Legendary MMA fighter Demetrious Johnson says that earning gold at the IBJJF Masters Worlds is one of his top career accomplishments. Last week, all-time MMA great Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson made a splash in the jiu-jitsu world, winning gold in the featherweight brown belt division at the IBJJF Masters Worlds.
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Longtime MMA champion Demetrious Johnson won gold in the brown belt division at the IBJJF Masters Worlds. Former UFC flyweight champion and current ONE flyweight MMA champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson put on the gi to compete in his first-ever BJJ competition and took home gold at the 2023 IBJJF
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Dutch MMA legend Sebastiaan ‘Bas’ Rutten has revealed that Rickson Gracie would have been his ‘dream fight’. Rutten was a UFC Heavyweight Champion and a three-time King of Pancrase World Champion. The former MMA champ finished his career with a record of 28-1-4. Rutten recently did a ‘Ask Me Anything’
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Senegalese wrestler turned MMA fighter Oumar ‘Reug Reug’ Kane gets the decision win over IBJFF Hall of Famer and 17-time Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion, Marcus ‘Buchecha’ Almeida at ONE Fight Night 13. MMA contenders Almeida and Kane have been aiming to have a fight against each other since Almeida
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BJJ stars Garry Tonon and Tammi Musumeci both picked up important victories at ONE Fight Night 12. ONE Fight Night 12: Superlek vs. Khalilov on Prime Video took place on Friday, July 14, and featured a pair of prominent BJJ athletes. First, in a 10-minute, submission-only strawweight submission grappling contest,
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Ahead of his fight at ONE Fight Night 12, Garry Tonon listed his ideal opponents for a return to submission grappling. Although he is still very much in the hunt for a ONE Championship MMA world title, veteran BJJ black belt Garry Tonon isn’t necessarily done with grappling yet. This
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Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida’s next MMA fight is booked against “Reug Reug” Oumar Kane at ONE Fight Night 13. Legendary BJJ competitor and undefeated heavyweight MMA star Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida is scheduled to return to action for his fifth MMA fight, this time against Senegalese standout “Reug Reug” Oumar Kane. The
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American BJJ legend Rafael Lovato Jr. told Grappling Insider that he’s open to one more MMA fight. Now just days away from his 40th birthday, legendary grappler and MMA fighter Rafael Lovato Jr. is still finding new sources of motivation to compete at the highest level and chase lifelong goals.
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ONE lightweight submission grappling world champion Kade Ruotolo says he wants to transition to MMA this year. The reigning ADCC 77kg champion and ONE lightweight submission grappling world champion says his much-anticipated transition to MMA is likely to happen in 2023. Undefeated as a black belt, Kade Ruotolo has previously
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Kron Gracie set for return to the Octagon on May 6 in Newark at UFC 288. Kron Gracie is set to return to the cage for the first time since 2019, when he recorded his first career loss. After a three-and-a-half year layoff, Gracie will officially be making his return
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