After a long and contentious relationship with the UFC, Cris Cyborg announced on her Instagram that she is joining the number two promotion in MMA, Bellator.
The move will reunite her with Scott Coker, whom worked with Cyborg at the now defunct Strikeforce promotion to broker the largest fight in women’s MMA history at the time, Cyborg’s match against Gina Carano.
Read moreOur next MMA preview takes us to Bellator London, where we have BJJ legend Rafael Lovato Jr facing off against kickboxing veteran Gegard Mousasi on Saturday night. Lovato has finished eight of his nine fights, the latest against John Salter via RNC, while Mousasi is coming off his first title
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This Friday, Neiman Gracie faces off against Rory Macdonald in the Bellator welterweight grand prix semi-finals. Rory has just come off a hard-fought majority decision draw against Jon Fitch, Neiman is hot off a submission of Ed Ruth. Here we look at this grappling-heavy matchup between two huge names in
Read moreNeiman Gracie, currently 9-0 and fighting out of Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, is set to fight for the Bellator Welterweight belt at his next match. With eight of his nine wins coming via submission, it is clear what his game will be against the winner of Rory McDonald (current champ) v.
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Bellator have continued their recent signing strategy by trying to approach the biggest name in UK submission grappling. Ross Nicholls, a black belt under Roger Gracie, recently announced on the Bjj Strength podcast that Bellator reached out to him following his exciting victory over Gianni Grippo at Grapple Fest 3.
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Craig Jones will take on Rinat Fakhretdinov at Karate Combat’s Pit Submission Series 4 on April 20 in Dubai. The fourth installment of Karate Combat’s Pit Submission Series is on the calendar, and the promotion will be touching down in Dubai with a trio of submission-only contests. Pit Submission Series
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Craig Jones will take on Rafael Lovato Jr. in the main event of UFC FPI 6, set to go down on Sunday, March 3. The UFC Fight Pass Invitational (UFC FPI) is set for its first event of 2024, and a pair of top-tier matchups have already been announced for
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Roberto Jimenez, William Tackett, and other elite grapplers have been announced for Combat Jiu-Jitsu Worlds: The Middleweights. The middleweights are set to compete at the next Combat Jiu-Jitsu (CJJ) event, and the tournament is already filling up with elite grappling talent. Slated to go down in Tucson, Arizona on December
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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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The longer you stay in the sport, the more you will hear this phrase. Tom DeBlass is one of the biggest names in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, he is a 3rd degree Black Belt who has won the No-Gi World Championships Open Weight at Black Belt Masters 1, No Gi Pans
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