Reported by The Republican - LUDLOW - A much-deserved hero’s welcome awaited Gabriel Gonzaga Tuesday evening as he walked through the door of the Marco Alvan Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Training Center.

Alvan’s students interrupted their lessons to give the newest Ultimate Fighting Championship superstar a hearty ovation and to shake the hand of the man who p

The fastest rising sport in the world is not the NFL, soccer or even NASCAR. It’s much more physical and intricate than any of those sports. The sport of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) — and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) organization, a major organization within it — is the fasting growing sport in the nation.

MMA is a sport that combines all aspects of fighti