Yesterday saw UFC fighter Chase Hooper promoted to black belt after training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for over 8 years. The 21-year old started at age 13 and in a nice touch – received his black belt in front of his fiance, who is also a blue belt.
Hooper is known as something of a submission-specialist in MMA and has a pro record of 10-1. Five of those wins have been by submission, with his latest being a heel hook against Peter Barrett in UFC 256. He also won gold in 2016 as a juvenile blue belt when competing at the Pan-Ams, so his BJJ isn’t just MMA-suited either and he is very handy in the gi.
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