Omoplatas rare within itself, but inverted? You are better off winning the lottery than seeing one of these play.
On Saturday in Prague, Louis Glisman (11-2) achieved the unthinkable at OKTAGON 43, when he rolled and pinned opponent Melvin van Suijdam (14-6) and got a tap at 4:57 of the first round.
The sequence began when Van Suijdam’s arm got caught between the legs of Glissmann, who was on his back from the side. Glissmann jumped forward, causing Van Suijdam to drop as well. When Glissmann finished his ride he continued his resolve but Swegdam’s lap was unable to continue. Glisman planted his forearm on the canvas, squeezed it, and got on tap.
With the win, Gillisman, 32, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, advances to the semi-finals of the €1m middleweight Tepee Sport Gameschanger tournament where he will face winner Andreas Michaelidis against Marcel Grabinski in Oberhausen, Germany in June. 17.
To put it in perspective, there have only been two regular omoplatas in UFC history. Ben Saunders and Adam Wichorek are the two fighters to pull it off. There hasn’t been one upside down yet.
Check out the rare rendering in the video above, courtesy of OKTAGON.