If the careers of Chael Sonnen, Randy Couture, Josh Koscheck, Dan Henderson and Daniel Cormier have proven anything its that a good wrestler makes for a good mixed martial artist. Indeed, having a collegiate wrestling base is often credited as the best competitive background for a fighter. The fact of the matter is that a good wrestler has the ability to take the fight to the ground as soon as things start to get ugly and use their (often) superior strength to control their opponent on the ground. When playing EA Sports UFC it can be tempting to over-commit to punching and kicking people in the head and forget that its MMA not kickboxing. 80% of the players you will encounter on the game will be strikers who still havent taken the time to learn the grappling controls. This means that all you have to do is dedicate a small amount of time to working on your wrestling and you can exploit this hole in their game. Wrestling might not be pretty but it is highly effective. It also means you can keep your opponent guessing by mixing up strikes and takedowns.
Hailing from South East London, Sam Heard is an aspiring writer and recent graduate from the University of Warwick. Sam's favourite things include energy drinks, late nights spent watching the UFC with his girlfriend and annihilating his friends at FIFA.
