Hello, I have a question. I have boxing/wrestling background but I still have this problem that I sometimes get caught in a takedown while defending their striking, (maybe because I’m thinking about the striking too much, idk). How am I able to defend the takedowns while being defensive from the strikes? I saw that Umar had a tactic in his fight with Merab where he put his head down to be able to defend the shot but if Merab punched he took the shot on his forehead. Idk if this is a good tactic with the risk of getting hurt. So again the question comes back to how do I defend the takedowns while being defensive from the strikes. (Not talking about only sprawling but im asking for something deeper, like a concept or tactic to be able to defend takedowns and strikes at the same time).

@Liam Slattery asked about striking to takedowns. Here is some basic concepts

Hello, I would love to see more striking into to takedown videos.

Hello i have a question, what were the pros and cons for Alistair in MMA with a “Dutch kickboxing” background? In which situations was he better in MMA/striking, and in which situations might he have been weaker in MMA/striking?