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Mackenzie Dern Gets Tapped Out In Rio

Highly touted MMA prospect Mackenzie Dern is known for her championship-level submission skills, but she apparently met her match in three-time world champion Bia Mesquita. Last night, Dern met Mesquita in the finals of the absolute class of the IBJJF’s Rio Falls grappling event from the Tijuca Tenis Club gymnasium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and suffered

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Highly touted MMA prospect Mackenzie Dern is known for her championship-level submission skills, but she apparently met her match in three-time world champion Bia Mesquita.

Last night, Dern met Mesquita in the finals of the absolute class of the IBJJF’s Rio Falls grappling event from the Tijuca Tenis Club gymnasium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and suffered her first submission defeat in a long period of time.

Dern lost to a choke from Mesquita, who also went on to win the gold medal in her individual division, in surprisingly fast time. Watch the video courtesy of MMA Fighting here:

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Conor McGregor’s Coach Challenges Sage Northcutt For UFC Debut

Dillon Danis has gained fame due to the fact that he has helped train UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor, but he also happens to be one of the most decorated jiu-jitsu players in the world. While his success in BJJ speaks for itself, Danis has showed some signs indicating that he could potentially make the

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The Brazilian has received an offer to compete at a Cage Fury Fighting Championship event next year, but he recently told MMAFighting.com that he plans on going right to the big leagues:

“I honestly think I can go my first fight in the UFC, and I think I would dominate,” Danis said. “I say that 100 percent being fact. I’m not a stupid person and I know what I’m capable of. I know who I’ve trained with, and I know what I’ve seen.”

If he were to get a chance in the UFC, Danis also has a name on his mind, as he feels as if a bout with rising prospect Sage Northcutt would be an ‘easy’ fight:

“That would be an easy fight,” Danis said. “Just to get in there. That would be a good, easy one to just get out of the way. Beat someone that has a decent name.”

In addition to Northcutt, Danis, 23-years-old, has also exchanged words with McGregor’s rival Nate Diaz, specifically after Diaz and McGregor fought for a second time at UFC 202 last August. Danis has said that he’d fight Diaz and according to the Brazilian, the fact that Diaz is a highly experienced veteran ‘means nothing’:

“That means nothing,” Danis said. “It doesn’t mean anything. I’ve always respected Nate. I think Nate is an awesome fighter. But when he called me out, that’s when we have a problem.”

As far as what weight he would compete at, Danis took a page out of McGregor’s book when he implied that it simply wouldn’t make a difference:

“I can dominate any weight class,” Danis said.

Would you like to see the Brazilian compete in the Octagon?

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Video: Conor McGregor vs. BJJ Black Belt At SBG

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor took a big hit at UFC 196 in many ways. Not only did he eat some heavy shots from Nate Diaz during their enthralling welterweight burner before being submitted, ‘The Notorious’ also had a five-year/14 fight unbeaten streak snapped and all against an opponent he was never even meant to face.

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The Irish star talked lot about learning lessons from his first loss under the UFC banner, and without doubt the gap between his and Diaz’s grappling skills would be way up there.

What was unexpected at UFC 196 was when McGregor actually shot for a takedown, effectively sealing his own fate in the second round. A black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Cesar Gracie, Diaz is widely regarded as one of the best grapplers in the sport. Of course the shot was probably more out of desperation than anything else, but it was never going to end any other way given his opponent’s BJJ credentials.

After the failed booking at UFC 200, McGregor and Diaz were once again paired for UFC 202. As August 20 fast approaches, many have raised the question of how the featherweight boss will deal with the Stockton native’s Jiu Jitsu game in the rematch. After all, Diaz’s skills won’t be decaying in any way, so the gap in skill will like stay the same, but arguably there are many ways in which McGregor could strengthen his defenses and knowledge base.

In steps Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt champion Dillon Danis, and suddenly McGregor has a world beater on his team ahead of the Diaz rematch. Danis has numerous top level titles on his record, and the Irish MMA fighter also brought in the Olympic boxing team to help his stand up game.

Continue to the video of Conor McGregor vs. Dillon Danis sparring…

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BJJ Legend Says Ashton Kutcher Would Beat Conor McGregor

Since his devastating loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 196 via rear-naked choke, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been getting some harsh criticisms for his ground game as of late. And it doesn’t seem to be coming to a halt anytime soon. Although he holds his own in the stand up department, he was clearly

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In a recent interview with TMZ, BJJ legend Rigan Machado said there is no doubt in his mind that his student, Hollywood star actor Ashton Kutcher, would beat the Irishman in a grappling match:

“I put all my money (on) Ashton Kutcher,” the 8th degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt told TMZ. “I think he could do really, really good. He’s 200 pounds, 6-2, 6-3, he’s the best.”

