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CFFC 137 Headliner Beau Samaniego Anxious To Put Gilbert Grappling On The Map On Road To UFC

Samaniego challenges for CFFC's vacant featherweight title this Friday, live on UFC FIGHT PASS.

By John Morgan • Oct. 18, 2024

It's been a banner stretch for Chicago-area MMA, with the city's Valle Flow Striking Academy owner and head coach Mike Valle featuring prominently in the corners of recently crowned UFC champions Belal Muhammad and Julianna Peña.

However, Cage Fury Fighting Championships featherweight contender Beau Samaniego wants to make sure the world knows that's not the only gym making waves around the Second City.

Thirty-five miles to the south in Harvey, Illinois, Samaniego is putting in work at Gilbert Grappling under the watchful eye of co-founder Dan Gilbert and the rest of the G2 Training Center.