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r/MMA1h ago

Jeremy Stephens has an opportunity to beat a ufc record this weekend

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r/MMA1h ago

uhhh, fellas??

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r/MMA1h ago

Topuria and Makhachev are the most popular active combat sports athletes in the world right now. Average engagement on their last 20 posts: Ilia Topuria — 622K, Islam Makhachev — 548K, Ryan Garcia — 435K, Canelo Alvarez — 415K, Anthony Joshua — 367K, Khamzat Chimaev — 339K

Alex Pereira — 317K Arman Tsarukyan — 251K submitted by /u/I_cain [link] [comments]

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r/bjj1h ago

Technique question

I’m trying to play Adam’s shin to shin half guard/rdlr position to butterfly and it works for the most part when my opponent tries to knee slice down the middle but when they knee slice to the side I kinda end up…

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r/bjj1h ago

Who Can Beat Tainan? Is He Perfect?

I made a video on Tainan and wanted to see what everyone thinks. I feel like he needs to do more Nogi or start fighting in the open weight class because no one has barely scraped him. submitted by /u/BowlThat [link]…

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r/bjj1h ago

How do you prefer to train or taper your training?

There is 1000 ways to train and in todays age there is so much access to different training methodologies. It seems so difficult to know which is best. I've always joked that personally, I'm a "3 day a week" porrada"…

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r/MMA1h ago

Ateba Gautier physique ahead of UFC 328

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r/bjj2h ago

Ryan Hall Outside Funk - gi applications?

This instructional caught my eye and now I'm curious how much gi carryover it might have vs it's 8 hours of how to heel hook your opponent so don't bother if you're a gi enthusiast. Has anyone seen or worked with this…

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r/grappling2h ago

Mica Galvao Apologizes, Pauses New Team Plans After BJJ College Shutdown

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r/MMA2h ago

Starting MMA.

Hey everyone, I’m 22 and thinking about starting MMA, but I honestly have no idea what to expect and I’m pretty nervous about it. I grew up living far away from any bigger city, so I never really had access to gyms,…

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r/bjj2h ago

How Do Adults Start BJJ Safely?

I’m in my thirties and have been lifting weights for years, so I really appreciate having control over training intensity and injury risk. I tried getting into BJJ twice, and both experiences made me uneasy because we…

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r/wrestling2h ago

RAF Next Gen, a sanctioned USA Wrestling youth tournament with the winners earning RAF contracts

Regstration The best wrestlers in the world already compete in RAF. Now the next generation has a path to get there. Introducing RAF NEXT GEN — a national youth wrestling tournament series built for the next wave of…

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r/bjj2h ago

How do good leglockers deal with constant counter leglocks pressure?

Hi guys, Recently I've been working on my leg entanglement game, mainly focusing on ankle locks. Now, most people at my gyms don't really train them that much, and I'm being quite careful and slow when applying subs or…

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r/bjj2h ago

Frustrated with my gym

I live in Europe in a countryside area. We have one gym in the area only and I know the instructor well. I’m starting to get really frustrated with how the gym is run. The gym is totally sport based, which is ok. I’d…

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r/MMA3h ago

Gilbert Burns signs with UFC BJJ after retiring from MMA

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r/MMA3h ago

Undefeated Khasan Magomedsharipov returns at PFL San Diego

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r/grappling4h ago

Strickland slammed Carolyn Wester, AKA wrestling coach that worked with Khabib Cormier etc, for being out of shape

I do have some prejudice when bjj folks are severely out of shape but I dunno I think a lot of this is prejudice just because female plus out of shape submitted by /u/ReallyNotAnExpert [link] [comments]

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r/bjj4h ago

How i went from training on grass to become first European champion from Denmark.

Was talking with a couple students the other day and one of them asked me: “Where did you even train when you started?” Funny thing is… my first 3-4 years was probably 75% on grass and the other 25% on an army base. I…

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r/bjj4h ago

BJJ gyms in Croatia?

Hey there I'm going to visit croatia in summer and will stay on the islands bol and mljet. I know these are more on the countryside of croatia but maybe someone knows if there is a possibility to train bjj and get some…

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r/bjj4h ago

Anyone else following the Maddie Lilly interviews with Robert Drysdale on YT about the evolution of the BJJ rulesets?

