Europe’s top grappling promotion, Polaris, is set to return to action on Saturday, November 5 with a card featuring a middleweight grand prix and a superfight between three-weight Polaris champ Ash Williams and former interim UFC champion Carlos “The Natural Born Killer” Condit. View this post on Instagram A post
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Just one week removed from the ADCC World Championships, the submission grappling and jiu-jitsu competition scene isn’t slowing down one bit. Over the weekend, top UK-based promotion Polaris held its first ever “Grapple Island” event in Sardinia, Italy. And in other action, several top black belts competed at the IBJJF
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Elite grapplers Paulo Miyao and AJ Agazarm both competed at Polaris 18 on November 27. After the event, Miyao and Agazarm took the opportunity to train and roll together, bringing together two unlikely training partners from different sides of the country. Luckily, a camera was on hand to catch the
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Polaris 18 took place on Saturday, November 27, live from Wales. In the main event, Wales’ own Ashley Williams, a three-division Polaris no-gi champion, picked up a split decision win in the gi over multiple-time black belt world champion Paulo Miyao. Lower on the card, Jed Hue earned a decision
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On Sunday, November 14, Raw Grappling Championships held its inaugural event, live from London. The card was filled with elite talent from around the world, and featured an eight-man, submission-only grand prix, as well as a pair of superfights. The grand prix saw ADCC champion Yuri Simoes impose his top
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On Sunday, November 14, a new promotion will enter the competitive grappling space, as Raw Grappling Championship will hold its first event live from London. The card features a number of intriguing superfights with high-level competitors, as well as an eight-man submission-only grand prix that seems likely to produce excellent
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On Saturday, October 9, Polaris Professional Jiu-Jitsu returned with Polaris 17. In the main event, reigning two-weight champion Craig Jones successfully defended his middleweight belt in a relatively tepid match against ADCC champion Davi Ramos. The co-main event saw Kendall Reusing capture the vacant Polaris women’s absolute championship in a
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On Saturday, October 9, two-weight champion Craig Jones will return to the Polaris mat for the first time in over two years, when he will take on ADCC champion and UFC veteran Davi Ramos in the main event of Polaris 17. Lower on the card, Kendall Reusing and Venla Luukkonen
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Now less than a year away from the 2022 ADCC Championships, the first official qualifying event is set to take place. The ADCC European, Middle East and African Trials (“European Trials”) take place on Saturday, September 18. As one of the few qualifying events for the prestigious ADCC Championships, it
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On Saturday, August 7, Polaris held its third Squads event, this time featuring Team USA vs. Team UK/Ireland in no-gi action. The matches were fast-paced, much to the delight of the live Southampton crowd. Although there were a number of close and competitive matches, Team USA pitched a shut-out, topping
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