Last night, Sep 19th, Colby Covington dismantled former title holder Tyron Woodley at UFC Fight Night. In a post fight interview, Covington credited his team for his performance then said he would put down money on his coach against any Jiu Jitsu competitor in the world. His coach is Daniel Valverde, who
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In Virna Jandiroba We See A Glimpse Of The Past In 1993, Royce Gracie revealed to fighters and to the world what it was missing. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Since then, almost every fighter has immersed themselves in the ‘gentle art’. Now, it is no secret to fighting. It is a
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Belletor 243 Chandler vs Henderson 2, Friday night, August 7th showcased a heated battle between ADCC silver medalist A.J. Agazarm (3-2 MMA) and Gracie Barra brown belt, Cris Lencioni (7-2 MMA). The bout included an illegal head butt, physical altercations between rounds and verbal exchanges after the fight. Never one
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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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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
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UFC 251 is the first of at least four of the now-legendary Fight Island events that the promotion is putting on over a two week period this month. Dana White and Co have built up towards these events with almost picture-perfect promotional ability by first teasing the possibility of a
Read moreUFC fighter Mike Perry joins Conor McGregor in the “I whooped a dude’s ass who is over 50” club. Yes, just a couple weeks after beating Mickey Gall, with only his girlfriend in his corner, Perry wins his second fight of the week with his vivacious girlfriend in tow. Only
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It seems to be something we’re going to have to get used to moving forward, or at least for the foreseeable future, but yet again someone scheduled to be at a UFC event has tested positive for Coronavirus, although this time it’s a cornerman, Mike Brown. MMA Fighting broke the
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Just a few weeks after the Usman vs Masvidal negotiations fell apart it looks like Masvidal has found his way back into the mix as the headliner of UFC 251 after Gilbert Burns was dropped due to a positive Coronavirus test result. Masvidal will now have to be tested and
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