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MMA glossary

chest to chest

Control positions consisting of pressing the chest against the opponent's chest or the chest against his back, allowing transitions to be chained without losing connection and maintaining constant pressure.

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How grappling in MMA has evolved, Julien Cazier explains
August 23, 2025 · Aldric & Herbi · 55 k views

How grappling in MMA has evolved, Julien Cazier explains

« the way they scramble, their ability to control, both this chest to chest, so chest against chest, and chest to back, chest against back, these positions leave classical jiu-jitsu in the dust. »

Waldrick (lecture de la déclaration de Gordon Ryan) · at 58:21
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