The Best Gyms and Trainers in Chicago for Aspiring MMA Fighters
The Best Gyms and Trainers in Chicago for Aspiring MMA Fighters If you are an aspiring MMA fighter in Chicago, you might be wondering where to train and who to learn from. MMA is a complex and dynamic sport that requires a high level of skill, fitness, and discipline. You need to find a gym …...
XFO Legends Ceremony 2013
The first XFO Legends ceremony took place in 2013 at XFO Outdoor War 9. The first inductees into this newly-formed hall of fame were Bart Palaszewski, Clay Guida, Pat Curran, and Jeff Curran. All were present for the ceremony except for Guida, whose parents accepted the award on his behalf. The now world-famous Ray Flores …...
BJJ Techniques: Jeff Curran Open Guard Pass
MMA pioneer and BJJ Black Belt Jeff Curran demonstrates the open guard pass in this video produced by BJJ Joe. BJJ Techniques: Jeff Curran Open Guard Pass Drill Curran fought MMA in the WEC, Pride, Bellator, XFO, and UFC, as well as other organizations in a career that spanned 20 years and parts of three …...
BJJ Techniques: Jeff Curran Collar Choke Set-Up
BJJ black belt, coach and former MMA fighter Jeff Curran shows how to set up the collar choke from guard. Assisting Jeff is XFO strawweight champion Joey Diehl. Hypnotik Chicago Fight Shorts...
The Unfinished Business of Rory Markham
by Matt Lo Cascio It’s been over six years since Rory Markham last fought in a cage. For fighters like Markham, the gnawing never goes away. It’s the bird singing outside your window early in the morning. You close the window but you still hear it. You plug your ears and put the pillow over …...
Galloway, Vazquez Ready for XFO 57 Battle
by Matt Lo Cascio An important bantamweight clash goes down Saturday night at XFO 57, when Team 110’s Manny Vazquez (7-1) takes on Team Curran’s Cory Galloway (7-4). Both fighters aspire to reach the highest echelon of the sport, and this battle will definitely have career path implications. Though neither fighter likes to...
Jeff Curran Jiu Jitsu Journey
The old comedy bit goes something like this: “Back in my day we had to walk to school barefoot, in the snow, up hill, both ways.” Jeff Curran has a similar tale. Before there were BJJ schools next to every Starbucks and Chipotle, you had to hunt for them. Curran found one downtown, so each …...
XFO 54 Results and Recap
by Jan Louis Gaetjens XFO 54 Results and Recap Shaena Cox def. Ricarda Gomes (Unanimous Decision) The evening kicked off with an amateur kickboxing bout featuring Shaena Cox and Ricarda Gomes. From the opening bell to the closing seconds of the match, these two worked at an absolutely breakneck pace. Although both women landed...
Kenny Booker Done With MMA, But Not Fighting
Rockford fighter Kenny Booker is putting down the 4-oz. gloves for good. The MTC fighter recently retired from MMA, but he’s not done fighting — just changing gloves. We talked to him recently about giving up MMA to focus solely on Muay Thai and K1 fights. “You know in all honesty I never really liked MMA. I …...
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...
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