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Catch Wrestler Exposes Josh Barnett: He’s Never Even Competed in Catch Wrestling…Ever!

When it comes to Catch Wrestling, Josh Barnett is today’s figure head. After his big win by submission over Dean Lister at Metamoris, Barnett put Catch Wrestling back on the map. However, not...

Sonnen: Mackenzie Dern Was Too Scared To Grapple With Miesha Tate!

      Chael Sonnen announced his two headliner fights for the 2nd edition of Submission Underground. The matches that were announced feature 2 recently retired UFC fighters – Dan...

Unsanctioned MMA Event Pits Kids Against One Another

    The picture above has been rocking the world. This is a photo taken at an event in South Africa – depicting two minors fighting under professional rules. The person held...

How to Defend and Escape the Kneebar

    A kneebar (also known as legbar, kneelock or hiza-juji-gatame) is a leglock that can hyperextend the knee. The basic kneebar technique is similar to that of an armbar. The practitioner...

(Update) Self Promoted Brown Belt Fired From Martial Arts School

    BJJ purple belt Joe McCaffery  became widely known few days ago when the video of him promoting himself to brown belt and talking a big game went viral. The videos can still be seen...

Unique Healing Method For Disc Issues Proves Highly Successful

  As was mentioned in a recent article, disc issues often plague grapplers during and often after their active years of training. Many methods of relief are tried, often with mediocre results....

Guy DQed For Greasing Against Miyao Blames Lotion

    Rene Eduardo Lopez has placed 3rd at the just finished NoGi Worlds 2016 but all the media attention is on the DQ he got in the semi finals against Joao Miyao. You can check out the...

Chris Brennan Slams NoGi Worlds, Sport Jiu-Jitsu And Corruption

  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...

Grappling Industries Introduces Huge Changes In Competition For 2017

    Several hours ago grappling industries announced it will be making huge changes ahead of the 2017 competitive season. They’ve decided to legalize reaping, heel hooks, twisters and...

Grappling Central Podcast Interviews Frank Mir

    The latest to be interviewed by the Grappling Central Podcast is the UFC legend Frank Mir. Mir was kind enough to share his origin jiu-jitsu story. To talk about his approach to life,...

Self Promoted Brown Belt Boasts Of Gold He Got Without Competing

    Joe McCaffery became widely known few days ago when the video of him promoting himself and talking a big game went viral. The videos can still be seen here in spite of him taking them...

To DQ or Not To DQ: Slam Edition

    Slam is the first technique in the IBJJF guideline that’s forbidden on all levels.  The most catastrophic injuries in the sport do not come from submission holds – they come...

The Wire’s Idris Elba Had An Impressive Kickboxing Debut

    Idris Elba made his name staring in the golden age of HBO classic “The Wire”. By many accounts the show is number one on the list of best shows of all time but he might be...

Polaris 4 Recap & Matches We’d Love To See In Future

    Polaris Pro just concluded it’s 4th event! A truly thrilling spectacle had plenty of actions and a couple of submissions to boot. The first fight of the card was between Tom...

Polaris Pro 4 Results

Press refresh to get results in real time. When: Saturday, October 29. Prelims: 16:00, Main Card 18:30 (UK time) Where: Lighthouse, Poole, UK FIGHT CARD (18:30 UK TIME, PPV through Polaris website)...

Carlson Gracie Jr Challenged by Professional Wrestler, Enters Ring

  Carlson Gracie Jr. has just made a winning return to competition after an 18 year break. He won his first match at the world master by choke vs Joseph Monahan of Gracie Elite Team! Carlson...

Rigan Machado: ‘Ashton Kutcher Would Beat McGregor in a Grappling Match’

  When news broke out early last year that actor Ashton Kutcher had been promoted to purple belt by Rigan Machado, the BJJ community had mixed reactions. Some were happy about the news, many...

Mario Sperry’s Thoughts on Sport Jiu-Jitsu’s Effectiveness for Self Defense

    Mario Sperry is a 3 Time World Jiu Jitsu Champ, 6 Time ADCC World Champ, MMA veteran. Born in a wealthy family and coming from a military college, where he practised sports like...

St-Pierre Denies Possibility of Fighting Michael Bisping

    A world of confusion is surrounding the career of Georges St-Pierre lately. The one time welterweigh champion and legend of the sport announced his contract with the UFC is null but the...

Keenan Cornelius’ Newest Guard: Krab Guard

  Jiu-Jitsu is limitless. Keenan Cornelius is alreday credited as being the inventor of the Worm and Mantis guard. Here is what Keenan has been working on recently: The KRAB Guard which is a...

Garry Tonon vs Lucas Lepri. 1/4 finals -77kg ADCC 2015

  At ADCC 2015, Multiple world BJJ champion Lucas Lepri showed the recipe to shut down and defeat Garry Tonon’s dangerous leglock game. The two champions faced in the quarter finals:...

Helio Gracie’s Grandson Ryron Meets Masahiko Kimura’s Grandson

On October 23rd, 1951 Legends Masahiko Kimura and Helio Gracie fought in Brazil. Today 65 years later, their grandsons Ryron Gracie and Andrew Sato met at Ryron’s seminar in Hawaii....

CTE Diagnosed In MMA Fighter First Time In History

    Jordan Parsons lost his life tragically 6 months ago in a Hit and Run accident. He was struck and killed as a pedestrian by an alleged drunk driver. At age 26. He’s recently been...

(Video) Guy Taps To “Oil Check” In Jiu-Jitsu Match

  The “butt drag” or “oil check” is a legit move in wrestling. For those that don’t know, an “oil check” is when one stick their finger(s) in their...