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MMA Junkie’s 2023 Coach of the Year: Francisco Grasso

BAD MMA News — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 15:35:45 +0000

The name Francisco Grasso probably didn’t ring a bell entering 2023, but leaving the past calendar year, it’s associated with UFC gold and Mexican MMA history. Francisco, or better known as “Pancho,” truly let his work speak for himself. In a sport where media attention or public narrative often sways the appreciation of fighters or moments in time, Francisco left a big imprint in 2023 without ever doing an English-language interview and very limited interviews in Spanish

Admiring Alexa Grasso and Irene Aldana, Loopy Godinez excited to join Lobo Gym: ‘We can do incredible things’

BAD MMA News — Fri, 26 May 2023 14:54:51 +0000

Loopy Godinez is confident her next career move will unlock new levels to her game, and she’s very much looking forward to it. The UFC strawweight is joining Lobo Gym in Guadalajara, Mexico, on a full-time basis, and moving forward she will do all her training camps there under the tutelage of Francisco Grasso . Godinez (10-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) has cross-trained there in the past, but keeping her primary training at Titan MMA in Canada. Godinez thinks this was a much-needed move in her career. “The fights are going to get harder, and we’ve been seeing the work that they’re doing, and I’ve actually worked with them in the past,” Godinez told MMA Junkie in Spanish.

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Admiring Alexa Grasso and Irene Aldana, Loopy Godinez excited to join Lobo Gym: ‘We can do incredible things’ – MMA Junkie

‘We knew it was going to happen:’ Alexa Grasso’s BJJ coach, Diego Lopes, details lengthy prep for UFC 285

BAD MMA News — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 02:04:11 +0000

Alexa Grasso is not a UFC champion by coincidence. Many dismissed Grasso’s chances of dethroning all-time great Valentina Shevchenko entering this past Saturday’s UFC 285 , and even after beating her to become the first person to finish Shevchenko, some are still not ready to give Grasso her due. At a quick glance, some see Grasso’s historic upset win over Shevchencko as a sign of luck, a costly mistake by Shevchenko, or maybe even just as one of the rare but reoccurring wild cards the MMA Gods deal out from time to time

‘We knew it was going to happen:’ Alexa Grasso’s BJJ coach, Diego Lopes, details lengthy prep for UFC 285 – MMA Junkie

The Mujeres of Lobo Gym: Inside a Mexican MMA hotbed

BAD MMA News — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 17:11:34 +0000

GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Many people might not know this, but the capital city of Jalisco is flourishing in the fight game thanks, in large part, to a collection of talented female mixed martial artists. MMA Junkie traveled to the capital of Jalisco to highlight the rise of Lobo Gym and its particular contribution to MMA. Lobo Gym has stood out for producing the careers of some of the most notable Hispanic female fighters today. From UFC and Bellator title contenders to Invicta FC champions, Lobo Gym head coach Francisco Grasso and his staff are responsible for the career launches of Alexa Grasso , Irene Aldana , Karina Rodriguez , Alejandra Lara , Paulina Vargas , Abigail Montes , and more

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The Mujeres of Lobo Gym: Inside a Mexican MMA hotbed – MMA Junkie