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UFC Fighter Philip Rowe Said There's 'No One Elite' In UFC BJJ — He Wasn't Wrong But He's Also Not Elite

UFC Fighter Philip Rowe Said There's 'No One Elite' In UFC BJJ — He Wasn't Wrong But He's Also Not Elite

Philip Rowe gave UFC BJJ the most honest assessment anyone's dared to say out loud: there's nobody elite in there. On The Casuals MMA YouTube channel, the UFC welterweight broke down the new initiative with a clarity that made the room uncomfortable.
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UFC BJJ 9: Mason Fowler Defended the Title, Nicky Rodriguez Submitted His Opponent in 3 Minutes, and Burns Returned — All Three Called For The Same Fight

UFC BJJ 9: Mason Fowler Defended the Title, Nicky Rodriguez Submitted His Opponent in 3 Minutes, and Burns Returned — All Three Called For The Same Fight

UFC BJJ 9 handed the grappling world the most beautiful scheduling nightmare in recent memory: three fighters with legitimate claims to the same opponent, only one of whom can get it. Mason Fowler defended his UFC BJJ title.
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Gilbert Burns Won His UFC BJJ Debut in About 60 Seconds. He's 40. That's It. That's the Whole Thing.

Gilbert Burns Won His UFC BJJ Debut in About 60 Seconds. He's 40. That's It. That's the Whole Thing.

Gilbert Burns walked into the octagon at forty years old and finished his opponent in about a minute. Sixty seconds of technical dominance, and it was over.
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Philip Rowe: 'There's No One Elite' in UFC BJJ — The Competition Is Not At World Level

Philip Rowe: 'There's No One Elite' in UFC BJJ — The Competition Is Not At World Level

Philip Rowe, the UFC welterweight who actually knows what a leg lock is supposed to look like, went on The Casuals MMA and said something that made everyone uncomfortable because it was completely accurate: "There's no one elite in UFC BJJ. There's no one elite around." The statement was worth cons
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Cassia Moura Defended UFC BJJ Flyweight Title in Dominant Fashion — 20-Year-Old Champ Kept Perfect Record Intact

Cassia Moura Defended UFC BJJ Flyweight Title in Dominant Fashion — 20-Year-Old Champ Kept Perfect Record Intact

When Cassia Moura stepped into the cage to defend her UFC BJJ flyweight title, it became pretty clear that most people were finishing college applications at 20—not holding championship belts. Moura was the standard-bearer of a division, the measuring stick everyone else got compared to, and she was
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UFC BJJ Announced First-Ever Open Tournaments For Amateur Competitors — Expanding Beyond Pro Card

UFC BJJ Announced First-Ever Open Tournaments For Amateur Competitors — Expanding Beyond Pro Card

The competitive grappling landscape couldn't get any more saturated, or any more confusing to navigate than a white belt trying to guard pass. The UFC decided to throw its hat into the amateur ring anyway.
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UFC BJJ 8 Finish Rate Hits 62.5% — Community Meanwhile Debates If Dantzler 'Really' Lost

UFC BJJ 8 Finish Rate Hits 62.5% — Community Meanwhile Debates If Dantzler 'Really' Lost

UFC BJJ 8 in Las Vegas on May 21 posted the highest submission-finish rate in the promotion's history. Five out of eight matches ended with someone getting caught and finishing the other person.
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Mikey Musumeci Is Training Wrestling and Boxing for an MMA Debut — The Butt-Scoot Champion Is Tired of Being Called a Wimp

Mikey Musumeci Is Training Wrestling and Boxing for an MMA Debut — The Butt-Scoot Champion Is Tired of Being Called a Wimp

Mikey Musumeci has five BJJ world titles. He's the current UFC BJJ Bantamweight Champion.
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