7 best MMA moves of Brock Lesnar

#3 Chest-to-chest pressure, top control, submissions

While securing a successful takedown on your opponent is an amazing feeling, it’s only a part of the puzzle in MMA.

Keeping the fight on the ground—particularly if your foe happens to be better than you on the feet, or if your game-plan is more grappling-based—is paramount.

Brock Lesnar is an example of someone who is excellent at keeping the fight on the mat. His top-control is legendary and only fell short during the Cain Velasquez fight when The Beast was in less-than-desirable physical condition owing to diverticulitis.

Lesnar notably utilized great top-control, with the chest-to-chest pressure strategy, in his second fight against Frank Mir. He kept his chest glued to that of Mir’s from top position and established a ton of pressure on the latter’s chest—so much so that it didn’t matter as to whether he was in Mir’s half-guard, full-guard or in side-control.

Lesnar then proceeded to brutalize Mir with short punches and hammerfists—something we’re going to discuss in detail up next. Besides, who can ever forget the top pressure which lead to Lesnar's come-from-behind arm-triangle submission win over Shane Carwin.