Gordon Ryan often makes the claim that he has beaten more ADCC medalists than any other grappler in history. The reigning ADCC absolute champion is just 26-years old but has already put together one of the most impressive resumes the sport has ever seen, prompting many to name him the
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The first ADCC South American Trials took place over the weekend, as hundreds of grapplers vied for their spot at the 2022 ADCC Championships. The Miami-based team Fight Sports found plenty of success in the tournament, earning gold in four of the five men’s divisions. Below are the champions from
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Andre Galvao has now become the second competitor to be inducted into the ADCC Hall of Fame, and he will be joining fellow BJJ legend Roger Gracie. The organization announced the news on Monday, and will announce additional new members each Monday. Roger Gracie is the only person in ADCC
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At the last Who’s Number One (WNO) event in April, the promotion announced that longtime Checkmat representative Luiz Panza would be taking on Gordon Ryan on May 28. But in light of Ryan’s unexpected departure from the sport, his teammate Craig Jones has stepped in to face Panza on just
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Today is a sad day for those anticipating a showdown between Felipe Pena and Kaynan Duarte at BJJ Stars 3. The card will still be going down on July 25th, but with a different main event, as Preguiça has pulled out due to injury. Felipe took to instagram today and
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In this article we break down the matches from BJJ Stars 3: The Return!
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The Spyder Invitational 2019 takes place this coming weekend and sees two different brackets running at the same time. With a -100kg and -76kg tournament being run, we’ll see two champions crowned at opposite ends of the weighing scales. The event takes place in Korea and will see some of
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The competitor list is out and the brackets are complete for the IBJFF Worlds 2019 We take a look at how the top Black Belt brackets might play out. Will Sam Cook leave a legacy? England’s own Sam Cook will be aiming for top billing at black belt middleweight. After
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Spyder gains more traction as a BJJ promotion in Korea with an exciting event this past weekend. Their investment in this sport is clear, with quality production and commentating courtesy of John Evans of BJJ Breakdown and even better matches. Marcelo Garcia brown belt Matheus Lutes was a standout prospect,
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The Spyder Invitational has packed up and shut up shop for the year. After bringing the promise of two stacked tournaments to Korea, they delivered on this promise tenfold. The event went off without a hitch and champions were crowned after some excellent performances all around. Some of the more
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