Former longtime UFC fighter Diego Sanchez is struggling with serious health complications from COVID-19. On late Thursday night and the early morning of Friday, Sanchez posted to social media that he has been hospitalized with pneumonia and blood clots as a result of his battle with COVID-19. View this post
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Years before they were elite MMA fighters competing in the best promotions in the world, longtime MMA veterans Tim Kennedy and Diego Sanchez competed in a grappling match. Kennedy recently released on his Instagram page video of that match, which took place in the absolute division of a tournament in
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Two former UFC title contenders will face off in a super match at High Rollerz 4 in January. The organization announced on their instagram page that Jake Shields will be taking on Diego Sanchez on January 9th in Las Vegas and they “will be competing for a belt and a
Read moreThe Nightmare is coming to combat jiu jitsu and will be putting it all on the line in pursuit of welterweight gold. Diego Sanchez is no stranger to grappling events, he has competed against the greatest of all-time in Marcelo Garcia and trained extensively with Saulo Ribeiro. While Sanchez’s best
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High Rollerz might be the most unique jiu-jitsu promotion in the world. The cannabis-focused events see grapplers smoking marijuana immediately prior to competing, with winners taking home up to a pound of legal weed as a prize. Recently, High Rollerz announced a new type of event: cops versus smokers. The
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No matter how deep that armbar attempt might be, sometimes it’s better to just let go. Over the weekend at High Rollerz 4, one grappler learned this lesson the hard way. As you can see in the video below, the bottom player had an armbar locked in, but the top
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Chael Sonnen’s Submission Underground Grappling 8 brought some big names together for a night of exciting matches. In a weekend that was tough for MMA legends, Diego Sanchez continued the trend and fell to Jake Ellenberger via quickest OT escapes (EBI overtime rules). Craig Jones had a fantastic showing, furthering
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Chael Sonnen’s Submission Underground promises a star-studded event this Sunday, May 12th. Five bouts are scheduled for the main card, each offering its own promise of a tough match. The up-and-coming organization has had quite a bit of success getting big names into its cage. Notably, Jon Jones won the
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View the results and highlights from the first day of CJI 2, which took place on August 30, 2025. The Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) returned to action for its second installment this Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. CJI 2 features an eight-team Quintet-style tournament
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Check out our preview of the Quintet-style team competition at CJI 2, set to take place on August 30-31, 2025, in Las Vegas. The second installment of the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) is rapidly approaching. In addition to a four-woman, $100,000 tournament, CJI 2 will feature an eight-team, Quintet-style competition
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