Rick Faye Seminar at Comprido BJJ
Chicago gets another chance to learn from the great Rick Faye. Southside Kali’s Sifu Marcus Charles, the longtime JKD/Kali instructor who has trained under Tom Cruse, Paul Vunak and Erik Paulson, is bringing back Jeet Kune Do and Filipino Martial Arts expert Rick Faye for another seminar. Faye will be at Comprido BJJ on February...
Comprido, Curran Ready for ADCC Chicago
ADCC Chicago takes place this Saturday at Frontier Park Fieldhouse in Chicago Ridge. Besides kids and adults of all ages competing in both gi and no-gi matches, two of the Chicago area’s most well-known teachers will be competing in super fights. Seven-time BJJ world champion Rodrigo “Comprido” Medeiros will go up...
Combat Do’s Rivera Jr. Faces MSU Wrestler Troy Lamson in Praetorian 2.5 Main Event
by Matt Lo Cascio Praetorian 2.5 goes down Saturday night at the Best Western in Schaumburg, the first MMA event ever held in the city. The main event looks to be electric, as Combat Do’s multi-titled welterweight Angelo Rivera Jr. takes on Michigan’s undefeated Troy Lamson. Lamson is 15-0 as an amateur MMA fighter, holds...
Caio Terra and Comprido BJJ Seminar
BJJ legends Caio Terra and Rodrigo “Comprido” Medeiros will be teaching a seminar at Randori Jiu Jitsu in Mokena on Saturday, December 1st. Details on registration are on the pic below....
Erik Paulson’s CSW Midwest: Oct. 12-14
Erik Paulson returns to the Chicago area this weekend for the second annual CSW Midwest Camp. Sifu Marcus Charles is bringing Paulson back to Hackney’s Combat in Roselle, along with an impressive roster of teachers for the three-day event. Scheduled to teach at the event with Paulson and Charles are Keith Hackney, Greg Nelson, Rick...
Comprido and Andre Galvao BJJ Seminar
Rodrigo “Comprido” Medeiros will celebrate the grand opening of Comprido BJJ by leading a seminar along with Andre Galvao. Galvao is a welterweight with Strikeforce, and has won gold at the Pan American, World and Abu Dhabi championships. The gym is located at Stratford Square mall in Bloomingdale....
Mike Russow UFC on Fox Post-Fight Interview
Chicago’s Mike Russow spoke to Chicago’s MMA after his victory over John Olav Einemo at the United Center on Fox. He talks about the fight, training with Comprido and who he’d like to fight next....
Mike Russow: UFC Fighter, Chicago Cop
It will be a battle of two former PRIDE fighters when Chicago’s Mike Russow takes on Norway’s Jon Olav Einemo Saturday night at the United Center for the UFC on FOX event. Russow is 14-1 as a pro fighter, suffering his only loss back in 2007 from a Sergei Kharitonov armbar at PRIDE 33. He …...
Comprido: We’ll See Brock Lesnar at Full Potential
Rodrigo “Comprido” Medeiros is the world-renowned BJJ champion and leader of Team Brasa. He is also known for being the BJJ coach of UFC heavyweight Brock Lesnar. He recently spoke with Gracie Mag about Lesnar’s UFC 141 matchup with Alistair Overeem. “Brock is in great shape. Undergoing surgery was the best decision...
UFC 141 Video Preview
“You don’t have to be from Stockton to be tough.” – Donald Cerrone UFC 141 on December 30th features the return of Brock Lesnar, the UFC debut of Alistair Overeem, and a throwdown between Donald Cerrone and Nick Diaz. Joe Rogan praises Brock Lesnar’s improving BJJ, which is accomplished through the tutelage...
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