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BJJ Black Belt Triangle Chokes Alleged Home Invader

An alleged burglar made a terrible decision last month when he entered the Hernandez home in San Diego, CA. The home belonged to Sergio Hernandez Sr., the father of Sergio Hernandez Jr., an MMA fighter and BJJ black belt. Watch the full story of the incident in the video below! Andy GonzalezAndy Gonzalez is a […]

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In poll, fans want Anderson Silva to face Israel Adesanya

Anderson Silva is the greatest MMA fighter we have ever seen. That’s my opinion anyway. If you don’t agree, that’s ok. You’re wrong, but I forgive you. Chatter of his return made its way to Twitter as MMA Junkie asked their fans who Anderson Silva should face in his come-back fight. From the looks if […]

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Trainer Thinks CM Punk Should Focus on Jiu Jitsu

The CM Punk experiment by the UFC seems to be winding down. Having lost to a rising fighter in Mickey Gall many thought it was a case of CM Punk being outclassed. So, the UFC paired him with another unproven fighter in Mike Jackson. The results were the same. While Jackson didn’t finish CM Punk the way Gall […]

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Rose Namajunas Wants a Piece of Mackenzie Dern

For the UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas, her biggest moment inside the octagon so far, would still be her first round TKO win over Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 217. However, up until that moment that shook up the world of women’s MMA, “Thug Rose” had won most of her fights via submission. Namajunas is a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu […]

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Mackenzie Dern Compares Herself to Ronda Rousey; Says BJJ Background Makes Things more Difficult for Her

Mackenzie Dern, a multiple-time jiu-jitsu world champion, made her MMA debut in 2016 under the Invicta FC banner. She went 5-0 with that promotion before she signed with the UFC. Her octagon debut came in March when she earned a split decision win over Ashley Yoder. Because of her jiu-jitsu success, Dern drew comparisons to […]

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Flograppling: “Bellator 198 Card Is A Jiu-Jitsu Fan’s Dream”

(Curated article – Original Source: Flograppling) The upcoming Bellator 198 card near Chicago is set to be a monster night in MMA action. Not only will “The Last Emperor” Fedor Emelianenko return to the Bellator cage for the first time in a year against history’s most submission-savvy heavyweight in Frank Mir, but on top of […]

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Jiu Jitsu Star Garry Tonon ‘Addicted’ to MMA After Successful Debut

Garry Tonon (born September 12, 1991) is an American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner specialising in submission-only grappling and mixed martial artist. He is a five-time Eddie Bravo Invitational champion. Andy GonzalezAndy Gonzalez is a coach at Aces Jiu Jitsu Club. He has earned his BJJ Brown Belt under 2nd Degree Black Belt, Professor Mikal Abdullah. Follow Andy on Twitter at @GoGoGonzilla Andy lives […]

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Khabib Nurmagomedov Wanted to Fight Conor McGregor at UFC 223

When news broke that that Tony Ferguson was out of the UFC 223 title fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov “The Eagle” thought it was some kind of April Fool’s joke. As it turns out it was not. Ferguson injured his knee, requiring surgery and was off the much anticipated UFC 223 card. By now we know that an always game Max Holloway […]

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Max Holloway Steps in to Save UFC 223 Main Card

If you are anything like me, you were SUPER disappointed to hear the news that Tony Ferguson was out of his UFC 223 fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov. As it turns out Ferguson injured his knee and it will require surgery. This struck a major blow to what was an amazing UFC 223 card. That major blow was quickly […]

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Is Jiu Jitsu Losing Relevance in Modern MMA? Alexander Volkov Thinks So

Recently, Alexander Volkov defeated Fabricio Werdum in the 4th round of their UFC Fight Night 127 Main Event matchup. He used his striking to finish Werdum, a world class Jiu Jitsu athlete. However, leading up to the event, Volkov had some choice words for the Jiu Jitsu community while speaking to the effectiveness of Jiu Jitsu in the sport […]