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BJJ Journey: Black Belts Frankie Forza & Sonny Nohara Talk Sacrifices, Training Battles, and Growing On and Off the Mat

By Frankie Forza  Best estimate — Sonny Nohara and I were two of the first 3,000 people in the world to earn a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  The truth is — every time I rolled with Sonny Nohara in practice, I wanted to beat him, dominate him.  Unfortunately, Sonny usually got the better of…

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Justin Gaethje Credits Punching Power to Copper Miner and Mexican Roots

(I wrote this story for WSOF.com (World Series of Fighting). Other reporters read the story, or got wind of the catchy story angle, and over the next few years some of the sport’s biggest media outlets started to emphasize Justin Gaethje’s miner DNA and Mexican roots).  By Frank Curreri Forza  To put Justin Gaethje’s iron…

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Roots of Dan Gable Coaching Tree Run Deep in MMA

(This story was originally published in RealFighter Magazine) By Frank Curreri Forza The name, though it is legendary, is seldom spoken in MMA circles. And at first glance, the slight seems justified. After all, what has Dan Gable ever contributed to the sport’s explosion or talent pool? Iowa’s most favored son has never prepped someone…