Third Coast Grappling will return with its seventh event on June 19, 2021, with an eight-man middleweight tournament and a $15,000 purse going to the tournament winner. The promotion has announced a handful of competitors, and the field is already looking stacked with some of the best no-gi jiu-jitsu competitors
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Never one to shy away from conflict, Gordon Ryan has renewed a beef that kicked off in February. On Saturday, the top pound-for-pound no-gi grappler called out fellow black belt competitor Gustavo Batista for declining a match under purportedly absurd conditions offered by Ryan. In February, Ryan and Batista went
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Just a day before his match with Roberto Jimenez, Gordon Ryan spent hours engaged in an internet beef with black belt world champion Gustavo Batista. Among other conditions, Ryan offered to grapple Batista in a no-gi match with Batista starting in top mount. Things kicked off with Batista talking a
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“Hulk” Barbosa and Gustavo Batista pulled out of the Third Coast Grappling Kumite 6 card, Fellipe Trovo and Arnaldo Maidana take their places
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The Third Coast Grappling middleweight grand prix line-up is now finalized, and it’s stacked with some of the best no-gi grapplers in the world. The promotion has announced the full, eight-man tournament field for that event, which will take place on June 19. Recent additions to the line-up include Oliver
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Controversial amateur wrestler Pat Downey is once again diving into the deep end of submission grappling. On June 19, Downey will compete in the Third Coast Grappling Middleweight Grand Prix alongside some of the best no-gi jiu-jitsu competitors on the planet. The promotion announced Downey’s participation in the tournament on
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The world’s most well-known grappler is known for competing exclusively in no-gi submission grappling. That might change soon, as current no-gi pound-for-pound king Gordon Ryan hinted that he’s considering putting on the gi. On Tuesday, Ryan posted on Instagram that he is searching for a gi sponsor for “the biggest
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22 year old Jake Watson has a shot at beating a Jiu Jitsu legend on October 23rd when he meets Rafael Lovato Jr. at Fight 2 Win 155. Watson is 15 years younger than Lovato, but is no stranger to competing at a high level. Since earning his black belt
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This year’s IBJJF Pans can be thought of as 2020 World Championships. The event, from Oct. 8 to 11, was the first major tournament since the pandemic started. Maybe we needed a major tournament, but it was amazing to have IBJJF majors back. Each year, IBJJF Pans take place around
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Mikey Musumeci is out of the 2020 IBJJF Pans. Unfortunately, the young Musumeci has pulled out of the most anticipated event from the IBJJF. According to the latest information available, he won’t be competing because he is preparing content for BJJ Fanatics. Musumeci took to social media today to make
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