Now months after it happened, fans are still curious about why the famed Danaher Death Squad chose to split up. In a recent appearance on the “Get Close” podcast, former DDS member and ADCC silver medalist Nick Rodriguez gave some context behind the team’s dissolution. Last year, shortly after head
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Twin brothers Kade and Tye Ruotolo can make an argument for being the top two pound-for-pound submission grapplers on the planet. On May 20, the Ruotolo brothers will make their ONE Championship debuts in a pair of highly-anticipated submission-only grappling matches. Although the Ruotolos received their black belts from fellow
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William Tackett has been dreaming about competing at the ADCC World Championships since his first day of jiu-jitsu. So when he won the ADCC West Coast Trials in early April, Tackett not only punched his ticket to the World Championships in September, but also realized a dream that was over
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In an exclusive interview with Grappling Insider, Brianna Ste-Marie spoke about her run through the ADCC West Coast Trials, establishing herself as a world-class competitor, and her frustration with the small women’s divisions at the ADCC Championships. Brianna Ste-Marie has taken the grappling world by storm over the past year.
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Jacob Rodriguez is now a little over a week removed from one of the most spectacular tournament wins in memory. At the ADCC West Coast Trials, the B-Team blue belt submitted seven opponents, capped off by an improbable buggy choke in the final, to punch his ticket to the 2022
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The Ruotolo brothers are undeniably two of the most entertaining competitors in jiu-jitsu today. Fresh black belts under Andre Galvao, twins Kade and Tye Ruotolo both had incredible years of competition in 2021, with Kade winning the Who’s Number One (WNO) lightweight title and being named Grappling Insider’s no-gi grappler
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Kieran Kichuk was not expected to win the Emerald City Invitational (ECI). He earned his spot in the eight-man, $10,000 EBI-rules tournament by winning an ECI qualifier. Kichuk is an undeniably elite competitor, but against potential opponents like Gianni Grippo, Josh Cisneros, and Gabriel Sousa, he found himself as a
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Dante Leon spoke to Grappling Insider in detail about his upcoming Who’s Number One match against Mica Galvao. On Friday, March 25, no-gi world champion and ADCC fourth-place finisher Dante Leon will take on 18-year old jiu-jitsu phenom Mica Galvao in the co-main event of Who’s Number One (WNO). While
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The rivalry between Mikey Musumeci and Geo Martinez is only becoming more heated ahead of their March 25 rematch at Who’s Number One (WNO). After Musumeci defeated Martinez by points at The Road to ADCC in July 2021, Musumeci went on a post-match tirade against Martinez, even stating that he
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Over the past couple of years, Pedigo Submission Fighting in Mount Vernon, IL has steadily grown into one of the best competition jiu-jitsu teams in the world. Better known as the Daisy Fresh crew, head coach Heath Pedigo has created an atmosphere that welcomes incredibly hard, grinding training. That training
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