Islam Makhachev Receives A Black Belt In Taekwondo
UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev has never been one to rest on his accomplishments, and his latest achievement proves exactly that. The Dagestan native, already one of the most decorated…
Category: BJJ in MMA
Former UFC Champ Claims RAF Offered $500,000 To Wrestle Tito Ortiz
Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping revealed on a podcast that RAF Wrestling once approached him with a lucrative offer to compete against Tito Ortiz in a wrestling match. The…
Ryan Hall Is Plotting MMA Return Despite UFC Release
Ryan Hall appeared on the Matt Serra podcast, where he reflected on a long and difficult stretch away from competition, marked by repeated injuries, multiple surgeries, and uncertainty about what…
Khabib: “Even If You Black Belt, In Your Mind Stay White Belt. Keep Learning”
At the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival, MMA icon Khabib Nurmagomedov was asked about his transition into the business world. His response centered on a core principle he carried over from his…
Matt Serra On Viral Vegas Incident: Jiu-Jitsu Is A Lifesaver
On a recent episode of his podcast, former UFC star Matt Serra reflected on a confrontation in Las Vegas that later went viral online. Bringing up the incident while speaking…
Ryan Hall: “If I Could Choose Between Being Good In Jiu-jitsu Or Good In MMA, I’d Pick MMA”
On a recent episode of the Matt Serra podcast, Ryan Hall explained exactly where jiu-jitsu fits within his martial arts philosophy and why, if forced to choose, he would always…
Dana White Wanted Mackenzie Dern Vs Zhang Weili At UFC White House
UFC President Dana White revealed in a recent interview with The New Yorker Radio Hour that the idea for a historic UFC event on the White House lawn came directly…
Larry Wheels Thought He Could Survive A Round With Former UFC Champ Merab Dvalishvili, He Was Very Wrong
After spending more than a decade establishing himself as one of the strongest figures in powerlifting and bodybuilding, Larry Wheels has started drifting toward a very different challenge: grappling and…
Musumeci: Mighty Mouse Agreed To Mentor Me In MMA
Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion Mikey Musumeci has revealed that former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson has agreed to personally mentor him as he pursues a future in mixed…
UFC’s Dustin Poirier Wanted To Jump Guillotine In The Cage – But He Advises Against It In Real Life Scraps
Former UFC lightweight champion Dustin Poirier is known for his willingness to engage in high-risk, high-reward exchanges inside the octagon. But when it comes to applying those same techniques outside…