Movie star legend and avid Brazilian Jiu Jitsu advocate Tom Hardy has been incredibly active in the BJJ community as of late, and has recently been spotted down at Daisy Fresh in Mount Vernon, Illinois for some extra knowledge from founder and head coach Heath Pedigo. Most celebrities in the
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The final weekend of February was a busy one in grappling. From IBJJF action, to catch wrestling, to no-gi matches in the UK, there was plenty of elite competition taking place across the world. Below are the major results from grappling’s biggest events of the weekend. Fight To Win 195
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Over the past couple of years, Pedigo Submission Fighting in Mount Vernon, IL has steadily grown into one of the best competition jiu-jitsu teams in the world. Better known as the Daisy Fresh crew, head coach Heath Pedigo has created an atmosphere that welcomes incredibly hard, grinding training. That training
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GrappleFest 11 takes place on Saturday, February 26, live from Liverpool, England. The event will showcase European grapplers taking on one of the US’s fastest-rising teams — Daisy Fresh (AKA Pedigo Submission Fighting). A number of elite grapplers will be in action, including Mikey Musumeci, Dante Leon, Ffion Davies, and
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British No-Gi grappling promotion GrappleFest have announced the full line up for their 11th event; and what a super stacked event it is. The two teams competing on Grapplefest 11 will be USA’s Daisy Fresh Vs Europe. Grapplefest 11 is being hosted at Fleet Street Fusion Nightclub, Liverpool on 26
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The Pedigo Submission Fighting team (AKA Daisy Fresh) certainly made its mark at the 2021 IBJJF no-gi Pans, winning the team title for the first time. Led by top competitors like Andrew Wiltse and Jacob Couch, the Daisy Fresh crew has become a fan favorite, widely known for their gritty,
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The Daisy Fresh black belt spoke to Grappling Insider about a wide variety of topics.
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These are the five biggest takeaways from CJI 2, which took place on August 30-31, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The dust has settled on CJI 2. Almost exactly one year after the inaugural CJI captivated the grappling community with perhaps the most entertaining event in the sport’s history, CJI
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View the results and highlights from the first day of CJI 2, which took place on August 30, 2025. The Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) returned to action for its second installment this Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. CJI 2 features an eight-team Quintet-style tournament
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These are the start times, viewing information, athlete lineups, and everything else you need to know about CJI 2 on August 30-31, 2025. After a blockbuster inaugural event in 2024, the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) will return to the Thomas & Mack Center this weekend in Las Vegas with its
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