The rear-naked choke, also known as the "mata leao" in Portuguese, has a well earned reputation in mixed martial arts.
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 ...
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from February 2026: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie's ...
One-time UFC title challenger Anthony Smith surged back into the win column at Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA on Friday, handily ...
Highlights 2025’s most inventive, dramatic, and consequential MMA submissions across major promotions. Features rare, creative finishes like heel hooks, “Scottish Twister,” and dramatic rear-naked ...
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 ...
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Missed fists: Winless fighter Deontre Butts breaks skid with shocking smother choke submission
Heavyweight smothers his way to rare win ...
NEW YORK – Erin Blanchfield got the payback she’d been waiting five years for. On Saturday at UFC 322 inside Madison Square Garden, Blanchfield (14-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) submitted Tracy Cortez (12-3 MMA, ...
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