The rear-naked choke, also known as the "mata leao" in Portuguese, has a well earned reputation in mixed martial arts. In the UFC, the rear-naked choke has been a strong staple since Royce Gracie (as ...

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from June 2025: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie's ...

Islam Makhachev is always trying to stay ahead of the competition by adding new elements to his game. Before moving up to welterweight and capturing a second world title last year, Makhachev made ...

Former NBA player Lance Stephenson defeated fellow ex-NBA player Michael Beasley in an MMA fight. Stephenson won by submission via chokehold just 64 seconds into the first round. The fight was part of ...

The UFC’s lightweight champion has started to implement a signature technique at the highest level. Islam Makhachev has always been a submission threat and he has proved that inside the Octagon with ...

Nursulton Ruziboev put Andrey Pulyaev to sleep with a rear-naked choke Saturday at UFC Baku, securing his third consecutive victory since dropping back to middleweight. The Uzbek fighter forced the ...

Jack Della Maddalena’s grappling skills are looking sharp ahead of his title fight with Belal Muhammad next month. The UFC’s #5-ranked welterweight contender is undefeated since joining the promotion ...

Lance Stephenson might have found his next career move. The former Indiana Pacer entered the cage on Saturday night for an MMA scrap against fellow NBA alum Michael Beasley — and it was Stephenson who ...

A UFC fighter and karate expert break down the terrifying moment when a rear naked choke can end a fight—or your ...