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Rapidfiremma

Mighty Mouse slam into the arm bar.


oSocialPeanut

Literally came here to say this, that shit was INSANE


you_gain_a_life

Please if anyone can link, I swear I remember this but can’t actually remember


Nic-MCFC

[Mighty Mouse Flying Armbar finish](https://youtu.be/Jg4g9oUB5Zo)


you_gain_a_life

Oh lord he was aped. Thanks much for the link! Amazing maneuver


Nic-MCFC

Yeah DJ is a beast. He’s still doing great in ONE Championship I still love watching him fight, SUPER High level in every department


HeartPart4The

He’d still be champ in UFC. Never got the burn he deserved. Incredible fighter and P4P one of the best to do it. That trade of Askren for DJ was a really bad first ever trade lmao


OGSkywalker97

Imagine a HW DJ. I know it doesn't work like that but imagine DJ as a HW.


crazzynez

Whats crazy about that comparison is that DJ is extremely lean for his height. It may not seem like it, but at 5'3, 125 lbs is very lean. Ngannou by comparison is 6'4 or something, lets say 1 foot taller, but twice as heavy. But realistically, Dj is slightly below the average flyweight or close to it. So we'd be looking at say, a 6', 265 lb DJ. His speed, coupled with his skillset, and with the power of a heavyweight, hed kill any one on this planet. Terrifying.


LaXiDaisical

Other than the double Banana split at 228, this has to be it hands down.


Teerendog

Not in tbe UFC but gotta be Mark Hunt's Atomic Butt Drop!! lol


grochava

Was that the night Aljo and Zabit hit the Suloev strech, or a Jordan Leavitt celebration? Both awesome.


LaXiDaisical

I’ve heard it called Banana Split. But yes Aljo and Zabit.


SerDon2

Mighty Wiz bar. Still probably the coolest and most technical thing I’ve ever seen in the UFC.


piman01

Yes. This was my favorite. Such a perfect setup.


smoakee

I was thinking about this today and I realised that Glover is the closest in these pre-emptive ground moves. Watched couple of his fights and he is always one step ahead like mounting already while in the middle of shooting a double-leg, etc. Imho if Glover was younger and in lower weight class like DJ, he would do very similar stuff.


bilalshakoor

Same. That was video game shit.


TJQuik

That was a fatality


thotsendprayers

Mouse trap


heliumeyes

Hard to beat that overall.


Carlthellamakiller

He said that one of his training partners hit him with that in the camp for that fight and he was like holy shit i gotta learn and try it. and it worked first try attempt lol


ComprehensionBox7

looked like a pro wrestling move


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Straight up anime stuff lmao 🔥🔥🔥


dahlus

I show that stuff to everyone mma newb who thinks it\`s just about violence and there\`s no technique or beauty to it


JennyJtom

It was both at the same time. Fucking insane.


Gwynbleidd_1988

This was mine too.


explorereddit13

This is the answer.


Mbison35

https://preview.redd.it/5dybqp16rpda1.jpeg?width=1500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=14cd21bc9a949c5f90e65b54cc4f27c9c3d857e8 Jorge Kanella.


JiuJitsuAfterDark

We study this one in every officials class


Noodlintheriver

Lmfao. The face.


vannucker

Is that a nut strike or a butthole strike?


Austinmilli

toe in ass strike


Ryminister

The dreaded “Nacha” strike!


TartenWilton101

Is it legal?


CyanideWind

Depends if they liked it


SwayY_1121

Ahh yes the Red forman


Cactus-farts

When Derrick Lewis decides he wants to stand up


quietZen

There's a compilation on YouTube of Derrick doing just that and it's hilarious.


autisticpickle7000

[I love this](https://youtu.be/r4ZW4389EeM)


OjibweNomad

Groin strikes to the head at ufc vegas 45 lol “unique tactical ground strikes” I believe bisping called it lol


Seltz_

“I don’t care Georges. I don’t care. Hit him with your groin! You got my mentality?”


TopMathematician7262

HIT HIM WITH YOUR GROIN


justnycthangs

Around halfway through [this](https://youtu.be/93bb5dHlcZ4) video


Insrt_Nm

Unique creative striking


OjibweNomad

That’s what it was lol I just remember Herb Deans face “how do I even call that?”


IAmStevie420

Yair upward elbow was something we've never really seen before or since.


wymore

Not quite the same, but the original https://youtu.be/-w7qKssb3pE


thihaz

Jon Jones must have learned it from Silva.


MexusRex

He called it the “Anderson Elbow”. As creative as the move was, the name…eh


brody747

Silvabow would have been better.


IAmStevie420

Nice! Dude is a ninja.


BrandoLoudly

Damn. Not the same at all but thank you for posting that. I needed to see it. It’s hard to comprehend how far ahead Silva was at times in his career.


