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Jordan Burroughs Signs With RAF, Immediately Calls Out Makhachev and Tsarukyan

Jordan Burroughs Signs With RAF, Immediately Calls Out Makhachev and Tsarukyan

Jordan Burroughs signed with RAF and immediately called out two UFC lightweights by name. Not as a stepping stone.
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Gianni Grippo Is Back in ADCC — First Invite in 11 Years, Won Trials at 34 With Zero Conceded Points

Gianni Grippo Is Back in ADCC — First Invite in 11 Years, Won Trials at 34 With Zero Conceded Points

Nobody scored on Gianni Grippo at ADCC West Coast Trials. Seven matches, five submissions, zero points conceded across the entire -66kg bracket.
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Rafael Mendes Retirement: Brothers Debunk Doping Myth

Rafael Mendes Retirement: Brothers Debunk Doping Myth

Rafael Mendes should've been one of the faces of jiu-jitsu for the next decade. Double ADCC champion.
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Andy Murasaki Submitted Every Opponent at Brasileiros — At Worlds He's the Most Dangerous Man Nobody Is Studying

Andy Murasaki Submitted Every Opponent at Brasileiros — At Worlds He's the Most Dangerous Man Nobody Is Studying

Andrew Tackett called him boring. Then Andy Murasaki went to Brasileiros and submitted everyone.
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Tsarukyan Reveals He Spends $500K-$700K Per Month — Mostly on Watches Up to $250K Each

Tsarukyan Reveals He Spends $500K-$700K Per Month — Mostly on Watches Up to $250K Each

The UFC's 2 lightweight contender just told a podcast he spends $500,000 to $700,000 a month, mostly on watches he buys himself after training sessions. The promotion's main concern, separately, is that he might win a title and leave.
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Jeremy Stephens Showed Up to UFC 328 Five Pounds Over. He's Still Fighting. Just Poorer.

Jeremy Stephens Showed Up to UFC 328 Five Pounds Over. He's Still Fighting. Just Poorer.

Jeremy Stephens weighed 160 pounds. The UFC lightweight limit is 155.
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