{"id":1943,"date":"2023-08-13T08:32:31","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T07:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=1943"},"modified":"2023-08-13T18:59:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T17:59:48","slug":"damon-blackshear-achieved-what-few-fighters-have-done-in-their-career-at-ufc-vegas-78","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/damon-blackshear-achieved-what-few-fighters-have-done-in-their-career-at-ufc-vegas-78\/","title":{"rendered":"Da&#8217;Mon Blackshear achieved what few fighters have done in their career at UFC Vegas 78"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>It was Blackshear\u2019s ground game that made the difference with a rare win by twister. The submission, which came at 3:47 of the first round, was only the third win by twister in UFC history.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_14104\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lzs1yHtpKGE?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Da&#8217;Mon &#8216;Da Monster&#8217; Blackshear delivered an incredible submission this Saturday at UFC Vegas 78.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The weather forecast is showing twisters in Las Vegas \ud83d\udc40\ud83c\udf2a  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCVegas78?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFCVegas78<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5OWGf2POkk\">pic.twitter.com\/5OWGf2POkk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UFC (@ufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/1690464778446323712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the preliminary card of UFC Vegas 78, Da&#8217;Mon Blackshear achieved what few fighters have done in their careers. The American offered himself a twister, an extremely rare submission in MMA, in the first round. Opposed to Jose Johnson in bantamweight, the American therefore achieved a real performance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Da&#8217;Mon Blackshear at R1 \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thanks to this success, Da&#8217;Mon Blackshear improves his pro record to 14-5 (including 9 submissions). He signs his 2nd victory in the UFC, for a defeat and a draw.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_74595\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jOHqS6ODfgo?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chan Sung Jung, aka &#8220;The Korean Zombie,&#8221; submitted Leonard Garcia on March 26, 2011, in Seattle. Bryce Mitchell had the other when he pulled it on Matt Sayles, on Dec. 7, 2019, in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the opening seconds of the Blackshear-Johnson bout, a win by submission seemed like the last thing that would occur. They came out hard and the sound of the punches and kicks reverberated through the Apex.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Blackshear took Johnson down and immediately went to work. As they were grappling, Johnson threw an elbow at Blackshear, which was the beginning of the end. Blackshear said he knew a twister could be possible in such a situation, and he proved he knew what he was talking about.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He hooked Johnson\u2019s arm and immediately locked in the twister, one of the most painful submissions. Johnson tapped to give Blackshear his second UFC win to go to 2-1-1 and improve his overall record to 12-5. The victory was his ninth by submission.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cYeah, I knew once I was in that position \u2014 because I\u2019d seen the film and I was like, \u2018I\u2019ll twist the s*** out of this dude,\u2019\u201d Blackshear said. \u201cSo when we got into this position I was like, &#8216;Oh, I am vulnerable for an elbow, but if he elbows me, then he\u2019s done so I just capitalized on it.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was Blackshear\u2019s ground game that made the difference with a rare win by twister. The submission, which came at 3:47 of the first round, was only the third win by twister in UFC history. Da&#8217;Mon &#8216;Da Monster&#8217; Blackshear delivered an incredible submission this Saturday at UFC Vegas 78. 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