"One of the craziest pieces of MMA lore, considering how Santos’ MMA career has panned out" - Fans react to a clip of UFC 278 star Leonardo Santos submitting Georges St-Pierre via. flying armbar at ADCC 2005
Georges St-Pierre is known as one of the most complete martial artists of all-time, but even he was no match for the Brazilian jiu-jitsu skills of Leonardo Santos when they met at ADCC in 2005.
Santos is fighting Jared Gordon at UFC 278, which takes place this weekend, and a video of him catching St-Pierre in a flying armbar at ADCC has been doing the rounds on Twitter.
"Leonardo Santos submits GSP via flying armbar at ADCC 2005. Santos faces Jared Gordon at UFC 278."
Watch the video below:
Leonardo Santos submits GSP via Flying armbar
at ADCC 2005.
Santos faces Jared Gordon at UFC 278 https://t.co/c4lHAlwPsN
The video has created quite a discussion on Twitter between fans, with some highlighting the contrast between Santos' career in jiu-jitsu and his career in MMA:
@Ocelot_MMA This is one of the craziest pieces of mma lore, considering how Santos’ mma career has panned out
@FlexBugs For sure, Santos is very talented.
Such a strange career in combat sports.
But, @FlexingLc was quick to come to his defense, explaining why he felt that Santos' MMA career didn't pan out as well as his jiu-jitsu career:
@goetballer @Ocelot_MMA Not at all, santos was a great fighter in his prime, but the injuries fuckd his potential. He just too old now.
Other fans were quick to mention that Santos got submitted by UFC veteran Clay Guida in his last UFC fight.
@Ocelot_MMA and leonardo santos got subbed by.... https://t.co/sIjc70Amua
@Ocelot_MMA Clay spanked Santos 😂😂
While a win over Georges St-Pierre would have meant more if it were an MMA fight, the Canadian is no slouch when it comes to 'The Gentle Art' of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Having been taught by John Danaher for the majority of his career, St-Pierre could not have had better instructors even if he were trained by the Gracie family themselves.
Georges St-Pierre breaks down Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards ahead of UFC 278 main event
Georges St-Pierre is a student of martial arts. If you gaze at his social media, you will see a consistent stream of videos of his training. Despite being retired, 'Rush' keeps an eye on the action, and is always in the loop about what is happening regarding the UFC.
With this weekend's UFC main event being a welterweight title bout between Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards, St-Pierre gave a breakdown of what each fighter should try and focus on doing to get the win.
"Well, if I'm the champion Kamaru Usman, I need to put pressure on Edwards right away, cut the corners and make sure he doesn't use his footwork to frustrate him. And always pause the dilemma between striking and the takedown."
Watch the video below:
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Being a welterweight native, Georges St-Pierre will probably keep a close eye on the fight between Usman and Edwards. 'The Nigerian Nightmare' is tipped to overtake St-Pierre as the undisputed GOAT of the welterweight division if he beats Edwards.