On October 20, top no-gi grappler Gordon Ryan will return to competition to face current UFC welterweight fighter Philip Rowe in what is being dubbed an “exhibition match.” That event will also feature a trio of Who’s Number One (WNO) title matches, as well as an entertaining match between recent
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The 2021 IBJJF no-gi Worlds take place on October 7-10, with black belts competing on Saturday and Sunday. It is arguably the most anticipated IBJJF event of the year, and with the recently-instituted leg reaping and heel hooking rules, a number of top submission-only grapplers that previously avoided IBJJF competition
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Did you think we were doing an IBJJF Pans lower weight breakdown only? Well, think again. In the second edition of our IBJJF black belt Pans Breakdown: Middleweights, we are looking at the light-, middle- and medium-heavyweight divisions. As we said in the previous post, Pans are happening despite the
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The Spyder Invitational BJJ Championship is really starting to make waves outside of their home in South Korea and after an excellent 2019, they’re now putting on a new version of their existing format called The Road To Black, because it will exclusively feature purple and brown belt competitors. The
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The Spyder Invitational has packed up and shut up shop for the year. After bringing the promise of two stacked tournaments to Korea, they delivered on this promise tenfold. The event went off without a hitch and champions were crowned after some excellent performances all around. Some of the more
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Another Worlds has come and gone. The largest, most exhilarating annual event for Jiu Jitsu practitioners around the globe. For the fifth straight year I’ve been fortunate enough to make it out to the Long Beach for the tournament (I’m from NY). During World’s week, the energy is electric in
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The competitor list is out and the brackets are complete for the IBJFF Worlds 2019 We take a look at how the top Black Belt brackets might play out. Will Sam Cook leave a legacy? England’s own Sam Cook will be aiming for top billing at black belt middleweight. After
Read moreWomen’s Absolute Qualifying Rounds: Bianca Basilio def. Amanda Alequin via footlock Carina Santi def. Claire-France Thevenon via choke Alison Tremblay def. Hilary Vanorum via decision Gabi Garcia def. Jessica Flowers via points (0-0, 3-0 adv.) Maria Malyjasiak def. Larissa Campos via armbar Ana Carolina Vieira def. Gabriela Fechter via kneebar
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Spyder gains more traction as a BJJ promotion in Korea with an exciting event this past weekend. Their investment in this sport is clear, with quality production and commentating courtesy of John Evans of BJJ Breakdown and even better matches. Marcelo Garcia brown belt Matheus Lutes was a standout prospect,
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