Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is set to compete for the first time in nearly two years, but it won’t be in an MMA fight. On Saturday, Jones announced announced that he will be facing Bellator MMA heavyweight fighter and AEW professional wrestling star Jake Hager (AKA Jack
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Steve Mowry is a problem for the heavyweight division. At a tower 6’8″, Mowry sports a perfect 10-0 professional MMA record, which is supported by his 6-0 amateur record. On Wednesday, Mowry announced that he had leveled-up in jiu-jitsu, and had been awarded his black belt by Gilbert Burns. View
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The upcoming Combat Jiu-Jitsu (CJJ) Worlds event has added another UFC legend. First, CJJ founder Eddie Bravo announced that former UFC title challenger and longtime MMA fan-favorite Donald Cerrone would soon be making his CJJ debut. On Friday, the promotion announced that former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans will
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The Abu Dhabi World Pro Jiu Jitsu Championships (ADWPJJC) are well under way, as elite gi competitors went head to head in the main brackets today. Of note, 18-year old phenom Mica Galvao picked up one of the most impressive wins of his young career when he submitted accomplished Unity
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Grapplefest 10 is scheduled for Saturday, November 20, live from Liverpool, England, and the card features a number of elite competitors. In the main event, no-gi world champion Dante Leon will face ADCC trials winner Oliver Taza in a match that should produce fireworks. And elsewhere on the card, both
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Top European competitor Ashley Williams is already a three-division Polaris no-gi champion. At Polaris 18 on November 27, Williams will look to add to his trophy case when he takes on veteran berimbolo specialist Paulo Miyao in a submission-only gi match. View this post on Instagram A post shared by
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In October, Mikey Musumeci captured the inaugural Who’s Number One (WNO) bantamweight championship when he submitted Richard Alarcon using a modified heel hook. Instantly, the submission was dubbed the “Mikey lock” by Musumeci and fans, with Musumeci claiming to have invented a lock that would revolutionize leg locks. Of course,
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On Saturday, November 13 at the IBJJF’s Jiu-Jitsu Con, eight elite jiu-jitsu players — four middleweights and four heavyweights — competed in mini tournaments, each with a $20,000 purse on the line. Rookie black belt Tainan Dalpra took home the gold at middleweight, while Victor Hugo won the heavyweight division.
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He’s an ADCC weight, absolute, and superfight champion. He’s a 10-time IBJJF world champion. He’s the man John Danaher considers to be the greatest jiu-jitsu player of all time. And now, Roger Gracie is a member of the ADCC Hall of Fame. The organization announced the news on Monday, and
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On Sunday, November 14, Raw Grappling Championships held its inaugural event, live from London. The card was filled with elite talent from around the world, and featured an eight-man, submission-only grand prix, as well as a pair of superfights. The grand prix saw ADCC champion Yuri Simoes impose his top
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