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Was 2017 the Year Of Unusual Subs in The Cage?

Was 2017 the Year Of Unusual Subs in The Cage?

 

 

As the end of the year fast approaches we’ve gathered to look over some of the most interesting submission moments of the year in MMA.

Typically submissions in mma are usually from the back mount due to the nature of the sport and striking allowed however this year was quite something. We’ve seen it all from ezekiel from bottom mount to calf slicer finishing.

 

Here are our top 5 ezoteric submissions of the year in the cage:

5. Aleksei Oleinik became the first fighter in UFC history to finish a bout with a rare Ezekiel choke from bottom mount

 

4. Ovince Saint Preux once again pulled off his signature submission – Von Flue choke against Yushin Okami

 

  3. Demetrious Johnson’s Suplex Armbar – mind you he’s just a bjj blue belt

 

 2. Iuri Alcantara Defeated unbeaten Luke Sanders with a kneebar.

 

 1. Onle the 2nd calf slicer submission finish in UFC history by Brett Johns against Joe Soto

 

 

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