Newly crowned UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards has another belt to add to his collection – a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt. Gracie Barra shared the news on their official Instagram: “Congratulations on both belts @leonedwardsmma 👏 This long journey requires consistency and passion, mastering skills and techniques. Receiving a
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‘UFC Legend and Grappling Superstar meet in the middle at Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds 2021’ Eddie Bravo’s CJJ Worlds: The Featherweights just made a huge addition to their card. First announced via Bravo’s Instagram account, Craig Jones will take on UFC legend Donald Cerrone in a Combat Jiu-Jitsu superfight in
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Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is widely considered one of, if not the best lightweight MMA fighter of all time, and he did it all with a brutally crushing top game. The “smesh,” as it’s commonly known, led to victories over the likes of Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier, Rafael
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Evolve Ur Game Promotions (EUG) is set to return with its second event on Saturday, June 12, featuring an eight-man gi jiu-jitsu tournament with $10,000 on the line. The tournament is stacked with world champions, elite competitors, and some of the most promising young talents in all of jiu-jitsu. The
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Just a couple months after the inaugural Evolve Ur Game (EUG) eight-man tournament took place on April 3, the promotion has set the line-up for its second eight-man, $10,000 tournament on June 12. The one-night tournament will feature eight of the best 170-pound gi grapplers in the world. View this
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On Saturday, long-time UFC veteran and fan-favorite Donald Cerrone extended his winless streak to six fights when he was finished in the first round by Alex Morono at UFC on ESPN 24. After the fight, in an interview with Brett Okamoto of ESPN, Cerrone clarified that he does not plan
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Some feuds will simply never die. That seems to be the case with Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, who went back and forth on Twitter on Wednesday, reminding fans of the rivalry that began in 2016. McGregor started things innocently enough, suggesting that his rumored trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier
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Thursday morning on ESPN’s Get Up, Jorge Masvidal had some things to say about Conor McGregor. NOTE: Follow our Live UFC 244 Post for play-by-play, analysis, highlights and more! When asked if a match between him and McGregor would take place in the future, Masvidal replied Dana White “deemed it
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