Current IBJJF no-gi absolute champion Roberto Jimenez is campaigning for an invite to the 2024 ADCC World Championships. Roberto Jimenez is making his case for an invite to the 2024 ADCC World Championships. Fresh off an entertaining and competitive defeat to two-time heavyweight ADCC silver medalist Nick Rodriguez at the
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Roberto Jimenez scored an incredible come-from-behind choke on Roosevelt Sousa to earn Submission of the Year honors. There was no shortage of highlight-reel submissions in 2023. From ADCC champions being tapped to flying armbars and smother taps, jiu-jitsu fans were treated to a wide variety of dramatic and eye-catching submissions
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Fresh off a gold medal performance at no-gi Worlds, Roberto Jimenez spoke about his unique contributions to jiu-jitsu. Roberto Jimenez is widely regarded as one of jiu-jitsu’s most interesting athletes, known for his unique perspective on health, nutrition and fitness, as well as his wildly entertaining style of grappling. The
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Roberto Jimenez, William Tackett, and other elite grapplers have been announced for Combat Jiu-Jitsu Worlds: The Middleweights. The middleweights are set to compete at the next Combat Jiu-Jitsu (CJJ) event, and the tournament is already filling up with elite grappling talent. Slated to go down in Tucson, Arizona on December
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Below are results and video highlights from Polaris 22, featuring an eight-man middleweight grand prix. Roberto Jimenez is now a Polaris champion. On Saturday, November 5, the Ecuadorian black belt won the eight-man middleweight grand prix at Polaris 22 from Southampton, England. Jimenez defeated Shane Fishman, Hunter Colvin, and Jed
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On Saturday, March 26, top UK-based promotion Polaris returned to action with a card headlined by Magid Hage and recent ADCC Trials winner Roberto Jimenez. The event also featured a pair of Polaris title bouts, as both Ash Williams and Kendall Reusing were able to retain their belts. Like all
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Polaris 19 takes place on Saturday, March 26, and the event is quickly taking shape. On Friday, the UK-based submission-only promotion announced that recent ADCC Trials winner Roberto Jimenez will face veteran black belt competitor Magid Hage in the main event. View this post on Instagram A post shared by
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The second ADCC South American Trials took place on Saturday, February 12, live from Sao Paulo. Seven athletes punched their ticket to the 2022 ADCC World Championships, among them were fan-favorites Fabricio Andrey and Roberto Jimenez, who both racked up plenty of submissions on their way to Trials gold. In
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Less than one week before the Who’s Number One (WNO) Championships, Pedigo Submission Fighting brown belt Jacob “The Hillbilly Hammer” Couch agreed to fill in for Pedro Marinho as a last-minute replacement in the middleweight division. The event featured many of the best grapplers in the world, and represented a
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When Kade Ruotolo stepped in for an injured Andrew Wiltse to face Roberto Jimenez at The Road to ADCC, fans knew they were in for fireworks. Two of grappling’s consensus most entertaining competitors, Ruotolo and Jimenez seemed destined to put on a show, and they delivered just that. FloGrappling has
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