The Best Martial Arts For Your Ground Game in MMA - Our Top 3

Since the inception of the UFC, the ground game has been demonstrated and never underestimated as Royce Gracie finished opponent after opponent. With time, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu became the "go to" ground game martial art. Here are our best picks for ground game martial arts for MMA.

Wrestling.

Without a doubt wrestling is one of the

best MMA ground fighting techniques. Having the ability to take your opponent down at will or defend the take-down whenever needed is huge.

The ability to control the top position when your on the ground is what wrestlers like Brock Lesnar and Georges St. Pierre make look easy.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

This is the martial art that gave birth to the UFC and MMA. Royce Gracie would submit the biggest of men in his early days. Although as the sport moved on, it seemed that just having a BJJ background wasn't enough to get the victory.

Still today when you're put on your back, it is better to have BJJ than any other martial art.

Submission Wrestling.

A perfect combination of both BJJ and Wrestling. If you can find a gym that trains both equally, than you're set.

Set out to become a submission wrestling practitioner. Be able to mix punches in with any ground game techniques as well.

Here are the top 3 ground game martial arts today. Having a program to train MMA strength and conditioning can greatly improve any time you find yourself on the ground.

So remember to train:

Wrestling,
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
And Submission Wrestling.

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