Where Hughes did find that headlock? Let's ask Dave Schultz

Matt Hughes suffocated Ricardo Almeida out cold to 117 UFC with a move of wrestling Classic, the front half Nelson. After the attack, Hughes said that this is a move that Almeida, probably hasn't seen before. This is probably true, but wrestling fans everywhere recognized navigation. The front half Nelson has been perfected by Dave Schultz, one of the most dominant athletes of wrestling and a gold medal in 1984.

During the games in Los Angeles, headlock of Schultz was so dangerous that the arbitrators were warning him, soon has sunk his arms on an opponent. back at 2: 45 mark here to see headlock perfect Bundebele in the first period of the gold medal match.

Schultz couldn't use his headlock at the end of a game like Hughes, but he used to score points, reject a takedown and check his opponent.

Along with his brother Marco, Schultz was known as one of the most brutal fighters of the era. Marco however defeated Gary Goodridge at UFC 9 in his one bout MMA, Dave has never had the opportunity to transition to MMA. was murdered in 1996. Headlock victory Hughes ' is a tribute to a family member who was taken too soon.

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