5 best submissions in MMA history

#3 Ben Rothwell vs. Josh Barnett

At UFC on FOX 18 back in 2016, Ben Rothwell faced grappling legend and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh Barnett in a highly-anticipated clash of styles.

While both fighters had their moments on the feet, the most awesome sequence of the bout transpired in the grappling sphere. Rothwell caught Barnett in what he and his team call a Go Go Choke.

While Barnett’s head initially seemed to be stuck in what appeared to be a five-finger choke from Rothwell, the latter rubbished all talk of his choke being a five-finger one.

In fact, after becoming the first fighter to submit Barnett in an MMA bout, Rothwell sang praises of the Go-Go Choke and proceeded to cut a rather hilarious post-fight promo.