One of the most anticipated matches on the upcoming Fury Grappling 3 card has fallen through. Current UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas has been removed from her scheduled match against Danielle Kelly due to COVID protocol, and has been replaced by top strawweight contender (and former Namajunas opponent) Carla Esparza.
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Fury Grappling 3 is set to go down on Thursday, December 30. The card’s main event will feature current UFC strawweight champion “Thug” Rose Namajunas taking on BJJ black belt and world class jiu-jitsu competitor Danielle Kelly. The rest of the card will see a number of current UFC contenders
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Amanda “Tubby” Alequin is calling her shot. In a recent Instagram post, the veteran black belt and no-gi world champion asks for a 20-minute submission-only match against newly-crowned UFC strawweight champion Carla Esparza. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tubby Alequin (@tubbybjj) Carla Esparza, congratulations on your
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Fury Grappling 3 on December 30 will feature a number of intriguing contests, including a match between current UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas and submission grappling stand-out Danielle Kelly. Adding to the card, ADCC silver medalist Craig Jones will take on undefeated UFC welterweight contender Sean Brady. View this post
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Although she’s largely known for her high-output striking, former UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk has officially leveled up in BJJ. On Tuesday, Jedrzejczyk posted to Instagram that she has been promoted to blue belt. She was promoted by black belt Arrachion Olsztyn. View this post on Instagram A post shared
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Jiu-jitsu standout Mackenzie Dern is continuing her climb up the ranks of the UFC strawweight division. Dern is now scheduled to take on Marina Rodriguez in the main event of a UFC Fight Night on October 9. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto first broke the news of the bout. An IBJJF gi
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Mackenzie Dern extended her win streak to four fights when she submitted Nina Nunes in the first round at UFC Vegas 23. Nunes was Dern’s highest-ranked UFC opponent to-date, positioning Dern for a high-leverage fight in her next outing. The submission came in the final seconds of the first round.
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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
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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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