Gordon Ryan often makes the claim that he has beaten more ADCC medalists than any other grappler in history. The reigning ADCC absolute champion is just 26-years old but has already put together one of the most impressive resumes the sport has ever seen, prompting many to name him the
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BJJ Stars 8 takes place on Saturday, April 30, and in addition to a number of ADCC-rules no-gi matches, the event will also feature a stacked eight-man gi grand prix. That grand prix includes a number of the best competitors in the world, including phenom Mica Galvao, seven-time IBJJF world
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On Saturday, November 13 at the IBJJF’s Jiu-Jitsu Con, eight elite jiu-jitsu players — four middleweights and four heavyweights — competed in mini tournaments, each with a $20,000 purse on the line. Rookie black belt Tainan Dalpra took home the gold at middleweight, while Victor Hugo won the heavyweight division.
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The 2021 Jiu-Jitsu Con hosted by the IBJJF will take place on Nov. 10-13 in Las Vegas, NV. The event will feature a pair of four-man tournaments, each with $20,000 on the line. The four middleweight grand prix competitors have now been announced. View this post on Instagram A post
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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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A match-up between two of the best new middleweight black belt competitors is scheduled for April 17. Jonnatas Gracie will take on Matheus Luna at Fight to Win 170, the promotion has announced. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fight To Win BJJ (@f2wbjj) A Team Atos
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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
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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View results and video highlights from the 2025 Brasileiros, which took place last week in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The dust has settled on another IBJJF major event, and the 2025 Brasileiros delivered plenty of thrilling moments. The event took place April 26 – May 4, with adult black belts competing
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Nogi Worlds is upon us once more, and as usual, there is an absolute abundance of competitors competing from blue belt through to black. The tournament will span four days, from the 12th to the 15th of December in Anaheim, California. There are far too many athletes competing to even
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