Ffion Davies will square off with Morgan Black in a no-gi bantamweight match in the co-main event of ADXC 4 in Paris. The top pound-for-pound competitor in BJJ is set to return to action on May 18. That night, at Abu Dhabi Extreme Championship (ADXC) 4 in Paris, France, Ffion
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No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu legend, Eddie Bravo, has been promoted to 4th Degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Bravo was promoted by his coach, 7th Degree Red and Black Coral Belt, Jean Jacques Machado. He was the first American BJJ black belt under Machado. Bravo’s last promotion was in 2013. After earning
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Rosa Walsh becomes the youngest female Irish BJJ black belt ever Welsh grappler and multiple-time BJJ World Champion, Ffion Davies, has promoted her close friend, Rosa Walsh, to black belt in BJJ. This was Davies’ first-ever black belt promotion. If you follow Davies on Instagram you will know she has
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World-class 18-year-old competitor Cole Abate has been promoted to BJJ black belt by Guilherme Mendes. One of the most promising and talented young grapplers in the history of jiu-jitsu is now officially a black belt. Over the weekend, 18-year-old Art of Jiu-Jitsu product Cole Abate was awarded his black belt
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Top no-gi competitor Jacob Couch was awarded his black belt after winning gold at the 2022 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds. Jacob “The Hillbilly Hammer” Couch came into the 2022 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds as a significant favorite to do big things in his brown belt divisions. He did just that, taking home
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Roger Gracie is the grandson of the founder of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Carlos Gracie and is the son of Reila Gracie (daughter of Carlos Gracie) and Mauricio Motta Gomes, he was recently awarded his 5th degree on his black belt from his father on July 25, 2022. Gomes is a eighth
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Polaris and Grapplefest vet, British grappler, coach, and black belt judoka Owen Livesey has recently been promoted to black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Livesey trains out of Carlson Gracie Hull, which he owns, and was promoted to black belt by 5th degree black belt Carlson Gracie Jr. With a background
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Just a couple of days ago, Elder Cruz might have been the best brown belt in the world. That’s not the case any more, as the elite no-gi competitor was promoted to black belt in BJJ on Monday. Cruz announced the promotion on Instagram. View this post on Instagram A
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Kade and Tye Ruotolo are now black belts in BJJ. Just days after taking first and second in the brown belt division at the 2021 IBJJF Worlds, the twin brothers were promoted to black belt by Atos head instructor Andre Galvao. Galvao posted about the promotion on Instagram. View this
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Steve Mowry is a problem for the heavyweight division. At a tower 6’8″, Mowry sports a perfect 10-0 professional MMA record, which is supported by his 6-0 amateur record. On Wednesday, Mowry announced that he had leveled-up in jiu-jitsu, and had been awarded his black belt by Gilbert Burns. View
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