Ryan Hall’s MMA career has certainly been a successful one, but it has also been a frustration due to inactivity and numerous fight cancellations. Yet again, the jiu-jitsu ace is scheduled for his return to the Octagon, this time against Ilia Topouria at UFC 264 on July 10. News of
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On Tuesday, the grappling world was hit with the news that Gordon Ryan had signed a deal with Singapore-based combat sports promotion ONE Championship for both MMA and submission grappling. In a follow-up Instagram post, Ryan clarified his competition plans for the next year and with ONE. View this post
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One of the most anticipated grappling to MMA cross-overs is finally about to happen. The CEO of ONE Championship, Chatri Sityodtong, announced on Tuesday that Gordon Ryan has signed with the promotion and will compete in both MMA and submission grappling. At the time of this writing, no other details
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Extreme weight cutting is undeniably one of the most dangerous aspects of MMA. At the weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 22, UFC bantamweight Julija Stoliarenko collapsed on the scale two times in a scary scene. Watch the entire incident in the video below, from MMA Junkie. One Stoliarenko’s first attempt, she
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For what feels like the hundredth time, (now former) UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has officially retired from MMA. Naturally, Conor McGregor couldn’t let him do that without speaking up. On Thursday, Nurmagomedov confirmed what he has been saying since his October 2020 win over Justin Gaethje: he is officially
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Just a few days after one of his long-time students won a UFC title, Matt Serra has announced he is retiring from cornering fighters. At UFC 259, Aljamain Sterling won the UFC bantamweight title when he defeated Petr Yan by disqualification. Serra was not in Sterling’s corner for the fight.
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A warning: this video isn’t for the queasy. Bellator MMA has recently released a video compilation of the best and craziest arm bar finishes in the promotion’s history. Check out the video below for eight minutes of elbow-snapping fun and some beautiful jiu-jitsu. Grappling and MMA fans will likely recognize
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At UFC 259, Amanda Nunes was utterly dominant in the defense of her featherweight title against Megan Anderson. In just two minutes, Nunes hurt Anderson on the feet, quickly took Anderson’s back on the mat, and transitioned to a modified triangle and ultimately into an Americana-type armlock. The submission was
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Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling‘s bantamweight title fight at UFC 259 was shaping up to be quite the scrap. That was, of course, until Yan landed a blatantly illegal knee in the fourth round, forcing him to lose his bantamweight title by disqualification. Immediately following the fight, the UFC broadcast
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If you don’t know the name Sean Brady yet, now would be a good time to learn it. At UFC 259, Brady dominated Jake Matthews on his way to an impressive third-round arm triangle finish. With the win, Brady improved his record to a sterling 14-0. Although Matthews is the
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