Third Coast Grappling’s April 3 eight-man grand prix is shaping up nicely. Last week, the promotion announced Danaher Death Squad representative Nick Rodriguez as the first tournament participant. On Friday, Third Coast announced that Team Atos’ Kaynan Duarte will also be competing at the event. The announcement was made via
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BJJ Stars appears to be working hard on setting up an incredible event for April 25th, adding Kaynan Duarte v Nicholas Meregali to the card. This comes hot on the heels of the announcement that Ffion Davies v Bianca Basilio is due to be another big name match on the
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Fight 2 Win 136 comes to San Diego on 15th February and brings a stacked card, toppe by Kaynan Duarte v Vinicius “Trator” Ferreira. While Duarte has been in the news recently for failing a post-tournament drugs test and being banned from IBJJF events, he is still eligible to compete
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Kaynan Duarte is now the latest in a long line of BJJ athletes to be caught doping. USADA have just announced that Duarte will accept a one year suspension in response to being caught in violation of the IBJJF’s anti-doping policy. The substance that he tested positive for was Ostarine,
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Kaynan Duarte is one of the hardest working men in BJJ and he’s showing absolutely no signs of slowing down. He’s just been announced as the third entrant for the Polaris Absolute Grand Prix on April 4th in Newport, South Wales. This comes after the initial reveal of Patrick Gaudio
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Kaynan Duarte is well on his way to securing his second of grappling’s highest honors this year at ADCC 2019. After cruising to a victory over Edgar Rafigiev, he met returning -99kg champion, Yuri Simoes. Simoes was a hot favorite to win his third consecutive gold medal in his third
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Kasai is probably the most underrated grappling organisation on the planet, but last night they put on another stellar show.Following on from Gordon Ryan’s appearance at the last Kasai, all the big names turned out for a stacked card on Kasai 5. At Kasai 5, the starring attraction was the
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Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu proved that ankle locks are nothing new by finishing the 2019 ADCC champ Kaynan Duarte with an inside heel hook. The match was the main event for BJJ Bet. The show had a rocky start with a crashed site in the beginning, but ran smoothly afterward (despite
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On Saturday, May 1, Subversiv team grappling returned to action with Subversiv 5. The event featured eight teams of three grapplers each going head-to-head in a tournament format to crown a new team champion. Team Atos — made up of Kaynan Duarte, Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa, and Rafaela Guedes — was
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On Saturday, May 1, the grappling promotion Subversiv will return to action with Subversiv 5. The event features a stacked line-up of teams for the three-on-three team grappling tournament, including top competitors from Atos, the Danaher Death Squat, Checkmat, 10th Planet, and more. Check out those line-ups, start times, betting
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