Over the past several years, the sport of mixed martial arts has elevated itself into an elite category. It has quickly emerged as the world’s fastest growing sport.
What sets MMA apart from other sports is the real-life, electrifying entertainment that it provides to its fans.
A major part of this entertainment is credited to the submission. The submission is arguably the most fascinating thing in all of sports and has helped put MMA in a league of its own.
What’s even better than the submission itself is seeing it done in the very first round of action. Mix martial artists have been submitting opponents out since the sport first hit the stage.
In respect, the following slides display the 25 greatest first-round MMA submissions of all time.
Lets take a look.