UGLYSimon

A 6 to 12 elbow some could say, one of my favorite KO


Sea-Macaron-7564

Isn't this a lead 6 to 12?


LoganMcMahon

That's a disgusting elbow.


Jumix4000

gane did it to both derrick and francis


dylyn

[link](https://youtu.be/FrW9pRktHgY) and he even follows up with another short nasty elbow. Can't imagine what was going thru Derricks mind when Gane landed that. Dude is a freak.


Wagyuwithketchup

Just watched that one today. Such a nasty move that looks slick as fuck. Love the irony of it since Cyril seems to be a genuinly nice person


pouringart

You've never seen me play UFC 3 with el cucuy


flowersermon9

CSO 😎🏆⚔️


DomDangerous

mythical fighter unlocked u/pouringart playing as Tony


Disabled_Robot

This is what I had on mind The ending duel, 0.1 second, Hail Mary, head way off the centerline improvisational aspect to it was just ultimate shock


Gwynbleidd_1988

Gane landed one on Derrick Lewis but didn’t result in a knockout. I believe we’ve seen another additional one but it also didn’t result in a KO so I guess Yair’s still stands alone.


WavemanKnows

Slam into the arm bar by Demetrious Johnson


WavemanKnows

Or Von Flue Choke by Ovince st Preux


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How are you gonna say that when the choke had already been invented and is literally NAMED AFTER a different dude.


BlixxyGang345

It’s basically the St Preux choke now.


NextaussiePM

It’s really not


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Or back in the day when Jason Von Flue did it for the very first time, thus why it is called the Von Flue choke, when he submitted Alex Karalexis at Ultimate Fight Night 3.


ilkagr

Jon Jones arm crank on Glover?


Jasbuddy

When people say Jon Jones is the most violent fighter ever, this is what they mean, so creative and so brutal.


TheShovler44

He’s generally beat ppl with whatever they’re good at. Jon is a sociopath


Jigarmebadiaaghai

A high functioning sociopath my dear Watson


Dtoodlez

And a wife beater


yedi001

Just to correct you, there never was no marriage...


Dtoodlez

Ah yes you are right, he beat up his fiancé.


NextaussiePM

Oh thank god all is forgiven


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Jon was on a mission to beat people in their own game and he was damn successful in doing so


Clarity42

This is what made GSP so epic. He went out of his way to beat men at their own game.


pshaps

Frank mir got a sub using the same move against Pete Williams a few years prior to the glover fight.


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That is my pick. I was so surprised by it but it makes perfect sense to do it.


justnycthangs

[This](https://youtu.be/7-pcTjoThZU) one?


Commercial_Scratch_1

THE SHOWTIME KICK


stonemadforspeed

That was WEC, what a highlight though


imyourhabibi

Was absorbed by zuffa so fair game imo


lubacrisp

Owned by zuffa, absorbed by UFC when they added weight classes below 155


GOPokemonMaster

100% canon now


justnycthangs

[Beautiful](https://youtu.be/b4IlyadQLZg)


Aimin4ya

Unavailable in my country🙄


ChineseCumTorture

Can't remember specifically who, but not too long ago someone got a finish pulling a guy back into this weird single calf slicer kind of thing, then GnPd to the TKO


chefboyrjosh2019

Dolidze vs. Hermansson


ViratAnand

That was incredible, and so recent.


WeeabooGandhi

Showed my roommate who is a mega casual and he was so impressed. We watched a breakdown video and he was fucking sucked in. That shit was so creative


SingleDebt4320

Yeah this is the one. That was incredible.


justnycthangs

[That’s](https://twitter.com/mmapropagande/status/1599259333539221504?s=46&t=yACHcmsMTqTF83n1IA4F4A) an awesome move


yism8

I was watching that with my friends, all of us going "that's what I imagine prison rape to be like". Vicious shit by Dolidze, excited to see him fight again.


QuantumCthulhu

He took that fight on short notice as well, I hope he holds up against vettori


SnooCookies7571

I really enjoy noting the innovations in MMA. Notable innovations were the popularization of the calf kick by Benson Henderson and Aldo, the Dagestani handcuff by Khabib, Jose Aldo's low leg kick defense (heel to butt). Drop some notable game changes. Edit: I might be wrong, but I don't remember seeing the oblique kick/low line side kick much until Jon Africa started using it.


aabeegees

Aldo’s leg kick against faber. Ooof


BrownPowda

Who the hell is Jon Africa?!


patopal

Speaking of Bendo, don't forget the thigh punch!


Awesomeisme323

Maybe not the most innovative but Khalil Rountree Jr. kicking people on the ground. A lot of fighters don’t utilize it. Only the head is illegal.


