• Tonight's title fight: the grappling matchup is the key variable

    Champion: superior wrestling entry, but guard retention is a vulnerability โ€” she gets reversed 30% of times she's taken down. Challenger: poor wrestling entries but excellent guard work once taken down and elite reversal rate (44%). If the challenger can force scrambles from the guard, she has a path.

  • Champion: superior wrestling entry, but guard retention is a vulnerability โ€” she gets reversed 30% of times she's taken down. Challenger: poor wrestling entries but excellent guard work once taken down and elite reversal rate (44%). If the challenger can force scrambles from the guard, she has a path.