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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William Tackett has been dreaming about competing at the ADCC World Championships since his first day of jiu-jitsu. So when he won the ADCC West Coast Trials in early April, Tackett not only punched his ticket to the World Championships in September, but also realized a dream that was over
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The ADCC West Coast Trial was one of the biggest and best tournaments in grappling history. Because there was just too much action to cover at once, we’ll be spreading out our coverage of the event in several posts. Be sure to check back for results and recaps from every division
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Known for his powerful and often injury-causing leg locks, Rousimar Palhares is one of the most feared competitors in grappling. At the ripe young age of 19, William Tackett traveled to Brazil to take on Palhares at a BJJ Bet show. Tackett recently posted that match on his YouTube channel,
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The 2021 ADCC East Coast Trials were the largest trials event to-date. With over 600 total competitors registered, it was also arguably the most difficult ADCC Trial ever, making Kade Ruotolo’s seven wins on his way to gold in the 77kg division all the more impressive. In the finals, Ruotolo
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Nick Rodriguez is one of the fastest-rising talents the jiu-jitsu world has ever seen. After placing second place at the 2019 ADCC championships as a blue belt, Rodriguez has continued to compete and find success at the highest levels of the sport. Similarly, William Tackett and his younger brother Andrew are still very
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Last week, news broke that Craig Jones had suffered a broken hand and was forced to withdraw from a match against Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa at The Road to ADCC. On Monday, FloGrappling announced that William Tackett is stepping in for Jones on short notice and will face Barbosa. The event
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The Third Coast Grappling middleweight grand prix line-up is now finalized, and it’s stacked with some of the best no-gi grapplers in the world. The promotion has announced the full, eight-man tournament field for that event, which will take place on June 19. Recent additions to the line-up include Oliver
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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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This Friday’s Who’s Number One event has lost its main event, FloGrappling has reported. Craig Jones has pulled out of his scheduled main event match with Tye Ruotolo, citing health concerns. Replacing Jones will be William Tackett. View this post on Instagram A post shared by FloGrappling (@flograppling) With Jones
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