The ADCC West Coast Trials take place on April 2-3 in Las Vegas, NV. The event will be the largest-ever ADCC Trials, with at least one division at full capacity with 256 competitors. For North American grapplers that do not receive an invite, this will be their last chance to
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The fourth Emerald City Invitational (ECI) was filled with upsets. On Saturday, eight elite lightweights competed at ECI 4, and underdog qualifier Kieran Kichuk walked away with the tournament title and a $10,000 purse. Kichuk defeated Josh Cisneros, ECI featherweight champion Gianni Grippo, and Adam Benayoun to capture gold. Like
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On Friday, March 12, one of the most entertaining promotions in grappling returns with a one-night, EBI-rules tournament featuring some of the best 155-pound grapplers in the world. The Emerald City Invitational (ECI) will take place live from Atlantic City, NJ and will have a $10,000 purse on the line.
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The ADCC West Coast Trials are shaping up to be one of the best tournaments of the year, and arguably the most talent-rich ADCC Trials event ever. The two-day tournament is slated for April 2-3 in Las Vegas, NV. Recently, and handful of world-class competitors were announced as confirmed competitors
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Keith Krikorian is living a jiu-jitsu lifestyle and thriving. A fixture of the elite no-gi competition scene, the 10th Planet black belt has spent the past few years competing wherever and whenever he could. And although Krikorian didn’t have a steady home gym for much of 2021, he ended the
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On March 12, the Emerald City Invitational (ECI) will return for its first event of the year. Recently, the promotion announced the additions of Gabriel Sousa, Damien Anderson, Pedro Serrano, and Jon Calestine to the upcoming 155-pound ECI. Unlike previous events which featured a 16-man EBI-rules bracket, the upcoming card
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Diego “Pato” Oliveira was arguably the best overall grappler of the past year. The 2021 gi and no-gi Pans and Worlds champion has announced that he has officially left his longtime team of Cicero Costha and will be joining the rapidly growing Dream Art Project. View this post on Instagram
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On Friday, January 7, jiu-jitsu’s longest running submission-only promotion will return for its first show of 2022. Fight To Win 190 will take place in Dallas, TX, and will be headlined by a black belt match between Edmaicon Moraes and Samuel Nagai. View the full Fight To Win 190 line-up,
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In 2021, the Emerald City Invitational (ECI) established itself as one of jiu-jitsu’s premier submission-only competitions. Following the format introduced by the Eddie Bravo Invitational (EBI), ECI held one-night, EBI-rules tournaments with cash prizes on the line. The promotion has announced its next event, as well as a few of
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As 2021 winds down, Grappling Insider will be recognizing those athletes that made the biggest impact, had the best performances, and found the most success this year. The race for the best no-gi grappler of 2021 was a tight one. A number of competitors could make a strong argument for
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