Multiple-time world champion, author of one of the best BJJ books available, Jiu-Jitsu University and all-round BJJ legend, Saulo Ribeiro, has received his 6th degree. Ribeiro initially earned a Judo black belt early in life before transitioning to BJJ at the age of 15. Starting his training at the legendary
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Xande Ribeiro has followed through rather quickly with the announcement that he made after winning the headline match against Gabriel Almeida at Fight 2 Win 145, one where he revealed that he was starting his own affiliation and would be opening a brand new gym near the location for the
Read moreXande Ribeiro is well known in the BJJ community, not only for being one half of the Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu Association along with his 6th degree black belt brother and author of Jiu-Jitsu University, Saulo Ribeiro, but also for having what might be the single most unpassable guard in the history
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Top heavyweight grappler Victor Hugo spoke to Grappling Insider about how he developed his trademark ‘Big Man Flow’ style. Victor Hugo is widely recognized as one of the best heavyweight gi and no-gi submission grappling competitors in the world – but he grapples nothing like a typical heavyweight. Standing at
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These are Grappling Insider’s recommendations for the top 10 best books on the market for the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) grappler. Avid BJJ practitioners know that learning the art doesn’t stop when class is over. Quite the opposite, most grapplers love to consume BJJ content outside of the gym – whether
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This is Grappling Insider’s Holiday BJJ Gift Guide, complete with 24 gift recommendations for the special grappler in your life. Advertising disclosure With the holidays right around the corner, now is the time to start looking for gifts for the BJJ-obsessed person in your life. Whether you’re dealing with a
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On May 11, 2023 the IBJJF announced that they would posthumously be inducting Leandro Lo into the IBJJF Hall of Fame. The BJJ legend and x8 world champ has been posthumously inducted into the IBJJF hall of fame alongside other all-time greats in the industry such as: Andre Galvao, Alexandre
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The oldest brother in a family of top-tier grapplers, 21-year-old William Tackett has long seemed destined for the ADCC podium. In less than a week, Tackett will have a chance to complete that destiny as the West Coast Trials gold medalist will compete in his first ever ADCC World Championships.
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Over the course of his 39 career MMA fights, Demian Maia firmly established himself as one of the best Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners in all of MMA. Now that he has been released from the UFC, Maia has turned his efforts to grappling competition, including the upcoming BJJ Stars 8. Additionally,
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Demian Maia is set to make his long-awaited return to competitive grappling. After a 14-year UFC career that saw him earn title shots in two different weight classes, Maia will now return to his first martial art, BJJ. On Saturday, April 30 at BJJ Stars 8, Maia will take on
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