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Gable Steveson's UFC Mentor Un-Retired 22 Hours Before His Signing Was Announced

Gable Steveson's UFC Mentor Un-Retired 22 Hours Before His Signing Was Announced

On April 10, 2026, Jon Jones told Red Corner MMA that his gloves were hung up. "No more fighter Jones," he said.
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Four Grappling Promotions Just Announced 'Revolutionary' Pay Raises. Combined, They Still Pay Less Than One UFC Bonus.

Four Grappling Promotions Just Announced 'Revolutionary' Pay Raises. Combined, They Still Pay Less Than One UFC Bonus.

In the month of April 2026, four separate grappling promotions walked up to a microphone, cleared their throats, and announced that athlete pay was finally being revolutionized. Apex Submission League raised its per-fight minimum to forty dollars.
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Mighty Mouse Pulled Guard on a 200-Pound Champion and He's Not Sorry About It

Mighty Mouse Pulled Guard on a 200-Pound Champion and He's Not Sorry About It

The footage hit the internet like a flying armbar at a local tournament — fast, chaotic, and absolutely devastating if you didn't see it coming. UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev locked a D'Arce choke on newly minted UFC Hall of Famer Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson during an impromptu gra
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Gilbert Burns Left His Gloves In The Cage Tonight — 12 IBJJF World Titles, A UFC Title Shot, And A Career That Deserved A Better Ending

Gilbert Burns Left His Gloves In The Cage Tonight — 12 IBJJF World Titles, A UFC Title Shot, And A Career That Deserved A Better Ending

Gilbert Burns is done. Saturday night at the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, after Mike Malott stopped him at 2:08 of round three, Durinho walked to the center of the octagon, pulled off his gloves, and left them on the canvas.
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Mandel Nallo Rolled For A Leglock To Survive His UFC Debut, Then Jason Herzog Stood There Watching Him Get Finished Anyway

Mandel Nallo Rolled For A Leglock To Survive His UFC Debut, Then Jason Herzog Stood There Watching Him Get Finished Anyway

The only jiu-jitsu moment in Jai Herbert vs Mandel Nallo was also the saddest one. Nallo, eating hammerfists from a guy he had wobbled thirty seconds earlier, rolled for a leglock.
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The UFC's All-Time Submission Leader Couldn't Finish Max Holloway In Five Rounds. His 9-Year-Old Finished Hers In One.

The UFC's All-Time Submission Leader Couldn't Finish Max Holloway In Five Rounds. His 9-Year-Old Finished Hers In One.

Tayla Oliveira is nine years old. Last weekend, in Guarujá, she walked into her first jiu-jitsu tournament as a white belt and submitted her opponent.
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Eddie Bravo Is Wondering If EBI Is Even Worth Doing Anymore. The UFC, Which Copied His Ruleset, Is Busy Cutting His Budget.

Eddie Bravo Is Wondering If EBI Is Even Worth Doing Anymore. The UFC, Which Copied His Ruleset, Is Busy Cutting His Budget.

Eddie Bravo sat down with Jake Shields this week at the 10th Planet headquarters in downtown Los Angeles, rolled for a bit, and then said the quiet part out loud. Not because it stopped working.
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Tsarukyan Drove Urijah Faber Off The Stage Into The Front Row On A Single Leg. The UFC Killed The Sequel By Sunday Morning.

Tsarukyan Drove Urijah Faber Off The Stage Into The Front Row On A Single Leg. The UFC Killed The Sequel By Sunday Morning.

Arman Tsarukyan finished a single leg at RAF 8 on Saturday night in Philadelphia by picking up a 46-year-old Urijah Faber, walking him across the stage, and dumping him into the front row. Both men were uninjured.
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