UFC 246: Conor McGregor Vs. Donald Cerrone In-Depth Breakdown

Although many look at Donald Cerrone and see his particularly violent style of Muay Thai as his main weapon, he's also an exceptional grappler and always has been. Despite having 17 career submissions - which is seven more than than his knockout victories - Cerrone's ability to lock up submissions from all angles really is an understated aspect of his game.

Cerrone has never been a wrestling orientated submission grappler, preferring to beat an opponent up on the feet and forcing them to take him down or snatching up a submission when they're rocked from his strikes. However, when it goes to the ground, he doesn't waste any time getting to the best possible position available, so he can search for a submission.

He's not just a top position grappler though. Cerrone is extremely active off of his back, constantly looking for angles that will allow him to lock in a triangle choke or an armbar.

Although McGregor has plenty of fans, he also has an abundance of critics. One of the main things used against him is his lack of ground game. While he might not be Demian Maia, to say he has no grappling ability is simply silly. As you'll see in the video above, McGregor is an exceptional anti-grappler who has specific tools which allow him to nullify a lot of attempts to even get the fight to the ground.

While he rarely uses his grappling to set-up submissions, if he manages to get on top, he has really good positional awareness. This allows him to transition to the best possible positions to land ground and pound. While Cerrone might have the edge when it comes to submitting opponents, believing that McGregor has nothing on the ground is naive.