Another week, another loaded Fight to Win card. Fight to Win 163 will take place on Friday, February 19, live from Dallas, TX with a main event featuring Yuri Simoes and Vagner Rocha. The rest of the card is filled with elite black belt competitors like Dante Leon, Oliver Taza,
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Another elite-level Jiu-Jitsu fighter is coming to MMA. Joining the ranks of ADCC champions who have made the transition, Yuri Simoes has signed with One Fighting Championship. He will be making his professional debut for One FC in late 2020 after recovering from a recent knee injury. “MMA has always
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Kaynan Duarte is well on his way to securing his second of grappling’s highest honors this year at ADCC 2019. After cruising to a victory over Edgar Rafigiev, he met returning -99kg champion, Yuri Simoes. Simoes was a hot favorite to win his third consecutive gold medal in his third
Read moreSimoes emerged victorious from the first round at ADCC 2019, where he met ex-UFC fighter, Elliot Marshall. He began the match with a quick takedown before securing an armbar from the back to finish. Simoes sets up a Quarter-final meeting with the winner of Kaynan Duarte vs Edgar Rafiev. Duarte
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The main event at this weekend’s Fight 2 Win 104 includes what should be an exciting match between two Fight 2 Win (F2W) veterans. Lovato Jr. is undefeated in F2W, and is surely hoping to add the no-gi bout to his win column. Simões, however, is not to be looked
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When the CJJ tournament was announced there were a lot of expectations as Eddie Bravo and Victor Davila had put together a stacked card, but unfortunately the injury bug hit. Following Gordon Ryan’s LCL injury at Kasai, his first round opponent, Fabricio Werdum pulled out and then Josh Barnett also
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Fight to Win 164 was topped with four high-level black belt matches, and all four ended in close decision. Perhaps in response to fan questions or criticism, Fight to Win CEO Seth Daniels detailed the judging logic behind a pair of particularly close matches at the top of the card.
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Jiu-jitsu’s biggest and best rivalry continues to stay hot. Over the weekend, the Gordon Ryan vs. Team Atos beef heated up again, as Ryan took to Instagram to give some firmly-worded criticism of Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa. On Saturday, Barbosa competed in the BJJ Stars heavyweight grand prix, losing in the
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BJJ Stars returned to action on Saturday night with gi and no-gi superfights and a star-studded eight-man heavyweight grand prix. At the end of the night, Felipe Pena walked away the grand prix champion, but underdog Gutemberg Pereira was the story of the night as he shocked Nicholas Meregali in
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On Saturday, February 6, BJJ Stars returns to action with a star-studded heavyweight grand prix and superfights. The Fight to Win sportsbook has released complete betting odds for the event, with Nicholas Meregali favored to win the eight-man tournament. The BJJ Stars heavyweight grand prix is stacked with world champions.
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