Combat & UFC
Coach Reveals Ronda Rousey Changed Takedown Strategy for Carano Fight Using Double Legs
The Ariel Helwani Show
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"We did actually. There was videos and things and stuff that we obviously saw and stuff that came out of her shooting double legs. We actually train for it because we had a feeling that we'd actually be able to stop that, you know, that we would stop Ronda from doing that and Ronda would have to start taking those shots."
Wood disclosed that his team anticipated Rousey would abandon her signature collar tie and upper body clinch work in favor of double leg takedowns against Carano. They had trained extensively for this tactical shift after seeing videos of Rousey practicing double legs in camp. Wood believes Rousey's team made the adjustment because high-level strikers had been able to counter her traditional clinch entries in recent fights.
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