Cub Swanson was unfortunate enough to get caught in an awkward knee-reap when grappling against Jake Shields earlier this month at Quintet Ultra. They faced off in the semi-final match as Team WEC took on Team Strikeforce and as Shields reaped the knee for a sweep at the five minute
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Kazushi Sakuraba’s Quintet cements itself as a top tier submission grappling competition with Quintet Ultra – a fun concept and an exciting ruleset. The team grappling approach is very promising, especially when the teams are some of the best organizations in MMA history: UFC, PRIDE, Strikeforce and WEC. With Gilbert Burns
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On December 12th, Kazushi Sakuraba’s brainchild, Quintet returns to the United States after their last event being held in Japan. They’re bringing the promotion’s biggest event to date to Las Vegas: Quintet Ultra. This event is an interesting spin on the popular no-gi, submission only, team-based survival tournament. Fighters representing
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For the results of Quintet Ultra, click here. Quintet Ultra takes place on December 12th in Las Vegas and features four teams representing four of the biggest brands in MMA history. The UFC, Pride, WEC and Strikeforce each have five representatives meeting under some of the most exciting rules in
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Sakuraba and co. have been drip-feeding information about the upcoming Quintet Ultra but the latest serving is a big one. It’s been revealed that Gordon Ryan will take on Ezekiel-choke specialist, Aleksei Oleinik, in a superfight at the event. This latest announcement has come as a slight surprise as it
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