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Video: Watch Aviv Gozali’s Beautiful Heel Hook at Bellator 259

May 22, 2021May 22, 2021 Ben Coate

Bellator lightweight contender Aviv Gozali came into his Bellator 259 bout against Sean Felton with a perfect 5-0 record, with all five of those wins coming by first-round submission. On Friday, Gozali extended that first-round submission streak to six, as he secured a beautiful outside heel hook in just over

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Josh Thomson Believes Inverted Heel Hook Should Be Banned?

September 14, 2020September 15, 2020 Josh Clopton

Should inverted heel hooks be banned in the sport of Jiu Jitsu? Former UFC fighter and Bellator commentator, Josh Thomson, apparently believes so. He said this after the amazing heel hook finish by Taylor Johnson over Ed Ruth. Johnson is 6-1 in MMA and trains at Victory MMA in San

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UFC Veteran Ben Saunders Receives Black Belt From Eddie Bravo

February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 Alex Lindsey

UFC and Bellator veteran Ben Saunders has just received his black belt from the founder and head of 10th Planet, Eddie Bravo. This comes after Saunders has racked up a 37 fight MMA career, stretching all the way back to his debut in 2004. Alongside his newfound status as a

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Rafael Lovato Jr Opens Up About Rare Brain Disease

January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 Alex Lindsey

BJJ legend and current Bellator Middleweight Champion with an unbeaten 10-0 record, Rafael Lovato Jr made a recent appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience. here he opened up about his recent diagnosis of an incredibly rare, hereditary brain disease. Lovato Jr revealed that he was diagnosed with Cavernoma last year,

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Sergio Pettis Earns BJJ Black Belt

January 5, 2020January 5, 2020 Alex Lindsey

Sergio Pettis was just awarded his black belt in BJJ by his coach, two-time Pan Ams champion Daniel Wanderley. He joins his older brother, Anthony Pettis, in becoming a black belt in both Tae Kwon Do and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. This isn’t the first time that Sergio has followed in his

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Fight 2 Win 133: AJ Agazarm v Ary Farias Preview

December 4, 2019December 4, 2019 Alex Lindsey

Fight 2 Win 133 is coming to Fresno, California on December 7th as it goes head-to-head with a much younger American grappling promotion, Third Coast Grappling. While 3CG3 brings us Gordon Ryan v Bo Nickal under modified rules, Fight 2 Win is also headlined by one of the more polarizing

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Yamauchi Sets New Record At Bellator 229

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 Alex Lindsey

Goiti Yamauchi stepped into the cage for the 28th time at Bellator 229 against Saad Awad. The fight started off as pretty unremarkable until Yamauchi shot in for a single-leg against his fellow Bellator veteran. Awad defended the shot well and even briefly established top half-guard position. It only took

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Mike ‘Gip’ Cutting RETURNS to RAGED UK – September 21st

September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 Adam Phillips

This Saturday (21st September), MMA in Swindon is going off as Raged UK come back to the town to put on their latest show. We got to talk exclusively to Mike – commonly known as ‘Gip’ – and he told us all about fighting James Gallagher, beating Nathaniel Woods and

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Cris “Cyborg” Signs With Bellator MMA

September 3, 2019February 9, 2020 Louis Martin

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.

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Rory MacDonald retains title against Neiman Gracie

June 15, 2019June 15, 2019 Rachel Dows

Neiman Gracie went into his fight at Bellator 222 believing that this was his chance to become a champion. Unfortunately for him, Rory MacDonald also had something to prove. The Red King silenced doubters when he retained his title with a strong five round performance. In the end, MacDonald handed

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