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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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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Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw was set to return to action on May 8, 2021 to fight Cory Sandhagen following a two-year suspension for PEDs. Dillashaw has now been forced out of that scheduled bout after receiving a nasty cut on his eyebrow while preparing for the fight. Dillashaw
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UFC 250 marked only the second time that a major pay-per-view event was to take place behind closed doors and after the resounding success of UFC 249, it should come as no surprise that UFC 250 also results in a fantastic night of fights. The biggest statements came from the
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The latest in a string of announcements for the Polaris Absolute Grand Prix on April 4th is a stellar preliminary match between two of the UK’s best MMA fighters, Brett Johns v Nathaniel Wood. The pair have both been Cage Warriors Bantamweight Champions in the past, although separated by around
Read moreThe UFC has seen dozens of fighters finish the fight via Kneebar and above is a collection of every single time a UFC fighter has tapped as a result. The video starts with one of the original legends of MMA, Ken Shamrock getting the first ever tap by Kneebar in
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship makes its long-awaited ESPN debut this Saturday.
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