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Caio Terra Can't Brush His Teeth. His Motto Was 'Technique Conquers All.'

Caio Terra Can't Brush His Teeth. His Motto Was 'Technique Conquers All.'

Caio Terra can't brush his teeth. Not in the metaphorical sense.
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62-Year-Old Braves Manager Shoots a Double-Leg on a 235-Pound Outfielder. Credits Jiu-Jitsu.

62-Year-Old Braves Manager Shoots a Double-Leg on a 235-Pound Outfielder. Credits Jiu-Jitsu.

You know that thing you tell yourself in the car after training? The little fantasy where you're at a barbecue, some situation pops off, and you calmly execute a textbook takedown while everyone stares in disbelief?
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Khamzat Chimaev Wants to Compete for UAE at the Olympics in Wrestling — The UFC Champion Is Looking Beyond the Belt He Hasn't Defended Yet

Khamzat Chimaev Wants to Compete for UAE at the Olympics in Wrestling — The UFC Champion Is Looking Beyond the Belt He Hasn't Defended Yet

Chimaev fights for the first time as UFC middleweight champion this Saturday. His coach announced Olympic plans on Wednesday.
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BJJ World: 'Sport Has All The Stars But None Of The Story' — Promotions Failing at Narrative

BJJ World: 'Sport Has All The Stars But None Of The Story' — Promotions Failing at Narrative

Grappling has never had more talent. It's also never been this hard to explain to your non-training friends why they should care.
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8,000 Athletes Just Paid IBJJF Half a Million Dollars — The Champion Gets $2,700 Back

8,000 Athletes Just Paid IBJJF Half a Million Dollars — The Champion Gets $2,700 Back

The IBJJF Brasileiro just hit 8,000 registered athletes. Eight thousand people signed up, paid their fees, and will descend on Barueri, São Paulo from April 24 to May 3 for the single largest jiu-jitsu competition ever held.
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Ethan Crelinsten Defended His Polaris Title. Then He Used Polaris's Mic to Call Out UFC BJJ.

Ethan Crelinsten Defended His Polaris Title. Then He Used Polaris's Mic to Call Out UFC BJJ.

Ethan Crelinsten submitted Shai Gerena with a rear naked choke at Polaris 36, held up his Polaris Lightweight Championship, and told the FloGrappling broadcast he wanted someone else's title. "UFC BJJ, I want that f—king belt," he said in his post-fight interview.
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Rafael Lovato Jr. Was 42 and Competing in NAIA Collegiate Wrestling — Not Masters Division, Against Actual 20-Year-Olds

Rafael Lovato Jr. Was 42 and Competing in NAIA Collegiate Wrestling — Not Masters Division, Against Actual 20-Year-Olds

was 42 years old, 285 pounds, and standing on a collegiate wrestling mat in Iowa in January. Across from him: a heavyweight from Central Methodist University, born around 2003.
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Taira Has Eight Submission Wins Going Into His First Title Shot — UFC 328 Spent Fight Week Talking About Guns

Taira Has Eight Submission Wins Going Into His First Title Shot — UFC 328 Spent Fight Week Talking About Guns

Eight submission wins in the UFC. An 18-1 professional record.
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