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'Dagestani Mikey' Abandons Leg Locks For Wrestling — UFC BJJ 8 Matches Him Against A Man Who Lost 13-0 At Pans

'Dagestani Mikey' Abandons Leg Locks For Wrestling — UFC BJJ 8 Matches Him Against A Man Who Lost 13-0 At Pans

Mikey Musumeci — the man who built an entire career on attacking feet — wants you to know that feet are so 2025. The UFC BJJ bantamweight champion has spent the last few months rebranding himself as "Dagestani Mikey," growing a chin-strap beard, training with UFC bantamweight contender Umar Nurmagom
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BJJ-to-MMA Reality Check Goes Viral: 'Nobody Taught Me How to Get Up From Bottom'

BJJ-to-MMA Reality Check Goes Viral: 'Nobody Taught Me How to Get Up From Bottom'

Every few months, the BJJ community rediscovers that lying on your back in a cage is a bad idea. Somebody tries MMA, gets absolutely mauled from bottom, and posts about it online like they're the first person in history to get punched while playing half guard.
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Gable Steveson Finally Signs With the UFC. It Only Took an Olympic Gold, 3 First-Round KOs, and a Detour Through WWE.

Gable Steveson Finally Signs With the UFC. It Only Took an Olympic Gold, 3 First-Round KOs, and a Detour Through WWE.

Gable Steveson has signed a multi-match deal with Real American Freestyle. He will headline RAF 09 on May 30 at College Park Center in Arlington, Texashttps://sports.yahoo.com/wrestling/breaking-news/article/gable-steveson-signs-with-raf-on-multi-match-deal-debut-set-for-raf-9-170805373.html, stream
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Covington Claims Weidman RAF Match Is Already a 'Done Deal' for May

Covington Claims Weidman RAF Match Is Already a 'Done Deal' for May

Colby Covington wants you to know his next match is already settled. Days after tech-falling Dillon Danis 14-4 at RAF 07 in Tampa, Covington told Submission Radio that he's facing former UFC middleweight champion Chris...
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Mikey Musumeci Rebrands as 'Dagestani Mikey' After Training With Nurmagomedov

Mikey Musumeci Rebrands as 'Dagestani Mikey' After Training With Nurmagomedov

Mikey Musumeci grew a beard, renounced leg locks, and declared himself Dagestani. The five-time world champion and UFC BJJ bantamweight titleholder announced what he's calling a radical style shift for 2026. Gone is the guard-pulling,...
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