Wandy Heeds Dana’s Advice?

Wandy Heeds Dana’s Advice

After the Rua vs. Machida fight Dana White stated that fighters in the UFC needed to learn how to turn it on in the last minute of a round. White said “But at the end of every round, neither one of the guys went after it. Neither guy tried to steal the round. You saw it a lot in boxing – and these guys have got to learn it in MMA – is when that 30 seconds is left, go after it and try to steal that round." It seems that at least one UFC fighter heeded White’s advice. Wanderlei Silva turned it on in the closing minute of each round in his fight against Michael Bisping at UFC 110. He ended round 2 with a tight guillotine choke and he ended the third round with a flurry that sent Bisping to the mat. These last minute bursts served as exclamation points that pushed the judges to Wandy in a close fight. Hopefully more MMA fighters will adopt this strategy.