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Video: Mackenzie Dern is Submitted by Ffion Davies with an Armbar

Ffion Davies Submits Mackenzie Dern CJI Armbar UFC athlete Mackenzie Dern was taken down and submitted by Ffion Davies during their match at the Craig Jones…

UFC athlete Mackenzie Dern was taken down and submitted by Ffion Davies during their match at the Craig Jones Invitational hosted in Las Vegas this past weekend. Millions of dollars were awarded to the winners of the event, but Wales’ Ffion Davies took the headlines with her impressive throw and grappling work.

Ffion Davies

The Welsh-born Ffion Davies is carving a name for herself as being one of the all-time greats in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Ffion Davies has achieved remarkable success in grappling competitions. She won first place at the ADCC in 2022 and secured the top spot at the IBJJF World Championship in both 2022 and 2023. In the NOGI category, she claimed first place at the IBJJF World Championship in 2018, 2021, and 2023. Additionally, she succeeded at the IBJJF European Open in 2019 and 2020, as well as at the CBJJ Brazilian Nationals in 2019. Davies also took first place in the UAEJJF Grand Slam in London in both 2019 and 2020.

Mackenzie Dern

The American-Brazilian Mackenzie Dern is a UFC fighter but comes from an incredibly decorated background in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Mackenzie Dern has an impressive list of achievements in the world of grappling. She secured first place at the ADCC Championship in 2015 and also won the IBJJF World Championships that same year. In the NOGI category, she took first place at the IBJJF World Championships in 2015. Dern continued her winning streak by claiming first place at the IBJJF Pan American Championships in both 2015 and 2016.

Ffion Davies vs. Mackenzie Dern

Despite her background in grappling, the UFC’s Mackenzie Dern was out of her element when it came to rolling against Ffion Davies at the CJI. In the second of their meeting, Davies tosses Dern with a very impressive head and arm throw, then angles to achieve a perfect inverted armbar forcing the tap.

See the highlights below:

Top female grappler Ffion Davies made easy work of Mackenzie Dern at CJI. pic.twitter.com/20ULqfCoVF

— Anton Tabuena (@antontabuena) August 18, 2024

Ladies THIS is how you perform a head and arm throw. Absolutely insane submission from Ffion Davis on Mackenzie Dern pic.twitter.com/RAvZdTvEPw

— Josie Aldo (@JosieAldoMMA) August 18, 2024

Joe Rogan Is Now What He Once Opposed Says Craig Jones: ‘You become The Man’

Joe Rogan was once a piece of counterculture, but now, at least according to Craig Jones, Rogan is now…

Joe Rogan was once a piece of counterculture, but now, at least according to Craig Jones, Rogan is now the man.

Joe Rogan

The popular talk show host Rogan hosts the biggest podcast in history with millions of monthly listeners. He began his career as an actor and a comedian. The UFC has worked closely alongside Rogan who has been one of their broadcast professionals for decades, even while MMA was outlawed.

Craig Jones

The Australia-born Jones is one of the best Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu grapplers currently active. He has twice earned silver in ADCC, the premier organization in submission grappling. But recently, he started his own event with tons of impressive talent competing.

Craig Jones Invitational

The CJI and ADCC 2024 will both be hosted on the same weekend and both in Las Vegas. For the CJI, there are a million dollars in prizes to be won. But, Joe Rogan is not happy with this setup. Rogan, who sponsors the ADCC, wasn’t too happy about the clash and mentioned his frustration on the podcast.

The Australian Jones recently talked about his experience on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, where he faced some pushback from Rogan himself. Jones was there to promote his new grappling tournament which he started to boost athlete pay in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

Jones, however, thinks the conflict is necessary to push for better pay for athletes. He pointed out that Rogan, who built his career challenging the system, might not see why shaking things up is important. He is looking to set a new standard for athlete compensation.

In an interview with TheMacLife, Jones explained:

“That’s the thing with Rogan, right? If you build a career fighting the man, ultimately if you become successful enough you kind of become the man… He didn’t really grasp why we had to do it this way and cause a conflict. There has to be a conflict.”

Gordon Ryan ruled from competition following another surgery to address incurable stomach issues

BJJ all-timer, Gordon Ryan competitive career in question following another stint of infections and health issues. Over the past few years, Ryan has taken the world of no-Gi BJJ by storm and is now widely regarded as the greatest to ever do it. However, Ryan’s career has been plagued with health issues including staph infections […]

BJJ all-timer, Gordon Ryan competitive career in question following another stint of infections and health issues.

