Kazushi Sakuraba’s Quintet cements itself as a top tier submission grappling competition with Quintet Ultra – a fun concept and an exciting ruleset. The team grappling approach is very promising, especially when the teams are some of the best organizations in MMA history: UFC, PRIDE, Strikeforce and WEC. With Gilbert Burns
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On December 12th, Kazushi Sakuraba’s brainchild, Quintet returns to the United States after their last event being held in Japan. They’re bringing the promotion’s biggest event to date to Las Vegas: Quintet Ultra. This event is an interesting spin on the popular no-gi, submission only, team-based survival tournament. Fighters representing
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For the results of Quintet Ultra, click here. Quintet Ultra takes place on December 12th in Las Vegas and features four teams representing four of the biggest brands in MMA history. The UFC, Pride, WEC and Strikeforce each have five representatives meeting under some of the most exciting rules in
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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
Read moreTommy Langaker was coming into Polaris riding a wave of success after a strong campaign in 2019. He didn’t disappoint with a decision victory in one of the most exciting matches of the night against Gilbert Burns. Langaker was relentless with submission attempts and chained together multiple attacks to keep
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On November 30th, less than two weeks before the momentous Quintet Ultra, four teams faced off at Quintet Fight Night 4 in the Japanese city of Akita. In addition, Haisam Rida took on Kyle Chambers in a traditional match and two Ironman matches took place. This was a new ruleset
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Whilst on the never ending search for the comfiest gi I decided to give the “Kingz” brand a go, and I’m definitely glad I did. Kingz have been in the game since 2011, and seem to be going from strength to strength as a brand. This is in part due
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Kazushi Sakuraba has a very busy end to the year as Quintet Fight Night 4 happens on November 30th, only two weeks before the much anticipated Quintet Ultra. Four teams of MMA-veterans face off and Gordon Ryan grapples Aleksei Oleinik in a superfight at Quintet Ultra, but we’ve got this
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In a hectic weekend stacked with Combat Jiu Jitsu, The Spyder Invitational and Fight 2 Win 132, it was F2W that had one of the most hotly anticipated matches. The event was headlined by a superfight between Garry Tonon and two-time ADCC Champion, Davi Ramos. If you even glanced away
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Hello folks. I wanted to talk a little about something quite close to me today: transitioning from Sambo into Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I wouldn’t say I have extensive experience in either discipline, by any means, but perhaps enough to share what I have learned. For those not familiar with Sambo,
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