Khamzat Chimaev was promoted to brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu after earning the decision win in his match against former UFC Welterweight Champion, Kimara Usman, at UFC 294. Coming back from one-year out, Chimaev returned to the Middleweight division at UFC 294 on October 21. Chimaev was originally scheduled
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Former two-division UFC champion Georges St-Pierre plans to compete in submission grappling at the UFC Fight Pass Invitational 6. An MMA legend will soon compete in submission grappling. On Thursday, former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre – a man widely regarded as one of the greatest mixed martial
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Kron Gracie set for return to the Octagon on May 6 in Newark at UFC 288. Kron Gracie is set to return to the cage for the first time since 2019, when he recorded his first career loss. After a three-and-a-half year layoff, Gracie will officially be making his return
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The former UFC fighter, 46, is under investigation after his partner was found dead by police in their San Pancho hotel room on Sunday. Phil Baroni has reportedly been arrested for the alleged murder of his girlfriend in Mexico after the pair ‘argued over her cheating on him’. Baroni was
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Recently-crowned UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira was awarded a brown belt in BJJ. Just days removed from his title-winning victory over Israel Adesanya at UFC 281, Alex Pereira has leveled up in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. On Wednesday, one of Pereira’s coaches, BJJ black belt Plinio Cruz, posted to Instagram awarded the
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An all-time jiu-jitsu great and an all-time MMA great recently linked up for a friendly roll. Multiple-time ADCC champion Gordon Ryan, considered by many to be the top pound-for-pound no-gi grappler in the world, posted a video on Instagram of him rolling with early UFC star and longtime ambassador for
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Ahead of her main event bout at UFC Vegas 61, Mackenzie Dern told the media that she expects herself to score submission wins each time out. Mackenzie Dern has been two fights without earning a stoppage, and for her, that’s simply too long. On Saturday, the BJJ standout will square
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Newly crowned UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards has another belt to add to his collection – a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt. Gracie Barra shared the news on their official Instagram: “Congratulations on both belts @leonedwardsmma 👏 This long journey requires consistency and passion, mastering skills and techniques. Receiving a
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On Saturday night, UFC held a legendary card with Nate Diaz (22-13-0) and Tony Ferguson (26-8-0) headlining, and after getting the win, Diaz stated he would be leaving the UFC (but maybe not forever). After four rounds of back and forth from the two UFC veterans, Diaz showed some strong
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Khabib Nurmagomedov turns down another opportunity to return to action, with UFC president Dana White admitting he doesn’t think the unbeaten former champion ‘will ever come back’ After holding the UFC Lightweight championship title for more than three years, Khabib Nurmagomedov announced his retirement from competing in March 2021, just
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