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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Tom DeBlass has recently revealed that he will be making a return to professional MMA after signing a contract with ONE FC, the same promotion that his long-time student and training partner Garry Tonon may be World Champion of relatively soon. DeBlass said himself that he’s always had a great
Read moreAnyone with more than an hour of BJJ practice knows that the Americana is the quintessential big-man submission finish so it should come as no surprise that it’s never been seen in the UFC a lighter division than Middleweight. In fact, other than Jon Jones and Nick Catone, this particular
Read moreAt a time when the majority of the BJJ community is completely unable to train with a partner, some of the biggest names in the sport like John Danaher are providing us with solo drilling content, and now ADCC World Championship Competitor Alec Baulding is giving us something a little
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I have written extensively about my mental health issues in 2019 and in November, I wrote about how during a routine blood tests I found out that my testosterone levels were low. Like many, I am guilty of treating my mental health as being separate to my physical health. This
Read moreMichael Bisping confirmed a longstanding rumor this week on his podcast, in the most graphic way possible: his right eye is entirely artificial. Beyond maybe a few insiders, it was widely believed that his right eye had merely been severely damaged in his bout with Vitor Belfort, in which he
Read moreSubmission grappling is one of the fastest growing sports in the world. ADCC gets more and more popular with each iteration and athletes like Gordon Ryan are known by even casual MMA fans now. While submission grappling is getting the respect it deserves, certain figures from the past remain largely
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It was a great night for Brazilian fighters at the UFC’s first international event of the year in Fortaleza, Brazil, at Centro de Formacao Olimpica on Saturday. A Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Fabio Gurgel, Demian Maia earned his 20th UFC victory on Saturday. He is perhaps most well known
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