Ahead of her main event bout at UFC Vegas 61, Mackenzie Dern told the media that she expects herself to score submission wins each time out. Mackenzie Dern has been two fights without earning a stoppage, and for her, that’s simply too long. On Saturday, the BJJ standout will square
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On Thursday, on the preliminary card of ONE 161 at Singapore Indoor Stadium, black belt competitor Rodrigo Marello secured a 15-second foot lock, setting the record for the fastest submission in the history of ONE Championship’s submission grappling division. Facing Sambo specialist Ruslan Bagdasarian, Marello immediately pulled guard, locked in
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The Eddie Bravo Invitational will return on Sunday, October 23 with a card loaded with elite talent, including the likes of Nick Rodriguez and Giancarlo Bodoni. EBI 20 is shaping up to be one of the biggest and best events in the history of the famed submission-only promotion. Currently, the
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Five-time IBJJF world champion Mikey Musumeci has his sights set on an all-time MMA great. On Wednesday, Musumeci spoke to fans and media at a press conference promoting the upcoming ONE on Prime Video 2, in which Musumeci will face Cleber Sousa for the first ever submission grappling world title
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Newly crowned UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards has another belt to add to his collection – a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt. Gracie Barra shared the news on their official Instagram: “Congratulations on both belts @leonedwardsmma 👏 This long journey requires consistency and passion, mastering skills and techniques. Receiving a
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Ahead of his submission grappling match against Ruslan Badgasarian at ONE 161, Rodrigo Marello spoke to Grappling Insider about his mother’s influence as his first jiu-jitsu instructor. For Rodrigo Marello, jiu-jitsu runs in the family. “I would say that my childhood was perfect,” the Liga Jiu-Jitsu black belt told Grappling
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The dust is settling from the 2022 ADCC World Championships. One of the top teams at that event was The B-Team. Led by Craig Jones, the Austin-based squad of professional grapplers had an impressive seven men competing across all male weight classes. Now a little over a week after the
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On Friday, September 30 at ONE on Prime Video 2, Mikey Musumeci and Cleber Sousa will square off for the first-ever ONE Championship submission grappling world title. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mikey Musumeci (@mikeymusumeci) The two black belts share some history, going 1-1 against each
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Just one week removed from the ADCC World Championships, the submission grappling and jiu-jitsu competition scene isn’t slowing down one bit. Over the weekend, top UK-based promotion Polaris held its first ever “Grapple Island” event in Sardinia, Italy. And in other action, several top black belts competed at the IBJJF
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The 2022 ADCC World Championships took place on September 17-18, live from Las Vegas, NV. Today we look back at the breakout stars from the event. Last weekend’s ADCC World Championships produced some wild upsets, break out stars and just about everything in between. The festivities were a brutal yet
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