Brock Lesnar: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

When you think of Brock Lesnar's fighting style, you think wrestling.  But at UFC 116 last week, Brock showed that he's been working on his BJJ, finishing Shane Carwin with an arm-triangle choke.

Brock's BJJ coach is Rodrigo "Comprido" Medeiros, founder of Team Brasa and a 2-time winner of the CBJJ Mundial Absolute.

Comprido talked with Gracie Mag about Brock's ground game evolution and how Brock has taken to BJJ.

He’s a grappler, so he loves training on the ground, likes training as a whole a lot. And one thing you haven’t seen yet is how he has an aggressive guard. He’ll surprise a lot of people.

Comprido also talks of the importance of BJJ as it relates to MMA.

You can’t succeed in MMA without knowing Jiu-Jitsu. Brock has been training with me for two years and has evolved a lot. I feel that was clear in his fight against Mir. In this fight he used the right position at the right time. It was a simple position, but we practiced it a lot, since we figured that’s where the finish could come from. It was a great night for everybody. Brock proved once again that he’s the best heavyweight in the world. It was a great night for Jiu-Jitsu and for Brasa, since in the end Ratinho and I worked with the best heavyweights in the world (Ratinho helped Fabrício Werdum train to face Fedor) and they won by submission.

Pretty tough to argue with Comprido on this.  First off, he can choke you out in seconds, and second, he's right.  BJJ needs to be part of any MMA fighter's game.  Fedor found out that underestimating BJJ can cost you the fight.  And Brock showed that solid BJJ can help you win.

After the jump, check out the GIF image of Brock applying the arm-triangle choke, and then looking to Comprido in his corner.  Comprido instructs Brock to turn towards Carwin's head to tighten the choke and get the tap.