Method to the Madness: Breaking down Gabriel Bonfim’s 49-second submission at UFC 283

Thanks to long-armed training partners who are at their deadliest when they get to any semblance of a front headlock, I’ve grown to appreciate this attacking position a lot. Guillotines, anacondas, d’arces – these have been my go-to submissions as of late, with which I’ve found more relative success.

I’ve also grown to appreciate watching guillotine finishes more, and every single one I’ve seen in recent memory has been noteworthy, so far. Like this one that happened this weekend at UFC 283.

This was one of those cards where some of the spectacular fight endings went down earlier in the night. Gabriel Bonfim vs. Mounir Lazzez kicked off the prelims, and it was worth sticking around that early.

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