Amanda “Tubby” Alequin is calling her shot. In a recent Instagram post, the veteran black belt and no-gi world champion asks for a 20-minute submission-only match against newly-crowned UFC strawweight champion Carla Esparza. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tubby Alequin (@tubbybjj) Carla Esparza, congratulations on your
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Two more top jiu-jitsu competitors are set to make their ONE Championship debuts. According to a source that spoke to Grappling Insider, Jessa Khan will face Amanda “Tubby” Alequin at ONE 159 on July 22. The non-title match is slated for one, 10-minute submission-only round and will be contested in
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The Who’s Number One (WNO) Championships took place on September 25-26, and featured some of the best matches and submissions in jiu-jitsu this year. One of those submissions set the record for the fastest-ever submission in a WNO women’s match; that honor belongs to Amanda “Tubby” Alequin and her 42-second
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Grappling Insider spoke to no-gi world champion Tubby Alequin about what has kept her motivated over the course of her career. Still just 28 years old, Amanda “Tubby” Alequin has been a long-established figure on the elite competitive scene. A two-time ADCC veteran, she was awarded her black belt in
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Nicholas Meregali and Pedro Marinho will meet in a gi match in the main event of WNO on May 18. FloGrappling’s promotion Who’s Number One (WNO) will return to action on Thursday, May 18, this time featuring a gi match in the evening’s main event, as reigning WNO light heavyweight
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View all the black belt results and video highlights from the 2023 IBJJF Pans, which took place in Kissimmee, Florida. Over the weekend, adult black belts competed in the 2023 IBJJF Pans – the second IBJJF grand slam tournament of the year. View the full tournament results, courtesy of the
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The second IBJJF grand slam tournament of the year goes down this weekend from Kissimmee, Florida.
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The ADCC West Coast Trial was one of the biggest and best tournaments in grappling history. Because there was just too much action to cover at once, we’ll be spreading out our coverage of the event in several posts. Be sure to check back for results and recaps from every division
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The ADCC West Coast Trials take place on April 2-3 in Las Vegas, NV. The event will be the largest-ever ADCC Trials, with at least one division at full capacity with 256 competitors. For North American grapplers that do not receive an invite, this will be their last chance to
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As 2021 winds down, Grappling Insider will be recognizing those athletes that made the biggest impact, had the best performances, and found the most success this year. The women’s no-gi scene in 2021 saw veterans surpassed by newcomers as a handful of high-level grapplers pulled ahead of the competition. When
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