submissions and close decisions that form the machi…

UFC fighters come and go.

Fresh fighters step off the MMA bus all the time, sparking new win streaks while ending others.

It’s why the sport continues to thrive.

But along the way, through the knockouts, submissions and close decisions that form the machine that is the UFC, records are often skewed.

Whether due in part to a fighter’s evolution, the divisional tier he occupies or just a bad year, numbers don’t always equate to the truth.

Here are 10 fighters who are better than what their professional record indicates.

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UFC on FX 3: B/R MMA Staff Predictions

This Friday will offer yet another stacked UFC card on the FX network.Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson squares off for the second time against Ian McCall in the main event to see who moves on to face Joseph Benavidez for the UFC flyweight championship…

This Friday will offer yet another stacked UFC card on the FX network.

Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson squares off for the second time against Ian McCall in the main event to see who moves on to face Joseph Benavidez for the UFC flyweight championship.

Their first bout offered much controversy, meaning this grudge match could offer a defining finish for either fighter.

In the co-main event we have Erick Silva vs. Charlie Brenneman, two hungry up-and-coming welterweights looking to continue their winning ways and make a name for themselves within a crowded division.

But that’s not the only dynamic welterweight showdown on this card, as Mike Pyle battles Josh Neer, a heavy-handed bout that should surely end via KO or submission.

Last but not least, we have Eddie Wineland vs. Scott Jorgensen, two former WEC title contenders looking to prolong their success under the UFC banner. A decisive win for either man would seemingly carry future championship implications.

Predicting Friday’s action are the incomparable B/R MMA Featured Columnists John Heinis, Matt Juul and myself, Dan Hiergesell.

Peep the ensuing breakdowns to compare your own predictions. Enjoy.

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Jamie Varner and 10 Lightweights Capable of Holding the UFC Belt in 2013

With the reemergence of Jamie Varner supplementing the arrival of worthy young talents, the UFC lightweight division is becoming the most stacked weight class around.A handful of top-level specialists who have shown in the past, and going into the futu…

With the reemergence of Jamie Varner supplementing the arrival of worthy young talents, the UFC lightweight division is becoming the most stacked weight class around.

A handful of top-level specialists who have shown in the past, and going into the future, that literally one fight within the division can make or break a title run.

Besides Frankie Edgar, who already has his rematch scheduled with Benson Henderson for UFC 150, here are 10 lightweights capable of capturing UFC gold in 2013 (no specific order).

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