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Gordon “King” Ryan is back at his usual social media antics, declaring that he’s found proof of his status as No Gi GOAT. On Tuesday he posted a string of images to Instagram – pictures of notes with an overview of statistics for several elite BJJ competitors: André Galvao, Marcelo
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In case you’ve been living under a rock and haven’t noticed, this weekend marks the return of Conor McGregor to the Octagon headlining UFC 246. The former UFC Featherweight and Lightweight Champion is returning to Welterweight to take on veteran Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. While both are known to be excellent
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The UFC’s welterweight division has a history of being dominated by outstanding wrestlers. From Matt Hughes to George St. Pierre and Johny Hendricks to Tyron Woodley, the division has been home to some of the greatest wrestlers to set foot in the Octagon. This Saturday at UFC 245, two remarkable
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In the lead up to Polaris 12 Luke Rockhold fanned the flames of the on-going debate as to whether leglocks have a place in Jiu Jitsu, simultaneously suggesting that leglocks weren’t a good idea for self defence situations and that a leglock-based game wouldn’t be suitable for MMA. “I think
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Multiple-time world champion, author of one of the best BJJ books available, Jiu-Jitsu University and all-round BJJ legend, Saulo Ribeiro, has received his 6th degree. Ribeiro initially earned a Judo black belt early in life before transitioning to BJJ at the age of 15. Starting his training at the legendary
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On Thursday, Judo black belt Colin Payne, 61, was sentenced to life imprisonment at Swansea Crown Court. He was found guilty of using his fighting expertise in the murder of Mark Bloomfield and he is set to serve at least 15 years before a parole board can deliberate release. The court
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Join us today (Saturday, 30th November) for live updates on Polaris 12 from The ICC Arena in Newport, Wales. Polaris 12 features a stacked card of some of the biggest names in BJJ and MMA including Luke Rockhold, Nick Rodriguez, Ashley Williams, Richard Alarcon, Gilbert Burns and Michelle Nicolini. Polaris 12 Main
Read moreOn the JRE MMA SHOW Firas Zahabi revealed his all time favourite grappling match and what he considers to be the current top BJJ gym. He also predicted the winner of the main event of Polaris 12, Nick Rodriguez v Luke Rockhold. On the most recent episode of the Joe
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