Grappling and jiu-jitsu fans are likely already familiar with Kody Steele. A black belt representing Brazilian Fight Factory in Austin, TX, Steele is a frequent no-gi competitor at the highest level, competing on shows like Who’s Number One, Third Coast Grappling, and Submission Underground. Recently, Steele has started an amateur
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The biggest ADCC Trials event ever is now just a little more than a week away, and a number of additional elite competitors have been announced for the ADCC East Coast Trials on November 6-7. Earlier this week, for grapplers were announced for the 66-kg division. Now, FloGrappling has announced
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The ADCC 2019 brackets have officially been released. For the Absolute Division brackets, go here. Men -66 kg Notables in this bracket: Nicky Ryan (profiled by GI here), Tom Halpin (interviewed here), Geo Martinez, Paulo Miyao, Gianni Grippo, Augusto “Tanquinho” Mendes Men -77 kg Notables in this bracket: JT Torres,
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The largest ever ADCC Trials event is set to go down this weekend. With approximately 800 total competitors registered, the ADCC East Coast Trials is scheduled for November 6-7. The complete competitor list has now been released, and features a number of North America’s top grapplers. Male East Coast Trials
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Nogi Worlds is upon us once more, and as usual, there is an absolute abundance of competitors competing from blue belt through to black. The tournament will span four days, from the 12th to the 15th of December in Anaheim, California. There are far too many athletes competing to even
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Grappling Insider will have live results of the Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) World Championships, which will be streamed on FloGrappling on Saturday, September 25th. The times and brackets were announced on Friday. For the Absolute Division brackets and play by play, go here. In the meantime, check out our
Read moreMarcelo Garcia is soon to release a new Butterfly Guard Instructional. MARCELO THE ADCC GOAT: Probably the simplest measure of an athlete’s prowess is always going to be the titles they’ve collected and in this respect, Marcelo ranks above those who most would consider the elite. The highest honour in
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