With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from August 2019: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for August. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. * * * * The Nominees Eddie Alvarez def. Eduard Folayang at ONE Championship 99 Eddie Alvarez (30-7) had chance at redemption following his unsuccessful ONE Championship debut, and he clinched it, albeit not without a few scary moments in his lightweight grand prix semifinal with Eduard Folayang (21-8). Early in the opening frame, Folayang chopped Alvarez down with a brutal leg kick. Vicious ground and pound followed, but Alvarez somehow survived
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MMA Junkie’s ‘Submission of the Month’ for August: Quick tap leads to 20th UFC win – MMA Junkie