This list presents the top 5 BJJ practitioners who currently compete inside the UFC’s Octagon. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was a dominant fighting style in the early days of the UFC. The promotion set the narrative that the Gracie family was instrumental in building the foundation for modern MMA, both inside and
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Charles Oliveira def. Justin Gaethje by submission (RNC) at 3:22 of round 1. Charles Oliveira submitted Justin Gaethje via RNC in the first round of the UFC 274 main event on Saturday, as the Brazilian took the first step on what he hopes will be his road back to the
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On Saturday at UFC 262, Charles Oliveira defeated Michael Chandler by second-round TKO to capture the vacant UFC lightweight title. Shortly after the fight, Irish superstar Conor McGregor took to Twitter to congratulate Oliveira and, of course, insert himself into the conversation. McGregor’s tweet on its face seems to be
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Upcoming UFC Lightweight Title contender Charles ‘do Bronx’ Oliveira has earned the third degree on his BJJ black belt. This comes just weeks before he goes for the UFC Lightweight Title against Michael Chandler at UFC 262. The title was previously held by the notorious and now-retired Khabib Nurmagamedov. The
Read moreThe Rear Naked Choke is one of the most common submissions in MMA but seeing it come from a standing position is significantly less likely. The above video starts with Jan Blachowicz countering a takedown attempt by Devin Clark and reaching over his back to lock up the choke, getting
Read moreThe Standing Guillotine is an incredibly common submission in both the UFC and MMA in general as it can commonly be used as a method of takedown defense. In many cases, just the threat of a Guillotine can be enough to deter the takedown attempt and make an opponent think
Read moreTriangle Chokes are among the most fundamental submissions in BJJ and because of this, have been incredibly prevalent all throughout the history of MMA and the UFC. The very first Triangle Choke happened all the way back at UFC 2 and came to us courtesy of Pancrase veteran Jason DeLucia
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UFC Brasilia took place in a closed venue with nobody in the crowd thanks to recent fears over Coronavirus but the main event still gave us a new UFC record, full results for the event are at the end. The Main and Co-Main event were predicted to show high-level submission
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After a run of largely lackluster cards, the UFC is finally delivering a solid card for UFC Brasilia. Especially for a fight night, there are a number of very promising bouts. As this card might well have been cancelled completely due to Coronavirus concerns, we should count ourselves lucky. More
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It was a great night for Brazilian fighters at the UFC’s first international event of the year in Fortaleza, Brazil, at Centro de Formacao Olimpica on Saturday. A Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Fabio Gurgel, Demian Maia earned his 20th UFC victory on Saturday. He is perhaps most well known
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