Cub Swanson was unfortunate enough to get caught in an awkward knee-reap when grappling against Jake Shields earlier this month at Quintet Ultra. They faced off in the semi-final match as Team WEC took on Team Strikeforce and as Shields reaped the knee for a sweep at the five minute
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Cub Swanson played spoiler to jiu-jitsu royalty on Saturday night, laying into his strengths as a savvy, technical striker. He handed Kron Gracie his first MMA loss in convincing fashion.
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Kron Gracie’s second UFC appearance comes on Saturday against Cub Swanson, at UFC Fight Night 161. Is this the return of the founding family of BJJ, or will the UFC veteran claim victory? Gracie It’s hard to say what to expect from Kron. The past few years he’s focused on
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Kron Gracie’s next fight is just about set. The BJJ black belt and ADCC champ looks to take on UFC veteran Cub Swanson at UFC Fight Night on October 12, 2019. Breaking: Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) vs. Kron Gracie (@krongracie) nearly finalized for Oct. 12, multiple sources tell @Espn. More on
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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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Kron Gracie’s last fight was a hard-fought fight-of-the-night decision loss to Cub Swanson at UFC on ESPN+ 19. He hasn’t competed since then, and Gracie’s father, the legendary Rickson Gracie, is unsure when his son will return to the cage. In an interview with MMA Fighting, Rickson Gracie spoke about
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Although he’s known for his high-paced kickboxing, former UFC featherweight champion Max “Blessed” Holloway has leveled up in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Last week, Holloway was awarded his brown belt in BJJ. Holloway announced his promotion on Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Max Holloway (@blessedmma) Holloway’s grappling
Read moreThe Standing Guillotine is an incredibly common submission in both the UFC and MMA in general as it can commonly be used as a method of takedown defense. In many cases, just the threat of a Guillotine can be enough to deter the takedown attempt and make an opponent think
Read moreA Neck Crank is a truly brutal submission as it relies on applying enough pressure to your opponent’s neck in order for them to feel as though their neck might break if they don’t tap, that’s why it’s not such a common submission in the UFC. While many chokes might
Read moreKron Gracie v Garry Tonon was one of the best matches of ADCC 2013 and thankfully, renowned BJJ black belt and filmmaker Stuart Cooper has put together the above video. The fight would eventually go in favor of Kron, who sunk in the fight-ending Rear Naked Choke that let him
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