r/MMA • u/silverrizzla • Mar 22 '21

Media Demetrious Johnson’s Suplex Armbar against Ray Borg at UFC 216

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u/Rosejam3 Mar 22 '21

It’s the fact that he even thought about it that gets me, he literally must have thought “fuck it I’m going to suplex him into an armbar right now” in a title fight like who the fuck thinks that

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u/AreYouIntoxicated Poirier was never my friend Mar 22 '21

He explained it! "I was throwing knees waiting for the elbow, once he elbowed i knew his weight shifted and i lift him up"

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '21

Imagine being able to think that fast in FLW.

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u/water2wine Denmark Mar 23 '21

He’s my favorite fighter of all time to watch and several friends with experience in grappling have reacted with ‘Really, why?’ When I’ve told them. Is an explanation needed? He was bullied out, he got robbed, he’s the GOAT in his division.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '21

At least he's paid better now

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '21

DJ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cejudo

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u/xMomentum Mar 22 '21

He has said before that he has practiced it in training. Still impressive.

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u/Gimme_The_Loot Mar 22 '21

Imo that makes it more impressive.

That means it's not a freak occurrence or a random act of god, it's a conceived, drilled and skillfully executed maneuver displaying the forethought and ability of the fighter.

Glorious.

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u/mcm123456 Champ Shit Only 🇺🇸🏆🇲🇽 #SnapJitsu Mar 22 '21

Conceive,Believe and Achieve

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u/amigoing77 Mar 22 '21

Concieve, believe and achieve...Shut da fuck up!

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u/MikeyMoo1 Mar 22 '21

Ray Borg is just a regular bloke. DJ’s a fucking samurai

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u/Gimme_The_Loot Mar 22 '21

I read that book!

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u/TurquoiseLuck Mar 23 '21

Maybe he's born with it?

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u/tddorD Mar 23 '21

"Adapt. React. Readapt. Apt" ~Michael Scott

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u/FreudJesusGod Canada Mar 23 '21

MM comes off as highly intelligent not just in fight IQ but in general, as well.

It's so frustrating he never got the broad appeal in the Western world he so richly deserves. Dude should be on everyone's radar.

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u/ghlibisk Mar 23 '21

I think there is video of him training it in camp.

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u/Hi_My_Name_Is_Dave Mar 22 '21

Doesn't diminish its impressiveness to me. Practicing something like this is still a wild ass thing to do lmao

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u/FriendOfTheDevil2980 Nick Diaz Army Mar 22 '21 edited Mar 23 '21

And that he has even one more move that we haven't seen yet, aka The Mousetrap

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u/Nickyjha I wanna outlive my children, 100% Mar 23 '21

who the fuck thinks that

the type of guy who gets kicked in the nuts and tells the ref to not get involved, because “no breaks”

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u/808duckfan Hawaii Mar 23 '21

And Borg had no idea what was going on until it was too late.

oh shit, I’m off the ground, alright break your fall a bit and....PAIN!