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On Saturday, November 14, 2009, the UFC returns to the United Kingdom with UFC 105 - Couture vs. Vera. The event will take pl...

Sears Centre was packed on Saturday night for Strikeforce Fedor vs. Rogers. It was a great night for Chicagoland MMA fans wh...

On Wednesday, November 18, 2009, the WEC returns to Las Vegas with WEC 44 - Brown vs. Aldo. The event will serve as the lead ...

Pacquiao vs. Cotto - Firepower will take place on Saturday, November 14, 2009. It is a boxing welterweight superfight for the...

On Saturday, November 14, 2009, the UFC returns to the United Kingdom with UFC 105 - Couture vs. Vera. The event will take pl...

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On Saturday, November 7, 2009, Strikeforce will make its first foray into the Land of Lincoln with Strikeforce - Fedor vs. Ro...

On Friday, November 6, 2009, Strikeforce will make a trip about 3 hours southeast from its base in San Jose down the freeway ...

On Saturday, October 24, 2009, there was another significant title fight taking place in MMA, other than Machida vs. Shogun a...

Askren tops Volkmann, as U.S. No-Gi team is set in U.S. Grappling World Team Trials PHOENIX, Ariz. – 2008 Olympic freest...

On Sunday, October 25, 2009, FEG will present its twelfth installment of Japan's leading MMA promotion DREAM. DREAM.12 - Cage...

On Saturday, October 24, 2009 the UFC will return to the state of California with UFC 104 - Machida vs. Shogun. This will be ...

Long Beach, CA – Scoring his first win since November of last year David Gardner would out work KOTC veteran and BJJ black be...

FILA, the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles, is the governing body of international amateur wrestling. ...

On Saturday, October 10, 2009, the WEC will come to the state of Texas. Just three weeks after the UFC hosted its most recent...

DREAM.11 will take place Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. There will be 9 bouts in total, i...

On Friday, September 25, 2009, Strikeforce will make its first foray into the Sooner State with the third installment of ShoM...

John Pena’s productions Respect in the cage would be a huge hit this past Sunday at the Pico Rivera Sports Arena here in Pico...

On Friday, September 18, 2009 at the Mardi Gras Ballroom inside the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, TUFF-N-UFF...

Montebello, Ca - Not wanting to disappoint his fans Jose Hernandez would once again provide an action packed main event Frida...

Mayweather vs. Márquez - Number One/Numero Uno will take place on Saturday, September 19, 2009. It is a boxing superfight set...

On Saturday, September 19, 2009, the UFC returns to the Lone Star State with UFC 103 - Franklin vs. Belfort. This marks the s...

On Wednesday, September 16, 2009, the UFC returns to the state of Oklahoma. The Sooner State hosted the UFC 4 event, which co...

When Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day sang the lyrics "Summer has come and passed. The innocent can never last. Wake me...

On Friday, August 28, 2009, TUFF-N-UFF Amateur Fighting Championships hosted the second half of their Back-To-Back shows. The...

On Saturday, August 29, 2009 at UFC 102 in Portland, Oregon, MMA fans finally got to see the legendary dream match they have ...

On Saturday, August 29, 2009, the UFC will make its first foray into the Beaver State with UFC 102 – Couture vs. Nogueira. Th...

On Saturday, August 22, 2009 at the Mardi Gras Ballroom inside the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, TUFF-N-UFF ...

Saturday night would be a night full of excitement at the Citizens Arena in Ontario California as veteran Thomas Denny would ...

On Saturday, August 15, 2009, Strikeforce will host the biggest fight in women's MMA history with Strikeforce - Carano vs. Cy...

Sitting here at the HP San jose Arena waiting for the first fights to begin. I'll be blogging with a live play by play of al...

On Sunday, August 9, 2009 the WEC returns to Sin City with WEC 42 - Torres vs. Bowles. The event will take place at The Joint...

On Saturday, August 8th, 2009, the UFC will make its first foray into the Keystone State with UFC 101 - Declaration. The even...

HERE'S MY PICKS FOR THE MAIN CARD REAL QUICK FUCKERS! BETTER LATE THAN NEVER, RIGHT?? UFC 101 - Declaration: SATURDAY, A...

Built To Fight Industries Present The 5th Annual OTM International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championships Saturday & Sun...

On Sunday, August 2, 2009, one of the top Japanese MMA promotions World Victory Road will host Sengoku 9 - Featherweight Gran...

On Sunday, August 2, 2009, one of the top Japanese MMA promotions World Victory Road will host Sengoku 9 - Featherweight Gran...

Long Beach, Ca - It would take little less then seven minutes Sunday night for wrestling standout Maurice “Syko” Eazel to era...

Disorderly Conduct III took place on Saturday, July 18th at the DuPage Expo Center in St. Charles, IL. Promoters Jeff Albin ...

On Monday, July 20, 2009, the leading Japanese combat sport promoter FEG will host DREAM.10 - Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 Fi...

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Saturday’s action at the 2009 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championships is behind us! Saturday is when the majority of black be...

On Sunday, June 7, 2009 the WEC returns to the state capital of California with WEC 41 - Brown vs. Faber 2. The event will ta...

On Saturday, June 6, 2009, Strikeforce will make its first foray into “The Show-Me State” with Strikeforce - Lawler vs. Shiel...

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LAS VEGAS - On Saturday, May 30, 2009, 100 fighters and 1,000's of spectators arrived at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Neva...

YOKOHAMA, May 26, 2009 -- Greco-Roman wrestling champion Joe Warren upset local favorite Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto to...

The UFC returns to Sin City on Saturday, May 23, 2009 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. UFC 98 - Evans vs. ...

Ryan Brown, Team Corral, vs. Josh Blanco, Carlson Gracie, kicked off the evening. Brown came out of his corner ready to thro...

Ontario, Ca – This past Saturday the Janitor Vladimir Matyushenko would grapple his way to a unanimous decision victory over ...

TrueSport MMA will host its first amateur mixed martial arts event at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino's Muse Ballroom on Satur...

The first ever World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup took place last weekend in Abu Dhabi. Top jiu-jitsu competitors from all over...

THE FIRST EVER WORLD PROFESSIONAL JIU JITSU CUP 2009 RESULTS: OPEN WEIGHT BLACK BELT: 1- TARSIS HUMPREYS- BRAZIL 2-...

Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao - The Battle of the East and West will take place on Saturday, May 2, 2009. It is a boxing li...

Hawthorne, Ca – The Hanger Athletic Exchange would play host this past Saturday to the always exciting MMA promotion Total Fi...

TUFF-N-UFF delivers a KO to Audiences with amateur mixed martial arts competition at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vega...

Sunday night De La O Jujitsu black belt Thomas Kenny (12-4) would capture is first win since making his return to ring over 3...

The city of Long Beach in California is commonly referred to as "The International City" due to its cornucopia of d...

FUKUOKA, Monday, April 21, 2009 -- A late flurry of fists and feet earned Armenian muay thai fighter Drago, 24, an upset vict...

Anderson Silva vs. Thales Leites (Middleweight Title Bout) Anderson Silva is to MMA, what Beethoven is to classical music....

Coming to you from the World Famous HP Pavilion we're live here at Strikeforce where Frank Shamrock takes on Nick Diaz in the...

Captital City Cage Fights - Saturday Night Fights is Oregon's largest amateur MMA cage fighting event. Fighters participate i...

192 Amateur Athletes participated in the 2009 California State Championships on April 5th at Santa Ana College. Some of the t...

Ryerson University in downtown Toronto was the location for one of Canadas historical tournaments of Brazillian Jiu-jitsu. ...

El Monte, Ca – Riding on a high from their last event less then two months ago California Extreme Fighting returned Thursday ...

NAGOYA, April 5, 2009 -- Hayato Sakurai, one of only three fighters to ever beat Japanese wunderkind Shinya Aoki, repeated th...

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The event was held at the luxurious Radisson Edwardian Hotel in Heathrow, in one of the conference rooms and with its low cei...

