Brazilian jiu jitsu Technique - Ninja Choke | Long Island MMA

Brazilian jiu jitsu Technique - Ninja Choke

  
  This technique is taught out of Long Island MMA by Professional MMA fighter and Bellator bantamweight champion Marcos “Loro” Galvao. The ninja choke is excellent to apply against an opponent that is working an active half guard and is very tight in their transitions. This technique is simple and extremely effective! We hope that you will all be able to apply it to your game.


Marcos fights in Bellator defending his 135lb championship on October 23rd on spike TV!

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The Reebok deal...

     It seems as if from the second the UFC/Reebok sponsorship deal was set in motion it was a surrounded by controversy. Everyone had been asking the question as to whether the deal would actually be a legitimate benefit to the fighters as it had been promised. Well, the official pay scale for the deal has been released and many UFC fighters as well as members of the MMA community are not at all impressed or happy with its turn out. Just to shed some light on exactly why this is upsetting everyone so much here is an example of the lowest tier in the pay scale: Fighters that have five or less fights in the UFC will only be being paid $2,500 per fight.

     For professional athletes this number is absolutely absurd! To be paying fighters that little money based on their time in the organization rather than performance or a series of other more logical factors is cruel and unjust. Many that were affected by the release of this information took to social media to express their concern and disapproval of the new pay scale. UFC middleweight Roger Navarez took to twitter in a message that states “Wow 2500$ for my next fight for reebok sponsorship. ....i mad twice that off 1 sponsor my last fight!!!! Sucks!” For a fighter to have made twice that amount from only one of their sponsors and now be dropped down to such a low pay grade is wrong and as Navarez also states, this is going to be extremely hard on a lot of fighters.

     While this deal was undoubtedly designed to innovate and progress the way the
UFC operates it may end up back firing severely. It would not be a surprise to see many UFC fighters leaving the organization in favor of others such as World Series of Fighting or Bellator MMA as we have seen recently when UFC light heavyweight Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis left the UFC in favor of their competitor, Bellator MMA. The UFC must proceed with caution considering their present circumstances; and hopefully there will be more developments in the future that somehow make this situation better for all of the hard working athletes in the UFC that deserve proper compensation for their effort

Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Mirco Cro Cop 2 | Long Island MMA

Set to take place on UFC Fight Night this Saturday, Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Mirco Cro Cop is quite interesting. For Gonzaga this fight will be an affirmation of his dominant victory in their first meeting. For Cro Cop this fight is all about redemption! When these two heavyweights last met their bout ended suddenly and with the utmost surprise. Gabriel Gonzaga was able to finish Mirco Cro Cop with his own signature technique, that which had defined his MMA career particularly during his time fighting for Pride Fighting Championships; after being dominated on the ground for the entirety of the first round he was knocked out with a devastating right head kick just shy of the bell.

     For Mirco Cro Cop there are a couple of key factors that should certainly be taken into account in this rematch. The first one would be for Mirco to open up with his striking. In their first bout Cro Cop only threw one straight right and one round kick the entire fight. Being that his base and strength is his striking it would make sense that he should use it to take control of the fight the second time around. The second factor is in regards to his movement and footwork. Mirco is a southpaw and Gonzaga is an orthodox fighter; for the duration of the first round each time Gonzaga would engage him Cro Cop would consistently circle to his left. This undoubtedly is the reason that Gonzaga was able to set up the round kick that ended the fight. The second time around Cro Cop should certainly consider mixing up his movement patterns and if possible avoid circling towards the power side of Gonzaga. 
     Lastly, it is extremely likely that Cro Cop will once again be on the receiving end of a takedown from Gonzaga and for their rematch working takedown defense and maintaining an active guard should he be taken down are of the utmost importance. Cro Cop was cut by one of Gonzaga’s elbow strikes from the guard. Gonzaga’s ability to consistently strike Cro Cop could be attributed to his lack of movement on the bottom. Come UFC Fight Night on 4/11/15 we will see if Mirco Cro Cop has made the necessary adjustments to achieve redemption against Gabriel Gonzaga!

Marcos "Loro" Galvao Vs. Joe Warren | Long Island MMA

     This Friday March 27^th at Bellator 135 a man will receive a second chance; something that doesn’t come easily or often. That man is Long Island MMA fighter Marcos “Loro” Galvao. Having been robbed of the bantamweight title back in 2011 after an extremely controversial decision loss to the current champion Joe Warren, he is back and he is prepared to capture that which is rightfully his. Their first meeting consisted of an extremely entertaining combination of crowd pleasing exchanges as well as aggressive grappling and clinch work. Surely to the surprise of the current champion and his following, Loro was able to best the man at his own game taking Warren down from within the clinch.

     Having taken Warren down Loro was able to apply his greatest strength, his Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He was able to take the back of Warren and land several devastating strikes. The striking game was not much better for him. Joe Warren used consistent forward pressure and aggressive striking however, he was walking right into the skilled counter striking of Loro, counter-striking that was both effective and creative; as in several flying knees! The fact that the judges gave the decision to Joe Warren was a travesty. Now it is 2015, four years later. Four years of hard training to destroy the man that has been wearing the belt stolen from him. Marcos Galvao is on the war path and Joe Warren had better hope that he has improved significantly since their first meeting or we can all expect to see Marcos “Loro” Galvao  reign victorious AGAIN.