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The Rear Naked Choke is one of the most common submissions in MMA but seeing it come from a standing position is significantly less likely. The above video starts with Jan Blachowicz countering a takedown attempt by Devin Clark and reaching over his back to lock up the choke, getting
Read moreEx-UFC Interim Welterweight Champion Colby Covington has officially left American Top Team (ATT). He has had issues with a few of his teammates in the past, including Jorge Masvidal and Dustin Poirier, indicating a potential breakdown in his working relationship with the team as a whole. The first indication that
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The upcoming Tyron Woodley v Gilbert Burns matchup set to headline UFC Fight Night 176 is a grappler’s dream fight. A high level wrestler faces a world champion Jiu-Jitsu player. HALLELUJAH!! However, it is said the grappling gods have a peculiar sense of humor because there is a good chance we will never
Read moreJocko Willink is an incredibly popular figure in the BJJ community as the US Navy Seal, BJJ Black Belt and owner of Victory MMA and Fitness in San Diego, California, has been delivering inspiration and motivation by the boatload for years now. Willink has got this status from the multitude
Read moreThe Standing Guillotine is an incredibly common submission in both the UFC and MMA in general as it can commonly be used as a method of takedown defense. In many cases, just the threat of a Guillotine can be enough to deter the takedown attempt and make an opponent think
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Tom DeBlass has recently revealed that he will be making a return to professional MMA after signing a contract with ONE FC, the same promotion that his long-time student and training partner Garry Tonon may be World Champion of relatively soon. DeBlass said himself that he’s always had a great
Read moreEddie Bravo was in the corner for Tony Ferguson at UFC 249 as he is for most of El Cucuy’s fights and thanks to the event taking place in an entirely empty arena, we got to hear pretty much every word of his advice in the five round fight. As
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UFC On ESPN 8 was the third event in one week for the promotion, as it made it’s return from a lengthy hiatus as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. The UFC’s first event back, UFC 249, was a storming success that saw Bryce Mitchell cement his place as a
Read moreAnyone with more than an hour of BJJ practice knows that the Americana is the quintessential big-man submission finish so it should come as no surprise that it’s never been seen in the UFC a lighter division than Middleweight. In fact, other than Jon Jones and Nick Catone, this particular
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UFC On ESPN+29 went off without a hitch on May 13th as the promotion picked up speed to compensate for several events being cancelled due to Coronavirus, but Thiago Moises made such a big impact that he overshadowed the whole thing. The headline fight saw Glover Teixeira put an absolutely
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