Ross Nicholls is one of the UK’s biggest grappling stars and has started to become known internationally thanks to a solid ADCC performance against JT Torres, but he’s revealed today that a promotion by the name of Victory Grappling has failed to pay athletes for a previous event. The tournament
Read moreJeremy Skinner came away from Polaris 12 with a solid performance in getting the finish over Eoghan O’Flanagan. He explained that his preparation for this fight felt better than his previous match and that he’s feeling great now that he’s injury-free. He had an interesting choice of callout after the
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After the first UK representative was knocked out of ADCC 2019, Ross Nicholls stepped up to the plate phenomenally. He had a fantastic run in the EU Trials leading up to this, finishing four out of his five opponents to earn a spot at ADCC 2019. He drew an incredibly
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Things are shaping up nicely for Polaris 9. In addition to a title fight between Gezary Matuda and Ffion Davies, Polaris have just announced that Ross Nicholls will be facing off with Vagner Rocha in a welterweight title eliminator. Nicholls is coming in hot after an astonishing 2018, which included
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The long awaited Polaris Squads 3: Team UK & Ireland Vs Team USA has been postponed from 17 July to 7 August 2021. The push-back is in accordance with the UK government announcement that occurred on 14 June, meaning the lift of the lockdown restrictions will be delayed. The event
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The rosters for the upcoming Polaris Squads event continue to fill in, as a handful of grapplers have been announced for the July 17 team grappling competition. The promotion recently announced the additions of PJ Barch and William Tackett to Team USA, and Bradley Hill and Tom Halpin to Team
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The teams for Polaris Squads: Team UK/Ireland vs. Team USA continue to take shape. Polaris veteran and commentator Dan Strauss will represent Team UK/Ireland, while 10th Planet representative Richie “Boogeyman” Martinez will compete for Team USA. The event is scheduled to take place on July 17. View this post on
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Team-based grappling will return to a big stage this summer with the third installment of Polaris Squads on July 17. And for the first time, the United States will be represented to take on some of the UK and Ireland’s best grapplers. Those teams are already starting to take shape,
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The Polaris UK Grand Prix has finished and crowned a champion who can claim through hard-earned results to be the presumptive king of British grappling. It was an interesting night and certainly packed with action, a lot more than the results might indicate given how many of the tournament matches
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Almost six months after the event was first announced, the Polaris Grand Prix is finally right around the corner and the bracket has just been released. The event started out with elite grapplers from all around the world, before the Coronavirus outbreak forced a delay, the removal of the crowd
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