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 |  Subject: UFC signs grappling ace Robert Drysdale, debuts at UFC 163 Tue Jun 04, 2013 8:13 pm | |
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- Decorated grappler Robert Drysdale is finally making his way to the Octagon.
Drysdale is expected to make his promotional debut against Ednaldo Oliveira at UFC 163 on Aug. 3 in Rio de Janeiro.
UFC officials confirmed the signing and Drysdale’s Octagon debut that was first reported on Tuesday by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Drysdale is a world champion in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and won the 2007 Abu Dhabi open weight division. He is a grappler that numerous mixed martial artists have worked with to dial in their submission games.
Drysdale began competing in professional mixed martial arts competition in 2010 and has thus far amassed a spotless 6-0 record. He has submitted every opponent, D.J. Linderman being the most recent.
He’ll square off with Oliveira (13-1-1), who suffered the first loss of his career in January 2012 at UFC 142, his Octagon debut. That was a submission loss to Gabriel Gonzaga at heavyweight.
Oliveira has since planned to return at light heavyweight, but has fallen victim to the injury bug on a couple of occasions http://www.mmaweekly.com/robert-drysdale-to-make-octagon-debut-at-ufc-163-in-brazil | |
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| | Subject: Re: UFC signs grappling ace Robert Drysdale, debuts at UFC 163 Wed Jun 05, 2013 7:44 am | |
| Damn, i will be interested in seeing what he can do in the ufc. I see he tapped out mike nickles in a litttle over a minute in there fight which is kind of inpressive to me cause nickles is no slouch at the BJJ game. | |
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| | Subject: Re: UFC signs grappling ace Robert Drysdale, debuts at UFC 163 Wed Jun 05, 2013 1:03 pm | |
| We'll see how he does. We all know his BJJ game is insane... I just wonder how well he will deal with the upper echelon of strikers in the UFC. | |
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| | Subject: Re: UFC signs grappling ace Robert Drysdale, debuts at UFC 163 Wed Jun 05, 2013 1:48 pm | |
| Yeah, if he faces a wrestler with heavy hands like Bader or Matt Hamill, things could get very tough very quickly for him. | |
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