How Wrestling Helps You Get Into Pro MMA / COMBAT

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

“It's not wrestlers that have done well in MMA or are doing well in MMA. That is historically false. It is American wrestlers. Specifically because of the takedown. Knowing to hold a man down against his will, or vice versa, you get taken down, force it to get up and get free with a guy on top of you who's a trained killer who doesn't want you free. The standup and the ride is what separates. That's the toughness,” says Chael Sonnen, UFC Light Heavyweight and Middleweight championship contender and NCAA Division I All-American.

Spartan Up Combat Series host, Ryan Warner, talks with Chael Sonnen about reaching greatness and maximizing your career in combat sports. In this episode you’ll learn...

How Chael got into wrestling, and then pankration, the original MMA

The importance of having a great coach like Matt Lindland and ditching the stigma against Greco

If Chael thinks any rules should be changed in freestyle or folkstyle

How to market yourself as a wrestler

Connect with Chael on social…

-Twitter: @ChaelSonnen

-Facebook: facebook.com/ChaelSonnen

-Instagram: @sonnench

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0:00.0	It's not wrestlers that have done well in MMA or are doing well in MMA. That is historically false. It is American wrestlers specifically because of the takedown knowing to hold a man down against his well or vice versa, you get taken down, force it to get up and get free with a guy on top of you who's a train killer who doesn't watch free.
0:24.2	The stand up in the ride is what separates up.
0:27.3	That's the toughness.
0:29.0	You are listening to Spartan Combat on Spartan Up. Learn from battle-tested combat athletes
0:37.0	with your host Ryan Warner.
0:39.0	Spartans!
0:41.0	Welcome back to the Combat Series.
0:43.0	This is your host Ryan Warner.
0:45.0	Today we have a special guest.
0:47.0	It's UFC Hall of Fame with Chail Sunen.
0:50.0	Chair was the wrestler at University of Oregon,
0:52.0	now has an ESP and talk show,
0:54.4	and he shares a lot of wisdom in this episode.
0:57.2	We'll see you again Spartans.
0:58.4	This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by Laran oils. After your next workout
1:03.9	helps soothe tired muscles with Laran's affordable quality tested 100% pure
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1:25.0	I gotta know, Chail Sun and welcome to the podcast, but I gotta know.
1:30.0	Is it true that Coach Roy Pittman once ripped up a pair of Bulls tickets in front of the whole team?
1:37.0	Tell me that story.
1:38.0	Front row center.
1:40.0	Okay, the way I remember that, after practice, Bulls were in town.
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