In 2020, Submission Underground (SUG) was one of the few major grappling promotions to deliver what was close to a full schedule of events. Recently, the promotion announced on social media the winners of the best male and female submissions for the year 2020, with Craig Jones and Amanda Loewen
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Submission Underground returned for one last event before the new year. SUG20 took place on 30th December 2020, in Portland, Oregon U.S. at 3PM PST/ 6PM EST on UFC Fight Pass. Presented by Chael Sonnens, SUG20 is a sub-only No-Gi event with 20 of the world’s greatest and most dangerous
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Mason Fowler defended his Submission Underground title by strategically dismantling ADCC champion Vinny Magalhaes, this past weekend (Oct 4th). He seems to be unstoppable and is systematically beating some of the best guys in the sport. He moved up the SUG ranks when he submitted EBI Combat champ, Kody Steele
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Last weekend, (Aug. 30,) Mason Fowler earned a second victory over Craig Jones at SUG 17. This time, he did it without controversy. After five minutes of submission-only grappling, these two took turns attempting to ride or tap the other in overtime. In the second round, Fowler had Jones’ back
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You’ve gotta love Submission Underground (SUG). So Let’s talk about SUG 17, which will go down on Sunday, Aug. 30. The event is streamed on UFC Fight Pass only. The grappling promotion is well known for its leader, the infamous ‘Bad Guy’ from West Linn, Ore., Chael Sonnen. As the
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Did Craig Jones Lose Submission Underground Due to a Bad Call?
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Chael Sonnen’s Submission Underground 15 finished off the first truly packed weekend of professional grappling in months with the first results coming in for Fight 2 Win 144 as Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa defeated Rafael Lovato Jr. It was only twenty four hours later when Third Coast Grappling Kumite 2 took
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Submission Underground 15 is right around the corner on June 21st and it sees the promotion’s favorite grappler, Craig Jones, return to attempt to extend his unbeaten promotional record. At Submission Underground 13, Jones did what Gordon Ryan could not do, and heel hooked Vinny Magalhaes. In keeping with his
Read moreEvery single one of us has seen the absolutely devastating Heel Hook that Craig Jones used against Vinny Magalhaes at Submission Underground 13 by now and the above video is a perfect breakdown and demonstration of the entry that Jones used to secure the submission finish. When the match was
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Craig Jones is pretty much a guaranteed fixture at SUG events these days as he looks to take his promotional record to 9-0 against Vagner Rocha in the main event of Submission Underground 14 on May 31st. The last of his appearances came against Vinny Magalhaes at SUG 13, where
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