Machado claims that Kutcher is his best student, and that the Hollywood star’s wrestling background would give him a good shot against the featherweight champion who holds a brown belt in BJJ under John Kavanagh.

“Ashton Kutcher, for me, is my No. 1 student,” Machado said. “He’s a purple belt but he has a really good background in wrestling. I think he has a chance to be one of the top guys in jiu-jitsu.”

While a grappling match against Kutcher could be somewhat entertaining, McGregor is currently awaiting his next bout from UFC officials after resolving his recent spat with the promotion following being removed from the blockbuster UFC 200 summer event.

McGregor is expected to rematch Diaz in his next Octagon appearance, and the rumored target date is in August at UFC 202. Negotiations between Diaz and the UFC have come to a standstill and put McGregor’s Octagon return to a temporary halt.

Stay with LowKick for the latest on McGregor and his next Octagon appearance.

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Matt Brown Reveals Details About Hotel Attack In Brazil

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UFC welterweight Matt Brown faced a lot of adversity this past weekend in Brazil. First off he enraged the Brazilian crowds during the weigh-ins for his feature prelim bout with home favorite Demian Maia, flipping them off amid chants of ‘you’re going to die’ from the 15,000 strong crowd. Then came the night of the fight, and ‘The Immortal’ was mobbed by angry fans on the way to the octagon. He was struck a number of times, finally striking back with a right hand as one fan yanked the hood of his Reebok outfit.

It’s never a good start whn you get hit before you’ve even got started fighting, whether it impacted on Brown’s performance is unknown, but he certainly got dominated by the far superior grappler. Maia controlled ‘The Immortal’ much to the delight of the 45,000 seater stadium which was packed to the gills. The partisan supporters raised the roof on the arena as Maia submitted Brown in the third round.

Here’s the video replay of the fight before the fight:
So after taking some strife before the fact, then getting burnt by Maia in rather convincing fashion, it looked as though Brown’s excursion to Brazil couldn’t get much worse. That statement couldn’t be any further from the truth, as ‘The Immortal’ was jumped by an old acquaintance in the UFC 198 host hotel the morning after the event…

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Renzo Gracie vs. Kazushi Sakuraba (!!!!) to Headline Metamoris 5, Rory MacDonald Also Scheduled

You gotta hand it to the folks over at Metamoris; in two short years, Ralek Gracie & Co. have managed to book some of the most intriguing Jiu-Jitsu matches outside of an ADCC tournament. Bringing guys like Chael Sonnen, Josh Barnett, and Eddie Bravo into the fold has helped the oft overlooked sport a wider audience than it has ever received, and it looks like Metamoris will continue that trend with their fifth event, which features quite possibly their best main event matchup so far.

Yesterday afternoon, the submission-only grappling promotion announced the lineup for Metamoris 5, which goes down on November 22nd, and it looks a little something like this:

Renzo Gracie vs Kazushi Sakuraba

Rory MacDonald vs J.T. Torres

Yuri Simoes vs Rafael Lovato Jr

Vinny Magalhaes vs Kevin Casey

Garry Tonon vs Zak Maxwell

Secret Match

Yes, you read that correctly: Renzo Gracie. Kazushi “The Gracie Hunter” Sakuraba. Rory MacDonald. Vinny Magalhay-eyes. Tell them what we think of this lineup, Philip J. Fry.

As any MMA fan with even an ounce of dignity knows, the main event will serve as a rematch of sorts to Sakuraba and Gracie’s Pride 10 match, which saw Sakuraba break Gracie’s arm like a goddamn chicken wing with 17 seconds left in the second round. While both men’s MMA careers have taken something of a downswing in the time since, the heat behind this matchup should be at a fever pitch. Should Sakuraba emerge victorious, expect to see Royce Gracie get all up in his grill backstage like the true professional he is.

After the jump: Sakuraba vs. Gracie at Pride 10. UH-DOI!

Yesterday afternoon, the submission-only grappling promotion announced the lineup for Metamoris 5, which goes down on November 22nd, and it looks a little something like this:

Renzo Gracie vs Kazushi Sakuraba

Rory MacDonald vs J.T. Torres

Yuri Simoes vs Rafael Lovato Jr

Vinny Magalhaes vs Kevin Casey

Garry Tonon vs Zak Maxwell

Secret Match

Yes, you read that correctly: Renzo Gracie. Kazushi “The Gracie Hunter” Sakuraba. Rory MacDonald. Vinny Magalhay-eyes. Tell them what we think of this lineup, Philip J. Fry.

After the jump: Sakuraba vs. Gracie at Pride 10. UH-DOI!

To purchase Metamoris 5 on internet stream pay-per-view, go here.

–J. Jones