As an organized competitive sport, Brazilian jiu-jitsu is still quite young. That said, there are a handful of legends in the sport’s brief history. One of those legends is three-time black belt world champion Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro. Get to know Ribeiro in a new six-minute documentary exploring Ribeiro’s roots in
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Gordon Ryan often makes the claim that he has beaten more ADCC medalists than any other grappler in history. The reigning ADCC absolute champion is just 26-years old but has already put together one of the most impressive resumes the sport has ever seen, prompting many to name him the
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The largest ever ADCC Trials event is set to go down this weekend. With approximately 800 total competitors registered, the ADCC East Coast Trials is scheduled for November 6-7. The complete competitor list has now been released, and features a number of North America’s top grapplers. Male East Coast Trials
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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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On April 10, 10th Planet black belt PJ Barch quietly put on one of the most impressive performances of the year when he secured four submissions in a row to win the inaugural Emerald City Invitational. The tournament championship earned Barch $5,000. FloGrappling has released a free highlight video showing
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Forget about ‘Red Belt’ or Nicholas Cages’ ‘Jiu Jitsu’ movie – there’s a new BJJ movie in the works that I’m sure many of the BJJ community will be interested to watch – ‘O Faixa Preta’. Rumours started circling of the film in 2019, but now it is actually in
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Fight 2 Win 143 takes place in Dallas, Texas on June 12th and will feature a huge card of elite grapplers after the promotion initially tested the waters with smaller fifteen-fight cards when they returned after Coronavirus caused a lengthy break in professional sports. The event will actually have nine
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The ADCC continues to fill its official Hall of Fame. On Monday, the organization announced that Marcelo Garcia, widely considered one of the best pound-for-pound jiu-jitsu players ever, is now a member of the ADCC Hall of Fame. View this post on Instagram A post shared by ADCC (@adcc_official) Garcia
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Polaris is putting on its 10th installment this Saturday. One of the premier shows from the submission grappling world, this gold standard event promises to be bigger and better than ever. Here we have three exciting title match ups, drawing competitors from all over the globe. Featuring some of the
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