Fight to Win continues its breakneck schedule this weekend with Fight to Win 163 on February 13, live from Dallas, TX. The promotion has announced a trio of high-level matches for the event, including a lightweight gi title match between champion Kennedy Maciel and challenger Diego “Pato” Oliveira. View this
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WNO lightweight champion Dante Leon spoke to Grappling Insider in detail about his upcoming title defense against Diego “Pato” Oliveira. Fresh off a sensational year of competition that saw him winning Grappling Insider’s 2023 Male Grappler of the Year, Dante Leon is kicking off his 2024 against one of the
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Diego “Pato” Oliveira will make his ONE Championship submission grappling debut against Rodrigo Marello at ONE Fight Night 13. Multiple-time IBJJF world champion and recent ADCC medalist Diego “Pato” Oliveira has joined ONE Championship’s ever-growing submission grappling roster and is set to make his debut later this summer. On August
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Top gi and no-gi competitor Diego “Pato” Oliveira has officially joined the Mendes brothers’ Art of Jiu-Jitsu. The famed Art of Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Costa Mesa, California just added another world-class competitor. Recent ADCC bronze medalist and multiple-time IBJJF black belt world champion Diego “Pato” Oliveira has joined the elite
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Diego “Pato” Oliveira was arguably the best overall grappler of the past year. The 2021 gi and no-gi Pans and Worlds champion has announced that he has officially left his longtime team of Cicero Costha and will be joining the rapidly growing Dream Art Project. View this post on Instagram
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The Evolve Ur Game (EUG) 155-pound no-gi grand prix took place on Saturday, and Diego “Pato” Oliveira took home the tournament title and $10,000 in cash. Oliveira defeated Alika Villiatora, Gabriel Sousa, and, in the finals, Gianni Grippo to capture the title. In his first-round match, Oliveira showed off excellent
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View the full results and video highlights from WNO 24, which saw Gordon Ryan submit Josh Saunders in the main event. On Thursday, June 20, FloGrappling’s Who’s Number One (WNO) returned to action in Austin, Texas with a card packed with top no-gi talent. In the main event, reigning ADCC
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View the full results and video highlights from WNO 21, featuring a main event light heavyweight title match between Pedro Marinho and Rafael Lovato Jr. FloGrappling’s Who’s Number One (WNO) returned to action in Austin on Thursday, November 30, with a talent-stacked card topped by three title matches. Pedro Marinho
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The 2022 ADCC World Championships took place on September 17-18 in Las Vegas, NV. The event was headlined by a highly anticipated superfight between Gordon Ryan and Andre Galvao. In tournament action, Kade Ruotolo kicked off his ADCC career in spectacular fashion, winning four matches by submission, handing Mica Galvao
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The 2022 ADCC World Championships take place on September 17-18, live from Las Vegas, NV. Ahead of the big tournament, Grappling Insider will be previewing each division. Read a preview of the men’s 66 kg. division here, the 77 kg. division here, the 88 kg. division here, the 99 kg. division here, the 99+ kg.
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