Marcus ‘Buchecha’ gets new opponent for ONE Championship card on May 20th
After a bout scheduled for April 22nd with Oumar “Reug Reug” Kane was cancelled due to an injury suffered by Kane, Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida was…
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BJJ Stars 8 results, video: Mica Galvao beats world champs Lo, Hulk; Demian Maia wins BJJ return
One of the biggest professional jiu-jitsu shows in Brazil returned on Saturday night with a star-studded lineup. The main attraction of BJJ Stars was the…
ONE Championship announces broadcast deal with Amazon Prime
Singapore-based martial arts promotion ONE Championship announced on Wednesday that a US and Canadian broadcast deal has been struck with Amazon Prime Video. The five-year…
‘Who’s Next’ jiujitsu reality show debuts this May with Craig Jones, Tim Spriggs as coaches
One of the main catalysts of the growth of mixed martial arts was the Ultimate Fighter reality series. The show debuted in January 2005 and…
Video: BJJ world champ Mikey Musumeci wins ONE Championship debut, earns $50k performance bonus
Four time IBJJF World Champion Mikey Musumeci made his ONE Championship debut on Friday against leg lock pioneer Masakazu Imanari. Musumeci signed with the organization…
Boxing legends Marco Antonio Barrera vs Ricky Hatton set; Dan Hardy vs Diego Sanchez on undercard
Former UFC welterweight title challenger Dan Hardy is scheduled for his first fight since winning a unanimous decision at UFC on Fuel TV over Amir…
Ruotolo brothers set to grapple Shinya Aoki, Garry Tonon at ONE
In March 2022, Singapore-based martial arts promotion ONE Championship announced the signing of brothers Kade and Tye Ruotolo, two of the most exciting young athletes…
Alexander Volkov vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik slated to headline UFC Fight Night in June
UFC heavyweight contenders Alexander Volkov and Jairzinho Rozenstruik are scheduled to headline UFC Fight Night on June 4th, UFC officials told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. Volkov…
2022 IBJJF Pans results and videos: Pessanha and Munis win Open Class Gold
The IBJJF’s second major event of 2022 took place this weekend in Kissimmee, Florida with the Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championships. The event drew over 4,800 competitors…
BJJ juggernaut Marcus ‘Buchecha’ set for next MMA fight against ‘Reug Reug’ at ONE Championship
Thirteen-time BJJ world champion Marcus ‘Buchecha’ Almeida makes his return to MMA on ONE Championship’s April 22nd card. His opponent will be Oumar Kane, more…
Buggy choke! – ADCC West Coast Trials results, videos: JRod, Krikorian, Ste-Marie among big winners
With over 1,000 competitors registered for the event, the ADCC West Coast trials were the biggest ADCC trials event ever. Held at the West Gate…
Mikey Musumeci vs Masakazu Imanari set for grappling match at ONE
Earlier this month it was announced that four-time jiu-jitsu world champion Mikey Musumeci had signed with Singapore based martial arts promotion ONE Championship. ONE has…
Polaris 19 Results: Jimenez, Reusing, and Williams victorious in Southampton
Europe’s longest running professional jiu-jitsu show returned on Saturday for Polaris 19 in Southampton. The event featured two titles fights and a main event between…
WNO Results: Gordon Ryan dominates in main event, Mica Galvao earns close decision victory
The Texas-based Who’s Number One event returned on Friday in an event headlined by Gordon Ryan and Jacob Couch. Couch was originally scheduled to face…
Ruotolo Brothers and Mikey Musumeci are the latest grapplers to join ONE
One Championship, the premier Singaporean martial arts promotion, has been making moves in the grappling world. In March 2021, the organization announced that it had…
Emerald City Invitational IV results, videos: Kieran Kichuk takes title in night of huge upsets
With just a handful of professional events in the books, Emerald City Invitational has quickly become one of the premier events in submission grappling. Their…
EBI 19 results, videos: Underdog Alan Sanchez wins title in EBI’s first event since 2018
For the first time since June 2018, the Eddie Bravo Invitational returned to Cancun, Mexico with some of the best no-gi grapplers in the world…
BJJ stars Andre Galvao and Danielle Kelly to have grappling bouts at ONE X
ONE Championship’s ten-year anniversary ONE-X event will take place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Saturday, March 26th. In the main event, Atomweight World Champion…
Two-time IBJJF world champ Nicholas Meregali set for no-gi debut at WNO
Multiple time IBJJF world champion Nicholas Meregali will make his no-gi debut at FloGrappling’s Who’s #1 event on Friday March 25th. In early 2022, Meregali…
GrappleFest 11 results, video: Reusing, Leon, and Hansen win no-gi belts, Musumeci gets quick sub
One of Europe’s top professional grappling promotions returned on Saturday February 26th for a night of high-level jiu-jitsu in a unique format. The GrappleFest ‘Daisy…