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Category Archive: Articles

Alexander Volkanovski Talks Being Caught In Brian Ortega’s Guillotine Choke: “The Lights Were Dimming”

The UFC 266 fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega was a close one… And, even though Volkanovski won, he was almost tapped out by Ortega’s vicious Guillotine Choke. He...

10 Essential Wrestling Moves And Techniques You Should Master

Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...

Calisthenics Full-Body Workouts That Grapplers Can Perform At Home

Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...

How To Perform The Perfect Knee Slice/Cut Pass In BJJ

Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...

Paulo Miyao Details Long Term Knee Damage from Not Tapping to Tye Ruotolo at ADCC 2019

Paulo Miyao faced a young Tye Ruotolo at ADCC 2019 and was caught in a nasty kneebar. Miyao, true to himself chose to ignore the pain and didn’t tap… We often see in high level grappling...

Clash of Generations: 19 yr old Mica Galvao Rolls with 45 yr old Demian Maia

Mica Galvao is one of the fastest-rising stars of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He’s already defeated a number of elite champions, such as Leandro Lo and Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa, despite being just 19...

Paddy Pimblett Claims PED Testing is the Reason Why Brazilians Are No Longer Dominating UFC

British UFC Fighters Paddy Pimblett & UFC heavyweight Tom Aspinall recently talked about the use of PEDs in MMA. They were discussing how it is becoming harder for Brazilians fighters to succeed...

Preview of UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland

2022 comes to a dramatic close for MMA fans with the UFC Fight Night 216. Alternatively billed as UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland, it gives us a chance to see two excellent fighters in the...

Suspected Serial Killer Has Caused Spike Of New Students In Local BJJ Academy

A suspected serial killer is on the loose in Idaho. The Police still haven’t identified the killer in a quadruple murder near the University of Idaho that happened more than one month ago. The...

Dillon Danis: “Gordon Is A Juice Head – He’s Not That Good”

Dillon Danis and Gordon Ryan are at it again – calling each other and heating up the already fierce rivalry along the way! Most recently, Danis has been a guest at the MMA Hour show with Ariel...

[Watch] Airport Staff Member Uses BJJ Against Violent Passenger

Why should you learn Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? It’s simple, actually: so you can learn how to defend yourself and the people around you, if it’s ever necessary. And, while the chances are that...

Wiz Khalifa On Training MMA: “It’s Cool To Learn New Sh*t”

Wiz Khalifa, the famous American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor, has been training mixed martial arts (MMA) for quite a while now… And he enjoys it a lot! The rapper was a recent guest...

Gordon Ryan Defends the Use of PED’s & Says: ‘Everyone Uses Them’

Today’s biggest No Gi grappling athlete, Gordon Ryan draws attention for his high-level game and also for his declarations off the mats. Last week, the American faced former teammate Nick...

Gordon Ryan Explains That Rolling With “The Mountain” Is Great Proof For “Idiots” That BJJ Works Against Anyone

Gordon Ryan and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, aka “The Mountain”, had a roll just a day before Ryan’s UFC Fight Pass Invitational 3 match. The roll was indeed a fun one and...

Ben Kunzle, Temporarily Paralyzed BJJ Athlete, Promoted To Black Belt

Ben Kunzle had suffered a severe spinal cord injury back in this year, while preparing for the 2022 IBJJF World Championships… Which left him tetraplegic. However, Kunzle didn’t quit....

Gordon Ryan: “Dillon Danis Is Not Nearly As Good At BJJ As People Think He Is”

How good is Dillon Danis in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? Gordon Ryan says that he isn’t nearly as good as people think he is. Ryan emphasized that he did have a close match with Danis back in 2017,...

Brave Featherweight Ignores 67kgs Difference & Submits Ultra Heavyweight

For smaller grapplers out there in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu world, things can be a little tricky when you enter competitions and step onto the mat to see that your opponent is a hulking figure, almost...

Firas Zahabi: “Some BJJ Athletes Are Shorting Their Lives With Steroids”

It’s commonly known that there’s quite a bit of steroid (ab)use in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, as the use of PEDs isn’t sanctioned by any official body. However, should someone who’s...

(Watch) UFC’s Brian Ortega Pranks Fiancée & Hits His Own Head By Accident

Brian Ortega, UFC’s featherweight division contender, continues enjoying his training – and life! He recently posted a video on social media, showing an attempt to prank his fiancée,...

Gordon Ryan or Roger Gracie – Who Is the Real GOAT of Jiu-Jitsu?

The world of Brazilian jiu-jitsu has had many talented athletes over the years, but only a few have reached BJJ stardom and are considered legends. Among those legends, two of them seem to be...

Gordon Ryan: “I Make More Money Than Most UFC Champions”

Gordon Ryan recently appeared on the MMA Hour With Ariel Helwani show, where him and Helwani discussed many things related to BJJ and MMA; including Ryan’s possible crossover. However, Gordon...

Why Are Dagestan Fighters So Dominant?

In the past few years, a new generation of MMA superstars has emerged from the North Caucasus region, Dagestan. Fighters like the legendary Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev, Magomed Ankalaev,...

Ryan Garcia – American Boxing Sensation – Started Training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Ryan Garcia is an American professional boxer; a WBC interim lightweight champion back in 2021… And who will, in 2023, fight in a long-awaited match against Gervonta Davis – another...

Victor Hugo Accepts Gordon Ryan’s Callout: ‘Ok but Let’s Do an Anti-Doping Test To Show That Grappling is a Clean Sport”

The best No Gi grappler on the planet Gordon Ryan recently appeared as a guest on the Ariel Helwani show, where he talked amongst other things, who he would like to face next. The American grappler...