Pentagon Combat: The Riot that Got MMA Banned in Rio and Inspired ADCC

Marcelo Alonso shares memories and exclusive photos from the 1997 style-versus-style showdown that ended in disaster, but also helped birth submission grappling’s greatest institution.

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