Metamoris 5 live blog

This is the Metamoris 5 live blog for the Metamoris event at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, Calif. on Nov. 22.

There will be six fights on the card. Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Renzo Gracie, Rory MacDonald vs. J.T. Torres, Yuri Simoes vs. Keenan Cornelius, Vinny Magalhaes vs. Matheus Diniz, and Garry Tonon vs. Zak Maxwell will be the featured matches. A secret match will also be contested.

Check out the Metamoris 5 live blog below. Each fight will be contested for one 20-minute round.

Garry Tonon vs. Zak Maxwell

Vinny Magalhaes vs. Matheus Diniz

Secret Match

Yuri Simoes vs. Keenan Cornelius

Rory MacDonald vs. J.T. Torres

Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Renzo Gracie

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Metamoris 5 live blog

Metamoris 5 predictions

The fifth installment of the grappling superfight event kicks off from Long Beach, California on Saturday, with a legendary ‘rematch’ of two MMA icons headlining the event. Renzo Gracie looks to avenge his PRIDE 10 MMA loss against ‘The Gracie Hunter’ Kazushi Sakuraba while UFC welterweight Rory MacDonald will try his hand at this kind of competition for the first time. The event also features notable names like Garry Tonon and Keenan Cornelius.

Will Sakuraba notch one more win over the Gracie family or is Renzo ready to get redemption? I answer these questions and more with my predictions for Saturday’s matches.

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Metamoris 5 predictions

J.T. Torres on Rory MacDonald: ‘I don"t think his level of technicality in BJJ can be compared to my level’

Rory MacDonald will face the winner of Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler for the UFC title in 2015, but he won’t sit and wait for his next MMA fight.

The UFC welterweight contender is set to challenge grappling wizard J.T. Torres at Metamoris 5 in Long Beach on Nov. 22, and Torres wants to ruin MacDonald’s perfect year.

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J.T. Torres on Rory MacDonald: ‘I don"t think his level of technicality in BJJ can be compared to my level’

Metamoris 5 Results: Sakuraba vs. Gracie

MMA Fighting has Metamoris 5 results for the Sakuraba vs. Gracie fight card at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, Calif. on Nov. 22.

In the main event, Renzo Gracie faces Kazushi Sakuraba for the second time. The two met at Pride 10 when Sakuraba defeated Gracie via kimura and broke his arm.

Check out the Metamoris 5 results below.

Main card (5 p.m. ET online)
Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Renzo Gracie
Rory MacDonald vs. J.T. Torres
Yuri Simoes vs. Keenan Cornelius
Vinny Magalhes vs. Matheus Diniz
Garry Tonon vs. Zak Maxwell
Secret Match

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Metamoris 5 Results: Sakuraba vs. Gracie

Vinny Magalhaes will face Matheus Diniz at Metamoris 5

Metamoris 5 takes place on Saturday, Nov. 22nd at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, Calif. To promote the event, the organization has released their second major trailer. This version of the video notes Yuri Simoes will face Keenan Cornelius and Vinny Magalhaes will square off with Marcel Garcia brown belt, Matheus Diniz.

The Metamoris 5 card is as follows:

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Vinny Magalhaes will face Matheus Diniz at Metamoris 5

UFC 179 Embedded, Episode 3: Chad Mendes gets pigeon

In the most recent episode of UFC 179 Embedded, Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes do some final training sessions before their confrontation. Additionally, Junior dos Santos and Conor McGregor call the primary event, while Mendes gets a pigeon in the shore.

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UFC 179 Embedded, Episode 3: Chad Mendes gets pigeon

Metamoris 5 Countdown: Rory MacDonald vs. J.T. Torres

The Metamoris film crew goes in the lives of Metamoris 5 opponents J.T. Torres and UFC welterweight challenger Rory MacDonald as the two prepare to meet each other in a no gi competition.

Metamoris 5 takes place in the Long Beach Convention Center in in Long Beach, CA on Saturday, November 22nd on Internet pay per view.

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Metamoris 5 Countdown: Rory MacDonald vs. J.T. Torres