Paul Rimmer, widely regarded as one of the top trainers in the UK and head coach of Next Generation MMA Liverpool, talks about handling Covid at his gym, his favorite submission and fighting a 300 lb. wrestler. Rimmer was the first BJJ black belt from Merseyside, so he has been
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F2W 149 just got a major update! Keenan Cornelius will fight Gabriel Almeida from Checkmat in the main event. Fight to Win is going back to Dallas, Texas, for the 149th event on August 14. Expect fireworks for this one as the match-ups are quite compelling! F2W 149 Main event
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British bodybuilder, actor and aspiring MMA fighter Martyn Ford has stepped back on to the mats at his gym – Gracie Barra Sutton Coldfield, in preparation for his debut MMA fight. Towering at 6’8 – 203 cm, weighing a massive 320 lbs – 145 kg of pure muscle, with a
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New Developments in Bio-Printing Technology Regarding Cauliflower Ear In a recent research paper, first published in Science Advances, Professor Maling Gou explains how his team used a microchip (called a digital mirror device) in conjunction with “Bioink” (a viscous fluid made up of cartilage cells and various proprietary chemicals) to
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Unfortunate news has hit the jiu jitsu world. Gordon Ryan and Craig Jones are suffering from COVID-like symptoms. The situation was revealed earlier on a Flograppling instagram post. This is bad news for the upcoming July 31 Who’s Number One event. Both Gordon Ryan and Craig Jones will be unable
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Third Coast Grappling’s president Ryan McGuire has a challenge for people who think sport grappling is “boring” or “lame:” premium VIP tickets and seats.
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It looks like Marcus “Buchecha“ Almeida is about to begin his MMA career. Buchecha appears to have grown tired of pulling collars and pant grips. The 13x IBJJF World Champion has signed with Dominance MMA. Dominance MMA is owned by the infamous MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz. Abdelaziz manages renowned fighters
Read moreCraig Jones vs Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa has been added to the Who’s Numer One Gordon Ryan vs Ronaldo Junior card. This event features some of the strongest No Gi competitors in the game. The card will take place on July 31 in Austin, TX. Most athletes on the card have
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Picture courtesy of @evolveMMA I prefer the gi in comparison to no-gi because I feel the gi provides so many options. Not only are there more ways to grip and control your opponent but there are also more guards, take-downs, chokes, submissions and sweeps in the gi. For better or
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After watching the video Alec Baulding made titled “Being Black in Jiu-Jitsu” there was one thing that he said that really stuck in my mind more than anything else; “I always felt the jiu-jitsu sphere was safe, that it was protected from the outside world, it was more a picture
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