Over the past few years, Ryan has taken the world of no-Gi BJJ by storm and is now widely regarded as the greatest to ever do it. However, Ryan’s career has been plagued with health issues including staph infections and a fungal growth in his small intestine cause a huge bacterial imbalance in his stomach. The latter is something which he battled for many years and forced him out of competition for some time.

Gordon Ryan stomach flares up along with strep throat

Unfortunately for grappling fans, Ryan has again fallen ill and would post an update to his fans via Instagram.

“Hi everyone- quick update for everyone who has been asking. I’m not sure when I’ll be competing again. When I got back from my Abu Dhabi trip I came down with a severe case of strep throat which ended with me in the hospital because my throat swelled shut,” Ryan began.

“So all in I was on over 40 days of antibiotics straight plus a shot of penicillin. During this time I was contagious and everyone were in big camps so I couldn’t even go to training in fear I would infect them as well. In addition, my ears were in so much pain from my throat that I couldn’t elevate my heart rate at all without having them want to explode and getting a pounding headache.”

“ So I’ve been completely inactive for a longer time than I ever have since I started training. As expected, my stomach has relapsed pretty bad and my nausea and lack of appetite have re-appeared, so I’ll need to deal with that, but first I’m headed into surgery today for a tonsillectomy and to fix my severely deviated septum. Just wanted to update everyone on what my competition schedule looks like. I’m hoping to be back in the next few months.”

Ryan is a multiple time ADCC world champion as well as several pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship and world IBJJF No-Gi Championship.

Gordon Ryan explaining his health issues on the Joe Rogan Experience

Are you looking forward to seeing Gordon Ryan back competing?

Kristen Bell Shares Benefits of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu With Her Daughter

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has a ton of benefits, and Hollywood actresses Kristen Bell is experiencing them with her daughter. There have been plenty of celebrities over the years, who have dabbled and tried their hand at the world of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Kno…

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Gordon Ryan details training with ‘The Mountain’ Thor Bjornsson: ‘Dumbest career choice I’ve ever made’

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu grappling ace, Gordon Ryan has described an impromptu decision to roll with ‘The Mountain’, Hafthor Bjornsson as the “dumbest” career choice he has ever made, explaining how he was fearful his head coach, John Danaher would find out of his grappling session. Ryan, a decorated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace and submission grappler, recently featured […]

Ryan, a decorated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace and submission grappler, recently featured at a UFC Fight Pass Invitational superfight against fellow grappler, Nick Rodriguez – emerging victoriously in the No-Gi outing, courtesy of a Fastest Escape Time victory.

Earlier this year, the 27-year-old managed to land an impressive win over Brazilian veteran and grappling star, Andre Galvao, submitting the latter with a rear-naked choke to win the ADCC superfight championship.

**Gordon Ryan details grappling session with Game of Thrones star, ‘The Mountain’**

Prior to his matchup with Rodriguez this past weekend, Ryan trained alongside Game of Thrones star, Bjornsson, who played ‘The Mountain’ on the critically-aclaimed show, however, expressed his fear of potentially suffering an injury during the rolling session.

“Probably the dumbest and most risky career choice I’ve ever made, because it was the day before I was supposed to compere, and I was like, man, if I get hurt, John (Danaher) is going to kill me,” Gordon Ryan told MMA Fighting. “So I told them I wasn’t drilling with them. I taught them a private before and I’m like, ‘I’m not drilling with you guys, you’re too big.’ Then the camera guy is like, ‘You guys want to roll?’ So I look around – we had just finished training, it was the day before competition, I look, see John is nowhere to be found, and I’m like, ‘Let’s do a quick one.’”

“So I trained with them, and Martins (Licis) actually used to wrestle so he has some good instincts,” Gordon Ryan explained. “He has a good base, he’s hard to sweep, he’s super strong, he’s a lot more compact than Thor. Thor’s a lot bigger and longer. Obviously, just the strongest guys you’re ever going to touch from every position, but believe it our not, the mechanics and the body position mean a lot more than the overall strength.”

“When you have misplaced strength, you tend to not feel as stone as you are,” Gordon Ryan. “I’ve trained with so many guys who are so strong in the gym, but they feel like children on the mats. It’s very weird how it translates. These guys are obviously strong in the gym and strong on the mats because they’re just so strong, but I’ve trained with bodybuilders before, and without the body positioning, it’s hard to really feel strong.”

Jiu-Jitsu Champion Shot Dead Outside Of Restaurant In Brazil

A recent shooting at a restaurant in Brazil left a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champion and one other person dead. 25-year-old Thaynã Higor was standing outside of a restaurant in Praia Grande on Wednesday, October 12 according to G1 (h/t SB Nation for the tra…

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