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Shamil Erdogan's prediction was perfect. The undefeated Turkish heavyweight submitted Paul Elliott via rear-naked choke in the second round of the ONE Fight Night 48 main event this past Friday night.
Liz Carmouche wowed the fans in San Diego on Saturday night, finishing Viviane Araujo in the second round of the PFL co-main event.
Matt Bricker takes a look at the twister submission.
UFC BJJ 4 is finally upon us, as 20 of the top Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitors in the world met at the renowned UFC Apex Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the UFC BJJ 4 main event, welterweight king Andrew Tackett will endeavor to secure a second title defense against multiple-time IBJJF champion E...
Back for its much-anticipated third iteration, UFC BJJ 3 delivers on a stacked fight card packed with some of the best grapplers on the planet. UFC BJJ 2 Main Event In the main event, reigning bantamweight champion and BJJ star Mikey Musumeci attempts to defend his strap for a second time against...
On the latest edition of The Ultimate Fighter 33 (TUF), Team Sonnen strove to extend their win streak to two in a row in the final bout of the flyweight quarterfinals. Surging Flyweight Prospects Duke It Out for Last Spot in TUF Semifinals Getting their first victory in the competition since the...
Kicking off its inaugural first event from the world-renowned Apex in Las Vegas, UFC BJJ prepares to launch into the combat sports mainstream with an action-packed fight card loaded with some of the best Jiu-Jitsu practitioners on the planet. Headlining the event, former ONE Championship Flyweigh...
The first episode of the latest iteration of the hit television program The Ultimate Fighter did not disappoint with an electrifying first quarterfinal match. The Ultimate Fighter Kicks Off Newest Season With Promising Cast of Competitors For the 33rd time, The Ultimate Fighter brings together s...
Submission Underground 9 takes place in the beautiful Roseland Theatre of Portland, Oregon in the United States. The show is broadcast live on UFC Fight Pass beginning at 6 pm (EST) on Sunday, June 7th. In the ninth edition of former UFC and Bellator standout, Chael Sonnen’s, submission grappling...
RIZIN 16 has a lot of great fights on the card. If there is one fight that is going to be a guaranteed brawl, it’s going to be Japan’s Mamoru “Fullswing” Uoi (21-6-5) vs. Hawaii’s Kana “The One Man Riot” Hyatt (16-19). The two clash Sunday, June 2 in Kobe at the Kobe Memorial World Hall. How […]
Brazil’s Natan Schulte (15-3-1) got an easy win over China’s Bao Yincang (13-7) when he submitted the Sanda fighter with a rear naked choke in the first round at PFL Season 2 Week 2. The win earns Schulte six points, three for the win and three for the first round stoppage. As of this writing, he...
Simply put, July 2018 was a loaded month in combat sports. Every other day it seemed like we saw a contender for submission of the month. The month started out in Japan with Shooto and Pancrase, and over the course of the month, we saw contenders everywhere from Canada to Indonesia. From the UFC ...
May 2018 was by far the most loaded month yet in terms of fights, submission, and knockouts. There will be more honorable mentions in each category than previous months. This seems to be the case with each passing month. Because of this, from here on out, along with picking a winner and listing a...
In terms of “variety”, February 2018 wasn’t the best month when it comes to submission finishes. Chokes and arm-based submissions dominated the month. Last month, MMASucka’s January 2018 Submission of the Month was a very rare one. Abdul-Rakhman Makhazhiev picked up a big win over former BAMMA ti...