British grappling promotion Polaris have been hosting the creme de la creme of events lately in the grappling world, especially when it comes to pitting different talents from across the globe against one another. Polaris Squads 3 in August 2021 saw Team USA Vs Team UK and Ireland, where Team
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Gordon Ryan is feeling confident in his upcoming match against Felipe Pena, to say the least. After plenty of back-and-forth on social media, Ryan and Pena have signed contracts agreeing to bet their own money on the outcome of the match, according to ADCC head organizer Mo Jassim. Ryan and
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On Wednesday, FloGrappling aired the finale of its new competition reality show “Who’s Next.” On the show, up-and-coming grapplers compete in team challenges and no-time limit submission-only matches for a chance at a $10,000 cash prize and a contract with Who’s Next. Watch the episode for free here. View this
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Polaris and Grapplefest vet, British grappler, coach, and black belt judoka Owen Livesey has recently been promoted to black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Livesey trains out of Carlson Gracie Hull, which he owns, and was promoted to black belt by 5th degree black belt Carlson Gracie Jr. With a background
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ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong is building something special, and he desperately wants the world to know. “We are the most watched combat sports organization on the planet,” Sityodtong told Grappling Insider. Armed with the findings of a recently released Nielsen report, Sityodtong simply loves to talk about the growth
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Just a couple of days ago, Elder Cruz might have been the best brown belt in the world. That’s not the case any more, as the elite no-gi competitor was promoted to black belt in BJJ on Monday. Cruz announced the promotion on Instagram. View this post on Instagram A
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In an aim to spread jiu jitsu to more women and those in the cannabis community, Subversiv have teamed up with Kelly Dooley, who is the first woman to join the Subversiv Grappling Tournaments Advisory Board. As the sport continues to grow and develop, more women are taking an interest
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The 2022 IBJJF Worlds take place on June 2-5, live from the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, CA. This is the premier gi tournament, attracting the best Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitors in the world. Adult black belts will be competing on Saturday and Sunday. A pair of legendary jiu-jitsu competitors left
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Welsh grappler Ffion Davies has made it to the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt World Championship finals, being the first British/Welsh grappler to ever do so. If you take a look at the previous winners of the black belt divisions at the World Championships, there is one common occurrence –
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Few (if any) competitors have climbed to the top of submission grappling faster than Nick Rodriguez. In 2019, he earned silver at the ADCC World Championships as a blue belt after training in jiu-jitsu for just over a year. On Wednesday, Rodriguez was promoted to brown belt by his coaches
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