Garry Tonon is widely considered the most exciting competitor in submission grappling and jiu-jitsu. With that in mind, we’ll take any opportunity available to relive some of Tonon’s best performances. In 2017, before he had made his MMA debut, Tonon squared off with MMA submission specialist Shinya Aoki in a
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Top pound-for-pound grappler Gordon Ryan is set to make his ONE Championship debut. On August 27, Ryan will square off with submission specialist and longtime MMA veteran Shinya Aoki in an open-weight grappling match. News of the bout was first reported by Marcel Dorff of MMADNA. In March, ONE Championship
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Shinya Aoki is one of the most famous representatives of Japanese MMA and one of the best MMA grapplers on the planet, and now he’s set to take on Carpe Diem representative and Quintet veteran, Tomoshige Sera, in a grappling match at Road to ONE on April 17th. The match
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Top pound-for-pound grappler Gordon Ryan has never been quiet about his wealth. But how much does he actually make? In a recent Instagram post, Ryan revealed how much money he expected to make this year from jiu-jitsu competition alone. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gordon King
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The grappling world was rocked on Thursday night when current top no-gi grappler Gordon Ryan announced his indefinite leave of absence from competition, citing health concerns. In a long Instagram post, Ryan explained that his ongoing stomach issues have prompted him to pull out of all competition through November, and
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John Danaher Brown Belt and Danaher Death Squad member, Robert Degle, has announced that he will be moving to Singapore to become the head instructor for No-Gi BJJ at Evolve MMA. This might not come as too much of a surprise as both Danaher and several members of DDS have
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Cub Swanson played spoiler to jiu-jitsu royalty on Saturday night, laying into his strengths as a savvy, technical striker. He handed Kron Gracie his first MMA loss in convincing fashion.
Read moreThe UFC is currently considering Ben Askren v. Demian Maia once Askren’s medical suspension is up this September. The fight will take place sometime after his suspension is up – likely not until late fall. UFC is currently discussing booking Ben Askren vs. Demian Maia once Askren’s medical suspension is
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Join us today (Sunday, 26th) for live updates on the Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds from Thunder Studios in Long Beach, CA. the CJJ Worlds features a stacked card of some of the most exciting CJJ athletes including Baret Yoshida, Nick Pace and Ben Eddy. Opening Round Nick Honstein vs. Taylan
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Garry Tonon is wasting no time getting back in the cage. His next match is scheduled for May 17, 2019 against Yoshiki Nakahara in Singapore at ONE Championship: Enter the Dragon. The BJJ black belt under Tom Deblass and Ricardo Almeida started his MMA career a little over a year
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