Issue 158
September 2017
Possibly the most infamous example of a farcical boxing collision with MMA came in the very first UFC event.
Few people really knew what was going on in this tournament of style vs. style vs. style, but one thing they could be certain about was that this boxer with one glove didn’t have any idea what he was letting himself in for.
Art Jimmerson might have been 29-5 as a pugilist when he entered the Ultimate Fighting Championship, but you could bet good money his Brazilian jiu-jitsu experience was non-existent.
Rarely has a man seemed so terrified when he was taken off his feet, put on his back and left with just one mitten-free hand to defend himself.
As soon as Royce Grace took mount, ‘King Arthur’ tapped in desperation for it all to be over.
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