Fighting Styles and New Winners in MMA

MMA 的格鬥風格與新贏家


Introduction

Some fighters disagree about which fighting style is better. There are also new winners in Russia.

部分格鬥選手對於哪種格鬥風格較佳持有不同意見。此外,俄羅斯也出現了新的贏家。

Main Body

Craig Jones likes Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov like Sambo. They argue about which style wins more fights. Islam won his last fight and said Sambo is better.

Craig Jones 喜歡巴西柔術。Islam Makhachev 和 Khabib Nurmagomedov 則喜歡 Sambo。他們爭論哪種風格能贏得更多場比賽。Islam 贏得了上一場比賽,並表示 Sambo 更好。

Khabib said some of Craig's students lost their fights. Craig said he did not help all those students. Now, the fighters want to train together. Alexander Volkanovski is helping them.

Khabib 說 Craig 的部分學生輸掉了比賽。Craig 則表示他並非幫助了所有那些學生。現在,這些選手想要一起訓練,Alexander Volkanovski 正在幫助他們。

Raul Rosas Jr. fought in Moscow. He won the first ACBJJ All-Stars title. He used a choke to win. Brendan Allen also won his fight because his opponent hurt his shoulder.

Raul Rosas Jr. 在莫斯科參賽。他贏得了首個 ACBJJ All-Stars 冠軍。他使用絞技獲勝。Brendan Allen 也贏得了比賽,因為他的對手肩膀受傷了。

Conclusion

Fighters are stopping their arguments. They want to work together. New champions are also winning titles.

格鬥選手們停止了爭論,他們想要共同合作。新任冠軍也贏得了頭銜。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡️ The "Who does what" Pattern

Look at how we describe people and their preferences in this text. This is the fastest way to start talking about yourself and others at an A2 level.

1. The Simple Action Pattern

  • Craig Jones likes Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
  • Islam won his last fight.

The Rule: Person \rightarrow Action \rightarrow Thing. (Example: I \rightarrow like \rightarrow coffee.)

2. Switching from 'Now' to 'Before' Notice how the story changes time:

  • Now: Fighters want to train together. (Present/Current feeling)
  • Before: Raul Rosas Jr. fought in Moscow. (Past/Finished action)

Quick Tip: To move a word to the past, we often add -ed (fight \rightarrow fighted \rightarrow fought / help \rightarrow helped).

3. Useful 'Winner' Words If you want to talk about success, use these phrases from the text:

  • Won the title (Got the trophy/belt)
  • Won his fight (Was the winner)
  • Better (More good)

Vocabulary Learning

disagree (v.)
To have a different opinion from someone else
Example:I disagree with you about the best movie.
argue (v.)
To speak angrily with someone because you do not agree
Example:The two friends argue about which game is better.
train (v.)
To practice a sport or skill to get better
Example:The athlete trains every morning at the gym.
title (n.)
A name given to a winner of a competition
Example:The boxer won the world title belt.
opponent (n.)
The person you fight or play against in a game
Example:My opponent in the tennis match was very strong.
champion (n.)
A person who wins a competition
Example:She is the chess champion of her school.
Practice A2 words in a crossword