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BJJ

UFC BJJ 10 wrap: Tackett cranks his way to a record fourth defence, Ste-Marie takes the featherweight crown in her debut

The Bowl reopened Thursday night and nobody in it heard a final horn that mattered. The welterweight king needed 104 seconds, a Canadian took a belt in her first walk, both Tackett brothers submitted their men in the first round, and the flyweight tournament produced a final between two champions from different divisions of the sport’s map.

Andrew WeissmannAug 224 min read

MMA

DWCS Week 2 preview: BJJ world champion Mahamed Aly gets a second shot at the contract that got away

The Meta APEX runs five more auditions tonight, and the one grappling fans will circle is the light heavyweight bout. A year ago, the IBJJF world champion walked into this show and got knocked out. Now, Aly is back on the same stage, one win from the door.

Andrew WeissmannAug 185 min read
BJJ

Duane Ludwig, the sport’s most famous striking coach, earns his BJJ black belt: ‘Jiu-jitsu is the ultimate truth’

The man whose six-second knockout topped the UFC record book for thirteen years, and whose Bang Muay Thai system shaped a generation of champions, just had a black belt tied around his waist by Alberto Crane. Coming from a career knockout artist, his verdict on the mat carries a weight no grappler’s version of the same line ever could.

Andrew WeissmannAug 134 min read
BJJ

The world’s first standalone UFC GYM Jiu-Jitsu studio opens in Manhattan.

When UFC GYM Jiu-Jitsu // Jiu Livre opens its doors on Fifth Avenue today, the flagship of a global franchise concept will be standing on foundations built by Santiago Amaral and Jarbem Pacheco

Andrew WeissmannAug 84 min read
BJJ

Gracie runs the table at BJJ Stars 19 for the R$200,000 Masters GP, Moicano taps Pitbull in under four minutes

The 16-man bracket at Vibra São Paulo paid the biggest prize in the event’s Grand Prix history, and a Gracie collected it. In the night’s marquee superfight, the UFC lightweight needed less than a round’s worth of clock to submit a former Bellator champion.

Andrew WeissmannAug 54 min read
BJJ

Fowler-Rodriguez II booked for UFC BJJ 11, this time at Fowler’s weight class and for his belt

The two men who have each won one of the promotion’s absolute tournaments meet again on September 24, over two years after their first fight. Rodriguez won that one 6-0 at no weight limit. This one is at 205 pounds and for the light heavyweight belt around Fowler’s waist.

Andrew WeissmannJul 314 min read
BJJ

Mel Gibson uses Gracie Jiu-Jitsu technique in movie before UFC 1

In the final scene of the film Martin Riggs played by Mel Gibson engaged the film’s villain Joshua played Gary Busey in a no holds barred showdown in the rain.

NicApr 282 min read