Donald Cerrone Was Hurt By Dana White Implying It Was Retirement Time
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Donald Cerrone still has plenty left in the tank.
Cerrone takes on Alex Morono in a short-notice welterweight bout at UFC Vegas 26 this weekend. “Cowboy” was originally supposed to fight Diego Sanchez in the headliner until the latter found himself released by the promotion.
Regardless, Cerrone will still get to compete as he has a chance at snapping a five-fight run without a win. After his last outing that saw him draw with Niko Price a result that ended a four-fight losing streak UFC president Dana White notably claimed it might be time for him to have a conversation with Cerrone about his fighting future.
Former UFC, Invicta FC fighter Pearl Gonzalez signs with BKFC
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Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships (BKFC) has acquired some new talent.
On Thursday evening, the promotion announced the signing of former UFC and Invicta FC fighter, Pearl Gonzalez to a multi-fight deal. Her debut is expected to be at an upcoming event in Miami, FL currently scheduled for May 21. Details on an opponent and weight class have not been revealed at this time.
Gonzalez took to social media to confirm the news.
“I’ve officially signed with [Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships] and I will be fighting in Miami on May 21!,” wrote Gonzalez. “I made the biggest sacrifice of my life, packed up everything and moved to Brooklyn, New York permanently to train with the greatest female boxer in the world, [Amanda Serrano]. I promise to dedicate my life to becoming the next BKFC World Champ and couldn’t be happier to start this new chapter in my life!”
Grappling Report: Science finally has the answer for which chokes work the fastest
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As a comparatively niche sport, there’s very little in the way of scientific study conducted on Jiu-Jitsu. As time goes on and interest in BJJ grows, we’re starting to see a gradual increase in the number of people interested in the more technical aspects of the sport. Just recently, a group of scientists conducted an experiment to see how long it would take a selection of chokes to put an opponent to sleep.
They decided to look exclusively at chokes that did not require the use of the gi, so their findings are also applicable to MMA, although no gloves were used. They found that each of the chokes examined took a different length of time to put an opponent to sleep, ranging from as little as 6.2 seconds to as much as 10.5. In the end, the difference between chokes was not enough to be significant and the average time overall was registered at 9 seconds.