Dear Mr. Edgar,
It has come to my attention that you will be facing Benson Henderson at UFC 144 in Japan. I’m really happy to hear that, and I hope to see an amazing fight. Let me be the first to wish you a healthy camp and good luck.
The reason I am writing you is to discuss your strategy. Namely, submissions. Look, everybody tries to choke Bendo out. It never works. NEVER. I’ve seen a dozen fighters give up position to this guy thinking they had him choked out, only to somehow be surprised when he got out of it. But not you, because I’m writing you this warning. Don’t do it. You can’t choke him out. You can probably knock him out, but your best bet is to carefully outstrike him, be aggressive, and take any opportunity to sit in his guard and waste time. Just don’t try to choke him out. Please. Do it for me. I lost my voice screaming at Clay Guida through the TV tonight. It was awful.
Your Friend,
-Ben
