Ashley Williams’ 2021 just keeps getting better. Several weeks ago, he punched his ticket to the 2022 ADCC Championships by winning the European Trials. Last week at Polaris 18, he put on the gi and defeated multiple-time world champion Paulo Miyao. And over the weekend, Williams extended his winning streak
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Polaris 18 took place on Saturday, November 27, live from Wales. In the main event, Wales’ own Ashley Williams, a three-division Polaris no-gi champion, picked up a split decision win in the gi over multiple-time black belt world champion Paulo Miyao. Lower on the card, Jed Hue earned a decision
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Ashley Williams is one of Europe’s best pound-for-pound no-gi grapplers. A three-division Polaris champion, European Open no-gi champion, and recent ADCC trials winner, Williams has firmly established himself as a force to be reckoned with in the elite no-gi scene. On November 27 at Polaris 18, Williams will test himself
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Top European competitor Ashley Williams is already a three-division Polaris no-gi champion. At Polaris 18 on November 27, Williams will look to add to his trophy case when he takes on veteran berimbolo specialist Paulo Miyao in a submission-only gi match. View this post on Instagram A post shared by
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Pantheon Grappling is getting ready for it’s first event as partners with Flograppling and has already started to set up a blockbuster main card, Ashley Williams v Geo Martinez. The pair have already met once in the Quarter-finals of EBI 15 where Williams came up short against the 10th Planet
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Grapplefest 8 has just had a huge match announced ready for the event on 29th February 2020. Ashley Williams looks to secure his third title in a little under a year after winning both the Lightweight and Bantamweight Polaris titles. The person looking to stop Williams in his tracks is
Read moreWhile he may be a household name in gyms across the UK, Ashley Williams still isn’t on the tongues of the larger BJJ community as a go-to fighter at 145. But with another quick submission win at Polaris 12, Williams is poised for a great 2020. With strong showings at Polaris, Kasai, EBI, and the IBJJF European circuit, ADCC seems like the last frontier for the Welsh grappler.
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Ashley Williams was already the Polaris Lightweight Champion after Polaris 10 and Polaris 12 results in him hunting for a second title. He was originally scheduled to face Joao Miyao before he was replaced with D1 wrestler, Richard Alarcon. There was a big difference between this and their first fight,
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Everybody loves a good rematch. After their scintillating match at match at Kasai Pro 6, many thought Ash deserved the victory over Miyao, but it was ruled a draw, which meant Miyao proceeded from his group and eventually took home the tournament championship. Ashley Williams is the reigning Polaris Lightweight
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Ashley Williams walked away with the Polaris Lightweight Championship on Saturday night after coming up against Ethan Crelinsten, a member of the Danaher Death Squad. After back-and-forth action over the whole fifteen minutes of this fight-of-the-night candidate, he won the decision and the title. I caught up with Ashley to
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