This Saturday UFC 248 will go down in Paradise, Nevada. Headlining the card is Israel Adesanya v Yoel Romero, where the champion Adesanya defends his Middleweight title for the first time. Adesanya is a fascinating figure in MMA. As a former elite-level kickboxer, he is perhaps proving that the age
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Check out the main card lineup and preview for Polaris 28, set to air live on UFC Fight Pass on Saturday, June 15. Polaris Professional grappling returns on Saturday, June 15 with an absolutely stacked card featuring the return of English judo powerhouse Owen Livesey, who is set to take
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The 22-year-old defeated both reigning ADCC champions in a career-defining performance.
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Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza will look to snap a three-fight losing skid, as he is now slated to fight Andre Muniz on May 15 at UFC 262. News of the booking was first reported by Combate. The event is set to take place at Houston’s Honda Center and will be the
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This week, Isreal Adesanya’s coach Eugene Bareman appeared on the Matburn podcast hosted by Josh Hinger. We learned a lot about Bareman’s humble origins, and how he operated his gym (City Kickboxing) in New Zealand at a loss for years, scraping by on his passion for fighting. We also got
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Four-time IBJJF World Champion and ADCC champion, Rodolfo Vieira has booked his second fight in the world’s premier MMA organisation for UFC 248. BJJ fans across the world knew that the UFC had done something special when they secured Vieira’s signature, regardless of his fledgling 5-0 record at the time.
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The Pensacola Bay Center played host to Jorge Masvidal and Anthony Pettis in an exhibition BJJ match for the Bully Proof Foundation. Watch the full match here. Pettis is set to take on Nate Diaz at UFC 241, while Masvidal will face Ben Askren at UFC 239. Neither fighter appeared
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