On Saturday at UFC 264, jiu-jitsu specialist Ryan Hall will make his much-anticipated return to the Octagon following a two-year lay-off when he faces undefeated prospect Ilia Topuria. With his 8-1 record and prodigious submission skills, Hall has been a bit of an enigma in MMA. His jiu-jitsu based style
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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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Elaine Perez Caparroz, 55, was attacked and beaten in her apartment in Barra da Tijuca (on the West Side of Rio de Janeiro). Vinícius Batista Serra, 27, was arrested during the act on the morning of February 17, 2019. It appears Caparroz, the mother of fighter Rayron Gracie, knew her
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Former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling will square off with Nathaniel Wood in a superfight at Polaris 25. UK-based grappling promotion Polaris has announced an intriguing matchup for the main event of its September 30 card. In addition to an eight-man grand prix, the event will feature a superfight between
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Below are results and video highlights from Polaris 22, featuring an eight-man middleweight grand prix. Roberto Jimenez is now a Polaris champion. On Saturday, November 5, the Ecuadorian black belt won the eight-man middleweight grand prix at Polaris 22 from Southampton, England. Jimenez defeated Shane Fishman, Hunter Colvin, and Jed
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High Rollerz 18 took place over the weekend and featured an unannounced superfight. Current UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling made a surprise appearance at the event, where he defeated black belt competitor Damien Nitkin by decision. Watch video of that match below. More than just an MMA fighter, Sterling is
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One of the original and longstanding submission-only promotions is making plans for its first show in nearly four years. The Eddie Bravo Invitational (EBI) returns on Sunday, March 13 with a tournament featuring a number of the best submission grapplers in the world, including Nicky Ryan and Tye Ruotolo. View
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On Saturday, November 20, the UK-based promotion Grapplefest returned to action with Grapplefest 10, live from Liverpool, England. In the main event, Dante Leon picked up a clear but competitive decision win over Oliver Taza, and both Tye and Kade Ruotolo earned decision wins over high-level competitors. All of the
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Grapplefest 10 is scheduled for Saturday, November 20, live from Liverpool, England, and the card features a number of elite competitors. In the main event, no-gi world champion Dante Leon will face ADCC trials winner Oliver Taza in a match that should produce fireworks. And elsewhere on the card, both
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JitzKing returns on the 13th of June with a massive card featuring a 16-man no-gi tournament at middleweight (185lbs)
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