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UFC Veteran Rani Yahya Promoted To 5th Degree BJJ Black Belt

Rani Yahya, UFC veteran and 2007 ADCC world champion, has just been promoted to 5th degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt! The promotion came after he spent almost two decades as a black belt –...

Felipe Pena On Making The Transition To MMA: “It’s Now Or Never”

Felipe Pena wants to start fighting in the MMA octagon as soon as possible… And he feels that it’s a matter of “now or never”. Speaking on the recent “Trocação...

Chael Sonnen Defends Conor McGregor’s (Possible) PED Use: “They’re Not Banned In The Sport”

Conor McGregor has put on a considerable amount of muscle after suffering a leg injury during his fight against Dustin Poirier, all the way back in July 2021. And yes – many people in the MMA...

Khamzat Chimaev: “Bo Nickal Has To Be Stupid If He Thinks He Can Beat Me”

Bo Nickal, UFC middleweight division fighter, has recently claimed that – if he and Khamzat Chimaev were to meet in the octagon – that he’d be the one who’d emerge victorious....

Jafel Filho Talks Muhammad Mokaev’s ‘Brazilian Tap’: “He Tapped At Least 3 Times”

The UFC 286 fight between Jafel Filho and Muhammad Mokaev has been one of the strangest ones to date. And not just because Mokaev refused to tap out to a gnarly Kneebar. At one point during the...

UFC 286: Did Muhammad Mokaev “Brazilian Tap” Against Jafel Filho?

Muhammad Mokaev is an up-and-coming UFC prospect who fought Jafel Filho at UFC 286 last night. The Dagestani national ultimately won the match via submission, though at one point he was caught in a...

UFC 286: Fighter Gets KO’d, Tries To Grapple Referee

UFC 286 saw a number of great fights, as well as a weird ending to one of them… When a fighter tried to grapple referee Marc Goddard. Namely, it was a match between Yanal Ashmoz and Sam...

UFC Fighter Jeff Molina Reveals He’s Bisexual: “I Wanted To Be Known For My Skills”

Jeff Molina, UFC bantamweight fighter, revealed that he’s bisexual in a recent Twitter post. This is the first time that a male UFC fighter disclosed that he is not heterosexual. This way,...

Conor McGregor Lashes Out At USADA: “I Will Not Be Scapegoated”

Conor McGregor hasn’t competed since July 2021, following his UFC 264 bout against Dustin Poirier – when he suffered an opening-round left tibia and fibula fracture. Now, however, it...

Chael Sonnen Opens Up About PED Use: “The Recovery Was Incredible”

Chael Sonnen is an ex UFC fighter and, a lot of people would argue, one of the best entertainers today. He is know for his hot takes, funny anecdotes, but also for being straightforward – such...

Demian Maia Feels Like A White Belt As A MMA Color Commentator: “We Did 1000 Fights [As Practice]”

Demian Maia, one of the greatest BJJ athletes to ever compete in MMA, has been working for some time as a UFC Fight Pass color commentator in Brazil. And he’s set on becoming as great in being...

Jon Jones’ BJJ Coach: “Jiu-Jitsu Makes Him Humble, Daily”

MMA fighter Jon Jones has cemented his status as one of the greatest to ever do it, having submitted Cyril Gane with a Guillotine Choke at UFC 285. However, some may be surprised to hear that Jon...

“Is This Beef Or Just Business?” – Henry Cejudo Calls On Daniel Cormier & Jon Jones To Make Amends

The beef between MMA legends Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones has been a long-standing one… And at this point, it’s unclear if it’s a “real” beef, just business, or if...

21-Year-Old Amateur MMA Fighter Suffers Cardiac Arrest During A Match

Isaiah Abels, 21-year-old amateur MMA fighter, has suffered a cardiac arrest during an MMA match last Saturday (March 4). Abels fought Saevon Canto. After scoring a second round takedown, he went...

Rafael Lovato Jr.: “I Never Really Accepted Having To Stop Fighting”

Rafael Lovato Jr., a BJJ legend and MMA veteran, was forced to retire from fighting in MMA in 2019 – when he was diagnosed with cavernoma, a potentially dangerous health condition. He...

Kron Gracie – Rickson Gracie’s Son – To Make His Octagon Return At UFC 288

Kron Gracie – the son of Rickson Gracie – has been booked for his octagon return! He has been sidelined from competition for the last three and a half years, having last fought in 2019....

Fans Criticize Khabib Nurmagomedov For Advertising NFTs: “Don’t Do This Bro…”

Since his retirement from professional fighting, Khabib Nurmagomedov has been pursuing a number of business ventures. And one of these ventures, it seems, has been with the NFTs. He advertised NFTs...

Rinier de Ridder: “I Can Hang With Top Grapplers”

Reinier de Ridder is in full preparation mode for his upcoming ONE Fight Night 10 on Prime Video submission grappling match against Tye Ruotolo. The bout will take place on May 5, but “The...

Henry Cejudo Showed Jon Jones The Exact Same Technique That He Used To Finish Ciryl Gane

Jon Jones had a spectacular UFC 285 performance, winning the heavyweight title match against Ciryl Gane with a quick Guillotine Choke. But did you know that Henry Cejudo coached Jones the same exact...

Jon Jones Submits Ciryl Gane With Guillotine Choke – Wins UFC Heavyweight Title

Jon Jones is back – and in the most spectacular fashion there is! He submitted Ciryl Gane in the very first round, with a Guillotine Choke. And he made it look easy. Jones put on the pressure...

Dominick Cruz: “Ciryl Gane Just Doesn’t Have The Grappling”

Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane will face off at UFC 285… An Dominick Cruz believes that Jones will win the fight. Though, he does acknowledge that there might be problems for Jones when it comes to...

Hollywood Actor Jake Gyllenhaal Steps On Scale At UFC 285 Weigh-Ins

Just when you thought that the UFC 285 ceremonial weigh-ins couldn’t haven’t gotten better, you get proven wrong. After Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane faced off for the last time before their...

Luciana Andrade Denies Claims That UFC Ring Girls Earn More Than The Fighters

Luciana Andrade, UFC ring girl, has had an interview on The MMA Hour last night – during which she denied claims that UFC octagon girls earn more money than the fighters. She emphasized that...

MMA Fighters Offer To Serve As Security In A West Virginia Drag Show

A group of mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters – specifically, an MMA coach and his students – have volunteered to work as security for a drag show in West Virginia. Jonathan Haught –...