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Mixed Martial Arts

Sports World

One Hundred Years of Arm Bars

How three generations of a Brazilian family evangelized for and fought over the sport of Gracie jiu-jitsu as it moved from the Amazon to Hollywood to the UFC.

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Previously: David Samuels on the Longform Podcast

David Samuels Grantland Aug 2015 1h5min Permalink

Sports

Garrett Holeve, an MMA Fighter With Down Syndrome, Is on His Way to Changing the Sport

“At the gym, he’s not Garrett Holeve, the guy with Down syndrome. He’s G-Money, an up-and-coming fighter with big ambitions.”

Chris Sweeney New Times Broward-Palm Beach Dec 2012 15min Permalink