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Kevin James Recalls 'Panicking' in His First BJJ Class: 'I Was Basically Trying to Choke My Training Partner'

Kevin James Recalls 'Panicking' in His First BJJ Class: 'I Was Basically Trying to Choke My Training Partner'

Kevin James, the actor and comedian who's been training jiu-jitsu long enough to earn a blue belt, recently sat down with Joe Rogan and described his first class in a way that every single person who's been to an opening session will recognize: he panicked. Not the casual "oh this is new" kind of pa
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Netflix's Uma Thurman Narrative Gambit — How a 42-Minute Fight Camp Doc Sold Rousey vs. Carano

Netflix's Uma Thurman Narrative Gambit — How a 42-Minute Fight Camp Doc Sold Rousey vs. Carano

The mechanics of combat sports marketing shifted in a way that most people watching didn't immediately clock. Netflix dropped "Countdown: Rousey vs.
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260-Pound Powerlifter Larry Wheels Cannot Cope With Getting Outgrappled by Lightweight MMA Fighters — And He Can't Believe It

260-Pound Powerlifter Larry Wheels Cannot Cope With Getting Outgrappled by Lightweight MMA Fighters — And He Can't Believe It

I got bitched out." That's Larry Wheels, walking out of Xtreme Couture MMA in Las Vegas after getting submitted by professional fighters who weigh 100 to 125 pounds less than him. He said it into his own camera.
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Jerry O'Connell Has Figured Out Three Things About BJJ That Half Your Gym Hasn't

Jerry O'Connell Has Figured Out Three Things About BJJ That Half Your Gym Hasn't

The Sliders guy taps to black belts. He calls himself the worst person in the room.
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