The 2009 BJJ Pan-Ams are in full swing! Yesterday in Los Angeles marked the second day of the three-day event, which featured...

YOKOHAMA, March 28, 2009 -- Tournament reserve fighter Keijiro Maeda was supposed to be a footnote to the K-1 World Grand Pri...

ABU DHABI PRO JIU-JITSU North American (Canada)Trials - Results Abu Dhabi Pro Jiu-Jitsu World Cup Canadian Trials Result...

SAITAMA, March 8, 2009 -- Japanese mixed martial arts fighter Masakazu Imanari, 33, prevailed by the narrowest possible margi...

TOKYO, February 23, 2009 -- Taishin Kohiruimaki prevailed in three bouts tonight to win the K-1 World Max Japan Tournament at...

El Monte, Ca – Sometimes in the fight game a fighter’s record doesn’t always tell the whole story. Sometimes it’s the journey...

Anaheim, Ca – Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (15-3) would have his revenge this past Saturday on the man who beat him via unanimous...

Anaheim, Ca -The Atmosphere Saturday night was electric as up and comers hungry to make a name for themselves shared the same...

SAITAMA, December 31, 2008 -- On a fight night full of spectacular KOs and deft submissions, it was the stunning upsets that ...

Overview of the black belt final matches Braulio Estima was the man of the tournament held at the Emile I. Habbad Gymnasiu...

LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND - The United States dominated the competition to capture the team title in the No-Gi style at the Grappl...

Capital Challenge International, Amman Jordan, 19th and 20th December 2008 - Black Belt Results -99K Fabricio Werdum b...

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YOKOHAMA, December 6, 2008 -- Remy Bonjasky won the K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 Final tonight, scoring KOs against two fighters...

TOKYO, December 5, 2008 -- It was as if the calendar had been turned back a few months, with the mercury rising to 20 C/68 F ...

TOKYO, December 1, 2008 -- In the book "Principles and Practice of Sports Management," University of Massachusetts...

Former US Marine and grappling stand out Josh Griggs (6-3) as expected made short work of his opponent Ronald Lebreton (4-2) ...

A big event took place in Mexico this past 8th of November, it was the The third Mexican National Jiujitsu Championshi...

HP Pavilion at San Jose Friday, November 21, 2008 – 7:30PM (Prelims at 6:00PM) Zakary Bucia vs Adam Steel 3x3 rounds 15...

Strikeforce “Destruction:” Weigh In Results San Jose, CA. —Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith (13-5) weighed in at 185 ½ lbs. an...

Long Beach Ca – Chris Cully (3-3) added one more W to his winning streak Saturday night at the Long Beach Pyramid and althoug...

2008 United States Pankration Championships Santa Ana High School Santa Ana, California Nov. 9, 2008 www.fightleague.org...

El Monte Ca – With the scars healed but still visible from his last outing into the cage Jamie Fletcher (6-4) made his return...

Sunday 12th October saw the successful return of the Combat Base inter club but this time focusing only on Brazilian Jiu Jits...

HI GUYS!!! WE GOT ANOTHER UFC AND SAW 5 COMES OUT THIS WEEKEND TOO!!! JUST A REMINDER, I'VE BEEN BUSY SHOOTING A NEW MOVIE TH...

The 13th edition of the US Open attracted a record setting 776 competitors to Santa Cruz this year. “This year was our bigge...

Long Beach, Ca – Topping Inc Sunday night continued on in their quest to bring quality MMA fights to Southern California fans...

HI GUYS!!! HOPE ALL IS WELL!!! I'VE BEEN GOOD... SHOOTING A NEW MOVIE THAT I'M DIRECTING TOO SO I'VE BEEN A BUSY LITTLE GIRL,...

This was Ontario Canadas groundbreaking event for BJJ. This tournament featured regulation size BJJ competition mats, as well...

Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson vs. Ken Shamrock (Heavyweight Bout) This fight has all the right ingredients for a ...

TOKYO, October 1, 2008 -- At age 29, Masato is already a veteran among K-1 World Max fighters. Tonight, the Japanese kickboxe...

SEOUL, September 27, 2008 -- The fighter they call the "Dutch Lumberjack" has cut down many an adversary in his ill...

SAITAMA, September 23, 2008 -- Gegard Mousasi has made a terrific transition from boxing to MMA, and tonight the 23 year-old ...

Since taking up the Chief Officer role for the UMA at the start of the year, I had my fair share of ideas and ways to take th...

South Bend, IN – Michiana Fight League, MFL, put on its second show at the Century Center in South Bend, IN on Friday, August...

YAY...I LOVE THAT THIS CARD IS FULL OF LOCAL OMAHA BOYS... THAT'S AWESOME, I BET THE WHOLE TOWN IS GOING CRAZY TO HAVE THE UF...

It’s been said by more than a few well-connected sources that Strikeforce is a show with a successful business model and dese...

Long Beach Ca – As expected the Total fighting Alliance produced an action packed card Saturday night at the Pyramid and alth...

Unbelievable success for the second year of activity in Italy of the ADCC: a succesfull calendar of events was set up by Fili...

www.TheMat.com has put together a preview article of the Grappling World Team Trials set for Sierra College in Rocklin, Calif...

Following in the footsteps of fellow elite Juijitsu competitors Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and Marcelo Garcia, 7x world champion ...

TOKYO, August 29, 2008 -- In an atmosphere that was half school festival and half fightsport event, Japanese teens who dream ...

Long Beach Ca – In an exhilarating night of fights the promotion company Topping Inc known for promoting Auto show events thr...

Much more video to come! WE are uploading everything we shot from this event. Nearly four hours of footage total! http:/...

HONOLULU, August 9, 2008 -- Kickboxer Gokhan Saki upset the field tonight to win the USA GP '08 at the Stan Sheriff Center in...

HONOLULU, August 8, 2008 -- Hawaii is the land of the laid-back -- US presidential candidate Barack Obama's return this after...

A strong Team CSW upset favorites Camp Pendleton in the finals of the USA Pankration Team Championship tournament held on Jul...

The Quiet Cannon in Montebello California this past Friday played host to Spar Star Promotions inaugural MMA show dubbed “Bat...

Our BJJ podcast episodes keep getting bigger and better! We have a huge episode this time around. http://www.thefightworks...

OSAKA, July 21, 2008 -- Norwegian shooto fighter Joachim Hansen came out of the reserve bout to steal the Lightweight Grand P...

On Saturday July 19th the Honda center in Anaheim Ca would play host to one of the most anticipated fight cards in MMA histor...

As the days fall of the calendar the anticipation for Affliction’s inaugural MMA event dubbed as “banned” has grown more and ...

Last Saturday TFA fans would pack the California State University’s Pyramid stadium in hopes for an unforgettable MMA night. ...

TAIPEI, July 13, 2008 -- Russian kickboxer Ruslan Karaev, 25, captured the K-1 Asia GP 2008 Championship; while Remy Bonjasky...

The Third installment of this year’s Fist Series dubbed as Summerfist gave fight fans all they wanted and more this past Sund...

With funky house playing in the background and the most chilled atmosphere to a tournament in ages, the ADCC UK and Irish Nat...

TOKYO, July 7, 2008 -- Japanese kickboxer Yoshihiro Sato, 27, upset two-time K-1 World Max Champion Buakaw Por Pramuk of Thai...

HAPPY 4TH FUCKERS!!! CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE FIREWORKS TONIGHT!!!! EVERYONE STAY SAFE, DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE BE SURE TO DRINK A...

FUKUOKA, June 29, 2008 -- Twenty-six-year-old kyokushin fighter Ewerton Teixeira of Brazil won the K-1 Japan Grand Prix 2008;...

Sorry to start this late. I actually got here in time and wound up sitting down and chatting with Paul Schriener and Marcelo...

Invincible fighting Championship “A means to an end” went off without a hitch Saturday night at the Ontario Convention Center...

