UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman has a rich wrestling background. He transferred to Hofstra University where he became a two time All-American, placing third at the NCAA tournament his final year. After graduating from Hofstra, Weidman made his way to the Serra-Longo Fight Team, where he has honed his grappling abilities under the instruction of Matt Serra.
In this video, Weidman demonstrates his best single leg takedown.
The opponent defends the jab Weidman throws at him, but gets a quick shot in on his left leg. Weidman doesn’t telegraph at all here using the momentum from the jab, and keeping his eyes up, not wandering tohis opponent’s leg. Weidman glides right into this shot. Once Weidman has the back of the leg cupped, and his head/neck tight he spins 180 degrees, removing the opponent’s balance. As soon as the two men hit the mat Weidman looks directly to the pass, forcing the opponent’s left knee down, and ending up in half-guard.
He hit this set up against Alessio Sakara:
Check out the detailed instructional:
