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Prince of Abu Dhabi receives champions and exalts Jiu-Jitsu

GracieDunlop05042010.jpg by Marcelo Dunlop [May 4, 2010] --   Official publicity photo of the affair. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi and supreme commander of the United Arab Emirates’ armed forces, received the champions of last April 17th’s Abu Dhabi World Pro Jiu-Jitsu Cup with pomp and circumstance. At the event which was also the grounds for the student champions, Sheikh Mohammed exalted the practice of Jiu-Jitsu, declaring that under the lea...
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Carlson Gracie Jr seminar this Saturday in Texas

GracieDunlop04302010.jpg by Marcelo Dunlop [April 30, 2010] -- Son of Grandmaster Carlson and grandson of Grandmaster Carlos Gracie, Carlson Jr will be in San Antonio, Texas, for a special seminar this Saturday May 1st, at Carlson Gracie Texas Academy. The address: NW Military Hwy #114, San Antonio, TX 78213 For greater information, call André Monteiro: (914) 707-0072. Or email him at tmandre@globo.com   Original Article - http://www.graciemag.com/en/2010/04/carlson-gracie-jr-seminar-this-saturd...
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UPDATED - Draculino GB student credited with stopping assault (with Video)

ChronEvans04282010.jpg by Thayer Evans [April 27, 2010] -- Remember when Nassau Bay City Manager Chris Reed was hailed as a hero for chasing down that guy in the Best Buy parking lot a couple weeks ago? Now you can see the video taken from the police patrol car first on the scene. [VIDEO HERE]League City police say that on April 10 Reed, a former police officer who's also a professional mixed martial arts fighter, had been shopping for a dishwasher when he and his teen-age daughter saw a man pushing a woma...
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WEC 48: Jose Aldo dominates Faber and keeps title

GracieOzorio04252010.jpg by Carlos Eduardo Ozorio [April 25, 2010] -- Aldo successfully defended his title. Photo: Josh Hedges This Saturday evening WEC 48 took place in Sacramento, California. The event featured two title bouts as co-main events. Jose Aldo allowed no margin for error and defeated Urijah Faber in defending his featherweight belt, while Ben Henderson submitted Donald Cerrone to keep his lightweight belt. Check out the results and summary of the main bouts: José Aldo dominates Faber For the...
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BJ to Rematch Edgar

GracieOzorio04202010.jpg by Carlos Eduardo Ozorio [April 20, 2010] -- BJ versus Edgar. Photo: Josh Hedges Lyoto Machida defeated Maurício Shogun at UFC 104. The outcome brought about a lot of discussion, and all that was left for the UFC to do was set up another light heavyweight-title showdown, which will take place May 2. A similar story plays out between BJ Penn and Frankie Edgar. The only difference is that, in this case, the lightweight belt did in fact change hands. In a very evenly-matched fight, E...
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Henderson and Mousasi lose at Strikeforce

GracieMag04192010.jpg by Graciemag Newsroom [April 19, 2010] -- Shields and Henderson staredown at weigh-ins. Photo: Esther Lin Strikeforce this Saturday, in Nashville, Tennessee, proved how strong its roster of fighters is. Jake Shields held on to his middleweight belt against the powerful Dan Henderson, who went into the match riding a wave of fanfare from the UFC, principal competitor to the event. Shields suffered a knockdown in the opener, getting the worst of the round. In the rounds that followed,...
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GB Gold Medal Winners at the Pan

GracieBlyth04142010.jpg by Deb Blyth [April 14, 2010] -- The UCI Bren Center was alive with expectation as the 2010 Pan took place across four beautiful Southern California days. Gracie Barra had competitors in every category, but a few athletes stood out in the crowd. In the Juvenile heavyweight division, Magid Hage took home gold and may have created a new Jiu-Jitsu move in the process, “In one of my fights I held my opponent’s collar to pull him in tight so I could pass his guard without leavi...
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Letter from Abu Dhabi V

GracieAtalla04142010.jpg by Luca Atalla [April 14, 2010] -- Renzo stands with Hughes. Photo: Josh Hedges I enter room 436 of Rotana Hotel at around two Saturday morning with neither a camera nor a notepad, not as a reporter, but as a friend. Renzo is stretched out on one of the beds, Cristina by his side. Also in the room are Ralph and Flávia, Sérgio Ignácio, Zé Alfredo, Cora, Ruran and Rilion. I give him a friendly embrace and, almost faint, Renzo mutters: “What a fight, h...
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Draculino GB student credited with stopping assault

HoustonChronEvans04122010.jpg by Thayer Evans [April 12, 2010] -- Nassau Bay City Manager Chris Reed didn't get the dishwasher he was shopping for over the weekend, but he helped police get their man in the Best Buy parking lot. League City police say that Reed, a former police officer who also happens to be a professional mixed martial arts fighter, chased down a man he saw pushing a woman to the ground and punching her in the face. League City Police Sgt. John Jordan said Dickinson resident Krisean Deon Wade, 19...
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Dana White "embarassed" with UFC 112 main event, promises to "make it up" to fans

MMAJunkieMorgan04112010.jpg by John Morgan [April 11, 2010] -- The story of Saturday's "UFC 112: Invincible" event should have been Frankie Edgar's historic upset of B.J. Penn, but Anderson Silva's early showboating, followed by an absolute refusal to engage his opponent in the latter rounds, ruined "The Answer's" chance of being the night's hot topic.UFC president Dana White did little to hide his disgust for his middleweight champion's latest performance – both at cageside, which he left before the fight was ...
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