Jon Jones, received his belt from four-time No-Gi World Heavyweight Champion Roberto Alencar. Jon Jones posted this quote to Instagram: “It was an honor to receive a blue belt today from my professor @tussagb. Wanted to sincerely thank my family at both @jacksonwink_mma and @graciebarranm for always standing with me, encouraging me, and pushing me to new heights. This week the […]
Demian Maia only has about a month to prepare for one of the biggest (if not the biggest) fight of his career. A lot of fighters would be complaining about the short time frame, but not Demian Maia, who sees little use in complaining about the things he can not control. Speaking to the folks […]
Pastor Jim Hayes of St. James Baptist Church in Hillsboro stated “I believe in miracles” at a prayer service for Matt Hughes of Hillsboro, who was critically injured in truck/train accident June 16 near Raymond. Patton also gave an update on Hughes’ condition. He stated Matt’s eyes were fully open and he was able to […]
Felice Herrig has been doing this MMA thing for about a decade. At 32 years old, her perspective on how or why the UFC chooses to promote fighters is one that has her questioning whether she has what it takes … is she beautiful enough? In an emotional post-fight interview Felice Herrig was noticeably frustrated by the […]
Alton Cunningham was picked on and bullied as a high schooler. This is an all too common theme for most children growing up in the school system. Dealing with bullies is just a sad fact for live for school aged children. For Alton, one of the things he would be picked on was his love […]
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to the airwaves this weekend (Sun., June 25, 2017) with the UFC Fight Night 112 FOX Sports 1, featuring a lightweight main event between Michael Chiesa and Kevin Lee. It looks […]
Yahoo sports is reporting that Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor have agreed to terms and the two will do battle on August 26th. 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 […]
Max Holloway went into Brazil and put on a show against the a very popular champion and home crowd favorite Jose Aldo. 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 […]
Antonio Carlos Junior’s Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu skills were on full display Saturday night in his fight against a very tough and new BJJ black belt Eric Spicely. The third fight of UFC 212’s Fox Sports 1 prelims had the BJJ Twitter world buzzing. Andy GonzalezAndy Gonzalez is a coach at Aces Jiu Jitsu Club. He has earned […]
Coming off a big win against a very tough Jorge Masvidal, Demian Maia finds himself in that elite “title shot” conversation. While many fans of the UFC are enamored with the striking and highlight knockouts, Demian Maia’s climb back to the top contender spot is largely due to to his world class Jiu Jitsu game. Andy […]