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Nick Rodriguez: ‘Animosity in the room’ led to Danaher Death Squad split

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 Ben Coate

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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BJJ News Interview 

Exclusive: The Ruotolo brothers break down their ONE Championship debut matches

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 Ben Coate

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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BJJ News Interview 

Meet ADCC qualifier William Tackett: ‘Jiu-jitsu is my happy place’

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 Ben Coate

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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Brianna Ste-Marie: ‘We deserve just as much of a platform as the men’

April 21, 2022April 21, 2022 Ben Coate

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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ADCC News Interview 

‘We don’t break mentally’: Jacob Rodriguez details Rodriguez brothers difference, ADCC Trials win

April 12, 2022April 13, 2022 Ben Coate

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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BJJ Culture BJJ News Interview 

Kade Ruotolo talks winning ADCC Trials through neck injury

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 Ben Coate

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 details his underdog run through the Emerald City Invitational

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 Ben Coate

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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BJJ News Interview 

‘Ready to face the fire’: Dante Leon details his approach against Mica Galvao at WNO

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 Ben Coate

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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BJJ News Interview 

Geo Martinez on Mikey Musumeci: ‘I’m not really intimidated by his game’

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 Ben Coate

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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BJJ Culture Interview 

Daisy Fresh wrestling coach on hard training at PFS: ‘We’re as advertised’

February 28, 2022February 28, 2022 Ben Coate

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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