View results and video highlights from BJJ Stars 9. Matheus Gabriel won the eight-man lightweight grand prix. BJJ Stars 9 went down on Friday night, showcasing a number of the world’s top jiu-jitsu competitors. Checkmat’s Matheus Gabriel walked away the winner of a loaded lightweight grand prix, and in superfight
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Fight To Win 180 goes down on Friday, August 6, live from Los Angeles, CA. In the main event, former Bellator MMA middleweight champion Rafael Lovato Jr. takes on three-time IBJJF world champion Gabriel Arges. Beyond that match, the card is stacked with elite black belt competitors, including Johnny Tama,
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In the main event of The Road to ADCC on July 17, Matheus Diniz will take on Kaynan Duarte in a 20-minute ADCC rules match. Simply put, this match-up between 2019 ADCC champions represents the pinnacle of submission grappling. Although Diniz currently finds himself on a losing skid and Duarte
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Current no-gi king Gordon Ryan has never been afraid to share the knowledge and techniques behind his success. In a recent interview with Flo Grappling, Ryan explained in detail how he submitted Matheus Diniz at their October 2020 Who’s Number One match. The match-up between Ryan and Diniz was one
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F2W 149 just got a major update! Keenan Cornelius will fight Gabriel Almeida from Checkmat in the main event. Fight to Win is going back to Dallas, Texas, for the 149th event on August 14. Expect fireworks for this one as the match-ups are quite compelling! F2W 149 Main event
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Grapple Fest are starting their 2019 calendar with a bang. Fresh off a highly successful 2018, Grapple Fest have announced a stellar card for their show in Liverpool, England on February 23rd. Initially the promotion had booked a strong match-up between Jackson Sousa and Craig Jones, but unfortunately Souza was
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Watch Kade Ruotolo improve his MMA record to 3-0 with a victory over Nicolas Vigna on February 20, 2025, at ONE 171: Qatar. Kade Ruotolo is continuing to dominate in his still-young professional MMA career. On Thursday, February 20, at ONE 171: Qatar, the decorated BJJ black belt squared off
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ADCC and CJI champion Kade Ruotolo improved to 2-0 in MMA with an impressive victory at ONE 169. Kade Ruotolo couldn’t have asked for a better performance in his second professional MMA fight. On Friday, November 8, at ONE 169, the decorated BJJ competitor needed just over one minute to
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The Ruotolo brothers Kade and Tye have withdrawn from ADCC 2024 in favor of competing at the inaugural CJI. Two of the sport’s biggest stars have officially withdrawn from the 2024 ADCC World Championships and will instead be competing at the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational (CJI), as 2022 ADCC 77kg
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Current ADCC and ONE submission grappling champion Kade Ruotolo will make his MMA debut against Blake Cooper. Kade Ruotolo’s long-awaited MMA debut is finally on the calendar. Sports Illustrated has reported that on Friday, June 7, at ONE 167, the 21-year-old BJJ prodigy will take on Hawaii’s Blake Cooper in
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