Grapplefest is back in action with their 9th event after a lengthy break due to Coronavirus and the cancellation of their hotly anticipated UK v USA co-promotion event with Third Coast Grappling, already announcing the first matchup as Ffion Davies takes on Tayane Porfirio. Both women are IBJJF European and
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Ilima-Lei MacFarlane is the inaugural and current Bellator MMA Women’s Flyweight Champion, with an 11-0 professional MMA record and four consecutive title defenses, but news has just been broken that she is filing a lawsuit with the Honolulu Circuit Court against her former school and Basketball coach, alleging sexual abuse
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It’s a story that’s been unfolding over the last few days in front of our very eyes, but Claudia Do Val has announced that she will be taking Ricardo De La Riva to court over the abuse allegations that were made in her recent interview. The interview was conducted by
Read moreEditor’s Note: Ricardo De La Riva has recently responded to the sexual assault allegation made by Claudia Do Val and his response can be found here. Claudia Do Val recently gave the above long-form interview going through her life experiences and what led her to take part in and ultimately
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Being a woman in BJJ isn’t tough for the reasons you may think. It’s not tough because we have to roll with strong, big guys (sometimes twice our size). It’s not tough because it’s a male dominated sport. Being a woman in BJJ is tough for reasons, mainly only female
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BJJ Stars has just revealed that they’ve been able to set up one of the best rematches available in women’s BJJ for their next event on April 25th, Ffion Davies v Bianca Basilio. The pair’s last encounter happened just last year in the final of the ADCC World Championships 2019.
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Heaven Fitch has made a huge impact in wrestling after becoming the first female wrestler to win an Individual Wrestling State Championship in North Carolina. She competes at 106 lbs and had to overcome several male competitors en route to her championship victory. She wrestles in the 1A division due
Read moreKate Upton is a prolific supermodel and actress, having starred in films like Tower Heist (2011) and The Other Woman (2014). Her having to rely on her looks to make money hasn’t stopped her recently taking up Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) in her spare time though. She recently announced on Twitter
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For the IBJJF European Championships 2020 men’s competitor list and preview, click here. Roosterweight Competitors – Mayssa Bastos & Serena Gabrielli. Discussion – Mayssa Bastos is a full ten years younger than Gabrielli and has already won virtually every IBJJF tournament available. Last year’s European Championships featured the exact same
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Abu Dhabi Queen of the Mats took place on January 17th and the first ever Heavyweight edition of the tournament delivered more than enough action. The tournament featured six of the best female grapplers available split into two groups of three. The groups followed a Round Robin format where each
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