Gordon Ryan has withdrawn from matches against Lucas Barbosa and Mason Fowler due to a rib injury. Gordon Ryan is once again on the sidelines. The oft-injured multiple-time ADCC champion has withdrawn from scheduled matches against Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa and Mason Fowler, citing a rib injury that will force him
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Last week, news broke that Craig Jones had suffered a broken hand and was forced to withdraw from a match against Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa at The Road to ADCC. On Monday, FloGrappling announced that William Tackett is stepping in for Jones on short notice and will face Barbosa. The event
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One of the summer’s more anticipated match-ups will have to wait a little longer. On Friday, it was announced that Craig Jones is injured and forced to withdraw from his match against Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa that was scheduled for July 17 at The Road to ADCC. FloGrappling shared the x-ray
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Saturday’s BJJ Stars 6 event featured many of jiu-jitsu’s top competitors going head to head in high-paced, exciting matches. But the evening wasn’t without controversy; the no-gi co-main event between 2019 ADCC champion Matheus Diniz and top Atos competitor Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa ended in utter confusion. In the final seconds
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Jiu-jitsu’s biggest and best rivalry continues to stay hot. Over the weekend, the Gordon Ryan vs. Team Atos beef heated up again, as Ryan took to Instagram to give some firmly-worded criticism of Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa. On Saturday, Barbosa competed in the BJJ Stars heavyweight grand prix, losing in the
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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Check out the full, three-match lineup at Karate Combat’s Pit Submission Series 5, set to go down in Austin, TX on May 30. Karate Combat is slated to return to action on Thursday, May 30, and the promotion will continue its foray into the world of submission grappling. Pit Submission
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Top BJJ competitor Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa will make his long-awaited return to MMA on Friday, August 5, when he takes on Elmar Umarov at Professional Fighters League (PFL) 7. It will be Barbosa’s first MMA fight in a decade. View this post on Instagram A post shared by LUCAS “HULK”
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View the full results from BJJ Stars 8, where young phenom Mica Galvao won a loaded grand prix, defeating the likes of Leandro Lo and Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa. BJJ Stars 8 took place on Saturday, April 30, and featured an eight-man gi grand prix in addition to a number of
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Accomplished jiu-jitsu competitor Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa is set to make his much anticipated return to professional MMA. On Friday, February 25, Barbosa will square off with Thomas Oswald in a welterweight bout at the PFL Challenger Series 2. It will be Barbosa’s first MMA fight in nearly 10 years. A
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