The ADCC North American trials have hit a snag. After learning a few weeks ago of the postponement of the European trials, many feared North America was next. Their fears have come true. The news came by way of Instagram when the ADCC official account posted the following: “Attention. Due
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On SUG 18, Oct 4th, Mason Fowler will face ADCC champ Vinny Magalhaes in an attempt to defend his title. Fowler first gained the SUG title in July when he defeated Craig Jones in overtime. That was a controversial match. In it, Jones grunted while trying to escape a rear
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Last night, Sep 19th, Colby Covington dismantled former title holder Tyron Woodley at UFC Fight Night. In a post fight interview, Covington credited his team for his performance then said he would put down money on his coach against any Jiu Jitsu competitor in the world. His coach is Daniel Valverde, who
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Should inverted heel hooks be banned in the sport of Jiu Jitsu? Former UFC fighter and Bellator commentator, Josh Thomson, apparently believes so. He said this after the amazing heel hook finish by Taylor Johnson over Ed Ruth. Johnson is 6-1 in MMA and trains at Victory MMA in San
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In the co-main event at Fight 2 Win 151 on Friday, Aug. 12, Rafael Lavato Jr. met Aaron “Tex” Johnson. Johnson is a multiple Pans champion and former MMA fighter who is an expert with leg locks. Lavato Jr. is a world-class black belt and former Bellator champ who has
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It sounds like Craig Jones may be done with competitions that include EBI rules. In a recent statement on reddit, Jones revealed he doesn’t like “training overtime rounds whether that be golden score or EBI.” His last EBI ruleset match was against Mason Fowler in their trilogy bout on SUG
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Gordon Ryan bet $1 million dollars to Andre Galvao’s 500K in a Jiu Jitsu match. The offer was posted on Instagram and stipulated that the match be no time limit, No Gi and sub-only. Ryan suggests that both guys submit their bets to a third-party account to hold the funds.
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Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu proved that ankle locks are nothing new by finishing the 2019 ADCC champ Kaynan Duarte with an inside heel hook. The match was the main event for BJJ Bet. The show had a rocky start with a crashed site in the beginning, but ran smoothly afterward (despite
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The WNO 4 Gordon Ryan vs Matheus Diniz card next month (Oct. 2) has some of the best grapplers scheduled to square off. Names like Ryan, Craig Jones, Gabi Garcia, Roberto Jimenez and Tony Ramos, to name a few. If all the athletes stay healthy, this may be the best
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Last weekend, (Aug. 30,) Mason Fowler earned a second victory over Craig Jones at SUG 17. This time, he did it without controversy. After five minutes of submission-only grappling, these two took turns attempting to ride or tap the other in overtime. In the second round, Fowler had Jones’ back
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