Robert Drysdale is undefeated in MMA with six wins by submission. The fighter’s goal is a career in the UFC and fighting the best. Photo: Legacy FC/ Disclosed

Robert Drysdale is a hot issue in MMA. The fighter, son of an American father and a Brazilian mother, was born in America but raised in Brazil. As an adult and with a black belt, he returned to Las Vegas where he opened his own gym, Drysdale BJJ, and began to help in the training of big UFC names, like Forrest Griffin, Wanderlei Silva and Randy Couture, who encouraged him to start in MMA.

After becoming the ADCC 2007 absolute champion, Drysdale left the competitions on the mats to join the world of cages, but like he says, Jiu-Jitsu remained being more than a sport, it is a lifestyle for him.

Proof of this is found in all his professional fights. The phenomenon of the gentle art has won by submission in the first round every fight. The last one happened Friday, April 12, at Legacy FC 19. The light heavyweight faced D.J. Linderman, an experienced fighter who has fought in events like Bellator and WSOF, and the Brazilian won with a nice rear-naked choke.

To check the level of this fighter, review Drysdale’s duel against Chris Reed at Legacy FC 15:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpMeQMsfWRc

Now that he is undefeated for six fights, Drysdale aims for the UFC and wants to fight the best in the category. The truth is that his performance within the cages has drawn the attention of the leaders of the sport, and it is quite possible that we will see Drysdale’s BJJ shining on the biggest stage in the world of MMA, in a short time.

His contact with the UFC is old. The professional fighter was one of the coaches of Team Mir on “TUF 8” in 2008. The following year, Drysdale prepared Forrest Griffin prepared for UFC 101, which had the historic title fight between the American and the middleweight champion, Anderson Silva. The program “Countdown to UFC 101” put the spotlight on Drysdale, giving prominence to the coach, who went on to help other stars of the organization.

Check the results of the last event Drysdale attended, Legacy FC 19:

LEGACY FC 19
Allen Event Center, Allen, Texas
April 12, 2013

Will Campuzano beat Alan Nascimento by unanimous decision
Georgi Karakhanyan beat Din Thomas by unanimous decision
Robert Drysdale submitted DJ Linderman with a rear naked choke at 1:48 of round one
Matt Hobar beat Nelson Salas by unanimous decision
George Pacurariu beat Steven Peterson by knockout at 3:42 of round one
Reynaldo Trujillo beat Chris Jones by knockout at 3:59 of round one
Kevin Aguilar submitted Hunter Tucker with an armbar at 2:24 of round one
Brad Mitchell beat David Armas by unanimous decision
Evan Thompson beat Angelus McFarlane by unanimous decision
Bull Lawal beat Jabari Shakur by unanimous decision
Vernon Lewis beat James Hall by TKO after round one

Robert Drysdale venceu mais uma na chave de braço. Ele está invicto, com cinco finalizações em cinco lutas. Foto: Divulgação

Para o evento principal do Legacy FC 15, o único desafio para Robert Drysdale foi mesmo bater o peso, os 93kg da categoria meio-pesado. Depois de aparecer na pesagem com 95kg, ao menos na luta o campeão do ADCC 2007 não precisou suar tanto.

Drysdale botou o oponente Chris Reed facilmente para baixo, com um pontual single-leg, mirou o estrangulamento norte-sul mas foi impedido por Chris, que agarrou-se como pôde na bermuda do faixa-preta de Jiu-Jitsu. Robert então fez bela transição para a montada, de onde aplicou a chave de braço, a 1min15s de luta.

Foi a quinta vitória consecutiva do professor radicado em Las Vegas – são cinco finalizações no primeiro assalto, em cinco embates. Foi a terceira chave de braço para a coleção de Drysdale.

Veja os demais resultados do Legacy FC, em Houston, Texas.

Legacy FC 15
Arena Theater, Houston, EUA
16 de novembro de 2012

Robert Drysdale finalizou Chris Reed no braço a 1min15s do R1
Nick Gonzalez venceu Ray Blodget na decisão unânime dos jurados
Angel Huerta venceu Sail Elizondo por nocaute a 1min07 do R1
William Bush venceu Jon Kirk por nocaute técnico aos 2min08 do R1
Thomas de Almeida venceu Cody Williams por nocaute (cotovelo) aos 2min28s do R1
Charles Ontiveros finalizou Patrick Hutton no braço a 3min11s do R1
Matt Schnell finalizou Marcus Duper no braço a 1min06 do R1

Robert Drysdale added a third armbar and fifth submission win to his five-fight career this past Friday. Publicity photo.

The only challenge Robert Drysdale faced in headlining the Legacy FC 15 card this Friday was making the 93 kg (205 lb) weight limit for the light heavyweight division. After first showing up around five pounds overweight at weigh-ins, at least the ADCC 2007 champion didn’t have to sweat much in the actual fight.

Drysdale easily took his opponent, Chris Reed, down with a well-timed single-leg, targeted the north-south choke but was kept at bay by Chris grabbing his shorts. Robert thus transitioned to mount, where he sunk an armbar 1:15 minutes into the fight.

The win marks Drysdale’s fifth submission win of his five-fight professional career, as well as the third armbar in his MMA collection.

Check out the results from the Houston, Texas Legacy FC event

Legacy FC 15
Arena Theater, Houston, USA
November 16, 2012

Robert Drysdale subbed Chris Reed via armbar at 1:15 min of R1;
Nick Gonzalez defeated Ray Blodget via unanimous judges’ decision;
Angel Huerta defeated Sail Elizondo via KO at 1:07 of R1;
William Bush defeated Jon Kirk via TKO at 2:08 min of R1;
Thomas de Almeida defeated Cody Williams via KO at 2:28 min of R1;
Charles Ontiveros tapped out Patrick Hutton via armbar at 3:11 min of R1;
Matt Schnell subbed Marcus Duper via armbar at 1:06 min of R1.