Keenan Cornelius is known for his creation of guard techniques such as the Worm Guard.
15 Facts About Keenan Cornelius
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On June 26,2012, Keenan Cornelius was promoted to brown belt under Lloyd Irvin.
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On February 27,2013, Keenan Cornelius announced his split from Team Lloyd Irvin.
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On September 14,2013, Keenan Cornelius was promoted to black belt under Andre Galvao.
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On March 29,2014, Keenan Cornelius was scheduled to face Vinny Magalhaes in Metamoris III.
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Keenan Cornelius was replaced by Rickson-trained black belt Kevin Casey.
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On November 22,2014, Keenan competed against Yuri Simoes at Metamoris V The match ended in a draw.
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On January 10,2015, Keenan Cornelius competed against Dean Lister at Polaris Pro Grappling.
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Keenan Cornelius won the match with a reverse triangle choke from back control.
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Keenan Cornelius famously competed in a submission-only, no time-limit match against Gordon Ryan on August 13,2016 and was submitted with a heel hook after around 90 minutes.
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Keenan Cornelius was set to fight Gabriel Almeida in the main event of Fight 2 Win 149 on August 14,2020, but was forced to withdraw from the event due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Manuel Ribamar.
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Since launching the Legion AJJ academy, Keenan Cornelius has attracted some of ATOS' top athletes to his team including Andris Brunovskis and Darin Conner DeAngelis.
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On January 19,2021, Keenan Cornelius awarded his first BJJ black belt to long-time training partner and Slovenian Judo black belt Miha Perhavec.
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Keenan Cornelius is known in the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu community for his creation and successful use of a unique gi guard system.
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In 2013, Keenan Cornelius published a 5-part DVD set teaching concepts of his competition style.