Quote Originally Posted by pazman View Post
It's been done before. Standing joint locks are hard to train, thus hard to pull off during a match.

Shinya Aoki pulls of wakigatame.

This technique is in Judo, but isn't trained much and I'm sure it's not legal during a match.

Seeing more of these kinds of techniques would certainly be interesting but I doubt they'll be the focus of fighters any time soon.
Nice clip....I think when a high profile UFC fighter, (like Jones) pulls something unorthodox off, you start to see more people attempting the move...I think it is harder to pull off locks standing than on the ground, but it would be interesting to see another element of clinch fighting get more use and exposure in the cage.