u/Puzzleheaded_Many648

Last nights fights showed everyone that wrestling is overrated and that it’s not some superior base that everyone makes it out to be.

Matter fact, we witnessed Jiujitsu being used brilliantly to counter and nullify wrestling.

Jim Miller got taken down but instantly countered it with a guillotine that ended the fight. That was pure jiujitsu in its finest.

Joshua Van got taken down a number of times but didn’t take any real damage from them despite getting mounted, because his BJJ allowed him to get into butterfly and escape the mount

Sean Strickland, in Round 1 got controlled the entire round yes, but he’s a legit black belt and was never in any real danger from getting subbed because of his BJJ background and he looked extremely comfortable even with Khamzat on his back

Sean Brady, is a BJJ guy, not a wrestler. The way he was flowing from the high mount, to half guard, and holding Buckley down was pure BJJ top control.

By the way, takedowns are still a big part of BJJ. Top control is a big part of BJJ. The difference is when you see wrestlers on their back they look uncomfortable and only rely on scrambles or wrestle ups. BJJ is still more dangerous to fight against because they can force scrambles or wrestle ups, but sweeps, retaining guard, or throwing up subs are a huge emphasis and a real threat to anyone against them

I’m sick of seeing people shit on BJJ for MMA because they see some random local blue belts pulling guard at a no name tournament. It’s still the best base in the sport and the most well rounded form of grappling

Looking for ideas to make it more immersive. I want to go beyond just recruiting and playing the games

I said what I said. Training in the gi will yield tremendous ROI if you do it properly.

Obviously don’t waste time on shi that wouldn’t work in MMA like lapel chokes or lasso guard, but if you’re drilling specifics especially escaping pins, working on wrestle ups, or maintaining top control- it can do wonders.

The philosophy is based on making training harder than the real thing. It’s easier to escape pins when your opponent doesn’t have grips/has to factor in sweat. It’s harder to control someone when they have the expanded arsenal of options to sweep you or get you in their guard.

For intentional and specific grappling sessions the Gi is superior in my opinion but would love to open a discussion on this topic

Caption says it all. I’ve started playing competitive all the way back in season 2 of Overwatch 1 (2016), and finished in gold. Fast forward to today, I’m still in Gold. In terms of actual play time, I’ve only played consistently from 2016-2017, 2019, 2022-2023, and now 2026.

I have yet to reach Plat in any role, and my goal is to hit GM in 2027.

The main heroes I play are

Ana
Lucio
Brig

Rein
Winston
Sigma