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Leo Sammarelli is making history and inspiring others by competing in BJJ tournaments following being paralyzed. A man from North Vancouver, Canada is doing what no one else in that area has ever done before. Leo Sammarelli was an aspiring boxer and mi…
Leo Sammarelli is making history and inspiring others by competing in BJJ tournaments following being paralyzed. A man from North Vancouver, Canada is doing what no one else in that area has ever done before. Leo Sammarelli was an aspiring boxer and mixed martial artist before an accident paralyzed him from the waist down. Not…
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Not only does Hollywood megastar Tom Hardy kick ass on the big screen, but he is doing it on the BJJ circuit as well. Hardy is a British actor known for his roles as Eddie Brock in Venom, Bane in The Dark Knight Rises, Tommy in the MMA film Warrior, am…
Not only does Hollywood megastar Tom Hardy kick ass on the big screen, but he is doing it on the BJJ circuit as well. Hardy is a British actor known for his roles as Eddie Brock in Venom, Bane in The Dark Knight Rises, Tommy in the MMA film Warrior, among other things. However, he…
Continue Reading Tom Hardy Wins Gold At BJJ Tournament, Pulls Off Armbar at MMA News.
Ever wondered what would happen if an MMA fighter and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt squared off with an alligator? Well, today’s your lucky day. Mike Trinh wouldn’t have expected to start his Tuesday morning by subduing an alligator when h…
Ever wondered what would happen if an MMA fighter and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt squared off with an alligator? Well, today’s your lucky day. Mike Trinh wouldn’t have expected to start his Tuesday morning by subduing an alligator when he woke up. But after the Missouri City resident’s daughter was greeted by the large reptile…
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If you choose to attack individuals on the streets of a big city, be prepared to have a BJJ black belt hanging off your back in no time. That lesson was learned by Samuel Frazier in Manhattan last week. Frazier, a 28-year-old homeless man, is accu…
If you choose to attack individuals on the streets of a big city, be prepared to have a BJJ black belt hanging off your back in no time. That lesson was learned by Samuel Frazier in Manhattan last week. Frazier, a 28-year-old homeless man, is accused of attacking and sucker-punching construction workers in the Soho shopping…
Continue Reading Watch: BJJ Black Belt Takes Down Man Sucker-Punching New Yorkers at MMA News.
FloGrappling is bringing a show similar to The Ultimate Fighter to the jiu-jitsu community with the launch of “Who’s Next”. Taking inspiration from The Ultimate Fighter UFC was not always the dominant force in MMA and back in the early 2000s, the promotion was in red and at risk of bankruptcy. They owed millions of […]
FloGrappling is bringing a show similar to The Ultimate Fighter to the jiu-jitsu community with the launch of “Who’s Next”.
UFC was not always the dominant force in MMA and back in the early 2000s, the promotion was in red and at risk of bankruptcy. They owed millions of dollars, weren’t making any money back at the time, fighting legal restrictions and regulators, and almost went under before putting together the show that would change the trajectory of their company’s success.
The Ultimate Fighter was born out of necessity to keep the organization afloat and the UFC only got Spike TV to pick up the show because they agreed to cover the production costs themselves which took away the financial risk from the cable channel. TUF debuted in January 2005 with 16 participants in the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions competing for a UFC contract.
Chuck Liddell served as a coach along with Randy Couture for the initial season. The show gave a new look to the sport and turned out to be a massive win for the UFC with breakout stars coming in Forrest Griffin, Stephan Bonnar, Josh Koscheck, Diego Sanchez, Kenny Florian, and Chris Leben.
Taking a page out of TUF’s playbook, FloGrappling will be launching their own show “Who’s Next” this May exclusively for BJJ practitioners. The show will feature 16 participants competing for a 3-match Who’s Number One contract. Who’s Number One (WNO) held its first event in February 2020 and has gone on to become one of the leading super-fight shows in jiu-jitsu. They launched the WNO championships in September 2021 where the five division winners were each awarded $30,000.
The show’s rules will be no time limit submission only. Coaches will be WNO Championship heavyweight winner Tim Spriggs and ADCC silver medalist Craig Jones. Spriggs came in the WNO heavyweight bracket in September as the biggest underdog but proved his mettle after beating Tex Johnson by decision in the first round, and submitting Haisam Rida and Kaynan Duarte, both via inside heel hook.
Jones had quite the start in the sport with submission victories over Leandro Lo and Murilo Santana at the 2017 ADCC World Championships. He has crafted his reputation as one of the best leg lockers in the game taking 2nd in 2019.
The Who’s Next cast includes Adam Bradley, Kyle Chambers, Josh Demas, Spencer Fossier, Jansen Gomes, Breylor Grout, Max Hansen, Izaak Michell, Dan Manasoiu, Tristan Overvig, Mike Rakshan, Fabian Ramirez, Jay Rodriguez, Rene Sousa, Andrew Tackett, and Andy Varela.
Who’s Next premiers on Wednesday, May 18th on flograppling.com.
Royce Gracie recently talked about UFC 1 and his bizarre championship fight against Gerard Gordeau. The fight itself was over in less than two minutes. However, there was still plenty of controversy. In an interview with MMA TRUFAN, Gracie explained that there were only two rules for the inaugural UFC event. “The only rules in […]
Royce Gracie recently talked about UFC 1 and his bizarre championship fight against Gerard Gordeau. The fight itself was over in less than two minutes. However, there was still plenty of controversy.
In an interview with MMA TRUFAN, Gracie explained that there were only two rules for the inaugural UFC event.
“The only rules in the first UFC (were) no eye gouging and no biting. But even if the opponent did it, there was no disqualification. It would be more like the referee would call his attention like, ‘Hey, don’t do this again.’ So, the fight goes on. It’s a men’s agreement. Don’t eye gouge, don’t bite.”
“So that’s when I give him a couple of extra head butts. And when I got the choke I didn’t see him tap, I held it a little longer (laughs).”
Gracie faced Dutch striker Gerard Gordeau in the finals of the event. He expected it to be similar to his previous fights that night but he shared Gordeau decided not to play by the rules.
“When I got in (the octagon) with Gerard Gordeau and I took him down, he took a bite of my ear. So, I pulled it off (of) his mouth. I look at him and whisper, ‘Dude, you’re cheating!.’”
However, Gracie said Gordeau didn’t seem remorseful over it in the least.
“He didn’t say anything. He just gave me a look like, ‘So what.’”
MMA TRUFAN asked Gordeau about Gracie’s claim and he was quite forthcoming.
“I hate losing. Every time my opponents get hold (of me) it’s a present for me, and I bite (them).”
Gordeau said that he had bitten other opponents in the past. Gracie jokingly shared how he responded.
“So that’s when I give him a couple of extra head butts. And when I got the choke I didn’t see him tap, I held it a little longer (laughs).”
Gracie would win UFC 1 with this victory and go on to win two out of the next three UFC events.
Hear the entire MMA TRUFAN episode on Royce Gracie here.