We’ve all seen the horrific headlines that can happen when weight-cutting goes wrong. British flyweight Jake Hadley recently revealed he got himself into big trouble before his Nashville bout with Cody Durden, saying, “I almost died during the weight cut… I actually saw God for a second, couldn’t rehydrate like normal”. Unsurprisingly
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On Monday, UFC hall of famer Chuck Liddell was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery (first reported by TMZ). Initial reports indicated that Liddell had been in a physical altercation at his Los Angeles-area home with his wife, Heidi Northcott. Liddell was booked into jail in the early
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Accomplished MMA fighter Ryan Bader can now add BJJ black belt to his resume. A longtime UFC veteran and current Bellator MMA light heavyweight champion, Bader was awarded his black belt by Nova Uniao black belt Jair Gurgel. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ryan Bader (@ryanbader)
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Last week saw UFC veteran Matt Lindland promoted to the rank of black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by the legendary Renzo Gracie. This promotion took place in Renzo Gracie’s New York City gym. Upon receiving his black belt, Lindland had posted on Instagram, “Honored to receive my blackbelt from
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Mason Fowler is the undisputed champ of Submission Underground. He’s taken out the likes of Kody Steele, Craig Jones (twice) and Vinny Magalhaes. He’s been strategic about it too, by working his magic in overtime, after a short five minute regulation period. He attacks from the back mount and usually
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