In an interview following UFC 109 by Mike Straka, Jon Fitch stated that the closed guard in MMA was “dead.”
He added that unless you are Shinya Aoki or Demian Maia, the fighter needs to get back on his feet or suffer a beating by a strong wrestler.
I have heard this argument before, when a recent […]
Is MMA Trying to Kill the “Closed Guard?”
In an interview following UFC 109 by Mike Straka, Jon Fitch stated that the closed guard in MMA was “dead.”
He added that unless you are Shinya Aoki or Demian Maia, the fighter needs to get back on his feet or suffer a beating by a strong wrestler.
I have heard this argument before, when a recent […]