Last night's 170 lb title fight had some of the most beautiful judo throws I've ever seen in MMA. We call those "high amplitude" throws: when the legs of the guy getting thrown describe a big arc.
Miura ultimately lost to Condit, but the outcome might have been different if they had been fighting in a parking lot :-)
Note to physicists: WEC = World Extreme Cagefighting, a sister promotion to the UFC, not Weak Energy Condition.
He needs to find a way to get his hand loose once the guy is on the way down, so he can follow him down with an elbow.
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