Fight to Win Pro 44Aug 12, 2017 by Hywel Teague
Stevens Vs. Simoes Is The Real Superfight We Should Be Talking About
Stevens Vs. Simoes Is The Real Superfight We Should Be Talking About
This is not MMA star Conor McGregor taking on Floyd Mayweather in a spectacle inside a boxing ring. This is a true grappling superfight.
You'd be hard pressed to find a bigger, more significant submission-only jiujitsu match this year than the upcoming clash between Yuri Simoes and Travis Stevens.
The term "superfight" is thrown around with disconcerting ease these days. To be a part of a show-stopping, attention-grabbing, headline-generating match you need to stand head and shoulders above the rest.
Watch Fight To Win Pro 44: Travis Stevens vs Yuri Simoes LIVE or On Demand ONLY on FloGrappling!
An Olympic silver medal qualifies you as a superstar grappler. An ADCC World title qualifies you as a superstar grappler.
Never before have we seen a match like this: two world class grapplers -- versatile across multiple rulesets -- facing off on neutral ground where neither has an inherent advantage.
This is not MMA star Conor McGregor taking on Floyd Mayweather in a spectacle inside a boxing ring. It's not one of the multitude of Olympic wrestlers moving on from pure grappling to fight with punches, kicks, knees and elbows in MMA. This is a true grappling superfight.
Stevens: the judo Olympian and a world class black belt in jiujitsu, part of the esteemed Renzo Gracie network. Versatile in any phase of grappling combat, and with a laser-like competitive focus matched by few others.
Simoes: ADCC champ, two-time double No-Gi World champ, a lifelong practitioner of jiu-jitsu in the gi. Aggressive, fiery, and hyper-competitive.
Fight To Win matches do not rely on points. If there is no submission finish, three judges render an immediate decision based on who most sought a submission.
They are both finishers from top or from bottom, but what of their strengths? Stevens' takedowns are formidable and to be feared, but they earn him no points. A strategic guard pull by Simoes is worth nothing if he does not attack from bottom. The judges will be looking intently at each of their movements: who threatens the most has the best chance of winning.
The best way for either man to walk away with a clear victory is to submit the other, an insurmountable task for all but an elite few.
The gameplay for either man is simple: they will need to fight to win.
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The term "superfight" is thrown around with disconcerting ease these days. To be a part of a show-stopping, attention-grabbing, headline-generating match you need to stand head and shoulders above the rest.
Watch Fight To Win Pro 44: Travis Stevens vs Yuri Simoes LIVE or On Demand ONLY on FloGrappling!
An Olympic silver medal qualifies you as a superstar grappler. An ADCC World title qualifies you as a superstar grappler.
Never before have we seen a match like this: two world class grapplers -- versatile across multiple rulesets -- facing off on neutral ground where neither has an inherent advantage.
This is not MMA star Conor McGregor taking on Floyd Mayweather in a spectacle inside a boxing ring. It's not one of the multitude of Olympic wrestlers moving on from pure grappling to fight with punches, kicks, knees and elbows in MMA. This is a true grappling superfight.
Stevens: the judo Olympian and a world class black belt in jiujitsu, part of the esteemed Renzo Gracie network. Versatile in any phase of grappling combat, and with a laser-like competitive focus matched by few others.
Simoes: ADCC champ, two-time double No-Gi World champ, a lifelong practitioner of jiu-jitsu in the gi. Aggressive, fiery, and hyper-competitive.
Fight To Win matches do not rely on points. If there is no submission finish, three judges render an immediate decision based on who most sought a submission.
They are both finishers from top or from bottom, but what of their strengths? Stevens' takedowns are formidable and to be feared, but they earn him no points. A strategic guard pull by Simoes is worth nothing if he does not attack from bottom. The judges will be looking intently at each of their movements: who threatens the most has the best chance of winning.
The best way for either man to walk away with a clear victory is to submit the other, an insurmountable task for all but an elite few.
The gameplay for either man is simple: they will need to fight to win.
How to Watch Fight To Win Pro 44: Travis Stevens vs Yuri Simoes
LIVE from 6:00 PM EST August 12, 2017 on FloGrappling, or On Demand in our video archives soon after.On TV: Now available on Roku and Apple TV 4 -- download the FloSports app today.
STREAMING: Available only on FloGrappling via monthly or yearly memberships. A yearly FloPRO subscription provides access to ALL FloSports sites. SIGN UP HERE
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