Originally <a href='/showthread.php?p=17022896'>posted</a> on 12/05/2012:
Liking Diaz - not enough to go crazy w/ the betting.
The Henderson sub defense seems like it's getting blown out of proportion. The real takeaway from his first fight vs Cerrone is that he put himself in compromising positions w/ frequency. Nate's jitz is arguably some of the most fundamentally sound at 155. Outside of his standing kimura BS (which are usually to set up trips/tosses), people dont escape his subs. He never really 'fishes' for submissions like some BJJ players but he takes what presented and his finishing rate is impeccable. If Henderson fights like he did vs Cerrone the first time, Nate's taking an arm along w/ the belt. Henderson has gotten out of dicey situations but it's mostly b/c he put himself there in the first place.
Not saying this is Nate by submission all day, but to dismiss that outcome based on Henderson's defensive grappling prowess and unwillingness to tap is flat out dumb.
Liking Diaz - not enough to go crazy w/ the betting.
The Henderson sub defense seems like it's getting blown out of proportion. The real takeaway from his first fight vs Cerrone is that he put himself in compromising positions w/ frequency. Nate's jitz is arguably some of the most fundamentally sound at 155. Outside of his standing kimura BS (which are usually to set up trips/tosses), people dont escape his subs. He never really 'fishes' for submissions like some BJJ players but he takes what presented and his finishing rate is impeccable. If Henderson fights like he did vs Cerrone the first time, Nate's taking an arm along w/ the belt. Henderson has gotten out of dicey situations but it's mostly b/c he put himself there in the first place.
Not saying this is Nate by submission all day, but to dismiss that outcome based on Henderson's defensive grappling prowess and unwillingness to tap is flat out dumb.