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
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Current UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski has already proven to be a world class MMA grappler, dominating numerous opponents with his excellent takedowns, stifling top control, and excellent guard passing. Volkanovski now has the BJJ rank to match that skill, as he has been awarded his black belt in BJJ.
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UFC 251 is the first of at least four of the now-legendary Fight Island events that the promotion is putting on over a two week period this month. Dana White and Co have built up towards these events with almost picture-perfect promotional ability by first teasing the possibility of a
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The moment that MMA fans from around the world have been waiting for is drawing ever closer as the UFC puts the finishing touches on Fight Island ahead of the first event, UFC 251, which is due to be held on July 11th. This is only the first of four
Read moreHenry Cejudo recently paid Joe Rogan a visit to appear on his immensely popular podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, and opened up about his desire to set up a boxing match with Ryan Garcia (20-0). The news comes after Cejudo became only the second UFC fighter (After Georges St. Pierre)
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UFC president Dana White announced on social media that the moment we’ve all been waiting for is finally here, UFC Fight Island has made the jump from dream to reality. Along with this, he’s also announced the first four events set to take place on YAS Island in Abu Dhabi
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The UFC’s welterweight division has a history of being dominated by outstanding wrestlers. From Matt Hughes to George St. Pierre and Johny Hendricks to Tyron Woodley, the division has been home to some of the greatest wrestlers to set foot in the Octagon. This Saturday at UFC 245, two remarkable
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We have been speculating for over a year about Conor McGregor’s return to the octagon, and it may end up happening with Frankie Edgar. Tonight we saw a tweet exchange between the two that signals both are ready to take each other on, and McGregor vs. Edgar a potential for
Read moreThis weekend marks not one, but two momentous occasions. It’s the UFC’s debut in Abu Dhabi with UFC 242, but also the return of the most terrifying man in combat sports, Khabib Nurmagomedov. He meets the perpetually under-rated Dustin Poirier in a Lightweight Title Unification bout, the main event that
Read moreOur next MMA preview takes us to Bellator London, where we have BJJ legend Rafael Lovato Jr facing off against kickboxing veteran Gegard Mousasi on Saturday night. Lovato has finished eight of his nine fights, the latest against John Salter via RNC, while Mousasi is coming off his first title
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