Decorated black belt competitor Elisabeth Clay spoke to Grappling Insider about training through pregnancy and making a quick return to high-level competition. Elisabeth Clay is undeniably one of the top pound-for-pound no-gi grapplers on the planet today. Renowned for her dangerous leg locks and seemingly impassable guard, the Ares BJJ
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Top black belt competitor Elisabeth Clay earned double gold at the 2024 IBJJF No-Gi Pans just two months after giving birth to her first child. Mom strength is a real thing. The 2024 IBJJF No-Gi Pans took place over the weekend in Fort Worth, Texas, and arguably the event’s most
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The 2024 ADCC World Championships take place on August 17-18 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Grappling Insider will be previewing every division at the event. Check out a preview of the 66kg division here, the 77kg division here, the 88kg division here, the 99kg division here, and the +99kg division here. The 2024 ADCC World
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Top no-gi competitor Amanda Leve spoke to Grappling Insider about the 65kg division at the 2024 ADCC World Championships. Amanda Leve stands a good chance to become the first-ever 65kg ADCC world champion. A black belt under respected coach and ADCC judge Jay Regalbuto, Leve has quietly become one of
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Reigning ONE atomweight submission grappling world champion Danielle Kelly spoke about her upcoming title defense against Mayssa Bastos at ONE Fight Night 24. Danielle Kelly will come into her upcoming match against Mayssa Bastos as the reigning and defending champion, but she says she’s the underdog against the decorated Brazilian.
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For the first time in 17 years, the ADCC will hold a women’s absolute division at the 2024 ADCC World Championships in Las Vegas. According to a report from FloGrappling, ADCC head organizer Mo Jassim has announced that the 2024 ADCC World Championships will host a women’s absolute division. The
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Former ADCC champion and current UFC strawweight Mackenzie Dern will compete at the 2024 ADCC World Championships. Decorated BJJ black belt and current UFC strawweight fighter Mackenzie Dern is set to return to the ADCC mats this year. On Thursday, the ADCC announced that Dern – a 2015 ADCC world
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Ffion Davies is the most accomplished and successful grappler to come out of the UK, regardless of gender, and she has forever been a strong advocate of women’s BJJ. Davies is both a judo and BJJ black belt. In 2022 Davies won the No-Gi and Gi World Championships, ADCC and
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UFC prospect, Molly ‘Meatball’ McCann, is set to make her Polaris debut. Polaris 26 will take place at Southampton Central Hall, UK, on 4 November 2023. During her last two performances on the UFC, Molly McCann saw herself get submitted twice; once via armbar and the other via Kimura. McCann
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Newly crowned ONE submission grappling world champion Danielle Kelly spoke about her victory over rival Jessa Khan. Danielle Kelly is now 1-1 against rival Jessa Khan, but she’s confident she’s the superior grappler. Last Friday, at ONE Fight Night 14, Kelly earned a decision victory over the Art of Jiu-Jitsu
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