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In this video, we continue to take a look at Maki Pitolo's win over Charles Byrd at UFC 250. In this clip we take a look at Pitolo's use of rhythm, timing, and power when striking. He sits down on some strikes, but uses broken rhythm and changed timing to set up Byrd for Pitolo's best strikes.

UFC 250 Pitolo vs Byrd, part 2 In this video, we continue to take a look at Maki Pitolo's win over Charles Byrd at UFC 250. In this clip we take a look at Pitolo's use of rhythm, timing, a...

At UFC 250 middleweight Maki Pitolo stopped Charles Byrd with punches at 1:10 of round 2. In this breakdown, we look at Pitolo's use of stance shifting to set up great angles to land strikes.

Stance Shifting - UFC 250 Pitolo vs Byrd At UFC 250 middleweight Maki Pitolo stopped Charles Byrd with punches at 1:10 of round 2. In this breakdown, we look at Pitolo's use of stance shifting to se...

Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk put on arguably the greatest title fight in women’s MMA history when they went tooth and nail for five rounds to determine who would be the UFC strawweight champion. Today we take a look at one of Zhang's use of the lead hand parry -> rear hand punch combo.

UFC 248 - Zhang vs Jedzejczyk: lead hand parry, rear hand punch Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk put on arguably the greatest title fight in women’s MMA history when they went tooth and nail for five rounds to determine...

At UFC 248 Beneil Dariush defeated Drakkar Klose by KO, however with a slight adjustment it might have been Klose who KO'ed Dariush! Its important for fighters to finish with their lead hand in combos. It manages range better, it serves as a warning strike, and it can often be a fight ender.

Finish with your lead hand! UFC 248 -Beneil Dariush vs Drakkar Klose At UFC 248 Beneil Dariush defeated Drakkar Klose by KO, however with a slight adjustment it might have been Klose who KO'ed Dariush! Its important for fighte...

At UFC 248, Max Griffin first uses a far side underhook and then a reverse whizzer to avoid being taken down against the cage in his bout with Alex Oliveira. Very nice technique!

UFC 248 - Reverse Whizzer - Griffin vs Oliveira At UFC 248, Max Griffin first uses a far side underhook and then a reverse whizzer to avoid being taken down against the cage in his bout with Alex Oliveira....

At the UFC 247 bout Betcic vs Ige, Dan Ige lands a short combo where he does a bunch of good things all at once - manages the distance, lands a counter combo, and keeps his feet moving inside the combo. Definitely worth paying attention to all these details!

UFC 247 - Betcic vs Ige - a short combo At the UFC 247 bout Betcic vs Ige, Dan Ige lands a short combo where he does a bunch of good things all at once - manages the distance, lands a counter combo...

UFC 248 Early Prelims - Batgerel vs Cannetti. Left hook w/o head movement! On the UFC 248 Early Prelims - Batgerel vs Cannetti bout. Batgerel lands a left hook without moving his head and it really pays off!

On the UFC 248 prelims, Gerald Meerschaert did a fantastic job of making his straight left, overhand left and left hook to the body look so similar that his opponent, Deron Winn, had a terrible time predicting the strikes. Doing the little things right, like in this fight, made Meerschaert's striking significantly more effective than if he had just winged punches at Winn.

Making strikes look the same - UFC 248 prelims: Gerald Meerschaert vs Deron Winn On the UFC 248 prelims, Gerald Meerschaert did a fantastic job of making his straight left, overhand left and left hook to the body look so similar that his ...

On the UFC 248 prelims, Rodolfo Vieira fought Saparbek Safarov. In this video we look at a good use of the whizzer by Safarov and a good takedown where Vieira runs his feet to finish the takedown.

Good Whizzer and Good Takedown on UFC 248 prelims - Rodolfo Vieira vs Saparbek Safarov On the UFC 248 prelims, Rodolfo Vieira fought Saparbek Safarov. In this video we look at a good use of the whizzer by Safarov and a good takedown where Vieir...

It's been a while! With the whole world being shut down due to the Corona Virus, it's given us at K-town Breakdown the chance to do some more breakdowns! Give this video a look and let us know your thoughts!

Super Simple Mat Return for MMA This clip is from the Mark Madsen vs Austin Hubbard bout at UFC 248 and we take a look at a super simple and very effective mat return / takedown MMA fighter...