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Four grappling superfights set for UFC Fan Expo

(via UFC) · July 2, 2009 · 12:30 AM

Some of the best grapplers in the world will take part in the largest Submission Grappling tournament in history during the UFC Fan Expo on Friday, July 10th and Saturday, July 11th at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.

Mixed martial arts pioneer Rumina “Moon Wolf” Sato faces Ulysses “Useless” Gomez in the headline match on Friday, while fighters like Fredson Paixao, Joe Stevenson, Vinicius Magalhaes, Jeff Glover and Bill Cooper also show off their grappling skills.

“For fans of the ground game, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see some of the world’s premier grapplers in one place competing against each other,” said UFC President Dana White.

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