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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If you think you read the headline incorrectly, well, think again. The Matburn podcast released an episode Nov. 11 where hosts Keenan Cornelius and Josh Hinger said that Lucas ‘Hulk’ Barbosa will make the transition to MMA. If you’re not familiar with the Matburn podcast, you’re missing out. The show
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Fight 2 Win 137 is set to take place in Denver, Colorado on March 7th and has just had the main event announced as Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa v Roberto Jimenez. Barbosa is a very decorated grappler, having won countless IBJJF opens and being the proud owner of five IBJJF World
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The IBJJF GP 2019 is shaping up to be one of the best nogi tournaments in recent history. Fan interest was piqued by the announcement of Gordon Ryan and Buchecha as the tournaments first competitors, but things have now got even more exciting. Over the past few days, the IBJJF
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The world’s most well-known grappler is known for competing exclusively in no-gi submission grappling. That might change soon, as current no-gi pound-for-pound king Gordon Ryan hinted that he’s considering putting on the gi. On Tuesday, Ryan posted on Instagram that he is searching for a gi sponsor for “the biggest
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Now just days removed from receiving his black belt, 19-year old jiu-jitsu phenom William Tackett is already one of the top competitors in the world. On the other end of the spectrum, 40-year old Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu is one of the most accomplished competitors ever (and is still active at
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Who’s Number One (WNO) continues to add big names to its March 26 event. Joining his Danaher Death Squad teammate Gordon Ryan, Nick Rodriguez will compete at WNO and will be taking on two-time ADCC champion Yuri Simoes. The match-up was announced by Flo Grappling. View this post on Instagram
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BJJ Stars returned to action on Saturday night with gi and no-gi superfights and a star-studded eight-man heavyweight grand prix. At the end of the night, Felipe Pena walked away the grand prix champion, but underdog Gutemberg Pereira was the story of the night as he shocked Nicholas Meregali in
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Team Atos took the win Saturday night (Oct 31st) at Subversiv 4. The event was held in Philadelphia and featured 16 teams with three competitors per team. There were some big names on the card including Gesias Cavalcante, Tex Johnson, Kody Steele and Elisabeth Clay. Here are the results. Round
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