In mixed fighting, you will face opponents whose fighting styles may be drastically different from one another. It is important to knew how to prepare for various types of fighters, as your strategy should differ depending on their fighting style, as well as their strengths and weaknesses. I will cover the different types of fighters in a series of articles, with this one focusing on how to fight striking opponents. By striking, I mean a fighter that prefers to engage you from their feet, and avoids being taken to the ground.
An effective strategy against any fighter is to keep the fight in the area where you are most comfortable. For example, if you know you are good at submission wrestling, you should try and keep the fight on the ground as much as possible. If you're fighting someone that prefers stand up combat, you should either try and take them down to the ground or hold them in a clinch, where they can't utilize ranged striking attacks. Either way, you'll keep them from using their strengths against you. Of course, you shouldn't assume that just because someone is a striking fighter they aren't familiar with the basics of clinch fighting or submission wrestling. Most good striking fighters are trained in defending takedowns as well as basic submission holds; some are even excellent ground fighters. Learn as much as you can about your opponent. For amateurs, this can be a bit difficult, but at the very least try and learn what type of fighter they are and how they fight people with your skill set.
If you can manage to get a striking fighter to the ground, you should be in fairly good shape, as it is a pretty sure bet that even if they have a good ground game, it wont be as dangerous as their stand up attacks. Remember, in your preparation you may have to adjust your fighting style and learn new skills in order to expose the weaknesses of your opponent. Strategy is everything in mixed fighting, and with the right kind of preparation, you should be able to overwhelm a striking fighter.
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