Jozef Chen defeated three ADCC veterans to win the European Trials, earning him one of the five coveted invites to compete at ADCC 2024. At just 18-years-old B-Team’s Jozef Chen had one of the most impressive and arguably difficult runs at the ADCC Europe, Middle East & African Trials, in
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Rosa Walsh becomes the youngest female Irish BJJ black belt ever Welsh grappler and multiple-time BJJ World Champion, Ffion Davies, has promoted her close friend, Rosa Walsh, to black belt in BJJ. This was Davies’ first-ever black belt promotion. If you follow Davies on Instagram you will know she has
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Senegalese wrestler turned MMA fighter Oumar ‘Reug Reug’ Kane gets the decision win over IBJFF Hall of Famer and 17-time Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion, Marcus ‘Buchecha’ Almeida at ONE Fight Night 13. MMA contenders Almeida and Kane have been aiming to have a fight against each other since Almeida
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Heather Grace Gracie, the granddaughter of Carlos Gracie Snr, one of the founding fathers of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and her partner, Five Finger Death Punch frontman and BJJ black belt, Zoltan Bathory will both be starring in Call of Duty. Gracie was offered the role first, to star in the fourth
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Gordon Ryan recently spoke about steroids and PEDs in grappling and how USADA testing would change the sport. Steroids and PEDs remain a hot topic in professional grappling. Recently, Gordon Ryan – the sport’s most widely known active competitor – spoke frankly about PEDs and drug testing in grappling. Ryan
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ONE MMA World Champ Vs ONE submission grappling World Champ – who will reign victorious? Mikey Musumeci will be set to defend his ONE flyweight submission grappling champion belt against Jarred Brooks at ONE Fight Night 13 on August 4. The match will be part of the co-main event with
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Battle Grappling co-founder and CEO Lara Carter spoke to Grappling Insider about why the organization left FloGrappling. Pacific Northwest-based promotion Battle Grappling is forging its own path in the professional grappling competition scene. Battle Grappling co-founder and owner Lara Carter recently spoke to Grappling Insider about the organization’s long and
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Dan Reynolds, better known for singing ‘Radioactive’ as the frontman of Imagine Dragons, was recently spotted attending and partaking in a jiu-jitsu competition. The 35-year-old singer competed in the Masters 2 tournament in the 222 & Under bracket at the Jiu-Jitsu World League Worlds 2023 event at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion.
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Nick Rodriguez spoke to Grappling Insider about his call-out of and beef with former teammate Gordon Ryan. Last week, at the UFC Fight Pass Invitational 4, the B-Team’s Nick Rodriguez put on a stellar performance, defeating Roberto Jimenez, Vagner Rocha, and “Big” Dan Manasoiu to win an eight-man EBI-rules absolute
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Nick Rodriguez called for an EBI-rules match against Gordon Ryan with USADA testing and Ryan declined. Last Thursday, at the UFC Fight Pass Invitational (“FPI”) 4, two-time ADCC silver medalist Nick Rodriguez put on a stellar performance to win an eight-man absolute grand prix, defeating Roberto Jimenez, Vagner Rocha, and
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