Check out results and highlights from Cage Fury BJJ 14, which took place on Friday, July 25, 2025, in Atlantic City. The grappling promotion formerly known as Fury Grappling, now Cage Fury BJJ, returned to Atlantic City, New Jersey, on July 25 with a card featuring a number of top
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Just a couple of days ago, Elder Cruz might have been the best brown belt in the world. That’s not the case any more, as the elite no-gi competitor was promoted to black belt in BJJ on Monday. Cruz announced the promotion on Instagram. View this post on Instagram A
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Checkmat brown belt Elder Cruz has risen to the top of the jiu-jitsu and submission grappling world at a lightning-fast pace. He won double gold at the 2020 Pans as a purple belt and repeated that feat as a brown belt in 2021. Cruz also won double gold at the
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Elder Cruz continues his path of domination through the colored belts. On Thursday, the Checkmat brown belt submitted three opponents — all with the same technique — on his way to winning gold in the heavyweight division at the 2021 IBJJF Pans. In the first round of the tournament, Cruz
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Checkmat brown belt Elder Cruz is no stranger to elite competition. This September, he’ll compete in the Olympics of submission grappling, as he was granted an invite to compete at the 2022 ADCC World Championships. The organization announced the invite on Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared
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View results and video highlights from the adult black belt divisions at the 2025 IBJJF No-Gi Pans. No-gi season is officially underway. The 2025 IBJJF No-Gi Pans went down over the weekend in New York, marking the first no-gi major of the year. Per usual, the event drew a number
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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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Check out our preview and full card lineup for WNO 26: Pato vs. Krikorian, which goes down on Friday, February 7, 2025. FloGrappling’s Who’s Number One (WNO) will soon return to action with a 12-match card headlined by a lightweight title bout. WNO 26 takes place on Friday, February 7
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The 2024 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds take place on December 12-14 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The final major event of the IBJJF calendar year is set to go down this weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada. As usual, the 2024 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds will attract many of the sport’s top no-gi competitors.
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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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