Chan Sung Jung, AKA “The Korean Zombie,” picked up a hard fought decision win over fellow featherweight contender Dan Ige in the main event of UFC on ESPN 25 on Saturday. Immediately following the win, Jung was awarded his black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu from his instructor, Santino Defranco. Known
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A blockbuster submission grappling event has been announced for July 17, and the line-up features many of the top competitors in the world. The main event will be a match-up between two 2019 ADCC gold medalists, as heavyweight champion Kaynan Duarte will square off with middleweight champion Matheus Diniz. The
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On Saturday, Third Coast Grappling held its eight-man middleweight grand prix, and teenage jiu-jitsu phenom Micael Galvao put on an incredible performance, submitting elite competitors John Combs, Pedro Rocha, and Pedro Marinho to win the tournament and a $15,000 purse. Galvao’s grand prix-winning performance came just one day after he
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On Friday, Who’s Number One held a stacked event featuring many of the best no-gi jiu-jitsu players in the world. In the main event, Danaher Death Squad representative Craig Jones played exclusively from top position against Tye Ruotolo, earning a unanimous decision victory. And in the co-main event, Mikey Musumeci
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At the 2021 no-gi Pans, Elisabeth Clay put on what might have been the most dominant performance of not only the weekend, but the entire year so far. Clay secured six submission wins in as many matches to win both her weight and the absolute division, and she did it
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A recent training session between current UFC middleweight fighter Sean Strickland and ADCC champion Orlando Sanchez went a bit off the rails. In a video uploaded to social media, then YouTube, we see Strickland lose his cool on Sanchez, hitting him with a spinning back fist and a kick to
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Who’s Number One won’t be the only elite grappling happening on Friday, as Fight to Win returns to action with a card headlined by Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa and Tex Johnson. In the co-main event, Amanda “Tubby” Alequin will meet Raquel Canuto in what should be a fun and competitive match.
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On Saturday, June 19, Third Coast Grappling will hold its eight-man, $15,000 middleweight grand prix. The tournament will see a mixture of young jiu-jitsu phenoms, veteran competitors, and wildcard newcomers competing up to three times in one night. There is currently no outright favorite to win the tournament, but odds-makers
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Another week, another video of Andrew Wiltse demolishing competition on the local circuit. As he prepares for his match against Gabriel Almeida at Who’s Number One on June 18, Wiltse has chosen to stay competition fresh by entering local tournaments. Recently, he ran through the competition — including one poor
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On Friday, June 18, Who’s Number One (WNO) will return with what might be it’s best card of 2021. In the main event, Craig Jones will headline his second consecutive WNO show as he takes on teenage jiu-jitsu prodigy Tye Ruotolo. And in the co-main event, Mikey Musumeci will look
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