Just one week removed from the ADCC World Championships, the submission grappling and jiu-jitsu competition scene isn’t slowing down one bit. Over the weekend, top UK-based promotion Polaris held its first ever “Grapple Island” event in Sardinia, Italy. And in other action, several top black belts competed at the IBJJF
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Josef Manuel is a fourth-degree black belt under five-time world champion Robson Moura and the owner of Cutting Edge Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Manuel recently appeared on the Open Guardcast to talk about his experience learning and training under Moura, as well as his own competition experience. Manuel came to jiu-jitsu at
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Jiu-jitsu specialist and current UFC featherweight fighter Ryan Hall got back into the win column at UFC 269 with a unanimous decision victory over Darrick Minner. After a string of injuries and cancellations, followed by a loss to Ilia Topuria at UFC 264, this was Hall’s first win since July
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This Friday, April 5, 2019 New England gets a taste of the BJJ fight scene. Ana Carolina “Baby” Vieira (GF Team) v. Luiza Monteiro (Atos). The main event pits Ana Carolina “Baby” Vieira (GF Team) against Luiza Monteiro (Atos). They will be at 145lbs in the gi. Vieira has the
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