Oliveira enthused: “It’s very hard to answer, but [I’ve fought] Dustin Poirier, Justin Gaethje, Michael Chandler. When I ...

The prospects had access to elite level training, nutrition, and the opportunity to receive coaching and mentorship. Winning ...

Lightweight king Islam Makhachev defended his strap for the fourth time in a row, submitting Renato Moicano via a D’Arce choke in the first round of the main event at UFC 311. With that, the ...

Dustin Poirier and now Moicano. The Dagestani fighter has declared Sambo as the superior grappling art, having tapped out three Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belts in five fights. The debate ...

Included in this ranking are fighters who you may have expected, such as Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier ... with his toughness and elite-level jiu-jitsu saw him secure wins over some ...

Reach: 70.5" Last fight: Submission win over Dustin Poirier (June 1 ... Junkie's Top 10 when it comes to rear-naked choke artists in MMA. A Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt primed to get behind his ...

“I was very well-trained for a southpaw with excellent jiu-jitsu who was not so good at ... and took the same position that submitted Dustin [Poirier]. Huge mistake. But it was his night ...

That will come in handy against Ferreira, a knockout striker with solid Brazilian jiu-jitsu ... winning the belt. He most-recently earned a fifth-round submission win over Dustin Poirier.

Islam Makhachev can pinpoint the exact moment he believed he would one day become a UFC champion. It was when his his close friend, training partner and now coach Khabib Nurmagomedov won the ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov coaches UFC champion Islam Makhachev (left) and Bellator champion Usman Nurmagomedov (right) Usman Nurmagomedov v Paul Hughes - Bellator lightweight title Date: 25 January ...

Now, Makhachev is coming off a championship victory in which he outboxed Dustin Poirier over five ... Both are Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belts and are generally considered elite submission artists.