“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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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 a full and updated list of grapplers and teams competing at CJI 2 on August 30-31 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Following a wildly successful, blockbuster inaugural event in 2024, the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) is set to return to action for its second event in late August 2025. View
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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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We preview the stacked +80kg division at the inaugural CJI, set to go down in Las Vegas on August 16-17. The inaugural Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) has taken the jiu-jitsu world by storm. With a $1 million prize per division, CJI has stacked its two divisions from top to bottom.
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The 2024 ADCC World Championships take place on August 17-18 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Grappling Insider will be previewing every division at the event. Check out a preview of the 66kg division here, the 77kg division here, the 88kg division here, and the 99kg division here. With Gordon Ryan out of the division
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View the official brackets for both 16-man divisions at the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational (CJI). Now less than two weeks out from the inaugural CJI, brackets for each of the 16-man divisions have been revealed and first-round matchups are set. On Tuesday, Craig Jones held a live bracket reveal. Each
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