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Mike Rakshan is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor and one of the 16 contestants on FloGrappling’s reality TV show, Who’s Next: Submission Fighter Challenge presented by Tezos. Born on August 2, 1987 and training out of Clifton, NJ, Rakshan is a purple belt under Garry Tonon and represents Renzo Gracie Academy. The founder and owner of Immortals Jiu-Jitsu, Rakshan is known as “the Sultan of Strangles.”

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Who's Next: Swim For Your Life (Episode 5)

Jun 15, 2022

With a steak dinner on the line, the athletes go out to Lake Austin for a paddle board race and things finally come to a head with coaches Tim Spriggs and Craig Jones. Also the final quarterfinal match pits #1 pick Jansen Gomes against the 10th Planet submission hunter Rene Sousa.