Top 9 Submission Moves in Modern Wrestling History

Over the course of wrestling history, we have seen several wrestling styles inside the squared circle.  These styles include brawling, technical wrestling, high-flying wrestling, power wrestling and submission wrestling. Submission wrestling usually isn’t as popular as the other forms of wrestling, but still appeals to a loyal fanbase.  When one thinks of submission experts, a few names come to ...

Cage Warriors' Jim Alers, the submission specialist, looking for a knockout

Featherweight Jim Alers has been a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu for four years and has competed for some time in grappling competitions such as the Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling World Championship. Alers is either a colossal underachiever or a student with a stingy sensei, but that's another story. Parallell to that experience, though, is six wins by submission in MMA. Early on, he would ...

UFC 146: Frank Mir and the 25 Most Accomplished Submission Artists in History

Submissions are what make MMA MMA. So it doesn't get much more MMA to talk about great submissions. And when you've got one of the sport's greats in this area challenging for a title, as Frank Mir will do this weekend when he fights Junior Dos Santos for the heavyweight belt at UFC 146, the talk gravitates toward great submission artists. And when it comes to that, this is it. This, as the cast ...

UFC 146: Frank Mir and the 10 Best Submissions of the Past Five Years

Following his come-from-behind, arm-breaking submission of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Frank Mir has replaced Alistair Overeem in a heavyweight title fight against UFC champion Junior dos Santos. Having brutally submitted the champion's friend and jiu-jitsu instructor, Mir will be looking to score a similar victory against dos Santos. Terrifyingly enough, Mir's win over Nogueira was not the first ...

Diaz defeats Miller by submission

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Nate Diaz locked in his choke hold and wouldn't let go. Another dominant victory his, Diaz now plans to keep the same taut grip on his impending title shot.