He covers the drastic changes from the 1954 ruleset to the 1967 ruleset to the 1975 ruleset and how what we think of as BJJ today (guard focused ground grappling) traces to the latter? submitted by /u/FuguSandwich…

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r/bjj5h ago

Should an amateur MMA competitor enter IBJJF rules competition at white belt?

Im organising a group of people entering a competition. An amateur MMA competitor who has had a fair few fights and is a very good grappler has started coming to the club. He wants to enter a competition under IBJJF…

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r/bjj5h ago

Any fellow blue belts?

To any fellow blue belts that won euro or world Ibjjf , please tell me your daily routine of training , how did you approach this , were you always so good ? And how good are euro / world winners in blue belts, how to…

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r/MMA5h ago

Clip: What Happened with Dan Hardy and the UFC | JRE MMA Show 178 with Dan Hardy

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r/bjj5h ago

Marcelo Garcia and De La Riva (gi)

From what I’ve seen in his matches, Marcelo Garcia rarely used De La Riva. I understand that it could just not have been his A game, but I was wondering whether it was related to his body type? I’m on the shorter,…

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r/MMA6h ago

If Tatsuro Taira wins the belt this weekend, it will be a legendary 2 weeks in Japanese combat sports

First kickboxing legend Takeru retires on a knockout win against Rodtang, also winning the interim One Championship Flyweight kickboxing belt, then Naoya Inoue vs Junto Nakatani takes place in front of 55,000 people and…

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r/MMA8h ago

Soon-to-be 40-year-old Jeremy Stephens on fighter pay: “Back at UFC 71 when I started I was making $75K bonuses, what the f**k happened to the money? Where’s the budget guy, why aren’t we getting $500K bonuses?" Jeremy is 1-8-1 in his last 10 fights.

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r/MMA9h ago

Alice Pereira knocks out Hailey Cowan with a brutal knee to the head

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r/MMA9h ago

JRE MMA Show #178 with Dan Hardy

They go pretty much off the bat with what happened with Hardy's UFC departure. submitted by /u/detectivebabylegz [link] [comments]

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r/bjj10h ago

How long does it usually take for ibjjf to approve my docs?

Long story short im stupid and early bird registration for an ibjjf comp finishes this week. I thought it's quite fast and straight forward to register, so I did it yesterday. My professor already approved my profile,…

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r/grappling11h ago

Return to the mat

Hey everyone, I’m currently around 8 post-op after a bucket handle meniscus repair with stitches and wanted to hear from people who went through a similar recovery, especially if you train BJJ, grappling or lift…

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r/grappling11h ago

Sean Strickland reacts to the stat that no one has ever tries a submission against him: “That’s because I’ve only fought men… Submissions are gay.

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r/MMA12h ago

Strickland is going to beat Khamzat

Everybody seems convinced that Khamzat is going to ragdoll Sean Strickland, but I honestly don’t think this is an easy matchup for him at all. In fact, I think Sean’s style gives him a legitimate chance to win. Anyone…

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r/bjj12h ago

RNC Submission at ADCC Guwahati 2026 😤 | BJJ Match #2

My opponent did an amazing job with the tail bone passing to open my closed guard, but I got him at the end. I personally think that's one of the safest and good ways to open the closed guard as well. Match #2 at ADCC…

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r/MMA13h ago

Evidently Khamzat Wants To Try Strickland’s Meat

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r/bjj13h ago

Leaving Class Early (Injury)

Question for you guys here: I’m returning from a jiu jitsu related injury and tonight was my first night back in 8 weeks. What I am currently wearing to support the injury wasn’t able to stay on. Tried to tape it…

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r/MMA13h ago

Former New York Jets linebacker Anthony Wint will compete on Dana White’s Contender Series this season, sources confirm. Wint, 6-0, is the current Fury FC heavyweight champion.

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r/bjj13h ago

Training positional split

As someone who is a top player, what % of my training should go to focusing on top position, bottom position and standing position? I need to find a good balance between developing my strengths while working on my…

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r/MMA14h ago

Welcome to the club (heavy hands #662)

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r/MMA15h ago

Manuel Torres - "A win over Rafael Fiziev puts me 1-2 wins away from a title shot"

SOURCE - https://youtu.be/3z6Bl\_HcDgs?si=u5mGwxxBvGFS9SQ2 (3:41) submitted by /u/idcman999 [link] [comments]

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r/jiujitsu15h ago

Looking for gift recommendations

Friend of mine is a long time BJJ coach and 3rd degree black belt and I’d love to get him something either hilarious or meaningful as a birthday gift. It’s an ex combat buddy so inappropriate humor is appreciated. Any…

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r/MMA15h ago

Van Steenis vs Eblen 2 Promo Trailer

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r/MMA15h ago

Tapology now shows Strength of Schedule for UFC fighters. The new metric helps quantify the level of opposition each fighter has faced, ranging from 1-99. Only the last 6 UFC fights are calculated. Fights from other orgs are not considered.

