UFC featherweight champion, Volkanovski spars with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in the Metaverse ahead of his lightweight title fight against Islam Makhachev at UFC 284. Mark Zuckerberg sent his best wishes to the Aussie fighter via a post of a sparring session that took place in the metaverse last year.
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Current UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski has already proven to be a world class MMA grappler, dominating numerous opponents with his excellent takedowns, stifling top control, and excellent guard passing. Volkanovski now has the BJJ rank to match that skill, as he has been awarded his black belt in BJJ.
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Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been promoted to blue belt in BJJ by his coach Dave Camarillo. Camarillo was also promoted to 5th Degree on his Black Belt on the same day. It feels as though the social media billionaire started BJJ and then we blinked and he’s
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What the Zuck! Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wins gold and silver at his first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament. With more and more celebrities getting into BJJ, it is great to see some of those giving competition a go; and one person we all never expected to get onto the jiu jitsu
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It’s official: Nick Diaz is fighting again. More than 17 years after their UFC 47 fight, Robbie Lawler and Nick Diaz are back – but who will come out on top this time? The UFC has officially announced that Diaz will be taking on Robbie Lawler at UFC 266 on
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Once a prankster, always a prankster. Elite no-gi competitor Craig Jones is not only one of the funniest people in jiu-jitsu, he’s also a coach for Team Volkanovski on the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter. On a recent appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience alongside current UFC featherweight champion
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Craig Jones is never one to shy away from some creative promotion. Whether it be his infamous “F*** Craig Jones” rash guard, rolling with children, or challenging Gabi Garcia to a match, Jones is always searching for a new angle to market himself. That trend continues now, as he has
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Jiu-jitsu will be well-represented on the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter. Elite no-gi competitor Craig Jones will serve as a coach for Alexander Volkanovski’s team, while Rener Gracie will serve as a coach on Brian Ortega’s team. The Ultimate Fighter Season 29 is set to air sometime this summer.
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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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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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