First MMA Fight Coming Up

[Suckmedry]

I would continue focusing on boxing, and learning how to keep the fight upright, like takedown defence etc Seeing as he has wrestled at a higher level than you I wouldn't try wrestling with him.

[GoogleMe]

You are no better then your worst link. You have to improve your wrestling/groundgame. Not that you shouldn't still train standup, but in 3 months you could learn A LOT.

[Spartacus Sully]

Not that i know anything but your not going to submit the guy right? we can assume that if hes better at wrestling then your probably not going to submit him so why learn how to submit people?

id say learn the submits but most importantly learn how to avoid them, know when their coming, and how to get out of them not how to get people into them. like if theres people you can wrestle with that are better then you wrestle with them but dont work on pinning them just work breaking contact and getting back on your feet.

also work on your foot work up on your toes bounce around alot get used sidestepping and moving out of the way in an instant for take downs and just about anything else. the first bit of the match i recommend not really attacking and more so learning the other guys rhythm and foot work helps a **** load with that.

[Righthandbanger]

a wrestler wouldn't submit people either. They normally GnP unless they have submission grappling training

OP don't ask a Forum which is mostly boxers about MMA if you want a thread with more than a handful of helpful answers

try they have people who can actually help you and less guys who know nothing about grappling

[Spartacus Sully]

a wrestler wouldn't submit people either. They normally GnP unless they have submission grappling training

OP don't ask a Forum which is mostly boxers about MMA if you want a thread with more than a handful of helpful answers

try they have people who can actually help you and less guys who know nothing about grappling

eh ohh well my only experience with wrestling is with bjj people and they try to submit.

reguardless though your number 1 concern is still getting back on your feet.

[Suckmedry]

It's basic logic really, you have boxed, he hasn't, and he is a better wrestler than you, therefore, work on sprawls and stuff to keep you upright, and box him. But also work on your wrewstling too in case you are forced to grapple or fight him on the ground.

[Hi-Dro]

good luck on your fight TS update us on it

[Righthandbanger]

It's basic logic really, you have boxed, he hasn't, and he is a better wrestler than you, therefore, work on sprawls and stuff to keep you upright, and box him. But also work on your wrewstling too in case you are forced to grapple or fight him on the ground.

if he hasn't done any kind of striking he shouldn't be in there. It's likely that he has done at least some boxing.

[hateinyaeyes32]

if he hasn't done any kind of striking he shouldn't be in there. It's likely that he has done at least some boxing.

Thats not true bro, im not bias at all im a fan of both mma and boxing, more of boxing but ill tell you this, alot of wrestlers come into mma with no other discipline than wrestling, thinking they are going to just dominate with their wrestling, most boxers, bjj, muay thai, and other fighters will take up another discipline before they enter the cage, and that is due to the dominance of wrestlers in the UFC. Most of the best fighters have been wrestlers, but alot of other wrestlers fail to remember the other aspects of the sport, and that includes alot more than just wrestling!

[Righthandbanger]

Thats not true bro, im not bias at all im a fan of both mma and boxing

This is where you should have stopped.

At my mma gym you can't even get a fight if you don't at least train some striking/wrestling.

Just because they only wrestle in the fight doesn't mean they haven't learned how to strike. Its just their striking won't be at a high level.