Heel Hook Specialist Submits Opponent With Calf Crusher at UFC Abu Dhabi
Valter Walker did not need his signature heel hook to get the job done at UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday. What he needed was roughly 92 seconds and an opponent…
Category: BJJ in MMA
Jiu Jitsu Veteran Questions Why Gordon Ryan Won’t Transition to MMA, Arguing He’d Suffer The Same Fate as Buchecha
Allan Goes, a 7th degree coral belt and eight-time Brazilian national jiu-jitsu champion who competed in Pride FC, the UFC, and IFL, is raising a pointed question about Gordon Ryan,…
Georges St-Pierre: Introduction Of Rounds And Time Limits Into MMA Was “Wrong”
MMA icon Georges St-Pierre believes one of MMA’s biggest rule changes may have taken the sport further away from identifying the best athlete. During a conversation with Royce Gracie, the…
Gordon Ryan: I Asked For Khamzat Chimaev Match At ADCC 2024
Gordon Ryan revealed that he tried to arrange a grappling match with UFC star Khamzat Chimaev for ADCC 2024. Speaking with Tim Kennedy on Overdogs USA podcast, the seven-time ADCC…
Muhammad Ali’s Grandson Gets Submitted By Scottish Twister In MMA Return
Biaggio Ali Walsh returned to the PFL on Saturday night at PFL Austin carrying one of the most recognized surnames in sports history. He left carrying something far less glorious:…
Simple Man’s Damian Anderson Loses UFC Debut
Damian Anderson walked into his first UFC appearance carrying a perfect record and high expectations, but left the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on Saturday night with his first professional…
Gordon Ryan: Exclusion of Strickland And Jon Jones At UFC White House Serious Oversight
When the UFC staged its historic card on the White House lawn to mark America’s 250th anniversary, most of the conversation centered on who showed up. But during a recent…
Claudia Gadelha Tries To Justify UFC BJJ Refusing To Pay Joao Miyao
The fallout between João Miyao and UFC BJJ has taken a new turn, with Claudia Gadelha offering her version of events in a recent interview. Gadelha, who now serves as…
Paddy Pimblett Says He Improvised That Submission On The Fly
Paddy Pimblett closed out UFC 329 with a submission finish over Benoit Saint-Denis that left analysts and commentators searching for the right words to describe it. According to Pimblett himself,…
BJJ Black Belt Opens Up On Submitting UFC’s Sean O’Malley In A Grappling Competition
Robert Diggle is a BJJ black belt who has spent years competing at the highest levels of submission grappling. On a recent episode of the Simple Man Podcast, he gave…