On Friday, January 21, FloGrappling will host its first Who’s Number One (WNO) event of the year, live from Dallas, TX. The card will feature three WNO title matches, including the main event between ADCC silver medalist Craig Jones and 2021 IBJJF no-gi Worlds double gold medalist Pedro Marinho. The
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Elite teenage competitor won gold at the 2023 IBJJF European Championships and was promoted to brown belt. Elite jiu-jitsu competitor Cole Abate is now one step closer to becoming a black belt. On Wednesday, the 18-year-old Art of Jiu-Jitsu product captured gold in the adult purple belt division at the
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He may hold wins over some of the best black belts in the world, and he may have already qualified for the 2022 ADCC World Championships, but in the eyes of the IBJJF, Cole Abate is not yet an adult competitor. That will change next week when the 17-year old
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The fourth Emerald City Invitational (ECI) was filled with upsets. On Saturday, eight elite lightweights competed at ECI 4, and underdog qualifier Kieran Kichuk walked away with the tournament title and a $10,000 purse. Kichuk defeated Josh Cisneros, ECI featherweight champion Gianni Grippo, and Adam Benayoun to capture gold. Like
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On Friday, March 12, one of the most entertaining promotions in grappling returns with a one-night, EBI-rules tournament featuring some of the best 155-pound grapplers in the world. The Emerald City Invitational (ECI) will take place live from Atlantic City, NJ and will have a $10,000 purse on the line.
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On March 12, the Emerald City Invitational (ECI) will return for its first event of the year. Recently, the promotion announced the additions of Gabriel Sousa, Damien Anderson, Pedro Serrano, and Jon Calestine to the upcoming 155-pound ECI. Unlike previous events which featured a 16-man EBI-rules bracket, the upcoming card
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Mikey Musumeci, the reigning Who’s Number One (WNO) bantamweight champion, will defend his title on just over a week’s notice. Filling in for Jon Calestine, Musumeci will be taking on Estevan “Giant Slayer” Martinez, and agreed to put his title on the line. View this post on Instagram A post
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Purple belts beware. Fresh off his first-place finish at the ADCC East Coast Trials, 16-year old jiu-jitsu phenom Cole Abate has been promoted to purple belt. Abate was promoted by Art of Jiu-Jitsu instructor by Guilherme Mendes. View this post on Instagram A post shared by FloGrappling (@flograppling) View this
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The 2021 ADCC East Coast Trials were the largest Trials event ever, with approximately 800 total competitors entered. The two-day tournament saw a number of elite grapplers going head-to-head to punch their ticket to the 2022 ADCC championships. At 66 kg, 16-year old phenom Cole Abate proved he was more
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Day one of the largest ADCC Trials event ever took place on Saturday, November 6 in Atlantic City, NJ. The first day of the ADCC East Coast Trials saw most of the top-seeded competitors winning their way to day two. At 66 kg, 16-year old Art of Jiu-Jitsu product Cole
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