A seven-month process hosted over six continents to qualify for the World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship in Abu Dhabi next month ended last week in Gramado, Brazil. San Diego was one of the host cities to the trials not that long ago. That the southern California city is one of the host sites is entirely fitting. It was there, while watching an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) pay-per-view telecast almost two decades ago, that Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed conceived the idea that changed the landscape of grappling arts forever. Read More »

Take a step back in martial arts history in this rare previously lost footage of Marc Laimon vs. Jeff "The Snowman" Monson at Grapplers Quest West 1 from October 2000. Read More »

World Class Ring Announcer and public address announcer Mike Markham has been selected to serve as the English language voice of the 2012 World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship. Read More »

Check out this video footage of Vinny Magalhaes vs. Fabricio Werdum in the ADCC 2011 finals and you will probably be left wondering, "Just what in the world is Vinny Magalhaes' arm made of?" Read More »

In this first part of an eight part documentary series you will learn how Jeff "The Snowman" Monson's journey to become one of the top grapplers and MMA fighters in the world began. Read More »

John Olaf Einemo is finally set to return to the Fight Game after a long, life threatening battle with health and he is not wasting any time.  At UFC 131 in Vancouver on June 11, the Norwegian will face off against #5 ranked ... Read More »

ABU DHABI, U. A. E. – On May 14, the Abu Dhabi Fighting Championship will hold “Battle of Champions”, an eight-man open weight professional mixed martial arts grand prix at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre’s Abu Dhabi Hall in the ... Read More »

This video is a Grapplers Quest Beast of the East Children’s No-Gi battle between Muhammad Fard, from Lloyd Irvin, and Robert Kanniard, representing Kurt Pellegrino, that took place on March 20th, 2010. One can only hope young Robert Kanniard and ... Read More »

APRIL 14, 2010 – TORONTO – Mixed Martial Arts Expo, Inc., the company behind MMA Expo – The Original MMA Expo (since 2005) – announced today that its upcoming June 12-13 event in Toronto will play host to two of ... Read More »

HAWAII – According to B.J. Penn, the UFC has contacted him about a rematch against Frankie Edgar for the UFC Lightweight Title. Penn said things are only tentative at this point. However, at least it gives the fans an indication ... Read More »

“UFC 112: Invincible” was a historic event in many respects. Main event notwithstanding, what the Ultimate Fighting Championship along with their new partner Flash Entertianment pulled off, was significant not only for their own company but for the sport of ... Read More »

Ed Soares, the manager of UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, shares his thoughts on his fighter’s main event performance against Demian Maia at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi. Soares said Anderson told him after the fight that he tried to ... Read More »

DaMarques Johnson, Rafael Dos Anjos, Mark Munoz and Kendall Grove each earned $75,000 fight-night bonuses for their performances at today’s “UFC 112: Invincible” event in Abu Dhabi. Johnson came from behind to grab the “Knockout of the Night” award, Dos Anjos ... Read More »

If you saw UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva’s fight against Demian Maia at “UFC 112: Invincible” then you already understand why UFC President Dana White is embarrassed. And if you haven’t yet ordered the pay per view, and were waiting ... Read More »

ABU DHABI - It was not a dominating victory for Frankie Edgar, although the judges gave him the unanimous decision over B.J. Penn at UFC 112 Saturday night in Abu Dhabi. However, the New Jersey lightweight used his speed and footwork ... Read More »

ABU DHABI – While most of us here in the United States were sleeping early this morning, the professional mixed martial arts fighters at “UFC 112: Invincible” were stepping on the scales at Marina Mall in Abu Dhabi, United Arab ... Read More »

“UFC 112: Invincible” main event – Anderson Silva vs. Demian Maia for the UFC Middleweight Title “UFC 112: Invincible” – Matt Hughes pre-fight interview “UFC 112: Invincible” – B.J. Penn vs. Frankie Edgar for the UFC Lightweight Title “UFC 112: ... Read More »

ABU DHABI –  On Saturday, April 10, 2010, three years and seven fights since joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Demian Maia will get a middleweight title shot. The only problem is, his opponent makes Ultimate Fighters look like amateurs. He ... Read More »

Demian Maia is convinced if he can get hold of Anderson “The Spider” Silva‘s arm or neck, he will take home the UFC middleweight title next Saturday, April 10, in Abu Dhabi. Maia has enormous respect for the champion, but ... Read More »

According to an MSNBC report, Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed al-Nahayan, 41, has died in a glider crash in Morocco. He was the younger brother of the ruler of Abu Dhabi, who is also president of the United Arab Emirates. Sheikh ... Read More »

On Saturday, April 10, the Ultimate Fighting Championship travels to Abu Dhabi for the very first time for “UFC 112: Invincible”. Headlining the card are two title fights featuring middleweight champion Anderson Silva vs. BJJ phenom Demian Maia in the ... Read More »

Our good friend Danny Acosta of FIGHT! Magazine caught up with Anderson Silva‘s manager, Ed Soares, to talk about the champ’s preparation for Demian Maia, who he will face in the main event on April 10, at “UFC 112: Invincible” ... Read More »