A UFC Title Shot In Your Debut Is Rare, But It Has Happened
A championship title is one of the most coveted achievements in MMA, symbolizing a fighter's place in a promotion's history. In the UFC, the pinnacle...
Top 5 Brazilian MMA Fighters of All Time
UFC 301 will go down in Rio de Janeiro. The card has some exciting Brazilian fighters ready to put on a show for their people....
Ryan Gracie: The bad boy of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
The Gracie name is undoubtedly one of the most recognizable surnames in all of sports, with their jiu-jitsu empire and long-lasting lineage being a testament...
Building The UFC: Conor McGregor
Many people put down the foundation of the UFC in the early years, people like Royce Gracie, Chuck Lidell, Georges St-Pierre, and others. However, the...
Building The UFC: ‘Rowdy’ Ronda Rousey
Love her or hate her, Ronda Rousey changed the game for the UFC in the most literal sense imaginable. Skyrocketing into superstardom almost instantly upon...
Building The UFC: Royce Gracie
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the premier destination for all things mixed martial arts and has been so since it's establishment back in 1993. For...
Innovations in MMA: Back to the past with tournament-style competitions
At UFC 1 in November 1993, Royce Gracie won the first-ever UFC tournament championship after submitting boxer Art Jimmerson, shoot fighter Ken Shamrock, and savate...
Next matches to make for winners and losers of UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez
Cain Velasquez was welcomed back to the UFC with a quick right uppercut and a knee injury that could set the once heavyweight champion back...
PFL 11 Predictions: Cooper III vs. Magomedkerimov
In the early days of MMA, we’ve seen the likes of Mirko Cro Cop, Royce Gracie, Ken Shamrock and Shogun Rua win MMA tournaments, these...
Community Journal Entry: The day I received my purple belt in Jiu-Jitsu
ENTRY #2 by Matthew Jones (@akachijones) March 19, 2017 First I’d like to thank The Scrap for reaching out. I recently got my purple belt...