Medusa, a new female-only jiu-jitsu promotion, will hold its inaugural event on Saturday, October 2. The event will feature a pair of 8-woman brackets — one contested 135-pounds under combat jiu-jitsu rules, and one at 115-pounds under EBI rules. Appearing on the card are a number of notable competitors, including
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This list presents the top 5 BJJ practitioners who currently compete inside the UFC’s Octagon. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was a dominant fighting style in the early days of the UFC. The promotion set the narrative that the Gracie family was instrumental in building the foundation for modern MMA, both inside and
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Karate Combat returns on March 23 with Pit Submission Series 3, featuring Ethan Crelinsten and MMA standouts. Karate Combat will soon return to action with its third installment of Pit Submission Series – submission grappling matches featured on an otherwise all-striking fight card. This Saturday, March 23, at Pit Submission
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Although there weren’t any major jiu-jitsu events like Who’s Number One or Polaris over the weekend, the professional submission grappling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu scene never sleeps. On Saturday, High Rollerz 14 and Fight To Win 199 took place, and both featured a number of high-level competitors. High Rollerz 14 The
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On Saturday, March 12, Medusa Female-Only Jiu-Jitsu will return for its second event. The card will feature an eight-woman combat jiu-jitsu (CJJ) tournament with some of the best no-gi grapplers in the world, including Who’s Number One (WNO) champion Ffion Davies and returning Medusa CJJ champion Brianna Ste-Marie. The promotion
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Fury Grappling 3 took place on Thursday, December 30, live from Philadelphia, PA. The card featured a number of active UFC fighters competing in submission-only matches, and in a surprising result, ADCC silver medalist Craig Jones was upset by current UFC welterweight contender Sean Brady. In the main event, top
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On Saturday, October 2, Medusa Jiu-Jitsu held its inaugural event. The card featured a pair of all-women tournaments — one at 115-pounds held under EBI rules, and one at 135-pounds held under combat jiu-jitsu (CJJ) rules. View the full results and highlights from Medusa 1 below. Fatima Kline submits three
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Submission Underground (SUG) 26 took place on Sunday, August 15, and was headlined by a tag team jiu-jitsu match featuring accomplished competitor Pedro Marinho. In what would be a significant upset, Marinho’s Gracie Barra tag team lost, with Marinho being the only competitor to be submitted. Lower on the card,
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Submission Underground (SUG) 26 will take place on Sunday, August 15. The card is headlined by a tag team match-up involving top jiu-jitsu competitor Pedro Marinho. Lower on the card, longtime SUG veteran Gabriel Checco will take on current UFC light heavyweight Danilo Marques, and former UFC flyweight title contender
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On Sunday, Submission Underground (SUG) returned to action with SUG 23: Mason Fowler vs. Kyle Chambers. In the main event, Mason Fowler submitted Kyle Chambers to retain his SUG absolute championship. Lower on the card, long-time UFC veteran Carlos Condit picked up a quick heel hook submission over fellow UFC
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