At UFC 270 on January 22, ultra-accomplished jiu-jitsu specialist Rodolfo Vieira will return to the Octagon when he faces fellow Brazilian Wellington Turman. It will be Vieira’s second fight under the tutelage of Mano Santana, a prominent karate coach to former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida. Speaking to Sherdog.com,
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Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) 121 took place on Friday, January 14, live from Dallas, TX. On a card filled with finishes, one stood out, in particular. Undefeated prospect Michael “The Mullet” Cyr put on a grappling clinic against fellow prospect Alden Coria, displaying brutal jiu-jitsu on his way to a
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Jiu-jitsu specialist Mackenzie Dern will look to get back into the win column when she takes on fellow top-10 strawweight Tecia Torres at UFC 273. The event, which does not yet have a venue, is scheduled for Saturday, April 9. Torres announced the bout on Twitter. Dern last competed in
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Legendary jiu-jitsu competitor and retired MMA and UFC fighter Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza isn’t ready to to hang up the gloves for good. According to a report from Sherdog.com, Souza is in the process of finalizing plans for his boxing debut. The 42-year old Brazilian has not competed since a May
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Pat Downey will make his professional MMA debut with Bellator MMA. According to a report from Ariel Helwani, the controversial amateur wrestler and occasional submission grappler has signed with Bellator MMA. Downey will make his debut at middleweight. No date has been announced for Downey’s debut. Pat Downey was a
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Kron Gracie’s last fight was a hard-fought fight-of-the-night decision loss to Cub Swanson at UFC on ESPN+ 19. He hasn’t competed since then, and Gracie’s father, the legendary Rickson Gracie, is unsure when his son will return to the cage. In an interview with MMA Fighting, Rickson Gracie spoke about
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Going into her October 2021 main event bout against Marina Rodriguez, jiu-jitsu specialist Mackenzie Dern was riding a four-fight unbeaten streak and knocking on the door of a shot at the UFC strawweight title. Dern, however, would lose a hard-fought decision that night. In a recent appearance on MMAJunkie Radio,
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Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will avoid serious charges of domestic violence. On Thursday, TMZ broke the news that Jones had agreed to a plea deal in which he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor destroying property of another, but the misdemeanor count of domestic violence had been dropped. Jones
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Current UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski has already proven to be a world class MMA grappler, dominating numerous opponents with his excellent takedowns, stifling top control, and excellent guard passing. Volkanovski now has the BJJ rank to match that skill, as he has been awarded his black belt in BJJ.
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Jiu-jitsu specialist and current UFC featherweight fighter Ryan Hall got back into the win column at UFC 269 with a unanimous decision victory over Darrick Minner. After a string of injuries and cancellations, followed by a loss to Ilia Topuria at UFC 264, this was Hall’s first win since July
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