Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-32811455-20171210074712/@comment-68.41.96.241-20171210193000

Cub is a bjj brown belt, I believe. I'm not exactly sure what that means, since bjj gyms are popping up everywhere, and I assume the ranking is relative to the quality of instruction, but it is safe to say that Cub isn't a novice. I agree that Ortega made that technique look easy, but as every commentator stressed last night, he had to re-adjust his position while still hanging on. I don't think this showed any weakness on Cub's behalf, but was more of a show of Ortega's advanced technique. Max can probably overwhelm T city with high pressure striking, but as this fight showed, if you give Ortega an opening, it can cost you the fight. Ortega may be the ultimate test for "Blessed". Max has great takedown defense, but Ortega showed us that he doesn't even need a takedown to lock in a fight ending submission.