Mainland vs. Hawaii Jeff "The Snowman" Monson (ATT) vs. Abraham "Kumu" Cambra (Grappling Unlimited) ...

Although the Olympics come every four years, athletes spend a lifetime preparing for their chance to represent their country....

Saturday night local fight fans packed the Upland Sports Arena in hopes to witness the action CFX has been known to provide, ...

YOKOHAMA, June 15, 2008 -- Dutch kickboxer Melvin Manhoef manhandled Kazushi Sakuraba, using punches and kicks to KO the Japa...

TOKYO, June 14, 2008 -- The DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 moves into second gear tomorrow, when eight quarterfinalists m...

This event was held on Sunday May 25th in Toronto Ontario. Hosted by the Bravado Jiu-jitsu Academy, with promoter Tony Isaacs...

Mundial Finals Results Black Belt Pesadissimo (Super Super Heavy) Roger Gracie (Gracie Barra) defeats Leo Leite (Brasa)...

In today’s episode of The FightWorks Podcast, we have coverage of the biggest BJJ events that have taken place since our last...

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The 2008 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championships takes place this coming weekend in Los Angeles and The FightWorks Podcast br...

Due to the growing popularity of the UMA events from last year, a bigger venue has now been secured for the rest of the year ...

It’s hard to believe given its style and popularity that Affliction Clothing Brand has only been around since August 2005. Th...

I was sitting in Los Gatos High School, chatting with my friend and recent southern California transplant Karim and he asked ...

NELSON, SCHULTZ, MILLER WIN INTERNATIONAL FIGHT LEAGUE TITLES AT MOHEGAN SUN Nelson, Schultz Defend, Miller Submits McGive...

SAITAMA, May 11, 2008 -- American wrestler Eddie Alvarez beat Norwegian shooto fighter Joachim Hansen in a thriller; while Ja...

Grapplers from all across Canada gathered this past weekend for the 2nd Grapplers Inc event held in Langley, British Columbia...

SAITAMA, April 29, 2008 -- Veteran mixed martial arts fighter Sakuraba weathered an early challenge then rallied to beat Andr...

AMSTERDAM, April 26, 2008 -- Errol Zimmerman of Holland won today's K-1 World GP '08 Europe Final at the Amsterdam Arena. The...

This past Sunday was this year’s second installment of Orange County’s premier Mixed Martial Arts event, the Fist Series. Spr...

Matt Serra (16-4) vs George St. Pierre (15-2) George St. Pierre (GSP) may very well be the most gifted athlete in MMA toda...

YOKOHAMA, April 13, 2008 -- Moroccan muay thai dynamo and Defending K-1 Heavyweight Champion Badr Hari, 23, scored three quic...

2008 California State Pankration Championships Santa Ana College April 6, 2008 All Men’s and Women’s division placer...

Fatal Femmes Fighting continued Thursday night to show why it is becoming one of the country premier woman’s MMA shows. The e...

HIROSHIMA, April 9, 2008 -- Twenty-nine year-old Japanese kickboxer Masato out-punched South African boxer Virgil Kalakoda to...

Today on The FightWorks Podcast we will sit down with Kid Peligro, the most prolific author of Brazilian jiu-jitsu books to d...

PANCRASE 2008 World Submission Wrestling Championships *Official Results * www.Pancrase.us March 15, 2008 Bro...

This past Saturday’s Invincible Fighting Championships showed fans why it is becoming one of the Inland Empires premier MMA s...

SAITAMA, March 15, 2008 -- Returning to one of his favorite venues, Mirko CroCop made it look easy tonight. The cool but leth...

As the sport has grown since the explosion that occurred in 2004 after the first Ultimate Fighter show, there has been what w...

LAS VEGAS – On Friday February 29, 2008 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, the IFL kicked off its 2008 season dubbed ...

The Los Angeles Convention Center may have played host to the 2008 Fitness expo, but it was the Gladiator Challenge’s Evoluti...

UMA 2nd English Open Judo back to Back Ne Waza Competition 24th February 2008 Jim Mc Sherry, founder of the UMA, started ...

Oddly enough, after having attending 100 plus events in my career, I had yet to attend a NAGA tournament. NAGA (short for ...

If there was any doubts as to the popularity of grappling, one had to look no further than the Ascension Jiu-jitsu tournament...

We've uploaded 17 videos to the OntheMat Video section from this event! Visit http://onthemat.com/video/channels/rumble08 to...

This past weekend Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belts and NCAA Division I Champions partnered up to form a winning combination th...

BUDAPEST, February 9, 2008 -- Swiss karate stylist Bjorn Bregy beat Poula Mataele in the Main Event, and Hungarian Kempo figh...

TOKYO, February 2, 2008 -- Twenty-five year-old kickboxer Yasuhiro Kido rose from relative unknown to Japan Champion tonight ...

HI FUCKERS!!! OMG WHAT A FUCKING WEEKEND!!! IM SO EXCITED, IM HEADING OUT TO AZ FOR SUPERBOWL!!! MY FIRST FOOTBALL GAME AND I...

Hi there Instead of an article on the event, everyone knows the results etc, I present to you dear OTM reader, a collecti...

The entire Pro Division are now online! Full results (and names added to the video) soon! Rick Migliarese vs Roger Carr...

Another great weekend in Charlotte North Carolina as the first big grappling event of 2008, the Bud Cup has been completed! ...

Las Vegas, Nevada – Among the commotion of over 150,000 raging computer nerds flocking to Sin City for the international Cons...

If you ever needed to explain to someone what tournament Jiu Jitsu is about, a local North Carolina program produced the perf...

OSAKA, December 31, 2007 -- Veteran Japanese fighter Kazushi Sakuraba, 36, beat Masakatsu Funaki in the Main Event tonight at...

I had a chance to sit down with Andy Grahn of Minnesota Martial Arts Academy, home of Sean Sherk and Brock Lesnar, to discuss...

Southern California Pankration Dual Team Champonships Sunday Dec. 16, 2007 Laguna Hills High School 25401 Paseo De Valenci...

OTM was live at HDNet Fights – Reckless Abandon on Saturday, December 15th at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas a...

Jason Miller vs. Tim Kennedy (Middleweight Bout) -Jason 'MayheM' Miller is one of the most popular fighters in MMA due in ...

This coming Saturday the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation will take a firm step forward in its development by hol...

YOKOHAMA, December 8, 2007 -- Semmy Schilt of Holland turned aside all challengers tonight to win the K-1 World Grand Prix 07...

TOKYO, December 7, 2007 -- On a cool and sunny afternoon, from high atop an outdoor stage in Tokyo's seaside Odaiba, the eigh...

Since MMA began to grow in Canada, different organizations came and went, and there was no real way directly into the big lea...

TOKYO, December 3, 2007 -- The worldwide preliminary, regional and elimination tournaments are all done -- and now the world'...

Ontario, California- The third Installment of Fatal Femmes Fighting proved to be a night of vicious vixens coming out to show...

ADCC Italy opens the new season with a great Submission Fighting international open: the tournement organized this year in th...

Keep checking back, as we're reporting live from the HP Pavillion in San Jose, CA right now! Sorry for the delay...living ...

Nick Diaz vs. K.J. Noons (Lightweight Championship Bout) Nick Diaz's last fight against Mike Aina in September was conside...

Horodecki Edges Palaszewski In Lightweight Showdown; Four Title Matchups Set HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill, November 3, 2007 – Vlad...

SEOUL, October 28, 2007 -- Yoshihiro Akiyama spoiled Denis Kang's HERO'S debut with a KO victory tonight at the HERO'S Korea ...

AMAZONAS, Brazil (October 13th) -- When we reported last time that Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza had no more local opponen...

RZA takes the belt in 8-man tournament, but the real winners are the schools for which the event raised $10,000 in scholarshi...

Las Vegas, Nevada – On Saturday, September 29, 2007, World Grappling Games hosted the first annual "Quest for the Best&q...

