Take a good long look at Brock Lesnar. With that enormous frame and sword tattooed on his abdomen it’s hard not to notice how intimidating he is. Surely he’s not a man to be trifled with. But the same was said about Kimbo Slice. And we all know how Kimbo’s MMA career turned out.

Thanks to the Gracie family, jiu-jitsu has been proven to be one of the most effective fighting styles in the world. This weekend the world's best grapplers will arrive in beautiful Morristown, New Jersey to compete in the 2009 Grapplers Quest. The event features categories for novices, beginners, intermediate and expert grapplers (both male and female). It even has a new category just for kids.

If you happen to be in the area stop by the Mennen Arena and check out the action!

2009 Grapplers Quest U.S. National
& All-Star Pro Challenge
Championship Weekend
Featuring $15,000 in

At Born Stronger we're committed to cleaning up the environment for future generations. That's why we'll be posting monthly tips on how you can make MMA more green. This month we'll focus on your BJJ or judo gi.

The United States passed a historic bill yesterday that will change the way the US does business for decades to come. The new bill narrowly won 219-212. Check out the article below for read more:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0609/24232.html

The season 9 finale of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter didn't disappoint. Unfortunately for the Americans, the night ended with a sweep by the United Kingdom in both weight classes. As expected the fights were action packed and well received. Check out the salaries the fighters received on the link below. Pretty interesting:

http://bit.ly/dI5D7

Check out this cool article from ESPN. There is a lot of debate about creating a super heavy-weight division in the UFC as well as some other fight leagues. Check out the article here:

http://bit.ly/bflzL

We are pleased to announce that WEC champion, Jamie Varner has joined the Born Stronger Fight Team. Varner will make an appearance at our booth during the UFC Fan Expo (Booth #917).

Varner, who fights out of Arizona Combat Sports holds a career record of 16-2-2 with five knockouts and nine victories by way of submission. His most recent victory came in the form of a split decision over Donald Cerrone at WEC 38.

We are proud to announce that we'll be at the UFC Fan Expo this July 10-11th in Las Vegas. The UFC Fan Expo is the first convention of it's kind dedicated exclusively to the Ultimate Fighting Championship and its fans.

The Fan Expo will include tons of cool stuff like autograph sessions, picture taking, a grappling tournament, training and development and more.

Check us out at Booth #917!

To get tickets to the Fan Expo visit: www.ufcfanexpo.com