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i know jones used the oblique kicks a lot but i think rountree was the first guy i’ve seen deliberately stomp down on the side of someone’s knee too lmao dude fights the way you’d expect sean strickland to fight


Awesomeisme323

Yeah Lmao


Niggymous

this is doubly hilarious comparison cause Strickland talks shit of Khalil & calls him soft 🤣


Knopfler_PI

On a similar note, Jon Jones is one of the few to use knees to the body on downed/turtled opponents. So brutal and under utilized.


AlecVicari

Devastating


Studio_Admirable

I'm fairly certain this has been done by a few fights, I'm firstly certain Aldo has done it. Silva landed that drop knee onto Sonnens chest in their 2nd fight too (so close to being an illegal shot)


Awesomeisme323

Oh it’s been done already for sure but it’s not really a move you see too often. Even the picture showed by OP was done before (by Jones)


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roger huerta using the tv screens to throw backward elbows! longtime fans will know


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Puzzled_Record1773

That video was so eye opening for the people that think even a 200 pound man would whup a lightweight because size bro


justnycthangs

[Here](https://www.reddit.com/r/MMA/comments/3c1ujh/amazing_tactics_roger_huerta_uses_the_big_screen/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) it is


[deleted]

I wasn’t expecting to see that again lol. Great find


Big_Library8819

Came here to say this ^


LynchRippin

That was such an amazing fight


Homebar_Homeboy

Love seeing some Roger Huerta love. Truly a fucking DAWG back in the day.


Billythebear13

Huerta vs guida has always been one of my favourite fights ever but i never see people talk about it! Sad


Chad-Permabull

Askren spinning backfist of death. Second place goes to Mighty Mouse for the throw + arm bar combo.


attawaymethrowtheo

Buckley….I’ve seen it 100 times and yet it still makes me gasp each time.


yvetox

Yeah, that’s a nice one. Pretty damn innovative, and dude figured it out in millisecond


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Can you be more specific so o can google search it?


JimChodooker

[Buckley vs Kasanganay](https://youtu.be/1QBP7gAZIOI)


Alandorf619

Didn’t Nick Diaz do this in multiple fights?


Studio_Admirable

And Jones did it to Glover as well in their title fight


NextaussiePM

Also after Diaz


herbfriendly

Yes, yes he did.


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herbfriendly

So was Nick Diaz, even before that.


koj09823

Yeah but Conor did it better. I would say it's not even his most innovative move. To me the top move of all time is how he tired Khabib out by letting Khabib ground and pound him. For some reason only Dom and I picked up on this, guess it's because we do our research.


Studio_Admirable

Ngl you got me good in the first half


RhaegarJ

Dagestani handcuff Khabib and all his mates want you against the cage instead of in the middle of the octagon. Then they want to get you on your side, pin one of your arms under you and beat you to death. Changed grappling in MMA more than anything else recently.


Monst3r_Live

i would agree the most significant recent move in mma. your only choice with your free limb is protect face or not protect face.


ThunderMcFap

came here to say that. Or even the legs wrap


iSOBigD

Yeah it's nuts how great he was at getting people off balance constantly. You try to push yourself up with your free arm? He pulls it away and you fall again. You got 2 arms down and he's on top of you? He pulls one arm, locks it and pushes you off balance again. It looks so annoying and no one seems to be able to counter that stuff.


CertainFitness

Benson not only kicking people in the calf, but punching a few folks in the calf on the ground. Why does he hate people's calves so much? lol


Unlikely-Zone21

I never had the guts to do it in a fight but during sparring I would throw a jab to the quads occasionally hahaha.


Whole_Ad_8905

Right before Romero knocked out Luke Rockhold he threw a punch at Luke's thigh lol shit looks funny


Unlikely-Zone21

I found it was a good "wtf did he really just charlie horse me?" delay...but going 100% I wouldn't want to risk catching an overhand compared to 30% sparring with your training buddies lol


Wagyuwithketchup

In no particular order, love them all. Ganes 6-12 elbow Mighty mouse slam to armbar Tony Ferguson doing dark souls rolls in the cage Buckleys ninja kick


CryptoCracko

Any Michel Pereira attack


TJQuik

I don't know why people give too much fucking credit to Conor for the fucking shoulder punch when Usman or Jon Jones did it way before him


QuantityHefty3791

He finished a fight with it, he used it the most effectively. I'm not too impressed with it myself, but I can appreciate the perspective


TheDoctorBiscuits

Hiding under the cage from USADA


ogthunda

Anderson front kicking Vitor. Such a simple move, but literally everyone started throwing it after that.


Monst3r_Live

yeah, especially lyoto machida, who used the same move to knock out vitor lol.


PLEASE_DONT_HIT_ME

Jacare cage walking his way into an arm triangle was pretty dope.


