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Dana White, Ronda Rousey and Joanna Jedrzejczyk Visit Absolute MMA!

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This week we were privileged to have some of the very biggest stars in MMA come to visit Absolute MMA!

On Tuesday we had the two biggest names in MMA, UFC President Dana White and UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey come in to the CBD gym to shoot an interview with A Current Affair! What an honour!

Dana and Ronda were in the gym for about an hour and we got a chance to have a good chat with both of them, watch Ronda throw around a reporter a bit and shoot some photos with them. Dana was really impressed with the gym and the growth of the sport in Melbourne and he promised big things for the MMA in Melbourne after the UFC finally holds their first event here in November!

You can check out some of the footage of Ronda and Dana in the gym and the interviews in the video below![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″]

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As if that wasn’t enough, on Wednesday UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk also came in to the CBD gym to do a brutal 2-hour strength and conditioning session!

Her workout was really something to behold – using our sledgehammers and tyre, kettlebells, weight vests, Bulgarian bags and most of the other equipment in the gym, Joanna barely took a minute to rest the entire time she was in the gym! You can catch her workout on one of the upcoming UFC Embedded episodes as we get closer to UFC 193.

What an amazing week!
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Absolute BJJ Team Cleans Up at Asian Open!

The Absolute BJJ team cleaned up at the IBJJF Asian Open in Tokyo on the weekend!

Brenton McKiterick won bronze in the brown belt division, Kim Cousins won silver at purple belt, Apryl Eppinger took gold at blue, Tim Baker and James Walters won silver and bronze respectively at blue belt, and Tina Trinh took bronze at white!

We also took 7th as a team in the female division – not bad considering we sent over only 3 female competitors!

Awesome results all round in such a massive competition! Well done to the whole team!

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Leon Amancio to Teach Classes at Melbourne CBD on September 14!

Fresh off his Boa Super 8 tournament win, we are pleased to have two-time World Champion and two-time Brazilian National Champion teaching classes at Absolute MMA Melbourne CBD tomorrow!

This includes the 12PM No-Gi BJJ class at the 6.30PM Gi BJJ class. Classes are free, as always, for Absolute members. Casuals are $30.

With Edwin Najmi also set to teach classes at Absolute MMA South Yarra tomorrow, it’s going to be an awesome day on the mats!

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Edwin Najmi Teaching at Absolute South Yarra!

On Monday, September 14 we are lucky enough to have Edwin Najmi, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Romulo Barral, World Champion at brown and purple belt, and one of the most talented grapplers of his generation, at Absolute MMA South Yarra to teach classes from 6.45PM.

As we expecting a large turnout for the class, we ask that people register their attendance ahead of time. The class is free for Absolute MMA members, $30 for non-members.

Registration can be completed online here: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=203177&stype=-8&sView=day

If you are having trouble logging in to your online account, give us a call on (03)9663-9122 and we can help you set it up.

Edwin Najmi’s Main Achievements:
World Champion (2015 brown, 2014 purple absolute)
European Open Champion (2015 brown)
Pan American Champion (2015 brown, 2014 purple, 2012 blue)
World Championship 2nd Place (2014 brown)
Pan American Championship 2nd Place (2011 blue)

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