Issue 137
Join Fighters Only World MMA Awards ‘Coach of the Year’ and current Kings MMA head trainer, Rafael Cordeiro, with help from student and Strikeforce veteran Fernando Bettega, to learn his adaptation of Muay Thai for MMA.
1: Rafael (right) and Fernando start in orthodox stances - left leg forward.
2: Rafael throws a jab, but Fernando works his defence and slips to the outside, then back into position.
3: Fernando again works his defense by slipping to the inside when Rafael follows up with a right cross.
4: As soon as Fernando’s finished slipping, he steps in with his lead leg to shorten the distance between himself and Rafael.
5: As Fernando does so he throws his lead elbow at Rafael’s head.
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