Nick Rodriguez is now a purple belt. He was promoted to the belt on the ADCC podium on Sunday by his coach Jay Regalbuto. View this post on Instagram Purple Belt Squad!!! @adcc2019 A post shared by Nick Rodriguez (@nickyrod247) on Sep 29, 2019 at 8:23pm PDT Most of us
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Day 1 of the 2019 ADCC Championships was an eventful one, and day 2 looks to be spectacular. Here is a look into the match-ups in each division. Men -66 kg Paulo Miyao vs Augusto Mendes Miyao knows how to use the rules for his guard game, and to great
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The ADCC 2019 brackets have officially been released. For the Absolute Division brackets, go here. Men -66 kg Notables in this bracket: Nicky Ryan (profiled by GI here), Tom Halpin (interviewed here), Geo Martinez, Paulo Miyao, Gianni Grippo, Augusto “Tanquinho” Mendes Men -77 kg Notables in this bracket: JT Torres,
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(This article is part of our week of ADCC coverage. To get live results, play by play, and commentary, we’ll have a live updates article running all weekend) Imagine training for ADCC, the world’s foremost grappling competition. Now imagine doing it with a full-time job and unpredictable demands on your
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As the grappling world heard the news yesterday that controversial athlete Dillon Danis was dropping out of ADCC, many had something to say. Never shy to voice his opinion, Ben Askren weighed in with a tweet, stating Dillon Danis was dropping out due to “sore knee caps”: Sore knee caps
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(This article is part of our week of ADCC coverage. To get live results, play by play, and commentary, we’ll have a live updates article running all weekend) Catherine Perret is a late add to ADCC this weekend. The Checkmat athlete and 2018 IBJJF champion posted an announcement to her
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(This article is part of our week of ADCC coverage. To get live results, play by play, and commentary, we’ll have a live updates article running all weekend) Editor’s Note: Keenan has indeed dropped out of ADCC. It appears as if Keenan Cornelius has contracted an eye infection. Whether or
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Miocic vs. Cormier 3 is happening. Today in an interview with Barstool Sports, Dana White gave us this important update on the heavyweight division. In setting up for a trilogy in the Stipe Miocic versus Daniel Cormier series, the UFC makes a “rubber match” that should garner plenty of attention.
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Thursday morning on ESPN’s Get Up, Jorge Masvidal had some things to say about Conor McGregor. NOTE: Follow our Live UFC 244 Post for play-by-play, analysis, highlights and more! When asked if a match between him and McGregor would take place in the future, Masvidal replied Dana White “deemed it
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Reports surfaced today that Conor McGregor is “in talks” with Luke Keeler regarding a boxing match to take place in Dublin on December 14th. The report from The Sun confirmed that McGregor and Keeler had a phone argument back in August, with both of the fighters agreeing to a grudge
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