Kazushi Sakuraba and Renzo Gracie faced off all the way back in 2000 at Pride 10: Return Of The Warriors and the pair gave us a vital piece of MMA history. It was just unusual that this piece of history was actually a repeat of something that happened nearly fifty
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On November 30th, less than two weeks before the momentous Quintet Ultra, four teams faced off at Quintet Fight Night 4 in the Japanese city of Akita. In addition, Haisam Rida took on Kyle Chambers in a traditional match and two Ironman matches took place. This was a new ruleset
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Team captain Craig Jones scored two submissions to carry The B-Team to victory at Quintet 4 on September 10. Team-based grappling promotion Quintet returned to action on Sunday, September 10, at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. Powered by a sensational performance from team captain Craig Jones, The B-Team took
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Check out the full team line-ups for Quintet 4. The team-based grappling competition returns this Sunday, September 10. Kazushi Sakuraba’s Quintet – a high-paced, team-based grappling competition – will make its long-awaited return this Sunday, September 10, live from the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. Featuring four, five-man teams of
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An all-time jiu-jitsu great and an all-time MMA great recently linked up for a friendly roll. Multiple-time ADCC champion Gordon Ryan, considered by many to be the top pound-for-pound no-gi grappler in the world, posted a video on Instagram of him rolling with early UFC star and longtime ambassador for
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The ADCC continues to populate its Hall of Fame, announcing a new entrant each Monday. This week, the organization announced that Ricardo Arona will join Roger Gracie, Andre Galvao, and Marcelo Garcia in the ADCC Hall of Fame. View this post on Instagram A post shared by ADCC (@adcc_official) A
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“I want to play some fu*king tournaments man. Grappling Industries – hit us up! We want to play a tournament!” Kimura! have recently been a highlight in the grappling news, for their (obvious link to BJJ) debut single release, and they are a four-piece heavy metal BJJ-influenced comedy band from
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One of the most exciting promotions and concepts in grappling, Quintet, is returning to action soon. On March 12, female grapplers will take center stage as three teams of five women will compete at Quintet Fight Night 6 from Tokyo. Check out the full team rosters below: View this post
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Rayron Gracie, son of the late Ryan Gracie, recently released a 28-minute documentary titled “Letters To My Father.” A warning upfront: this could get the tears flowing. The documentary details Rayron’s early childhood and relationship with his father, as well as the heartbreaking moment when he learned at age six
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It’s an unusual turn of events, but multiple-time UFC Tournament Champion Royce Gracie has announced via his official Instagram page that he has now become a reserve police officer for Pocatello Police Department in Idaho. Even the most casual of MMA or BJJ fans should need absolutely no explanation of
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