On June 12 at UFC 263, light heavyweight fighter Paul “Bearjew” Craig picked up what might have been the best win of his career when he defeated previously-unbeaten Jamahal Hill. Craig used his excellent submission skills to dislocate Hill’s arm before ultimately finishing the fight with ground strikes. Following the
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Polaris 18 took place on Saturday, November 27, live from Wales. In the main event, Wales’ own Ashley Williams, a three-division Polaris no-gi champion, picked up a split decision win in the gi over multiple-time black belt world champion Paulo Miyao. Lower on the card, Jed Hue earned a decision
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On Friday, February 26, Who’s Number One returns to action with a packed evening of elite no-gi submission-only grappling. In the main event, Danaher Death Squad representative Craig Jones will square off with Team Atos rep Ronaldo Junior. Also in action will be current no-gi king Gordon Ryan, young phenom
Read moreAshton Kutcher has been spotted training with high-level athletes again, this time he’s been getting in some training time with UFC Middleweight Contender Paulo Costa. It wasn’t all that long ago that Kutcher was awarded his Brown Belt in BJJ, courtesy of his long-time mentor, Rigan Machado, who is quite
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It was a good night for Absolute MMA at Figure 4 Promotions: GrappleFest 4 as both Craig Jones and Lachlan Giles were able to secure submission victories. Ffion Davies took the win over Christine Martin via rear naked choke, and Lloyd Cooper earned his victory via straight foot lock over
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Figure 4 Promotions’ GrappleFest 4 is happening this Saturday, February 23, beginning at 11:00AM ET in Liverpool, England. It will be broadcast on FloGrappling.com. In the main event, Australian grappler and BJJ black belt Craig Jones represents Absolute MMA Academy against Gabriel Arges of Gracie Barra. Arges comes fresh off
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Grapple Fest are starting their 2019 calendar with a bang. Fresh off a highly successful 2018, Grapple Fest have announced a stellar card for their show in Liverpool, England on February 23rd. Initially the promotion had booked a strong match-up between Jackson Sousa and Craig Jones, but unfortunately Souza was
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Polaris 22 goes down on Saturday, November 5 and will feature an eight-man grand prix to crown a new middleweight champion. Polaris – Europe’s largest submission grappling promotion – will name a new middleweight champion this weekend. Eight elite competitors will vye for the title in a one-night, submission-only tournament.
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Just one week removed from the ADCC World Championships, the submission grappling and jiu-jitsu competition scene isn’t slowing down one bit. Over the weekend, top UK-based promotion Polaris held its first ever “Grapple Island” event in Sardinia, Italy. And in other action, several top black belts competed at the IBJJF
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ADCC and CJI champion Kade Ruotolo improved to 2-0 in MMA with an impressive victory at ONE 169. Kade Ruotolo couldn’t have asked for a better performance in his second professional MMA fight. On Friday, November 8, at ONE 169, the decorated BJJ competitor needed just over one minute to
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