In the co-main event at Fight 2 Win 151 on Friday, Aug. 12, Rafael Lavato Jr. met Aaron “Tex” Johnson. Johnson is a multiple Pans champion and former MMA fighter who is an expert with leg locks. Lavato Jr. is a world-class black belt and former Bellator champ who has
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Chael Sonnen has announced that his grappling promotion, Submission Underground, will return to action this May. After a nearly five-year hiatus, Submission Underground (SUG) will return this May. On Wednesday, SUG president Chael Sonnen announced on social media that the next SUG event is set to take place in Brazil
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Kazushi Sakuraba’s Quintet cements itself as a top tier submission grappling competition with Quintet Ultra – a fun concept and an exciting ruleset. The team grappling approach is very promising, especially when the teams are some of the best organizations in MMA history: UFC, PRIDE, Strikeforce and WEC. With Gilbert Burns
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On December 12th, Kazushi Sakuraba’s brainchild, Quintet returns to the United States after their last event being held in Japan. They’re bringing the promotion’s biggest event to date to Las Vegas: Quintet Ultra. This event is an interesting spin on the popular no-gi, submission only, team-based survival tournament. Fighters representing
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For the results of Quintet Ultra, click here. Quintet Ultra takes place on December 12th in Las Vegas and features four teams representing four of the biggest brands in MMA history. The UFC, Pride, WEC and Strikeforce each have five representatives meeting under some of the most exciting rules in
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View results and video highlights from the 2024 IBJJF No-Gi Pans, which took place November 1-3, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas. Over the weekend, many of the planet’s top no-gi grapplers converged in Fort Worth, Texas for the 2024 IBJJF No-Gi Pans, with black belts competing on Saturday and Sunday.
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View results and highlights from the ADCC Dallas Open, where Luke Griffith and Jasmin Rocha each earned double gold. The ADCC Dallas Open took place over the weekend, and a number of elite no-gi competitors made appearances. New Wave Jiu-Jitsu enjoyed an incredibly strong showing as a team, with squad
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Day one of the largest ADCC Trials event ever took place on Saturday, November 6 in Atlantic City, NJ. The first day of the ADCC East Coast Trials saw most of the top-seeded competitors winning their way to day two. At 66 kg, 16-year old Art of Jiu-Jitsu product Cole
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The largest ever ADCC Trials event is set to go down this weekend. With approximately 800 total competitors registered, the ADCC East Coast Trials is scheduled for November 6-7. The complete competitor list has now been released, and features a number of North America’s top grapplers. Male East Coast Trials
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Sometimes, more is not better. That’s the case when it comes to missing weight, and apparently brand new UFC fighter Rafael Alves didn’t get the memo. On Friday’s UFC Vegas 19 weigh-ins, Alves missed weight by a whopping 11.5 pounds. Alves weighed in at 157.5 pounds for a featherweight bout
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