BJJ News — light-heavyweight

Nicky Rodriguez Faced Mason Fowler for the UFC BJJ Light Heavyweight Title at UFC BJJ 11 — Their First Meeting Had No Weight Limit

Nicky Rodriguez Faced Mason Fowler for the UFC BJJ Light Heavyweight Title at UFC BJJ 11 — Their First Meeting Had No Weight Limit

Two years prior, Nicky Rodriguez had walked into UFC Fight Pass Invitational 7 and beaten Mason Fowler 6-0. It was the kind of win that felt inevitable on paper: Rodriguez, a heavyweight (99kg+) grappler who had spent his entire career in the upper weight classes, faced Fowler without weight restric
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Khamzat Chimaev Lost His Middleweight Belt and Decided Light Heavyweight Was the Answer

Khamzat Chimaev Lost His Middleweight Belt and Decided Light Heavyweight Was the Answer

Khamzat Chimaev experienced something he hadn't tasted before in his professional career: a loss. And not just any loss—a split decision defeat to Sean Strickland, a 4-to-1 underdog, at UFC 328 in Newark.
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