UFC Fighter Ben Saunders Promoted To Black Belt By Eddie Bravo

February 28, 2020

The UFC’s own Ben Saunders is now a black belt under Eddie Bravo himself.

Saunders, who has also fought for Bellator, shared the exciting news on social media:

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So tonight one of the greatest achievements of my life occurred… 😳🥋 Thank you so much Sifu @eddiebravo10p I am extremely honored to represent #10thPlanetJiuJitsu 💛🤗 #10wo #ModernDaySamurai #MyMartialJourney #Repost @eddiebravo10p ・・・ Tonight UFC Star/Rubber Guard Assassin @bensaundersmma received his 10th Planet Black Belt 🙏🙏👊🏽😊🖤

A post shared by Ben "🔪🐝" Saunders (@bensaundersmma) on Feb 27, 2020 at 12:00am PST

“So tonight one of the greatest achievements of my life occurred… 😳🥋 Thank you so much Sifu @eddiebravo10p I am extremely honored to represent #10thPlanetJiuJitsu 💛🤗 “

Saunders is among multiple UFC athletes, including Tony Ferguson, who train jiu-jitsu under the 10th Planet affiliation. His last MMA win was against Jake Ellenberger in 2018.