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r/bjj15h ago

Hurt Partner Etiquette

Hey guys, I was rolling with friend who is a older brown belt. I’m a little bit chubbier than him and he went for a grab inside my gi as I fell over. It broke his finger and sprang his wrist. It was a freak accident. I…

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r/bjj15h ago

Why Mica and Tainan never faced each other in IBJJF??

I feel its a travesty this has never happened. Are we gonna go through our lifetimes not seeing these 2 fight when they are in their prime!? submitted by /u/Dry_Pen_3898 [link] [comments]

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r/jiujitsu16h ago

Sexually abused by a teacher

I went to this place https://maps.app.goo.gl/bopD7U8NZqMEXnKp7?g\_st=ic The teacher told me to come at 6 PM the next day. So I went and it was already weird that it was an individual class. I thought it would be a group…

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r/bjj17h ago

Mouth guards - tru fit vs gladiator vs impact?

These seem to be the most recommended custom fit mouth guards, any reason to go with one over the other? I was looking at the gladiator hp lite as my first choice. Edit: just ordered the trufit regular thickness. $100…

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r/jiujitsu17h ago

Small bottle of mat cleaner

Hi I’m looking for a small bottle of mat cleaner, everywhere seems to be $50-100 gallons of solution, I just need something small for some home mats submitted by /u/Acceptable-Owl-2537 [link] [comments]

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r/grappling17h ago

PJ Barch: CLA Explained: The Simplest Guide to "Ecological" Jiu-Jitsu

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r/bjj17h ago

PJ Barch: CLA Explained: The Simplest Guide to "Ecological" Jiu-Jitsu

This is probably the easiest to follow video on this topic that I've found broken down in easy to understand language, and I wanted to share. submitted by /u/Darce_Knight [link] [comments]

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r/bjj17h ago

Do y’all think black belts download a new instructional series to their brains like Neo/Matrix?….

And to my fellow black belts:….. do YOU? What’s it like at the top with new material inside of a sport you’ve got at least a decade practicing?? submitted by /u/NoObjective1124 [link] [comments]

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r/MMA17h ago

If this is actually the plan (which Ariel seems very confident in) what are the chances we end up with Max vs Paddy late notice as the international fight week main event and who wins ?

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r/bjj18h ago

How many BJJ videos do you have saved in your YouTube playlist? Insta ?

Exactly as above… I have 157 YT 😂😂😂 Insta - 156 😂😂😂 submitted by /u/neilfromaccounts [link] [comments]

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r/MMA18h ago

Beneil Dariush drops Quillan Salkilld with a jab

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r/bjj18h ago

Danaher's GFF Half guard vs Leo Nogueira's Half Guard Encyclopedia

I really enjoy playing half guard and at first I was interested in Danaher's, but after doing some research, it seems like the half also gets pretty good reviews. For those who have both which would you recommend? I am…

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r/jiujitsu18h ago

Return to the mats

Hey everyone, I’m currently around 8 post-op after a bucket handle meniscus repair with stitches and wanted to hear from people who went through a similar recovery, especially if you train BJJ, grappling or lift…

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r/MMA19h ago

Best Featherweight MMA Prospect?

Any of these guys have potential to be top 5 or even champion one day? Some greener than others. Kevin Vallejos. Age 24. 18-1 MMA. 4-0 UFC. Mairon Santos. Age 24. 17-1 MMA. 4-0 UFC. Luke Riley. Age 26. 13-0 MMA. 2-0…

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r/bjj19h ago

PJ Barch's simple guide to CLA ("Ecological") jiu-jitsu

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r/MMA20h ago

Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje face off at the White House

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r/MMA20h ago

UFC 328 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 3

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r/bjj20h ago

Covering the mouth-is it a dick move? A case discussion.

First time rolling with a newer brown belt in our gym. During our roll, he covered my mouth and nose with his hand pretty aggressively. I’ve seen Instagram videos of people doing this in a playful manner, but this guy…

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