Fan Funded and Backed Since Day 1 Jena Bishop is preparing to make her MMA debut later this month. It’s been extremely hard to get Jena her first opponent. Her grappling pedigree and reputation since transitioning to MMA from BJJ has made her an unpopular opponent. After 9 months of stopping and starting, Jena will…
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Grappling Without An ACL (Jiu Jitsu Without Knee Ligaments)
By: Tyler Bishop Competing In & Training Jiu Jitsu With A Torn ACL Below, I’ll tell you about my first ACL injury and subsequent surgery, my second ACL injury, and my experiences training jiu jitsu and competing in sporting activities without an ACL. My ACL Injury background My first ACL injury came in 2003. I…
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Tyler and Jena talk about BJJ as a spectator sport. What makes individual sports entertaining? They also talk about clout chasers in the fighting and people throwing their money or power around to connect themselves to talented fighters. The crew talks a little bit more about the “slap heard round the world” in BJJ, but…
Jena To Fight MMA
We announced on our podcast that Jena would be transitioning to MMA in late 2020. Since then, she’s completely dedicated all of her training to that pursuit. She signed with LFA for her pro debut. Our friend, Andre Borges, runs one of the best MMA and jiu jitsu news sites on the planet, BJJHeroes. We…
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