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Category Archive: Articles

Free Superfight Between Keenan Cornelius and Sean Roberts Announced

    Looks like February will be able to delight most grapplers. A superfight between one of the biggest bjj prodigies Keenan Cornelius and Sean Roberts has been announced. The event will be...

How Trudeau Countered Trump’s Infamous Armdrag Handshake

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is the first man to ever counter Donald Trump’s infamous armdrag handshake. He was able to use an effective frame and in a second attempt, was able to...

Fedor’s Ex Manager Reveals Further Ties Between Trump and MMA World

    Prior to being elected the president of USA Donald Trump had many many ventures. In fact many of them even collosal failures. However one thing that reveals his further involvement in...

Derek Brunson: There’s no Way Silva Won That Fight

    The dust from UFC 208 is still settling yet Derek Brunson is confident enough to speak out about the injustice he perceived. This was Silva’s first victory in quite a while...

Rafael Lovato Jr Signs With Bellator, Debut Set

    Bellator MMA has set their sight on an elite bjj name a while back, and looks like the deal is in place. Sources tell mmafighting.com that Rafael Lovato Jr has signed with the...

Rickson Gracie On People Simultaneously Training at Different BJJ Academies

Team switching in Jiu-Jitsu is a very controversial topic that will always provoke different points of views and arguments among the BJJ community. Throughout Jiu-Jitsu history, there have always...

Jailed UFC Vet Allegedly Threatened BJ Penn

  This past Monday, Daniel Barrera a member of The Ultimate Fighter season 6 was in court answering charges of assaulting a high school student. He was accused of trespassing on a highschool...

BJJ Eastern European Open Championship in Sarajevo Labeled a Complete Success

    February 11th was a great day for bjj in the Balkan region. Sarajevo, Bosnia had the pleasure of hosting the 2017 edition of the BJJ Eastern European Open Championship. This was the...

Saved By The Bell Actor and TV Personality Mario Lopez Started BJJ with His Kids

    Mario Lopez has been known for plenty of things but in the recent years it’s his hosting in addition to the chiseled physique that’s captured the attention the most.  ...

Big John McCarthy Explains Why De Randamie Wasn’t Penalized For Illegal Moves

    UFC 208 was not your typical UFC event. The inaugural card for the women’s featherweight division featured a controversial decision after 5 rounds between Holly Holm and Germaine...

Watch: Nicholas Meregali Defeats Xande Ribeiro in Black Belt Debut

The best brown belt in the world in 2016, 22 year old Nicholas Meregali was promoted to black belt by Mario Reis last December. In his first ever competition in his new rank, he made a huge...

Holly Holm: De Randamie’s Illegal Shots Were By Far The Hardest

    Main event of UFC 208 spawned quite a bit of controversy. Holm found herself the target of pointed illegal shots after the bell had sounded. Holm spoke up about the controversial...

Coolest Sub Finish of UFC 208: Ronaldo Jacare Souza vs Tim Boetsch

       

Anderson Silva vs Derek Brunson: Full Fight – UFC 208

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First Footage Of Rodolfo Vieira’s MMA Debut!

    How did Rodolfo Vieira fare in your opinion?    

UFC 208: Holly Holm v Germaine de Randamie

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Samurai Mental Trick That You Can Apply To BJJ Competitions

“Negative Visualization” is one of the main tools of ancient Stoicism. Really thinking about just how awful things can be in combat will have the effect of making you value what you have...

Dana White Claims UFC Is On The Road To Making a Deal With GSP

    While the comeback of Geroges St-Pierre is still under a big question mark the organization he’s still tied to – the UFC appears to have cleared up misunderstandings at the...

Message from Space – Judo Black Belt and Astronaut Thomas Pesquet

  Message from Judo Black Belt and French astronaut Thomas Pesquet from the European Space Agency is currently in space on board of the International Space Station for six months. He delivers a...

Former UFC Fighter Chris Brennan Slams IBJJF For Latest Decision: We Can’t Have Corrupt S*it Running The Sport

  Chris “The Westside Strangler” Brennan is a lightweight MMA competitor who competed in various promotions including the UFC. He also grappled in the ADCC! But his experiences with various...

Submission Series Pro Event: The Finishers Ball Heating Up

    Submission Series Promotions are Canada’s first internationally recognized, submission only grappling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu event. Based out of Nova Scotia, Canada; they are...

How To Plan A Fight Camp For MMA

Guest post by Evolve Vacation. The Evolve Vacation Program offers travelers the rare opportunity of a lifetime to combine a tropical vacation under the sun with authentic training under World...

Rafael Lovato Jr Headed To Bellator, New Fight Scheduled

    Looks like Rafael Lovato Jr is ready to take his career to the next level – he will be heading for Bellator MMA. Reportedly Lovato Jr is to take on an opponent yet to be named in...

Tim Spriggs on Why He Stopped Talking Trash Before Grappling Matches

The new generation of Jiu-Jitsu competitors comprised of Garry Tonon, Gordon Ryan, AJ Agazarm, and Dillon Danis have been using the MMA trash talk model to talk their way into big grappling...