Andrew Wiltse is one of the most exciting recent additions to the elite black belt competition scene. At the most recent Who’s Number One (WNO) on April 30, Wiltse put on one of the most impressive performances of his black belt career when he submitted veteran competitor David Garmo. FloGrappling
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View a division-by-division preview of the 2024 ADCC West Coast Trials, set for March 30-31 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The ADCC West Coast Trials is going down this weekend in Las Vegas, NV. Over 1,000 athletes will look to battle their way to the top of the podium and punch
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Results of the black belt divisions from the 2023 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds, which took place on December 7-9 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The dust has now settled on the 2023 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds – the largest iteration of that event yet, with over 4,000 registered competitors. The black belt divisions
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View the results and recap from the 2023 ADCC East Coast Trials, which took place on October 14-15 in Atlantic City. Five more grapplers have officially punched their ticket to the 2024 ADCC World Championships. The ADCC East Coast Trials – the first of two North American qualifying events –
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In the main event of Grapple in the Temple 3, Vinicius “Trator” Ferreira defeated Haisam Rida. Grapple in the Temple 3 took place on Friday, January 27, live from Detroit, Michigan, and featured a number of local and elite competitors. In the main event, ADCC silver medalist Vinicius “Trator” Ferreira
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Top no-gi competitor Jacob Couch was awarded his black belt after winning gold at the 2022 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds. Jacob “The Hillbilly Hammer” Couch came into the 2022 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds as a significant favorite to do big things in his brown belt divisions. He did just that, taking home
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This weekend on Saturday, December 3rd, one of the biggest professional submission grappling stages in Europe is back – GrappleFest will be returning to Fusion Nightclub in Liverpool, England for its 14th edition. As usual, the fight cards are absolutely stacked, with a whopping total of 31 superfights, with three
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The ADCC West Coast Trial was one of the biggest and best tournaments in grappling history. Because there was just too much action to cover at once, we’ll be spreading out our coverage of the event in several posts. Be sure to check back for results and recaps from every division
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The ADCC West Coast Trials take place on April 2-3 in Las Vegas, NV. The event will be the largest-ever ADCC Trials, with at least one division at full capacity with 256 competitors. For North American grapplers that do not receive an invite, this will be their last chance to
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Gordon Ryan looked in strong form after a year away from official competition. On Friday, March 25, Who’s Number One (WNO) returned to Dallas for a card headlined by Ryan and Daisy Fresh’s homegrown talent Jacob “The Hillbilly Hammer” Couch. The main event saw Ryan utilize a stifling top game
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