Ethan Crelinsten Loses Polaris Belt After UFC Callout
Polaris made a mistake. Not with Ethan Crelinsten—he played the game perfectly.
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BJJ News — mma-crossover
ADCC Prize Money Is Shockingly Low — Jozef Chen's Take
Jozef Chen didn't mince words. He's one of the best no-gi grapplers alive—a multiple ADCC title contender, a submission machine, the kind of guy who dismantles everyone they put in front of him.
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Blue Belt Sandbagging: Hidden MMA Record Exposed
Ikigai Submission Grappling removed blue belt competitor Avazbek Akyolov from their tournament bracket this month after discovering his 4-0 professional MMA record and prior freestyle wrestling competition experience. The tournament explicitly restricted entries to competitors with fewer than six ye
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B-Team Black Belt Nearly Beats UFC Prospect on Four Days' Notice
When Damien Anderson had Ezra Elliott's neck in a guillotine choke late in Round 1 at UFC Oklahoma City last Friday, the UFC's short-notice gamble looked like it might actually pay off. Anderson, a 5-0 prospect from the legendary B-Team Jiu-Jitsu, had gotten the call to fight Elliott just four days
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Arman Tsarukyan's Olympic Gamble: What Happens to That UFC Title Shot?
Arman Tsarukyan is ranked 2 in the UFC lightweight division. He's 23-3 in professional MMA across 26 fights since 2019.
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MMA Veterans Test Pure Grappling at BJJ Stars 19
There's a moment in every MMA fighter's career where someone asks: "Have you ever tried pure grappling?" Most laugh it off. Some actually show up.
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Gordon Ryan Asked Khamzat Chimaev for ADCC. No Response
Gordon Ryan has built a career on proving that grapplers belong in the room with anyone, anywhere. New Wave Jiu-Jitsu in Austin.
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Cory Sandhagen Fought With Torn Hamstring at UFC 329
Cory Sandhagen took a kneebar from Mario Bautista in the first round of UFC 329 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. A legitimate threat to the hamstring that forced a scramble.
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