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Cyborg comments on match with Rolles and heads to Honolulu Open

Roberto Abreu, otherwise known at “Cyborg”, had a riveting bout with Rolles Gracie in one of the Grapplers Quest superfights that shook things up at the UFC Fan Expo this Saturday. Now Cyborg is packing his bags to head to the Honolulu Open, for which sign-ups end today (sign up here). Beyond that, the fighter...

João Assis submits Jeff Monson and comments

João Assis (CheckMat) didn’t give his opponents a chance at last Saturday’s Grapplers Quest, held at the UFC Fan Expo. GRACIEMAG.com had a chate with the Leo Vieira black belt now living in the United States, where he teaches at Team Quest and trains with superstar Dan Henderson. João forewarns that he won’t venture into the...

Manager comments on Jeff Monson’s absence

For the third time, Jeff Monson was expected to face Glover Teixeira at Bitetti Combat and pulled out. Jeff’s manager Alex Davis addresses the matter. “Jeff sustained injuries in his match in Abu Dhabi and is unable to face an opponent of Glover’s caliber so soon,” says the manager, who plays down the organization’s responsibility in...

Bitetti Combat 7 announces card

The promoters of Bitetti Combat 7 have confirmed a May-28 date for the next event, at the Fundição Progresso concert hall in Rio de Janeiro, a venue with a 5-thousand spectator capacity. What’s more, the card is practically complete, too. Once again, big names from the Brazilian domestic MMA scene and international representatives will feature. Bitetti Combat...

On the night Tahnoon’s son came up big, Brazil, Russia, England and Camaroon advance at Abu Dhabi GP

MMA is in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the Arab Emirates, to stay, and made some noise in getting there. Following April’s UFC 112, Abu Dhabi Fight Club made its debut with a respectable card featuring the likes of Jeff Monson, Rameau Sokoudjou and other international stars. But the one who made the most noise was a...

MMA: Things heat up (even more) in Abu Dhabi

If it weren’t enough that summer has come in one of the hottest regions on the globe, the maiden Abu Dhabi Fighting Championship (ADFC) event promises to make things even hotter than the scalding sands of the Arab Emirates. The new event is to be in tournament format, and the winners advance till the grand...

Popovitch: Paris triumph good sign for MMA debut

ADCC 2009 winner Pablo Popovitch once again left his gi and old black belt at the gym in Florida and set about winning a no-gi championship, this time in Paris, France, on May 1. The 30-year-old today spoke up about his winning the VIC tournament, in a chat with GRACIEMAG.com, explaining why he and buddy Jeff...

Popovitch and Monson close out absolute in Paris

Last Saturday, Paris hosted the VIC, a traditional European submission wrestling tournament. Inspired by the setting being the French capital, friends Pablo Popovitch and Jeff Monson won at weight and closed out the absolute. Pablo won the under 84 kg division while Monson took the over 96 kg one. In the under 75 kg division, Marcelo...

Without Pé de Pano, Abu Dhabi fight scene forges ahead

The battle continues. That’s what you’ll see in Abu Dhabi. Even after UFC 112 and the World Pro, the emirate still lives and breathes fighting. On the 26th of this month, the national interscholastic tournament was graced with the presence of Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed and his brother, founder of the ADCC, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed,...

Million dirham GP in Abu Dhabi card takes shape

Athlete, teacher and star in the United Arab Emirates, Brazil’s Marcos Oliveira is already training with Abu Dhabi’s first MMA tournament in mind. Set for May 14, the Abu Dhabi Fighting Championship will pay one million dirhams to the winner of the heavyweight GP, and Marcos is one of the favorites to win. “Cezario came...