Gordon Ryan will defend his WNO heavyweight title against former opponent Patrick Gaudio at WNO 20. Reigning Who’s Number One (WNO) heavyweight champion Gordon Ryan’s return to action is officially on the calendar. On Sunday, October 1, at WNO 20, Ryan will defend his belt against former foe Patrick Gaudio,
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On Saturday, June 26, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu promotion BJJ Stars will return to action with a card stacked with top-level gi and no-gi matches. In the main event, Felipe Pena will defend his BJJ Stars heavyweight title against Patrick Gaudio. Lower on the card, many of the sport’s top competitors
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Patrick Gaudio is getting ready for a very busy year. He’s competing on Kasai Pro 7 soon in their Heavyweight tournament and has just been announced as the first entrant in the inaugural Polaris Absolute Grand Prix. The news comes not long after the announcement of Polaris returning to Newport,
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Kasai has been building up steam ever since their inaugural event back in 2017. This has been their busiest year to date with four events in 2019 and it looks as though they’ve got no intention of slowing down next year. After starting the year strong with the first of
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View results and video highlights from the adult black belt divisions at the 2025 IBJJF No-Gi Pans. No-gi season is officially underway. The 2025 IBJJF No-Gi Pans went down over the weekend in New York, marking the first no-gi major of the year. Per usual, the event drew a number
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View results and video highlights from ADCC 2024, which takes place on August 17-18 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 2024 ADCC World Championships kick off on Saturday, August 17 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event features five 16-man divisions and three eight-woman divisions, as well as men’s
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The 2024 ADCC World Championships will take place on August 17-18, live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ahead of the tournament, Grappling Insider will be previewing each division. Check out our preview of the 66kg division here, and the 88kg division here. The -99 kg. division is
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Craig Jones believes that Gordon Ryan’s online persona has not helped grow the sport of no-gi submission grappling. Craig Jones has a unique perspective on Gordon Ryan and his impact on the sport of submission grappling. As a former teammate of Ryan’s on the now-defunct Danaher Death Squad, Jones is
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View results and video highlights from the second ADCC South American Trials, which saw 8 more athletes earn a spot at ADCC 2024. The second ADCC South American Trials took place on Saturday, March 9, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Eight competitors – five men and three women – punched their
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View the complete and updated roster of every athlete competing at the 2024 ADCC World Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 2024 ADCC World Championships will take place August 17-18 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Athletes can earn their spot at ADCC by winning an ADCC Trials
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