Kieran Kichuk was not expected to win the Emerald City Invitational (ECI). He earned his spot in the eight-man, $10,000 EBI-rules tournament by winning an ECI qualifier. Kichuk is an undeniably elite competitor, but against potential opponents like Gianni Grippo, Josh Cisneros, and Gabriel Sousa, he found himself as a
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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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The 420-friendly grappling promotion High Rollerz is making some big connections. The organization recently announced that High Rollerz 15 will take place on Saturday, May 14 and will feature an eight-man tournament. Each of those eight competitors are backed by a celebrity sponsor; those sponsors include big names like Mike
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In a relatively light weekend of jiu-jitsu and submission grappling competition, a handful of top competitors picked up big wins. Most notably, ADCC veteran Oliver Taza impressed by winning the absolute division of the no-gi IBJJF Nashville Open, while the fast-rising Chris Wojcik picked up a victory over former ADCC
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Keith Krikorian will try to keep his significant momentum going. The recent ADCC Trials winner is set to compete at the Combat Jiu-Jitsu (CJJ) Worlds lightweight tournament, where he will attempt to capture his second CJJ belt. The CJJ Worlds: The Lightweights is scheduled for Sunday, June 5 in Cancun,
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The ADCC West Coast Trial was one of the biggest and best tournaments in grappling history. Because there was just too much action to cover at once, we’ll be spreading out our coverage of the event in several posts. Be sure to check back for results and recaps from every division
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The ADCC West Coast Trials take place on April 2-3 in Las Vegas, NV. The event will be the largest-ever ADCC Trials, with at least one division at full capacity with 256 competitors. For North American grapplers that do not receive an invite, this will be their last chance to
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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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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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The Evolve Ur Game (EUG) 155-pound no-gi grand prix took place on Saturday, and Diego “Pato” Oliveira took home the tournament title and $10,000 in cash. Oliveira defeated Alika Villiatora, Gabriel Sousa, and, in the finals, Gianni Grippo to capture the title. In his first-round match, Oliveira showed off excellent
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