Decisions are not welcome: Gladiators Combat Arena in Brazil RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Sep. 24th - The inaugural edition...

Santa Monica, California. Oct. 6—The Total Fighting Alliance returned to the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium for its eighth ins...

On Saturday October 6th the stage was set for the Cage Combat Fighting Championships at the San Mateo Fairgrounds. The event ...

With the long summer over and with everyone back training, the Southern Open was the first major tournament of the Autumn in ...

This past weekend in Toronto Ontario, the Bravado Jiu-jitsu academy (bravadojj.com) hosted its annual grappling tournament. T...

TOKYO, October 3, 2007 -- Shoot boxer Andy Souwer turned aside three challengers to win the K-1 World Max '07 Final tonight a...

My phone has been ringing off the hook all day here at the fight shop; everybody wants to know how was the mansion! The place...

SEOUL, September 29, 2007 -- The Europeans fared well as always, big Hong-Man Choi squeaked out a controversial win, and Japa...

With the emergence of BJJ to North American, there has been many grappling tournaments all over the continent. Some have rule...

OTM reports from The Pearl located at The Palms Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada with live play-by-play of UFC Fight Nig...

YOKOHAMA, September 17, 2007 -- JZ Calvan prevailed in two fights tonight to defend his Belt in the Hero's Middleweight World...

Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for the latest EliteXC event, which features a unified card promoted by one time rivals Icon ...

U.S. sweeps nine gold medals at Grappling World Championships in Antalya, Turkey, Sept. 9 ANTALYA, TURKEY - The Unite...

Professional Jiu Jitsu, from Brazil OTM just got in these great PROFESSIONAL Black belt matches from Brazil. On four DVDs,...

The wait is over! The 2007 BJJ World Championships episode of The FightWorks Podcast is here! In this overdue episode we’ll h...

Black Belt Division Here we are, the best of the best in the gi will be crowned in the gi division. Let’s get right into ...

The Mundials. The big dance. If you love Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition this is the tournament to look forward to. For th...

The Brazilian jiu-jitsu world championships are less than a week away! Are you excited yet? Don’t tell me you thought the onl...

Fight Fans were treated to a heart pounding display of caged combat at Invincible 4: It’s all about the action on July 21, 2...

World Grand Prix tournaments are the pinnacle and most celebrated contests in any combat sport, whether it's kickboxing, boxi...

Longtime readers of OntheMat.com will no doubt recall that I have great affinity for the Southern United States, and in parti...

On Sunday, August 5, 2007 – OTM was present at "The Joint" inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Neva...

HONG KONG, August 5, 2007 -- Yasuke Fujimoto took a circuitous route but arrived victorious tonight at the K-1 Asia World Gra...

We've lined up four sample videos from four of our latest offering at the OTM Store. Available online or in the OTM Fight Sho...

We've lined up four sample videos from four of our latest offering at the OTM Store. Available online or in the OTM Fight Sho...

Another busy weekend for the Fighting Photographer! Back in the thick of it now guys, now I have graduated, I’m free to bu...

People may not realize that my first BJJ tournament was at Chris Smith's Tiger Martial Arts way back in 1997. Fast forward ...

We've lined up four sample videos from four of our latest offering at the OTM Store. Available online or in the OTM Fight Sh...

The ADCC UK Nationals turned out to be one of those events that came through adversity to be put on. With medals being delaye...

After the success of their first Ne Waza event earlier this year, Jim Mc Sherry and the UMA hosted their second competition o...

On Saturday July 14, 2007, one of MMA's premier global organizations, bodogFIGHT, made its first foray into the United States...

YOKOHAMA, July 16, 2007 -- Maybe Hero's should be renamed "Heróis", in Portuguese, because the boys from Brazil own...

There was high Tension at the Fatal Femmes Championship Press on Friday July, 13, 2007 as 14 eager women meet to weigh both t...

Canadian Corner:2007 ONTARIO GRAPPLING GRAND PRIX - FINAL RESULTS Congratulations to all competitors that took part in th...

Fight Girls Episode One At last women are slowly but surely being welcomed into the Main stream Fight community. Fight Gir...

TOKYO, June 28, 2007 -- Masato won in the Main Event and the three other World Max Grand Champions also came through in convi...

Held at the sold-out Amsterdam Arena, the 18-bout extravaganza featured a Super Heavyweight Title match, a trio of Superfight...

On the weekend of June 9-10 in Las Vegas, Nevada, we got to witness the start of something special in the grappling world. Fo...

SYNERGY JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP - RESULTS This past Saturday June 16, 2007, was the 1st Synergy Jiu-Jitsu Championship. We...

In the first episode of the double header we’ll pick up where we left off, in the locker room of Manny Gamburyan after his vi...

On Sunday June 3, 2007 in Fountain Valley, CA the 4th Pan American of Submission Grappling took place just on the outskirts o...

Two fights this week as Nate Diaz takes on Cory Hill and Matt Wiman meets Manny Ganburyan in the last quarter-final! With...

LOS ANGELES, June 2, 2007 -- Brock Lesnar and Royce Gracie came out best in their main event matches, but the real winners at...

Once again, the fighters recap last week’s action, as Joe Lauzon defeats Cole Miller to advance to the semifinals. As you re...

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Author's Notes: Brittney has analyzed the fights and laid down the gauntlet for the OTM readers once again. Whoever has more ...

This week we begin the Quarter-finals of the Ultimate Fighter. To begin the show Dana White brings BJ and Jens into his of...

Without doubt, the highlight of the BJJ Calendar in the UK is the annual Gracie Invitational tournament organised by the Euro...

This week on The FightWorks Podcast we welcome a new personality to our family, Chicago correspondent Luis. Not-so-coincident...

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On Saturday, May 12, 2007, OTM reports from “The Joint” inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in steaming hot Las Vegas for t...

Recap of the non fight from last week. This means that we get two fights this week! Yeah! The first match up is Brian Ge...

As you can see from the last two posts on The FightWorks Podcast, co-host of The FightWorks Podcast Dan and I travelled to Ne...

Two unusual things before this episode even begins. First of all, in the last weeks previews, they already announced that Co...

HONOLULU, April 28, 2007 -- Hard-hitting American Samoan fighter Mighty Mo turned aside three challengers en route to the tou...

This week on the Ultimate Fighter, Sting takes out Kurt Angle with a baseball bat. Wait a second, my Tivo must have started ...

This week’s episode of the Ultimate Fighter Season 5 may go down in infamy in both MMA and reality television. Don’t say you...

In Ontario Canada we have a circuit created for the grapplers here. There are selected tournaments which award points for eac...

Episode begins (as per the norm) with recaps and reaction of last weeks fight between Corey Hill and Allen “Monstah” Berube. ...

Editors note: With the plethora of MMA coming to TV these days, we here at OTM are going to try our best to recap and review...

YOKOHAMA, April 4, 2007 -- Masato and Andy Souwer rose to the occasion and dispatched their opponents tonight at the K-1 Worl...

This was the first event organised by Jim Mc Sherry of the UMA (United Martial Alliance) and consisted of both junior and sen...

The road to the ADCC World Championships in Trenton, New Jersey this May is almost complete, with only the Japanese Trials re...

This week cohost Dan and I bring Brian Cimins on the show to discuss the 2007 Abu Dhabi Combat Clubs (ADCC) World Championshi...

On March 24, 2007 OntheMat.com reports from "The Joint" inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevad...

A packed show today on The FightWorks Podcast after a very busy week in the combat sports. It’s probably easiest to list our ...

The Hackney Empire theatre in London’s East End is no stranger to hosting the leading lights of the stage and screen, Charlie...

NAGOYA, March 12, 2007 -- Middleweight Japanese mixed martial arts sensation Hideo Tokoro confirmed his status as an elite He...

So I've been Tivo'ing (is that a verb?) the Bodog Fight on Ion TV. I'm actually really enjoying the show so far, the matches...

