Phantom Punch
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Pushing on the opponent’s rear hand to square them up can be a great way to set up the body jab.
Justin Gaethje drops Ilia Topuria with a massive right hand then moves into the front headlock.
Haggerty retakes the center of the ring after taking the Yoza kick by using his lead hook to push and pivot.
After throwing the left hook to the body, Haggerty turns Yoza with the step up high kick.
Yuki Yoza ends his beautiful combination work with a step up kick to the rear leg.
Jonathan Haggerty using stance switches, stepping knees, pivots and jabbing on the opponent’s reset. Beautiful stuff.
Jonathan Haggerty kicking Yuki Yoza’s rear leg. Kicking the rear leg is always cool.
A way Haggerty stopped Yoza from getting combinations off early was by clinching after he threw a knee. Yoza made it easy for Haggerty to enter in on clinches because a Yoza’s primary answer for knees was to reverse cross guard.
Yuki Yoza lands a hook to the body after pushing Jonathan Haggerty. Pushing can be a great way to land offense since it can put the opponent off balance.
Jonathan Haggerty turns Yuki Yoza with pivots, then jabs him up as Yoza turns to face him.
Jonathan Haggerty counters the Yoza kick with a left hook, then snaps Yoza’s head back with a jab as Yoza turns to face him. First clipped by Josie Aldo
Toki Tamaru using the lead hook and outside pivot to turn Kazuki Osaki.
Animated breakdown of how Haggerty pairs his teep with his tomahawk elbow. This breakdown also shows how he punishes exits with a high kick after entering with an elbow.
Alexander Volkanovski teaching the outside butterfly getup. It’s important to elevate towards the far shoulder to make the opponent base, so you can get the hips out and get a whizzer. Volkanovski did this to Makhachev in his first fight which is included in this video.
Junto Nakatani’s perfect body punch knockout. Breakdown by Miguel Class.
Overpowered and underutilized. Doubling up the double jab to set up the rear hand. Clipped by Miguel Class