Do you ever see a submission on YouTube and think, “that would never work”? Over the weekend, MMA fighter Mateus Santos tried one of those submissions, but this time, it did work. At Open Fighting Championship 2 from Samara, Russia, Santos squared off with Russian fighter Alexander Volodin. Less than
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Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist Ryan Hall is, yet again, booked for his return to UFC action. After he was twice scheduled to fight in 2020 and both fights fell through, Hall is now set for a March 13 showdown with fellow UFC featherweight Dan Ige. BJPenn.com first reported the fight. Even
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Custom-designed HVAC at Diaz Combat Sports may be the future of martial arts school design. The academy’s new, $5 million facility in Vancouver, Canada, includes a specially designed, $250,000 HVAC system to protect students, staff, families and visitors against the coronavirus. “The HVAC was already in the plans before COVID,”
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Name: Steve O’KeeffeNickname: The SpartanAge: 34D.O.B: 15/09/86Nationality: British/ IrishLocation: Kent, EnglandGym: Revolution Martial ArtsBJJ Rank: Black Belt 1st DegreeHeight: 5’8Weight: 80kgMMA Weight Class: LightweightBJJ Weight Class: Middleweight Steve O’Keeffe or ‘The Spartan’ is a 1st Degree Black Belt under Marco Canha, he also has an extensive martial arts background in
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Paul Rimmer, widely regarded as one of the top trainers in the UK and head coach of Next Generation MMA Liverpool, talks about handling Covid at his gym, his favorite submission and fighting a 300 lb. wrestler. Rimmer was the first BJJ black belt from Merseyside, so he has been
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Belletor 243 Chandler vs Henderson 2, Friday night, August 7th showcased a heated battle between ADCC silver medalist A.J. Agazarm (3-2 MMA) and Gracie Barra brown belt, Cris Lencioni (7-2 MMA). The bout included an illegal head butt, physical altercations between rounds and verbal exchanges after the fight. Never one
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British bodybuilder, actor and aspiring MMA fighter Martyn Ford has stepped back on to the mats at his gym – Gracie Barra Sutton Coldfield, in preparation for his debut MMA fight. Towering at 6’8 – 203 cm, weighing a massive 320 lbs – 145 kg of pure muscle, with a
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It looks like Marcus “Buchecha“ Almeida is about to begin his MMA career. Buchecha appears to have grown tired of pulling collars and pant grips. The 13x IBJJF World Champion has signed with Dominance MMA. Dominance MMA is owned by the infamous MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz. Abdelaziz manages renowned fighters
Read moreUFC fighter Mike Perry joins Conor McGregor in the “I whooped a dude’s ass who is over 50” club. Yes, just a couple weeks after beating Mickey Gall, with only his girlfriend in his corner, Perry wins his second fight of the week with his vivacious girlfriend in tow. Only
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Grappling superstar turned MMA prospect Rodolfo Viera made short work of dangerous Dagestani Saparbek Safarov in their middleweight clash at UFC248.
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