With a star-studded card featuring established and up-and-coming fighters alike, the event kicked off K-1's15th season with t...

The main event between Colorado native Duane “Bang” Ludwig and Japanese Pancrase fighter Shinya Kumazawa was more of a showca...

As many of you know from either reading OTM or knowing my personally, I am the king of last second travel. Not so much becau...

(SOUTHAVEN, MS) February 11, 2007 – In the historic first EliteXC MMA event ever shown live on premium television, Renzo Grac...

Budweiser World Championships Charlotte, North Carolina January 20-21st There are many reasons why I like the Budweiser ...

Team Lagarto Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Interclub at West View Leisure Centre, Preston - Sunday 14th January, 2007 Over twenty fi...

TOKYO, February 5, 2007 -- Appearing in his K-1 debut, Murat Direkci needed just 87 seconds to defeat former World Max Champi...

Over 800 competitors representing 18 different countries made for a memorable European Jiu Jitsu Championship. Partial Res...

Tournament director Ryan Gregg of World Grappling Games along with Scotty Nelson of OnTheMat.com and their staff worked tirel...

The event is organized by Oscar Camorra (Camorra Tenis) and sponsored by Gramcell (Telemig Mobile Affiliated); and had specia...

Braulio Estima takes black belt absolute title. Action packed Black Belt absolute highlight day of white, blue and purple ...

On January 20, 2007, there was a new chapter written in the history of World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC). Zuffa Incorporated, ...

Under 160 pro division: Fernando Salvador vs Kevin Albertini (ATT) Fernando pulls guard, and seems to turn his back, goin...

Celebrated former five-time world champion and MMA pioneer Frank Shamrock and world renowned, revenge-minded Brazilian Jiujit...

Slovenia shook at the December 17th’s night when Jungle FC boarded its seventh edition in this old continent’s country. For t...

Minotauro Fights 5, undefeated fighters kept their resume intact. For the first time the Minotauro Fights was held outside...

In the last MMA event held in Rio de Janeiro a mix of muay thai matches plus two MMA fights finished the scene through Festiv...

Randy Counture and Matt Lindland once again produce an incredible SportFight show at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Orego...

On Saturday night UFC 66 came to the MGM Hotel in Las Vegas. It was the much awaited rematch of between Tito Ortiz and Chuck...

OSAKA, December 31, 2006 -- Yoshihiro Akiyama defeated Kazushi Sakuraba in the Main Event, Hideo Tokoro upset mixed martial a...

The contest was a hit, as our resident MMA guru Brittney Skye broke down each fight with her picks, allowing anyone who made ...

There is a new Grappling organization set to debut in the United States in 2007 with a familiar name. Tournament promoter An...

RIO DE JANEIRO, RJ, Dec. 3rd - In more one display of innovation at its show the staff of Cyclone Submission showcased for th...

The Nova União Academy located in South Zone of Rio de Janeiro was the stage for the return of SHOOTO Brazil (edition #10) un...

TOKYO, December 2, 2006 -- Seidokaikan karate fighter Semmy Schilt dispatched three challengers at the Tokyo Dome tonight en ...

Today we're going to focus on The Professional Submission League's X-Mission, which took place on Saturday in Culver City, Lo...

On this night the UFC sold out the Arco Arena in Sacramento Ca. It was the much awaited match up between Matt Hughes and Geor...

Great event from the sold out Culver City Veterans Memorial Center! Pictures coming soon! Check out www.ProSubLeague.com ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, October 25th - the fourth fight-event held inside the night club Castello das Pedras didn't have the theme of...

Sunday, October 22th- at the Hebraica Gymnasium in Rio de Janeiro the best grapplers met each other in 2006 edition of the cl...

On Saturday night MMA fighting came to San Clemente California for the first time ever. The No Limits gym held a heavy weight...

On November 3rd the TFA, returned to the Los Angeles area with one of its best shows yet. OTM was on hand to help sponsor the...

The final pieces of the puzzle are coming together for The Professional Submission League's second event, X-Mission. On Novem...

In a day of standout performances on the mat, one performance definitely stood out: That of OTM's own Paul Schriener. The Te...

11th edition of the prestigious BJJ tournament in Santa Cruz runs typcally well despite an atypically late start. White Be...

Saturday night was a historical day in MMA fighting as Pride FC came to America for the first time. Pride brought many of its...

Longtime readers of OTM will know that I've always had a certain fondness for the Southeastern portion of the United States. ...

On Saturday night UFC 64 returned to their favorite place in Las Vegas the Mandalay Bay Casino to bring us two championship b...

Barueri, Sao Paulo- Two 8 man tournaments, one night: with this fight's ingredients the Super Challenge became so far the mos...

YOKOHAMA, October 9, 2006 -- J.Z. Calvan of Brazil and Yoshihiro Akiyama of Japan emerged victorious tonight in the Hero's Mi...

Fighters from Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad, Japan and Korea all fell by the way, and, but for a lone Brazilian, it was al...

TOKYO, October 2, 2006 -- The K-1 '06 World Grand Prix final eight were determined at the Osaka Elimination tournament last S...

On a cool evening in southern California fans were treated to a night of MMA fighting as UFC 63 came back to the Arrowhead Po...

Big MMA Weekend with UFC 63 Hughes vs Penn and IFL featuring Renzo Gracie vs Pat Miletech FightWorks Podcast Interviews Ga...

On September 9, 2006 the American Grappling Games (www.AmericanGrapplingGames.com), promoted by tournament director Dave John...

Andy Souwer, Albert Kraus and Buakaw Por Pramuk all won their bouts tonight at the at K-1 World Max Champions' Challenge. Now...

August 27th, Rio de Janeiro - Looking to the mats for this edition of International Master&Seniors held in the traditiona...

On August 26, the UFC once again returned to Mandalay Bay to bring us UFC 62. The much awaited rematch of Forrest Griffin an...

BUSHIDO SURVIVAL 2006 2ND ROUND Sunday, August 27, 2006 Saitama Superarena, Saitama, Japan FSN Premiere Time: 7:00 p...

Tuned to the name of this event, you should ask yourself- "-Is Luta-Livre still alive?" Well, this question can't b...

On a cool August evening fight fans were treated to the Total Fighting Alliance fights in Hollywood Ca. The evening was full ...

The IGJJF this weekend attracted around 600 competitors. This was well over double any of the previous tournaments. This ca...

WEC 22: Hot August Fights From Lemoore Robert "Bullet" Breslin vs Andrew "Mickey" Martinez Figh...

The two day event first day being the OTM Championships of BJJ and the second the US Open of Submission Grappling were actual...

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Wednesday night, 9:00pm: with a small delay to start the first MMA show after the marathon of World Championships of BJJ in...

Matt Lindland and Randy Couture brought SportFight 17 back to Portland, Oregon for another exciting night of fights for the t...

TOKYO, August 5, 2006 -- Kazushi Sakubara mounted a tremendous comeback to win his Light Heavyweight bout and Defending K-1 W...

Sunday, July 30- a cold and raining day turned the beautiful environment of Rio de Janeiro's city to a gray one in that morni...

SAPPORO, July 30, 2006-- Brazilian Kyokushin Karate fighter Glaube Feitosa used his fists to score a late down and vanquish S...

SAPPORO, July 29, 2006-- It is a hot summer in Japan. In the country's northernmost metropolis, Sapporo, residents are crowdi...

Gumby: While I love doing my pre show write ups, it's often a daunting task, particularly with the Mundials which has a lot ...

On July 22, the much anticipated return of WFA came to be at the Forum in Inglewood. The WFA had several hurdles to overcome ...

Black Belt Results Rooster Weight: Felipe Costa (Brasa) x Samuel Braga Felipe Costa by pts 4 x 2 Super-feather: Rico...

The WFA returns this weekend in a big way to the Los Angeles Forum! Headlining the event will be Quentin "Rampage"...

With a lackluster line-up Rio MMA Challenger 2 took place at West Show night-club and tried to please the crowd by a few up ...

