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There’s a picture hanging in the Renzo Gracie Academy in New York City that isn’t the typical one. It’s not a photo celebrating any of Gracie’s big wins over the likes of Oleg Taktarov, Maurice Smith or Pat Miletich. Instead, students of the renowned jiu-jitsu black belt see Gracie at a low point, a 2000

“I said, ‘Billy, I’m going to throw something out there at you; are you interested in grappling?’ he said, ‘Sure, do you have a big name for me?’ I said, ‘How’s Clay Guida?’ His response was, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me?’” Haydak recalls with a laugh. Despite having almost 40 less professional fights than

From QUINTET Ultra to Fury Pro Grappling 3, the name Clay Guida sure does seem to come to mind at the best possible times, Luck doesn’t always happen to be on his side, however. In his first BJJ match of his life he found himself against one of the most qualified applicants at QUINTET Ultra.

“I felt good, I just had a lot of things going on,” he said of his 2021 campaign. “The fight I lost, then not making weight, and then my opponent backed out, and then finding out I was gonna be fighting this guy on Wednesday. It was a whole different game plan. I was getting

Bontorin stung Kara-France with a right hand a little over a minute into the first round of their clash at UFC 259 in early March. He scooped him in the air, deposited him on the canvas, and climbed onto his back, searching for a rear-naked choke about 20 seconds later. For the next three minutes,

Brian Ortega “Ortega would be really fun.” Sean O’Malley “O’Malley would be good. I don’t know if he takes a ton of pride in his grappling, though. I don’t know. He’s kind of smaller than me, but it would still be a fun one.” Pat Downey “That dude’s probably big as f***, though. It’s like

Brian Ortega vs Geo Martinez “I think this is a match that would put the EBI 10 champion on the mat with a UFC star in a high stakes battle that would be fun and all of the buzz. Ortega in many ways has been billed as the next modern Gracie. Why not have a

Guida describes his ground game as “caveman jiu jitsu,” nothing past “taking guys down and having fun.” Yet some of his biggest moments have come by way of submission. The stakes may not be as high as a UFC debut or the first fight card with your parents back in the audience or even Chuck

1 – Kamaru Usman When you consider that Kamaru Usman has gone from being a dominant world champion to being in the all-time great welterweight conversation in 2021, that means “The Nigerian Nightmare” had a pretty good year in the Octagon. Kamaru Usman Welcomes Back Fans With Masvidal KO First, he scored a February finish

Prazeres, 40, tested positive for clomiphene and its metabolites (desethyl-clomiphene, clomiphene M1, and clomiphene M2), oxandrolone metabolites, and the exogenous administration of testosterone and/or its precursors as the result of urine samples collected out-of-competition on August 27, 2021, September 16, 2021, October 15, 2021, and November 2, 2021. Prazeres’ urine sample was analyzed using a

“One of the things I think we do better than any other smaller organization is we attract casual fans and we do that through our quality of production,” Haydak explained. “A lot of people miss the boat on that. Since day one, whether we’ve been on a platform or a TV network, we’ve always produced

3 – Max Holloway vs Yair Rodriguez Big things were expected from the UFC Fight Night main event between Max Holloway and Yair Rodriguez, and big things were delivered by the featherweight stars, as they battled hard for five compelling rounds, with Holloway emerging victorious via unanimous decision. Scores were 49-46, 48-47, 48-47 for the

Jim and Matt are inviting pals of the show for the final two episodes of 2021 as they make their picks for their favorite moments of UFC action from the past year. Comedian Adam Ray kicks off the show to make his pick for ‘UFC Moment of the Year.’ He also reveals why he’s such

The fight heated up in the second, with Blachowicz getting more aggressive with his attacks. Adesanya kept mixing up his strikes, and coupled with his feints, he was keeping Blachowicz off balance. Midway through the round, Blachowicz locked up for the first time with the challenger, but Adesanya broke free quickly and resumed his steady

Here’s part two of Jim and Matt’s final show of 2021, where they invited pals of the show to pick their favorite moments of UFC action from the past year. Listen To Part 1 Here! Brendan Fitzgerald kicks off the show to make his pick for ‘UFC Knockout of the Year.’ He also discusses Derrick

“I know Mark very well, but Kevin and I were truly contemporaries,” Ryan told UFC.com inside the UFC Performance Institute as his team finished up a workout before a Las Vegas tournament in early December.  “When I was wrestling at the University of Iowa, Kevin was wrestling at Ohio State. Obviously, I didn’t know him

Although Piccininni came out of the fight without a scratch, he opted not to rush things. After a six-month break, Piccininni was back in the cage, not with a brand-new set of tools, but a hell of a lot sharper versions of the tools he already had in his belt. “I just worked on everything,”

One look at Moicano’s track record and you’ll see what Hooper sees, as the Brazilian is deadly with the rear naked choke. With eight total victories by submission, Hooper has a lot of respect for Moicano’s ground game but offers one confidence-boosting wrinkle to Moicano’s resume. Don’t Miss Fury Pro Grappling 3 On UFC Fight