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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The phrase “last minute cancellation” is usually an exaggeration. But at UFC Vegas 19 on Saturday, one bout was cancelled at the literal last minute, even as one fighter had already entered the cage. UFC featherweight veteran Chas Skelly was scheduled to face Jamall “Pretty Boy” Emmers on the undercard
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Sometimes, more is not better. That’s the case when it comes to missing weight, and apparently brand new UFC fighter Rafael Alves didn’t get the memo. On Friday’s UFC Vegas 19 weigh-ins, Alves missed weight by a whopping 11.5 pounds. Alves weighed in at 157.5 pounds for a featherweight bout
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Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist Rodolfo Viera went into his fight at UFC 258 as a four-to-one favorite over Anthony Hernandez. One of the most accomplished competitive grapplers to ever compete in the UFC, Viera had a perfect MMA record to go along with all the hype. In short, he was expected
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Former UFC flyweight title challenger Brandon “The Assassin Baby” Moreno has earned his black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He was awarded the rank by Raul Arvizu, a jiu-jitsu and MMA coach at Entram Gym in Tijuana, Mexico. As Moreno says in the Instagram post below, he had been working toward
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Jiu-jitsu specialist Ryan Hall simply can’t catch a break. After struggling to book a fight for well over a year, Hall has withdrawn from his showdown with Dan Ige scheduled for March 13. News of the fight cancellation was reported by BJPenn.com and confirmed on Hall’s Instagram. View this post
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Gilbert Burns and Kamaru Usman are more than just a little familiar with each other; they used to be regular training partners. Just a few days before their showdown in the main event of UFC 258, Burns has released footage of what he says is his final training session with
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On Saturday, UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman will defend his title against Gilbert Burns in the main event of UFC 258. The match-up has been long anticipated, as it was initially scheduled for the summer of 2020. In preparation for UFC 258, the UFC has released for free Usman’s dominating
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On Saturday, February 6, at UFC Vegas 18, Beneil Dariush and Carlos Diego Ferreira will meet in a lightweight rematch of two of the UFC’s best Brazilian jiu-jitsu stylists. In a recent interview with ESPN, Dariush talked about the fight and broke down Ferreira’s grappling. The pair first met in
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UFC 257 was a blockbuster event. In the main event, Dustin Poirier avenged a 2014 loss to Conor McGregor, defeating him by TKO midway through the second round. And in the night’s co-main event, Michael Chandler had a spectacular UFC debut, knocking out Dan Hooker in the first round. What’s
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