The Masterful MMA Grappling of Rafael Lovato Jr. [Patreon]

Bellator London might have been a shambles on the organisational end—with the card scattered through different channels and awkwardly staggered to appeal to different time zones—but it was all worth it for Rafael Lovato’s performance. Generally we do not do much proclaiming that a certain technique or tactic is “the future” of an aspect of MMA, but there is fun to be had in examining trends and even trying to get out ahead of them and Lovato versus Mousasi demonstrated some interesting ideas which he likely didn’t invent but which haven’t quite caught on at large in MMA yet.

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