The guard has been a part of MMA since its founding days, and for a long stretches of the sports history it was seen as a potent offensive position. As the sport has progressed the role of the guard ...

Rated Red breaks down mastering the BJJ bottom guard in MMA. Four friends posed for a photo on vacation in 1972. Over 50 years later, they recreated it Why Trump—And The Right—Want To Take Down ...

Few fighters have what Eddie Bravo refers to as “the third option”—the ability to pull guard and pose a very real threat of ending the fight. Given the dominance of wrestling in MMA, one would expect ...

Grappling’s guard — developed and innovated in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, while existing to varying degrees in other arts and styles — has come under scrutiny in recent years over its effectiveness in MMA, ...

A Brazilian jiu-jitsu phenom, Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida is a wizard when it comes to fighting off his back. The Brazilian phenom has found tremendous success in both Gi and No Gi jiu-jitsu and has ...

This chart lays out the many ground positions of Mixed Martial Arts and maps your transition possibilities from both offensive and defensive positions. Map lines on the right side of the chart show ...