Reigning ADCC world champion Ffion Davies has withdrawn from ADCC 2024 in favor of competing in the Craig Jones Invitational. One of grappling’s biggest stars has officially made the switch from ADCC to the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI). On Saturday, Ffion Davies – widely regarded as the sport’s top pound-for-pound
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Elite no-gi competitors Andrew and William Tackett have withdrawn from ADCC 2024 in favor of competing in the Craig Jones Invitational. Following the announcement on Thursday that the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) is set to take place on the same weekend at the 2024 ADCC World Championships, some athletes
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Craig Jones has announced that the Craig Jones Invitational will take place on August 16-17 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Craig Jones’ plans for a massive grappling tournament with the largest prize money ever seen in the sport seem to be very real. On Thursday, the Australian fan-favorite announced that the
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Craig Jones has announced plans to hold a massive no-gi grappling tournament with two $1 million prizes on the line. Elite no-gi competitor Craig Jones says he’s getting into the tournament promotion business. On Monday, the Australian announced plans to hold an event featuring the world’s top 32 male grapplers
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Craig Jones believes that Gordon Ryan’s online persona has not helped grow the sport of no-gi submission grappling. Craig Jones has a unique perspective on Gordon Ryan and his impact on the sport of submission grappling. As a former teammate of Ryan’s on the now-defunct Danaher Death Squad, Jones is
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Craig Jones has announced plans to hold a seminar to benefit ADCC competitors who will receive no prize money. In recent weeks, top no-gi competitor Craig Jones has been a vocal critic of the ADCC’s low prize money. He is now doing something about it. Over the weekend, the Australian
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Craig Jones will take on Rinat Fakhretdinov at Karate Combat’s Pit Submission Series 4 on April 20 in Dubai. The fourth installment of Karate Combat’s Pit Submission Series is on the calendar, and the promotion will be touching down in Dubai with a trio of submission-only contests. Pit Submission Series
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Fresh off his win over Philip Rowe, Craig Jones raved about Karate Combat’s Pit Submission Series as the future of grappling. Karate Combat has held just a handful of grappling matches but is already making waves in the submission grappling world. Two-time ADCC silver medalist Craig Jones recently competed and
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Watch video of Craig Jones and Joao Miyao winning by submission at Karate Combat’s Pit Submission Series 2. Karate Combat held the second iteration of its Pit Submission Series on Friday, February 23, live from Mexico City. In addition to the typical slate of striking-only contests, the event featured a
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Craig Jones explained why he asked to face Rafael Lovato Jr. at the upcoming UFC Fight Pass Invitational 6 on March 3. Elite no-gi competitor Craig Jones is set to take on veteran Rafael Lovato Jr. in the main event of UFC Fight Pass Invitation (UFC FPI) 6 on Sunday,
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