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Kid Nate looks back at the origins of the Russian fighting style Sambo and the pioneers who introduced it into modern mixed martial arts in the 1990s.

All kinds of combat sports results, videos and odd notions from the last few weeks. Judo, sambo, Brazilian jiu jitsu and wrestling all show how busy the combat sports world is beyond the dozens and dozens of MMA events every weekend.

Matwork! Grappling news from around the world. Quick hits and awesome links.

Ahead of the Fedor Emelianenko vs Jeff Monson fight Sunday morning, KJ Gould reviews a 3 DVD seminar on Catch Wrestling and Sambo filmed in 2010 and finds out there's more to grappling than Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Rare footage of UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones in a submission grappling match just months before making his professional MMA debut. Video and commentary of the match at Bloody Elbow.

Fedor Emelianenko believes that sambo is still superior to Brazilian jiu jitsu, despite his submission loss to Fabricio Werdum.

Snapshot of the Day: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Shinya Aoki

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Shinya Aoki at DEEP/M-1 Challenge