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Bo Nickal Faces Olympic Judoka at RAF Moscow

Bo Nickal Faces Olympic Judoka at RAF Moscow

Sep 03, 2026 · bo-nickal, combat-sports
This Friday, September 5, 2026, Bo Nickal will step into the cage in Moscow to face Shirvani Muradov—a man who hasn't competed in professional combat sports since 2012. That's fourteen years.
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Wrestler Offers $1,000 to Anyone Who Can Take Down Islam Makhachev in Open Mat: 'Cage Control Doesn't Exist Here'

Wrestler Offers $1,000 to Anyone Who Can Take Down Islam Makhachev in Open Mat: 'Cage Control Doesn't Exist Here'

Sep 01, 2026 · cage-control, islam-makhachev
Georgio Poullas, the wrestler behind the viral "$1,000 Take Me Down" challenge series, did something on August 31 that nobody in combat sports usually does: he talked himself out of his own trash talk before anyone could argue with him. Speaking to BJJEE, Poullas said he would "run [Islam Makhachev]
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Jordan Burroughs: Can Elite MMA Wrestlers Actually Compete

Jordan Burroughs: Can Elite MMA Wrestlers Actually Compete

Aug 29, 2026 · elite-grappling, grappling
Jordan Burroughs, 38, two-time Olympic gold medalist and one of the few wrestlers who actually translates his dominance into combat sports, was asked a straightforward question in August 2026: Can elite MMA fighters genuinely compete with elite wrestlers at the highest level? His answer was a master
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Cejudo Pins Merab in 36 Seconds at RAF 12 — Revenge, Takedown, and Crossover Title

Cejudo Pins Merab in 36 Seconds at RAF 12 — Revenge, Takedown, and Crossover Title

Aug 27, 2026 · competition-results, crossover-title
Henry Cejudo walked into Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on August 23rd knowing exactly what he was doing. Weeks earlier, he'd lost a decision to Merab Dvalishvili in their first encounter—a fight that had gnawed at him for one reason: he knew he could do better.
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Bo Nickal's Unbeaten Wrestling Streak Ends at RAF 12 — A 21-Year-Old NCAA Champ Did It

Bo Nickal's Unbeaten Wrestling Streak Ends at RAF 12 — A 21-Year-Old NCAA Champ Did It

Aug 27, 2026 · bo-nickal, competition-results
Bo Nickal walked into RAF 12 in Cleveland on August 22 with the kind of resume that makes casuals ask why he bothers with wrestling at all. Three NCAA Division I heavyweight titles.
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Cejudo Pins Merab in 36 Seconds at RAF 12

Cejudo Pins Merab in 36 Seconds at RAF 12

Aug 26, 2026 · comeback, competition-results
Henry Cejudo pinned Merab Dvalishvili in 36 seconds at RAF 12 in Cleveland on Friday night. Let that number sit for a second.
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Jordan Burroughs 11-0 at RAF 12, Calls Out Makhachev

Jordan Burroughs 11-0 at RAF 12, Calls Out Makhachev

Aug 26, 2026 · callout, competition-results
Jordan Burroughs didn't just make his Real American Freestyle grappling debut on August 22, 2026, at RAF 12 in Cleveland. He announced it with the kind of audacity that only comes from someone who's spent fifteen years being right about everything: he won 11-0 against Sean Brady, then immediately ca
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Jake Paul Claims MMA Fighters 'Wouldn't Last a Minute' Against D1 Wrestlers — Dana White Dismisses the Cross-Sport Flex

Jake Paul Claims MMA Fighters 'Wouldn't Last a Minute' Against D1 Wrestlers — Dana White Dismisses the Cross-Sport Flex

Aug 16, 2026 · cross-sport, dana-white
Jake Paul, the boxer-turned-promoter, made headlines when he claimed current MMA fighters "wouldn't last a minute" against Division One wrestlers. The statement was bold enough to draw immediate pushback from Dana White, who responded via podcast with the kind of matter-of-fact correction that sugge
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