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UUFC Middleweight Joel Romero

UFC 248: Israel Adesanya vs Joel Romero

In a world where no one on the planet wants to fight against Joel Romero, the champ is taking a big risk by agreeing to meet the violent Cuban monster in the center the octagon. There are two ways to look at Adesanya’s bold call out of the Cuban beast: he is either brave and confident – as befits a champion – or he is brash and careless, and has bitten off more than he can chew.

Kazakhstan to host 2020 IMMAF World Championships

The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) has announced that the 2020 IMMAF World and Junior World Championships and the 2020 IMMAF Asian and Junior Asian Open Championships will both take place in Nursultan, Kazakhstan.

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No Jiu-Jitsu

Next week will mark one full year that I have been training Jiu-Jitsu. It probably goes without saying that it has been an incredible year. So much has happened, as you might expect.

jiu jitsu grappling dummy

Should you buy a grappling dummy for Jiu-Jitsu?

I agree with Stephan that they are too expensive, which is why I built my own. And I will say that my own dummy came in quite handy when I was starting out. It really helped get a feel for where I needed to position my body in relation to the dummy. The grappling dummy also helped me a ton in getting the feel for finishing submissions.