A Look Back: Copa Castelo das Pedras de Muay Thai 2 – MMA experts meet Muay Thai fighters! Rio de Janeiro, ...

You can make a strong argument that one of the strongest areas for BJJ and MMA would be Northern California, which hosts a mu...

The fourth edition of the Ontario Submission Wrestling Invitational took place last night in Etobicoke Ontario. The audience ...

Waiting backstage for the fights to begin. Check back at about 6:30 for the first fight! Sean Bassett vs. Chris Amarante...

Gold Fighters Championship - New MMA concept in Brazil How would the land of MMA (Brazil) compare with the ...

555 Challenge Quick Results The first edition of the 555 Challenge took place yesterday at the Pan Americans of Submission...

On Sunday April 23, 2006 the second “Best of the West” no-gi submission grappling championships took place. Thousands of spec...

What is the 555 Challenge? The 555 Challenge is a team challenge competition in which teams of three competitors who have ...

LA Sub X Quick Report The first Professional Submission League event, the LA Sub X took place last night and definitely li...

LA Sub X Preview Rico Chiparelli’s Professional Submission League hosts its inaugural event tonight, LA Sub X. Ticket...

Bento Golcalves, May 6th- A real display of MMA - where the muay thai was the main ingredient – packed the action in the firs...

The 2006 CALIFORNIA PANKRATION CHAMPIONSHIPS were held May 7th at Santa Ana College. 149 Competitors of all ages, sizes and a...

The Professional Submission League is proud to present the L.A. SUB-X. This is a professional Submission Grappling Tournament...

Idealized by the new MMA promoters - Allan Mello and Eduardo Placido - in west-side of Rio de Janeiro's city; the first editi...

Best of the West Really quick Results! 20 minute Superight Ryron GRacie over Rick Macauley by RNC at 19:08 Very comp...

On Sunday April 23rd, OntheMat in conjunction with World Grappling Games are presenting the Best of the West Submission Grapp...

Rumble on the Rock 9 Brings First Welterweight World Championship to Honolulu on April 21st Posted by RWE Staff Event wil...

With the Pan American Games 2007 in Brazil approaching, the CBLA (Confederation of Fights) in partnership with Leandro Ribeir...

Great day of action in beautiful San Celemente for the tournament of pros. Dan Darrow and Randy Bloom worked hard and pulled...

On Saturday April 15th, at 12:30 PM, Randy Bloom will be promoting his 1st Tournament of Pros Grappling Event. This will be a...

On Sunday April 23rd, OntheMat in conjunction with World Grappling Games are presenting the Best of the West Submission Grapp...

Pan Ams Sunday Results Well, apparently i didn't resolve my registration problem in time (didn't show up to the event unti...

The Pan Americans are this weekend! The largest Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Tournament in the United States is once again coming t...

The U.S. Armed Forces Pankration Invitational was held at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton on March 19th. Pankration Compe...

Grappler's Quest West Play by Play Results (Not quite live to you, but typed matside). Time is approximately 1:30 PST G...

It is impossible to visit Guarapari and not want to stay there for only two days. I took a trip there early 2006 to cover the...

WEC Results and Write up Fight 1 Kenny Ento over Jimmy Dexter Fight 2 Jake O' Brien over Jay White Fight 3 ...

1st Match- Missed it, trying to find out results. They are NOT going in order from the paper. 2nd match on right now, An...

Brett Moses's Full throttle 6 was a big night for Alliance MMA! As always the team was well represented with returning MMA v...

The SF Bay Area has a rich tradition in Martial Arts of all kinds, and in the last decade or so has really become well known ...

Hey guys - Here's a link to pics from Javier Vasquez's tournament, held on Feb. 4th. The tournament was held at the Sh...

No Limits Submission Tournament • January 21, 2006 • No Limits Gym, Irvine, CA • www.nolimitsfsg.com Here's the top 3 in...

US Open Report The first day went smoothly as always at Claudio Franca's US Open. A ton of White Belts began the day's ac...

All Images By LEVY RIBEIRO(cortesy) A DEEP LOOK-BACK AT THE MMA AMAZON FOREST ACTION IN LAST NOV. 26TH Review - Jungle ...

America F.C. Gymnasium at December 11th. Well-booked super-fights, 6 tournaments, and the absolute 8-man tournament were...

First time in Europe K-1 Fighting Network HERO'S in Lithuania!!! November 26th of 2005 is date to be seen by...

Copa Stone began its submission promotion return after 3 years of total absence to the Colegio Lemos Cunha Gymnasium at the d...

The OTM crew headed up to Portland for the latest World Grappling Games event! Promoter Ryan Gregg in conjunction with Tom...

The very first Grappler's Quest West saw the emergence of Marc Laimon as the champion, defeating archrival Dean Lister. Subs...

The Ultimate Man’s Weekend is a Sports and Fitness extravaganza which seeks to bring together a variety of events and compe...

While the Music City Championships in Nashville have become something of a Southeastern tradition, this being the fourth iter...

The Rickson Gracie Budo Challenge: A Look Forward: At the rules meeting Tuesday night Rickson Gracie stated that the Budo...

The event was a watershed event as for the first time in our short history, representation from every major team in southeast...

Two classic MMA DVDS available for the first time at the OntheMat online store! http://onthemat.com/xcart/customer ...

SouthWest Submission Grappling Challenge Okahoma City, OK August 20th, 2005 After years of seeing Raphael Lovato Jr. com...

Copa RipDorey de Submission 2005 August 14th - 2005 at Botafogo F&R Gymnasium, Rio deJaneiro - BRAZIL When I ...

This past weekend September 3rd and 4 had some great events for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the Philadelphia areas. The Soul Cup S...

120 competitors in 21 divisions participated in the 4th Annual California Pankration Championships. Fighters came from Nevada...

I've lost count on how many tournaments we've been to in Nashville over the years. As you readers have probably figured out ...

Coca Cola's World Cup explodes with Marcelo Garcia in action! No one knew he was going to fight, I even asked him the ear...

The Mundial brackets are up here: http://www.cbjj.com.br/cgi-bin/Montachaves.asp Discuss the Mundials here! http://w...

The Copa do Mundo (World Cup of Jiu Jitsu) showcased some exciting matches, thanks in part to a cash prize for the winners of...

Have you checked the OntheMat.com Calendar lately? http://onthemat.com/calendar.php It's the most comprehensive listing...

Gracie Barra Manchester Invitational BJJ Competition - testing the waters. With a veritable scarcity of BJJ competitions i...

COPA ATLANTICA Don't miss the most exciting Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Judo and Ground Fighting Tournament in the World today â...

Now only 14.95! From Atlanta Georgia, Cagefighter Championships brings you Hard-Hitting Cage Fighting Action equal to that...

The 4th annual United Gracie tournament took place in the usual at San Francisco State University location. Promoters Charle...

(Editor's note Once again, going back to the vault and finally getting around to uploading some more video, this time from Fe...

Editor’s Note: Alright, a little explanation on why this report is so late. Having being horrendously backed up as it was...

SHOOTO "Poolhouse Punishment" 2005 16th Aprill 2005 by MMAVantaa & Pancrase Tikkurila Referees: Marko Leiste...

It's hard to believe that a year has passed since the highly successful SENI 04 weekend and that once again the UK's martial ...

Jimmy Smith vs. Jamie Walsh These two started off standing up for a little while, trying to feel each other out, both try...

Best of the West Quick Report Nearly 400 competitors came to Redondo Beach for the Best of the West Submission Grappling T...

OPEN OF GRAPPLING OF PARIS-TROPHEE BALISTIC The 6th the Open edition International one of Grappling of Paris took place ...

HONOLULU, HAWAI'I -- April 17, 2005 The Rumble on the Rock is back! Hawai'i's largest and most popular Mixed Martial Arts (...

Here are the results: Results from the No Limits Tournament, Irvine, CA, April 9-10, 2005 Saturday - Adult Beginners &a...

