Former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling will square off with Nathaniel Wood in a superfight at Polaris 25. UK-based grappling promotion Polaris has announced an intriguing matchup for the main event of its September 30 card. In addition to an eight-man grand prix, the event will feature a superfight between
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On Monday, Grappling Insider reported on an impromptu match between current UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling and black belt competitor Damien Nitkin that took place at High Rollerz 18. Watch the full match here. Sterling was awarded the decision victory after a six-minute regulation period and a one-minute overtime, but
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High Rollerz 18 took place over the weekend and featured an unannounced superfight. Current UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling made a surprise appearance at the event, where he defeated black belt competitor Damien Nitkin by decision. Watch video of that match below. More than just an MMA fighter, Sterling is
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Just a few days after one of his long-time students won a UFC title, Matt Serra has announced he is retiring from cornering fighters. At UFC 259, Aljamain Sterling won the UFC bantamweight title when he defeated Petr Yan by disqualification. Serra was not in Sterling’s corner for the fight.
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Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling‘s bantamweight title fight at UFC 259 was shaping up to be quite the scrap. That was, of course, until Yan landed a blatantly illegal knee in the fourth round, forcing him to lose his bantamweight title by disqualification. Immediately following the fight, the UFC broadcast
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Top names like Pat Downey, Chris Weidman, and Junny Ocasio will compete at Fury Grappling 13, which takes place on May 23, 2025. This Friday night, Fury Grappling will touch down at the Hard Rock Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, for a card featuring a number of elite grapplers
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Polaris 25 Grand Prix took place in Wales on 30 September, 2023. The event hosted eight of the top players in the sport to go head-to-head in a Grand Prix eight-man tournament. Prelims, as always, were super exciting to watch on and are free to view on YouTube. The prelims
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Check out the full bracket and preview of the Absolute Grand Prix at Polaris 25 on September 30. UK-based grappling promotion Polaris will soon return to action with a talent-laden eight-man absolute tournament with $30,000 on the line. Featuring two current ADCC world champions, the Absolute Grand Prix at Polaris
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Kron Gracie set for return to the Octagon on May 6 in Newark at UFC 288. Kron Gracie is set to return to the cage for the first time since 2019, when he recorded his first career loss. After a three-and-a-half year layoff, Gracie will officially be making his return
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Below are results and video highlights from Polaris 22, featuring an eight-man middleweight grand prix. Roberto Jimenez is now a Polaris champion. On Saturday, November 5, the Ecuadorian black belt won the eight-man middleweight grand prix at Polaris 22 from Southampton, England. Jimenez defeated Shane Fishman, Hunter Colvin, and Jed
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