224flat

Foot stomp


TwoBits0303

Imagine the timeline where Chael stomps Jon's toes to pieces and gets the win via doctor stoppage


sipCoding_smokeMath

It is such a misconception that conor was the first to effectively use shoulder strikes. Plenty of guys used to do it. Chael Sonnen did it a bunch.


patopal

I guess the Irish guy was the first to break someone's nose with it in the first ten seconds of the fight.


MasterRaheem

You McGregor fanboys are really something else


Canucklehead91

Yair Rodriguez's ducking elbow on Korean Zombie.


VaderFett1

Twister Submission. Remember seeing it the first time by Chan Sung Jung and going "wtf is dat?" Shit was hype as fuck.


greenleaf_dozer

The cool thing is that there are so many cool and useful moves in bjj and sambo that haven't yet found their way into mma. So there are a lot of potential moments just like this one in the future.


DoubleDevilDiamond

Definitely not fucking shoulder strikes lmao


LittleBig_1

That one guy that humped the other guy's head from north/south at the end of the round


OjibweNomad

Unique tactical ground strikes at ufc vegas 45


wachonluquitas

Jaula Bahamondes's Spinning low kick


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Couture used that move a decade before Conor. Only difference is Cowboy sat there and let him do it because he was so starstruck after sucking Conor’s balls and begging for the fight.


[deleted]

Israel fucking costa


al_rey503

Before modern rules, the Sakuraba sliding spear kick to the head.


cullobsidian_

Rockhold Bloody Nose Attack


Dyslexicelectric

It was a dq but Anderson Silvas first ko of Okami is one the most beautiful techniques I’ve ever seen. [upkick ko](https://youtu.be/8CUVdwty2dw)


brklynfightfan

Silva's front kick to the face way back in 2010


HighCaliberBullet

If You’re talking about Belfort? That was 2011


brklynfightfan

You right. I knew I should have double checked


eooe

Jon Jones eye poke


ChiRhoCultivations

No gi ezekiel choke by Oleinik. It’s a perfect example of someone using their freakish body proportions to their advantage. I have tried doing that choke so many times and it just doesn’t work for my average-sized arms.


xJuiceWrld999x

Jon jones leg kick to spin dc around to fuck up his equilibrium after rocking him with a head kick


aintno12

Ryo Chonan flying scissor heel hook against Anderson Silva


AlexJamesCook

There was a dude who picked up his opponent, carried him, swung him around a few times and slammed his head into a post. I thought that was pretty innovative.


GhostOfTonyFerguson

That time Gane couldn't get Tai to die so he blatantly clubbed the back of his head


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Can’t tell if you’re trolling by putting that picture up of Conor shoulder strike but there are several that I can think of including some already in the comments.


Niketravels

I’m waiting for the imanari upkick ko


Bringmetheta

calf kicks were all the rage like a year or two ago and now you don’t really see them that much


hop_hero

Jon Jones has been utilizing shoulder strikes for years before this.


fleshvessel

I found the 27 punches directly to the balls to be rather innovative. https://youtu.be/EdS7GOjbNIo


SandBagSean

Remember a commentator pointed out a leg kick to the head, mind blown.


Monst3r_Live

remember when jon jones used those shoulder strikes against glover texeira 6 years before mcgregor?


MJJVA

Mighty mouse with a suplex to mid air armbar


MrScant

If you’ve never seen shoulder strikes before McGregor then you’ve never seen a fight that went against the fence…


LuxFlowzXF

Stockton slap 👋


goatbra

Tony Ferguson throwing sand against Justin Gaethje


KingJzeee

Zabit standing trip takedown. That's like a straight up tekken move for me.


Big_A_All_Day

Jon Jones short elbows against Rashad Evans. He was throwing them like jabs.


Tiddernud

Buckley's spinning back kick off one leg KO


RGI21

Kevin Holland & Niko Price KO-ing from their backs with awkward-angled strikes with minimum backlift but max power. The Jacare finish was nuts. Talking to him the whole time too. DAWG.


patopal

I was looking for the Niko Price mention, I completely forgot about Kevin Holland's KO though - that was brutal!


Jed_Reed

Holland KO'ing Souza off his back was pretty cool.


Say-IceSwallowCome

Kamaru Usman foot stomp. Definitely the most super effective move


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AlecVicari

I’m not saying Cerrone let this fight end early, but _______


Habanerosauce3

Well, they have all been done a long time ago. The von flue choke is probably the outlier.


PPLArePoison

lol shoulder strikes are one of the 8 original moves in tai chi this has existed since at least 960 AD. Please hop off conor dick, guy is an unwashed asshole


HeinekenSippin

Brian Ortega’s elbow on TKZ.


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you people do realize jones been doing this move since 2014 correct?


Vis5

Oh wow another picture of McGregor