K-Town Breakdown

06/22/2020

In this video, we continue to take a look at Maki Pitolo's win over Charles Byrd at UFC 250. In this clip we take a look at Pitolo's use of rhythm, timing, and power when striking. He sits down on some strikes, but uses broken rhythm and changed timing to set up Byrd for Pitolo's best strikes.

In this video, we continue to take a look at Maki Pitolo's win over Charles Byrd at UFC 250. In this clip we take a look at Pitolo's use of rhythm, timing, a...

06/19/2020

At UFC 250 middleweight Maki Pitolo stopped Charles Byrd with punches at 1:10 of round 2. In this breakdown, we look at Pitolo's use of stance shifting to set up great angles to land strikes.

At UFC 250 middleweight Maki Pitolo stopped Charles Byrd with punches at 1:10 of round 2. In this breakdown, we look at Pitolo's use of stance shifting to se...

04/06/2020

Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk put on arguably the greatest title fight in women’s MMA history when they went tooth and nail for five rounds to determine who would be the UFC strawweight champion. Today we take a look at one of Zhang's use of the lead hand parry -> rear hand punch combo.

Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk put on arguably the greatest title fight in women’s MMA history when they went tooth and nail for five rounds to determine...

04/01/2020

At UFC 248 Beneil Dariush defeated Drakkar Klose by KO, however with a slight adjustment it might have been Klose who KO'ed Dariush! Its important for fighters to finish with their lead hand in combos. It manages range better, it serves as a warning strike, and it can often be a fight ender.

At UFC 248 Beneil Dariush defeated Drakkar Klose by KO, however with a slight adjustment it might have been Klose who KO'ed Dariush! Its important for fighte...

03/31/2020

At UFC 248, Max Griffin first uses a far side underhook and then a reverse whizzer to avoid being taken down against the cage in his bout with Alex Oliveira. Very nice technique!

At UFC 248, Max Griffin first uses a far side underhook and then a reverse whizzer to avoid being taken down against the cage in his bout with Alex Oliveira....

03/26/2020

At the UFC 247 bout Betcic vs Ige, Dan Ige lands a short combo where he does a bunch of good things all at once - manages the distance, lands a counter combo, and keeps his feet moving inside the combo. Definitely worth paying attention to all these details!

At the UFC 247 bout Betcic vs Ige, Dan Ige lands a short combo where he does a bunch of good things all at once - manages the distance, lands a counter combo...

03/24/2020

On the UFC 248 Early Prelims - Batgerel vs Cannetti bout. Batgerel lands a left hook without moving his head and it really pays off!

03/20/2020

On the UFC 248 prelims, Gerald Meerschaert did a fantastic job of making his straight left, overhand left and left hook to the body look so similar that his opponent, Deron Winn, had a terrible time predicting the strikes. Doing the little things right, like in this fight, made Meerschaert's striking significantly more effective than if he had just winged punches at Winn.

On the UFC 248 prelims, Gerald Meerschaert did a fantastic job of making his straight left, overhand left and left hook to the body look so similar that his ...

03/18/2020

On the UFC 248 prelims, Rodolfo Vieira fought Saparbek Safarov. In this video we look at a good use of the whizzer by Safarov and a good takedown where Vieira runs his feet to finish the takedown.

On the UFC 248 prelims, Rodolfo Vieira fought Saparbek Safarov. In this video we look at a good use of the whizzer by Safarov and a good takedown where Vieir...

03/17/2020

It's been a while! With the whole world being shut down due to the Corona Virus, it's given us at K-town Breakdown the chance to do some more breakdowns! Give this video a look and let us know your thoughts!

This clip is from the Mark Madsen vs Austin Hubbard bout at UFC 248 and we take a look at a super simple and very effective mat return / takedown MMA fighter...

11/20/2019

Today we take a look Charlie Alexander's use of the Calf Kick in his main event fight with David Robins from Valor Fighting Challenge 65. Charlie did a great job landing this devastating technique and because of the way he entered, he also helped set up his shots. Nice work Mr. Alexander!

11/18/2019

Alright folks, expect new K-Town Breakdowns every Mon and Wed from now on! Today we take a look at something Keith Olson did repeatedly in his Valor Fighting Challenge 66 bout with Steven New and I could see the head-movement and the "no-load-up" punch, but only when I slowed it down did I see the nice job Keith did of using his lead hand to aggressive parry with.

So, take note all you fighters out there, this is a nice little self-contained combo that does a bunch of things right!