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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…
Continue Reading Watch: MMA Fighter & BJJ Black Belt vs. Alligator at MMA News.
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.
The former welterweight and middleweight champ offers an update on his health status.
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Georges St-Pierre is still on the mend following his UFC middleweight title win last year.
The Canadian UFC legend defeated Michael Bisping in the main event of UFC 217 on pay-per-view (PPV). With the victory, “GSP” became one of few men to win a title in two different weight classes in the UFC. Following the victory, however, St-Pierre was forced to vacate his title after contracting colitis.
St-Pierre believes this occurred as a result of the weight he gained to make middleweight. He offered an update on his health status to MMA Fighting recently. St-Pierre noted almost all his symptoms are gone and he’s slowly dosing down his anti-inflammatory medication:
“Definitely the worst has passed,” St-Pierre said. “I’m dosing down the medication that I have. The medication is anti-inflammatory, so you have to dose it down. Not in one shot, you can’t stop in one shot, but I’m dosing it down every month and soon it will be past, a story of the past. As it goes right now, pretty much all of the symptoms are almost gone.”
While he’s inching closer to an Octagon return, “GSP” isn’t going to rush anything. His fight against Bisping was his first after a four-year hiatus from the sport. Now fans will likely have to wait over a year before seeing him back in the Octagon again.
St-Pierre is reluctant to sign a contract to fight anyone right now. He said once the contract is signed, the mental warfare begins. The former two-division titleholder doesn’t want to put that stress on his body while he’s not fully recovered from his illness:
“I don’t want any contract to fight somebody right now,” St-Pierre said. “Because the minute you sign a contract, the mental warfare starts, and stress is something that amplifies everything. So I want to make sure I deal with it, I take care of it, and when everything will be finished, I will be able to look forward.
“My health is the most important thing for me. [But I’m] absolutely not [closing the door on fighting again]. I’m keeping the door open. When I close it, then people will know. But right now it’s held open.”
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