#5 - Why Sambo is Great for MMA

Sambo has been one of the most dominant martial arts in MMA and there is a good reason why. There are so many dominant Sambo fighters in MMA’s history that have won the biggest MMA competitions in the world such as the UFC, Pride and more. Such fighters as Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev and Fedor Emelianenko have effectively used Sambo to not only win MMA championships but change the way we look at MMA in general. Here are the reasons Why Sambo is Great for MMA and why Sambo is truly a formidable combat martial art. TIMESTAMPS (00:00) - Why Sambo is Great for MMA Intro (00:05) - Types of Sambo (00:27) - Sambo Transitions Between Ranges & Immediate Flow Into Attacks (01:49) - Multi Ranged Combat System (02:16) - Regularly Competing in Sambo Events (02:52) - Sambo's Use of Wrestling and Sambo's Influences (05:12) - Chidaoba's Influence on Sambo (06:58)- Sambo Pinning (08:56) - Combat Sambo's Striking (09:40) - Sambo's Emphasis on Quick Submissions (10:21) - Sambo's Non-BJJ Guard (11:41) - How Does Sambo Differ If you like this content, we invite you to subscribe to the Grapplezilla Podcast for more great grappling, wrestling, sambo and martial arts insights updated regularly.