Q&A

Do you think shoulder rolling is close to essential for MMA fighters as a whole to develop into better overall boxers? It seems every dedicated shoulder roller is a force in the division regardless of how poor their other skills are. Jack Slack has talked about how the real advantage of shoulder rolling is getting fighters to become more comfortable in the pocket so they can stay there and get the experience necessary to improve. He uses Dustin Poirier as the prime example of a fighter who improved drastically after learning it and staying in range What other techniques do you think would allow fighters a sort of ledge of safety to develop their striking skills in an MMA context?

Getting historical here, but what's a fight result that if changed, would have the biggest ripple effect on MMA?

What are some techniques (whether good or bad) that you think have gone away in MMA? For example, technical stand-ups are now pretty rare after being the predominant get-up from guard for a while