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Islam Makhachev Claims He Could Outwrestle Jordan Burroughs

Islam Makhachev recently earned the UFC lightweight title, after submitting Charles Oliveira at UFC 280. So, among other things, it’s “safe to say” that Makhachev is an outstanding...

Islam Makhachev: “We Have To Cancel Many BJJ Black Belts”

Islam Makhachev put on a stellar performance at the UFC 280, beating Charles Oliveira with an Arm Triangle for the lightweight title. Prior to the fight, he spoke to Daniel Cormier. Cormier warned...

BJJ Vs. Sambo: Which Is Better?

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Alexander Volkanovski: “I’m Doing Shark Tanks With 85-90 Kilo Wrestlers”

Alexander Volkanovski is preparing to serve as a backup for the UFC 280 lightweight title fight between Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira… Despite breaking his thumb just three months ago,...

[Watch] Islam Makhachev Puts Sparring Partner To Sleep With D’Arce Choke

Islam Makhachev is in the midst of preparing for UFC 280. On October 22, he’ll face Charles Oliveira in the most important fight of his career – for the vacant UFC lightweight title....

Chael Sonnen Talks UFC 280: “We’re Going To See Jiu-Jitsu Versus Sambo”

UFC 280 will be headlined with a lightweight title match between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev. And Chael Sonnen is excited about this matchup, mainly because of the different fighting styles....

The 6 Best Takedown Artists In The UFC

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10 Of The Best Grapplers In MMA

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Chael Sonnen: “I Don’t Think Sambo Is Real”

Who’d win: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or sambo? Well, Chael Sonnen offered an answer in one of his latest YouTube videos… And it’s the one you probably didn’t expect. Namely, while...

Made it Look Easy. Khamzat Chimaev Manhandling a Bellator MMA Fighter

If we talk about specialists in Brazilian jiu jitsu who are currently triumphing in the UFC , surely one of the first names that comes to mind is that of Gilbert Burns (along with Charles Oliveira...

Ranking The 10 Most Influential Brazilian MMA Fighters in History

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UFC’s Best Active BJJ Practitioners

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has long been one of the most prominent martial arts in the sport of MMA, as proven by one of the best exponents of BJJ, Royce Gracie. The legendary Brazilian fighter showed the...

The Most Exciting MMA Fighters To Watch Today

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Dustin Poirier: “Khabib’s Grappling Is On Another Level”

Dustin Poirier will soon take on Charles Oliveira for the UFC’s lightweight title, at UFC 269. While working to improve his skillset even further, Poirier also ended up being a guest on the...

Daniel Cormier: “UFC’s Greatest Submission Artist in History is Royce Gracie”

Who’s the greatest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athlete in the UFC’s history? There are a lot of answers to this question, but Daniel Cormier – former UFC’s heavyweight and...

UFC Referee Mark Smith on Knowing When to Stop Submissions

Being a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or a mixed martial arts competitor is hard enough… So could you imagine being a referee? It’s upon the referees to make a good judgement call when it comes to...

Ryan Hall On Who is The Greatest Grappler in MMA History

Ryan Hall will make his much-anticipated return to the Octagon this Saturday at UFC 264, facing Ilia Topuria after a two-year lay-off. Ahead of the fight, Ryan Hall talked to MMA fighting and...

Is This The End Of The Line For Conor McGregor? What’s Next?

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Royce Gracie surprised his UFC record for submission wins stood for so long

Royce Gracie made his UFC debut on November 12th 1993. UFC has gone through a great deal of change since, yet Royce’s record stood untouched for the next 20+ years. Over the past weekend...

Who Are The Best BJJ Technicians In The UFC?

The reason that MMA has such a broad, highly engaging, and passionate fanbase stems from the fact that some of the top fighters within the organization have mastered a range of highly skilled...

Abu Dhabi Grand Slam: Friday of great matches set the black belt finals in Abu Dhabi

Day 1 of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam World Tour, this Friday, January 12, in Abu Dhabi, more than delivered the thrills the crowd on the stands of the Mubadala Arena was expecting to feel. Some of the...

Gilbert Burns & Bruno Frazatto Are Out Of ADCC

    It looks like with every passing day the ADCC competitor list gets thinner. Latest to succumb to injuries are Gilbert Durinho Burns and Bruno Frazatto. Frazatto wrote on instagram:  I...

UPDATE: Eddie Cummings is Out of ADCC

    ADCC is just ahead of us and final changes have been released. One surprise comes in the form of Gabriel Arges being out of the 77kg bracket. And it seems that Joao Gabriel...

Who made it to the Quarterfinals: IBJJF Worlds Day 1 Results

1st day of adult male black belt division was quite exciting. Although many usual contenders have stayed away from absolute this year there was ample opportunity to watch huge clashes such as Erberth...