“Big” Dan Manasoiu recently submitted judo Olympian Javad Mahjoub in the final of the absolute division at the ADCC Open Canada. In April, the ADCC held the first of several ADCC Opens slated to go down this year across North America, and a number of elite competitors showed up to
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If size does really matter, don’t let Andrew Tackett know. On the most recent episode of FloGrappling’s new competition reality show “Who’s Next,” the 165-pound Tackett faced and submitted recent ADCC qualifier “Big” Dan Manasoiu. Manasoiu came into the match at a whopping 6’7″ and 275 pounds. Watch the full
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Although the Danaher Death Squad might no longer be a team, grapplers from that squad will continue to make waves. Over the weekend, Daniel Manasoui — a 19-year old grappler that had been training under John Danaher in Puerto Rico — won double gold, submitting all of his opponent at
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Check out our preview of the Quintet-style team competition at CJI 2, set to take place on August 30-31, 2025, in Las Vegas. The second installment of the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) is rapidly approaching. In addition to a four-woman, $100,000 tournament, CJI 2 will feature an eight-team, Quintet-style competition
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Craig Jones hinted that he will replace an injured Dan Manasoiu to compete on Team New Wave at CJI 2. There looks to be a major shakeup at CJI 2. The team-based, Quintet-style competition is rapidly approaching, and one of the top teams has lost its heavyweight competitor due to
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Mica Galvao will represent Team New Wave in the 77kg division at CJI 2. With CJI 2 rapidly approaching, Team New Wave has added one of the sport’s top pound-for-pound grapplers to its already formidable squad. On Friday, at WNO 29, decorated young phenom Mica Galvao announced that he would
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View results and highlights from AIGA Champions League: The Final Stage, which took place on June 28-29, 2025, in Kazakhstan. The final team-versus-team battles of the third season of AIGA Champions League took place over the weekend in Kazakhstan, and the event drew a number of the planet’s top grapplers.
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Decorated heavyweight grappler Victor Hugo will compete for the B-Team as the wildcard pick at CJI 2. The B-Team is quickly emerging as an early favorite to win the team portion of the second iteration of the wildly successful Craig Jones Invitational (CJI). B-Team co-owner and CJI co-founder Craig Jones
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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 and continues on August 18. The event features five 16-man divisions and three eight-woman
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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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