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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Now less than a year away from the 2022 ADCC Championships, the first official qualifying event is set to take place. The ADCC European, Middle East and African Trials (“European Trials”) take place on Saturday, September 18. As one of the few qualifying events for the prestigious ADCC Championships, it
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One of the UK’s top grapplers has been awarded his black belt. On Wednesday, Polaris veteran and ADCC British champion Jed Hue was promoted to black belt by fellow top UK grappler Ross Nicholls. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jed Hue (@jedhue) Yesterday was a huge
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“Had my first comp as a blue belt, and my first match as a blue belt was against a black belt.” Grappling Insider speaks with ex world champion powerlifter Mark MacQueen about his tremendous win in the absolute division at Grappling Industries in Manchester last week. Alongside him in the
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On Saturday, August 7, Polaris held its third Squads event, this time featuring Team USA vs. Team UK/Ireland in no-gi action. The matches were fast-paced, much to the delight of the live Southampton crowd. Although there were a number of close and competitive matches, Team USA pitched a shut-out, topping
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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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