All Adult Advanced division winners recieve a case of SAMBAZON ACAI, ROCKSTAR Energy Drink, DVD's, Da Hui Clothing and a $200...

BUSHIDO VOLUME 6 will take place from the Yokohama Arena in Japan and is scheduled to debut on North American pay per view v...

The Pan Ams this year had a phenomenal group of athletes in every belt rank, including Jeff Glover, Bill Cooper; Mike Fowler,...

The 12th of March saw a sold out venue at Helsingin Urheilutalo where the second edition of “The Cage� was arranged. T...

VIII Copa Pacifica BJJ Tournament News – BLACK BELT & TEAM RESULTS!!! The VIII Annual Copa Pacifica BJJ Tournament w...

The overdue RATED North American Circuit launched this year with extensive work put in by Grapplers Quest, WGG, Onthemat.com...

How to survive the The Arnold Schwarzenegger Gracie World Submission Championships Event thought the Arnolds is run like a...

Mandalay Bay hotel and casino was the setting for UFC 51 which in my personal opinion is one of the best places to hold an ev...

Time for some genuine southern hospitality, courtesy JJ and Carol of Caca Grossa as I traveled to Atlanta for the first time ...

Grapplers Quest, "The Greatest Grappling Show on Earth", returns to Elizabeth, New Jersey's REXPLEX, a 200,000 Squ...

Two new videos at OntheMat! The Golden Cup is hosted by the CBJJO . The first edition occurred in Rio in april of 2004 an...

The NE Grappling Challenge III being held this Saturday, February 12th presented by Ryan Ciotoli and Joseph Cunliffe is hosti...

With nine events under their collective belts, Claudio Franca and friends US Open of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is one of the longes...

ROTR I had the best time in Hawaii at Rumble on the Rock. It was my first time there and I was really looking forward to th...

Over 400 competitors compete for BJJ glory at Peter Blackwell’s Scandinavian Open Jiu Jitsu tournament in Malmo, Sweden! ...

Interview with Joe Hurst of the Budweiser World Cup. On the eve of the third event in the Budweiser World Jiu Jitsu Champi...

The West Coast Jiu Jitsu Championships is the new circuit for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from the promoters and organizers of the Un...

On Sunday December 5th, the third installment of OTM reporter BALEIA's Canadian event, the Ontario Submission Wrestling Invit...

The Warrior Challenge Pankration Championships were held on November 20 at Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton. Here are som...

Hawaii is awesome. It has been raining too much here and there has not been much surf. But, we are heading back to the north...

February 2005 California's best jiu jitsu and submission wrestling will return. WGG was the premier grappling event in Calif...

Event promises to be the largest Mixed Martial Arts event ever held in U.S. HONOLULU, HAWAII--Let’s get ready to rumble...

Innovation at each edition, this is the rule inside this Submission event. This time the new way of the middleweight tourname...

The Most talked about fight on the Internet Ever..... If you were a MMA fan and had access on the internet you know the hy...

GRACIE vs. LAIMON on Same Day WEB Pay-Per-View We are extremely proud to announce, for the first time ever, a same day w...

It was the changing of the guard so to speak. On this trip to Nashville I only managed to go to Hooters once (well, it was t...

The Second IGJJF Open A few minor changes, a few major changes, and the Second International Gracie Jiu Jitsu Federation...

FINALLY!!!! What is that? Well, finally I can leave a BJJ tournament where 90% of the matches were real or happened. Lately t...

The finnish media covered the event in a positive atmosphere, with one of the leading papers, Ilta-Sanomat publishing a  rep...

With a record of three defeats in his last three fights, Marcelo 'Uriapuru' Azevedo(Gracie Barra-BH). Was definitely not a fa...

Once per year Brian Cimins of Grappler's Quest bring the Copa Atlantica tournament to the East Coast, a prestigious Brazilian...

Sportfight's "The BATTLEGROUND"� was in Reno Thursday Sept 23rd if you missed it don't miss their next event "...

As always on my trips to the East Coast, I took the opportunity to do a little sightseeing beforehand. My good friend David ...

Over all we had a 33% increase in the number of competitors. The spectators were down by half due to the hurricane Ivan. T...

I had agreed to meet Scotty at his door 10 minutes ago, but I was only a couple blocks away, which is early when you take &qu...

When I finally got to the weigh ins, held in a restaurant in downtown Vernon, British Columbia (which is several hours away f...

It’s been awhile since I’ve personally been back in Lemoore. However when I saw the initial line up of bouts, which incl...

At the event, new "freestyle sambo" rules were launched with the intention of appealing to a wider diversity of gra...

XXX-Treme Impact is an up and coming promotion which stages events across the border in Tijuana. This event boasted a high le...

The World Grappling Games has evolved into a full blown tournament circuit (now planning on holding matches all over the Uni...

The World Grappling Games began in Southern California as a series of tournament sponsored by Jean Jacques Machado (OntheMat ...

On August 9th 2003 World Exterme Championships 7 took place at the in Lemoore,Ca.The venue appeard to be sold out or close t...

I was a little worried when I talked to Charles Gracie about the third annual United Gracie Jiu Jitsu championships just week...

Days turned into weeks, weeks turned into months, months turned into years. Well actually only 2 years. 2 years waiting for a...

Well, I have to start off with an apology for the lack of pictures. Being the not so bright individual I can be at times, and...

'Expect an early fourth of July, there's going to be a lot of fireworks!' said Din Thomas at the pre-fight press conference ...

You have to go see UCF 32 before the UFC blows up, because it is going to blow up big soon. Right now you can get in on all t...

UFC legend Dan Severn headlined a revised card at Ultimate Combat to finish off one of the busiest weekends in UK MMA history...

Ultimately, this card is going to be remembered for what happened outside of the ring as opposed to the show that occurred in...

What happens when you have a bunch of NHB fighters throw a grappling tournament? Surprisingly enough, you get a fairly sm...

Scotts Valley CA, "No tournament too small" should be our motto around here at OntheMat, and while that's certa...

Don't mess with Texas! Don't mess with Texas! It says it everywhere you go in Texas bumper stickers, billboards and even in t...

The SportFighting MMA Championships I: Bragging Rights was held Saturday, November 9th, 2002 and featured some of the most ...

SJ da Barra Submission Wrestling 3. March 12th and 13th in Sao Joao da Barra Gymnasium Simply put, Marcelo Garcia is the ...

This event took place this summer in Nitaroy a suburb of Rio over a huge bridge. It was a sweltering hot and rainy day you ca...

Back to Las Vegas for OntheMat, and as any visitor to Vegas will tell you, sometimes fortune will smile upon you and sometime...

SHOOTO Brazil 3 "Welcome To Hell" Place: Tio Sam Gymnasium in Niteroi - Rio de Janeiro Date: November 23th ...

As I was flying into Hawaii, looking out the window of the plane all I could think about was Rumble on the Rock. I knew the f...

The state championships are always one of my favorite events it comes up about a month before the Worlds. This tournament is ...

Alright, so after we were finished with Grappler's Quest that day, attending Ring of Combat was something of an after though...

The fourth Annual Relson Gracie U.S. Nationals proved to be another very successful event lead by the tournament director Joh...

The Liga Profissionalde de Jiu-Jitsu or The Professional League of Jiu-Jitsu is an annual event put together by Fabio Grugel....

The Pro Ams was a really great event. I know it was about a year ago and we are laggers for not getting this footage up, but ...

8:00pm, Sunday, 7-28-2002 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Pancrase 2002 Spirit Tour Ringside Results 3 times middleweigh...

PANCRASE AMERICA 1ST USA Tour National Submission Wrestling Championships & Old Timers National Collegiate Wrest...

Off to Santa Barbara we go to the very first Pan Am's out here on the West Coast since the first one! I was so excited not o...

Carlos Gracie Jr., The President of the Confederacao Brasileira de Jiu-Jitsu presents the Pan Americans every year. This year...

