Anthony Smith has had nearly a year away from the bright lights of the UFC since starting his post-Jon Jones comeback by submitting Alexander Gustafsson in the 4th round. The end of the year saw Smith take part in Quintet Ultra and put on a great display of grappling prowess
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Craig Jones is set to square off with Felipe Pena in the main event of the UFC Fight Pass Invitational 4 on June 29. A matchup between two of the world’s top no-gi competitors is set for June 29, as Craig Jones will take on Felipe Pena in the main
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The upcoming Combat Jiu-Jitsu (CJJ) Worlds event has added another UFC legend. First, CJJ founder Eddie Bravo announced that former UFC title challenger and longtime MMA fan-favorite Donald Cerrone would soon be making his CJJ debut. On Friday, the promotion announced that former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans will
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UFC On ESPN+29 went off without a hitch on May 13th as the promotion picked up speed to compensate for several events being cancelled due to Coronavirus, but Thiago Moises made such a big impact that he overshadowed the whole thing. The headline fight saw Glover Teixeira put an absolutely
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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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Alexander “The Mauler” Gustafsson may be considering a comeback to the Octagon. In the meantime he is scheduled to appear against fellow Swedish MMA-fighter Anton Turkalj on December 11th at AK fighting championship. It will be a matchup of old vs. young as 32 year old Gustafsson takes on up-and-comer
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Is team grappling the future of BJJ? Can anyone stop BJJ Fanatics? We dive into these questions and more.
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Editor’s Note: We’ll update this story as we get news on it. One of the year’s most intriguing submission grappling cards just got a lot more compelling as Gordon Ryan has confirmed on Instagram that Jake Shields is in fact, out of the tournament and Ryan with be stepping into
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