MMA World Reminded of Gary Goodridge?s Infamous Knockout Debut After a Clip of a Man Caught in a BJJ Crucifix Goes Viral: ?It?s the Way He Yells Help??

A true MMA fan can hardly forget the debut match of Gary Goodridge at UFC 8, back in 1996. Pitted against Paul Herrera, Goodridge showed off his mighty elbows as he took over the world with a flawless victory. Not only did ?Big Daddy? rise victorious over Herrera, but he also won over the fans with a superior demonstration of the crucifix hold.

Recently, the world was reminded of Goodridge?s UFC debut after a video shared by @FightHaven went viral. The video showed a man held in a crucifix. Immediately after, the MMA fans took over the comments section. Without a doubt, the fans referred to Goodridge?s fight against Herrera. Furthermore, the fans were in splits as the man held in the crucifix position cried for help.

MMA fans remember Gary Goodridge?s performance

The world of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has a way of flowing through impressive techniques like kimura, armbar, rear naked choke, and many more. However, the crucifix position has remained one of the fan favorites. Recently, the crucifix found its way back into the headlines as a video went viral on Twitter.?

The video showed a man seemingly trapped in a crucifix hold crying for help. The caption read, ?Dude gets caught up in a BJJ Crucifix???

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The fans found the cries for help absolutely hilarious.?

Few of the fans were arguably sarcastic about the man?s cries for help.

Undeniably, the fans were reminded of the infamous victory secured by ?Big Daddy? at UFC 8.?

Some fans said that the man was being helped since Goodridge?s devastating elbows were missing.

Nevertheless, some of the fans thought it was a good idea to simply apologize and move on.

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Undoubtedly, the world did not forget Goodridge?s first-ever fight inside the Octagon.

Joe Rogan?s opinion of the crucifix position

In episode #1900 of the JRE, Joe Rogan explained how effective the crucifix technique was. Doubtlessly, the podcaster seemed to be greatly impressed with the technique. He said, ?You can?t get out of it, it?s so hard to get out of it. Like, you have to be elite to get outta that. There?s a few techniques that you can do to get outta that. The key is you have to get an arm free.?

Furthermore,?Rogan pointed out that it was indeed a terrible position to be caught in. Unquestionably, the crucifix technique is one of the very effective holds. With the arms disabled, one seemingly has no option but to tap out.

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What are your thoughts on the crucifix? Let us know in the comments down below.