7 best MMA moves of Brock Lesnar

#5 Throws and tackles

A rather intriguing facet of Brock Lesnar’s combat repertoire is the fact that he often pushes and tackles his opponents—something which, although legal, is seldom used with success at the highest levels of MMA competition.

Lesnar, being less polished in the striking department than most of his opponents, often resorts to measures that may generally be ridiculed or looked down upon at an elite MMA gym. Regardless, his tactics are effective nonetheless—case in point being his excellent usage of throws and tackles in his 3-round decision win over Heath Herring.

Lesnar dropped Herring with a beautiful straight right hand and proceeded to tackle the latter—crushing him against the fence. The usage of Lesnar’s tackles was also highlighted in his rather one-sided stoppage loss at the hands of Cain Velasquez.

Lesnar took Velasquez down in the traditional manner, so to speak, however, he chose to tackle the latter to keep him there. The only drawback in the Velasquez matchup is that the latter made excellent usage of butterfly hooks to get the fight back on the feet.

Nevertheless, Lesnar’s utilization of throws and tackles are indeed praiseworthy.