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Andy lives in Austin, Texas with his wife Amanda and their 3 beautiful children. Andy is also the father of a Marine who is honorably serving in the United States Marine Corps.
On May 31st, 2017, the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport in Ontario Canada approved Order in Council 1087/2017 designating which amateur combat sports competitions are considered legal. Sports impacted by this order include karate, jiu-jitsu, judo and wrestling and other type of combat sports. This order legalizes these sports as long as the Provincial […]
My friends and I used to joke about our 9-5, saying that we were in it “for the perks”. It was a complete joke. There were no real perks, but it always gave us a chuckle. However, some companies do provide perks for their employees. From break rooms stocked with food to paid company retreats, […]
The Twitter MMA world is still buzzing about what many say is an early stoppage in the main event at UFC Fight Night 112. The main event featured Kevin Lee and Michael Chiesa and saw a lot of early action. The controversy started after Kevin Lee found himself on Michael Chiesa’s back. He sunk in a choke and after a […]
Felice Herrig has been doing this MMA thing for about a decade. At 32 years old, her perspective on how or why the UFC chooses to promote fighters is one that has her questioning whether she has what it takes … is she beautiful enough? In an emotional post-fight interview Felice Herrig was noticeably frustrated by the […]
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Ok, ok… before you internet trolls get to snapping on us, What happened between Nate Diaz and Maynard James Keenan (front man for the band Tool) was just two guys playing around. Diaz threw a very playful slap, […]
Alton Cunningham was picked on and bullied as a high schooler. This is an all too common theme for most children growing up in the school system. Dealing with bullies is just a sad fact for live for school aged children. For Alton, one of the things he would be picked on was his love […]
Kimberly Kaye Lopez is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu blue belt who lives with a chronic illness known as Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction (CIPO). CIPO is a rare gastrointestinal disorder that takes a huge toll on the person living with it and for Lopez this is no different. Continuing her jiu jitsu journey has been incredibly difficult. Jiu Jitsu […]
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to the airwaves this weekend (Sun., June 25, 2017) with the UFC Fight Night 112 FOX Sports 1, featuring a lightweight main event between Michael Chiesa and Kevin Lee. It looks […]
“Little” Tony Pacenski sat down with our friends at Jiu Jitsu Times to talk about Rickson Gracie’s teachings, using principles in your jiu-jitsu and the Jiu Jitsu Global Federation. For those that do not know Tony has over 20 years experience in Grappling and BJJ and has been taught by the worlds best, including Grand Master […]
Yahoo sports is reporting that Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor have agreed to terms and the two will do battle on August 26th. Andy GonzalezAndy Gonzalez is a coach at Aces Jiu Jitsu Club. He has earned his BJJ Brown Belt under 2nd Degree Black Belt, Professor Mikal Abdullah. Follow Andy on Twitter at @GoGoGonzilla Andy […]