Brian "the Fury" Johnston is a fighter who made a name for himself in the early Ultimate Fighting Championships an...

December 17th, 1998 was a day many of us were glued to the Internet waiting for results. It was a historic day in Jiu Jitsu. ...

The first ever Ontario Submission Wrestling Invitational took place in Hamilton, Ontario Canada Saturday December 2003! The ...

I probably should have looked at my itinerary a bit more closely because I left California at 9:30 AM and four connecting fl...

BJJ competitions are pretty thin on the ground this year, so when Peter Irving announced their first BJJ event, attendance wa...

September 21, 2002 - The NAGA hosted its 3rd annual Hawaii State Grappling Championship. The event boasted over 160 submissio...

December 8, 2001, Miami, Florida- Submission Fighters from Florida and many other states such as Virginia, Massachusetts, Co...

Another tournament in Nashville, and loyal readers to OntheMat know what that means! Why yes, it’s time for another half d...

Nashville Tennessee is named the Music City because the arguably the most important building in country music, the Gran Ole O...

It's been several months since we've last visited Nashville and the Grappling scene out on in the South Eastern United States...

I got to hang out with NFL cheerleaders, and you didn’t. There’s just no way of telling that story without coming off...

In 1997 we saw a new generation of fighters come on the scene to test their skills against the days top fighters. Every fight...

This was the very first World Championships of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The tapes were orginally produced by Master Oswaldo Paque...

Man, every match on this tape is star studed and there are 14 fightes on it. Mundail best of the best and by invite only. Not...

Here you will find a few great matches from the World Championships of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. This event is hosted every year i...

Cleaning off the hard drive, shuffling files I cam across this footage that was either buried or not linked up on the site. ...

When I left my home in California Friday morning it was about 70 degrees. When I got to Minnesota later that night, it was ab...

Didn't make it to this event but the tape was cool. Thought I would share acouple of fights with ya. These are the full fight...

Friday & Saturday May 7th-8th 2004 was "Physical Fitness & Sports Day" for The Pittsburgh area. Thousands o...

1: Dave Rivas x Bobby "The Pit bull" Gamboa Gamboa: Unanimous Decision Round 3 Dave tried to get this to the ma...

King of the Cage is a promotion that seems to be getting better and better, and for their second PPV event they loaded the de...

While most consider the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pride Fighting to be the absolute of the Mixed Martial Arts events...

Reno, Nevada bills itself as “the Biggest Little City in the World�. Reno is kind of the kid brother to Las Vegas, perhap...

Brian Schwartz vs. Shannon Ritch: Super Middleweight, Full-Contact Rules This was a severe contrast of striking expertise...

The brainchild of Japanese martial arts master Kazuyoshi Ishii, K-1, a fighting circuit designed to gather fighters from all ...

IronHeart Promotions, under the guidance and vision of owner Mr. Ray Thompson and his associate Mr. Tommy Seigler, has succe...

Exactly how the first IGJJF tournament would go was anyone’s guess. Rorion had held inter-academy tournaments using similar...

Thursday, December 19th, it was time for Brazilian MMA action through Heat FC 2 -'Evolution'. Rumors of a premature end and t...

"Frank Trigg is the worst referee ever in the history of refereeing." Actually Frank is a good referee, but he seem...

I've never been to Detroit before excepting the airport, however seeing the work that promoter Sean Bansfield had taken care...

A few years ago I was sitting in the press section during a UFC and met a fellow by the name of Jim Burman. Jim is from Engla...

Cesar Gracie held his second annual Gracie Open Tournament on September 24, 2000. It is a great Northern California tournamen...

Grapplers Quest World Championships 2003 After three weeks of rain in Rio de Janeiro I had had it and decided to head for...

What would an OntheMat road trip to the East Coast be without a bit of misadventure? Well, those seeking to follow in our foo...

612 competitors attending a grappling event was incredible enough. The fact that the tournament started, and ended on time wa...

The distance between Mountain View and Las Vegas is 542 miles. Why I agreed to travel that distance in Cameron's 68 Dodge Dar...

Some people said Briann Cimins wouldn't pull the Grappler's Quest Las Vegas event off on time. Weighing in all the competitor...

The Grapplers Quest U.S. Nationals Event on May 22, 2004 in Bayonne, New Jersey featured some of the best submission grappler...

Brian's got running a tournament down to such an exact science at this point one almost takes it for granted. (So honestly, I...

This particular Onthemat.com road trip had us heading out a bit further East than we're used to, but when you're worldwide bi...

It was a cold wet night in the middle of nowhere, not only was it so dark that headlights didn’t do much good but with the...

There are two competing organizations in Brazil now based out of Rio that are running tournaments CBJJ & FBJJO. One is th...

In these two series you will see Jose Bencosme, the team captain at San Jose State Judo, and I competing in the East Bay Jud...

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Grappling Classic Concord, North Carolina As far as I’m concerned, the biggest controversy of the ...

Hard to believe, but this is the 7th iteration of Cleber and Lili Luciano’s Copa Pacifica. Even more unbelievable, OntheMat...

Has there really been six Copa Pacifica Tournaments already? OntheMat has been there in some capacity (well before there was...

The Friday night before the Tournament we hung out at Scotty's brother Cade;s party he throws every Friday at Boardners on Ho...

Getting There Getting to Huntington Beach wasn't easy this year. Our car ran out of gas and we broke down on the way. This w...

This was one of the best events I have ever been to in Jiu Jitsu. The excitement of all the matches was awesome. Seven thousa...

Children – 49.9 lbs. and below 1st Place: Jordan Ginor (Tiger Schulman) 2nd Place: Tywan Johnson (Lloyd Irvin) Ch...

The charming Jiu Jitsu event that is held annually in the North of Rio de Janeiro city, took place last May 1st in the Monte ...

I would like to start by expressing my thanks to Mr. Mark Mills and his wife Tonya for inviting me to cover their event. Mar...

CityBoxing is a full-featured gym in San Diego featuring yoga, boxing, kickboxing, and jiu-jitsu and is the home of grappling...

When covering the grappling scene out here in California, one usually refers to either the Los Angeles area, which has the hi...

After eight hours in a bus from Rio to Sao Paulo, just the sight of Sao Paulo was great. Sao Paulo is a huge city with a very...

There are two sides now. The Jiu Jitsu world is making you choose sides. There are now two confederations sacntioning a "...

The future of Mixed Martial Arts meet on November 17th and put on a show to remember. The spectators were treated to Spinning...

Donothing summed it all up when he said,"Campos, I ain't going back to Campos!" Last year at Campos there were some...

Through rain and heat, we drove for five hours to reach this supposedly badass party the rich mayor of Campos was holding for...

OntheMat fans will know that we've been playing careful attention to the Southeast region of the United States for sometime ...

On Thursday the 18th of September all the fighters and reporters going to BSF Vale Tudo met in the Rio airport to head to Rio...

For the first time in its story, CBJJ organized the National Jiu Jitsu tournament before the Mundial. On the prior years, MUN...

The Mundials of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu might be the most prestigious event to win in the Jiu Jitsu world but it is not the tough...

San Shou is a hybird of kickboxing with wrestling throws. Combatants wear boxing floves and attempt to either score a knockou...

I think I speak for everyone when I say that we are fed up with it. Grappling is the love of our lives. We live it everyday. ...

The Amazon! When Master Alves invited me to go I jumped at the chance I had always wanted to go there. Like most ignorant gri...

Well if you have been paying any attention to this event, you noticed something is different than the last two events. The pr...

3rd Interestadual de Submission Minas Gerais, Brazil The boys at Gracie Barra BH put on a hell of an event and over the l...

The third Desafio Black Belt (Black Belt Challenge) was to bring out the top gi fighters in Brazil. Our favorites, Frédson P...

A quick report from Marc Laimon about the event: Gazzy popped her foot with the toe hold, but Grapple Girl ate it and did not...