Four Months After Giving Birth, Mackenzie Dern Suffers First Professional MMA Loss
Just four months after giving birth, Mackenzie Dern returned to MMA against a game Amanda Ribas and lost a unanimous decision.
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Ffion Davies and Adele Fornarino to battle for top pound-for-pound spot at UFC FPI 10
A matchup between top no-gi grapplers Ffion Davies and Adele Fornarino will be the main event of UFC FPI 10. A clash between no-gi grappling’s top two women will headline the UFC Fight Pass Invitational (UFC FPI) 10, as ADCC champions Ffion Davies and Adele Fornarino are set to lock
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Tap Cancer Out receives $500K from CJI and Fair Fight Foundation
The Craig Jones Invitational, through the Fair Fight Foundation, has raised $500,000 for Tap Cancer Out. The dollar amounts raised by the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) – by way of the Fair Fight Foundation – are beginning to trickle in, and on Tuesday, the organization announced that it has
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Craig Jones releases post-ADCC direct messages with Gordon Ryan
Craig Jones released screenshots of a conversation he had with former teammate Gordon Ryan after CJI and ADCC 2024. The rivalry between former Danaher Death Squad teammates Craig Jones and Gordon Ryan is now at an all-time high. Fresh off a busy weekend that saw Jones’ inaugural Craig Jones Invitational
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7 big takeaways from the inaugural CJI
Now that the dust has settled, these are seven big takeaways from the inaugural CJI, which took place on August 16-17 in Las Vegas. Just several short months ago, the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) wasn’t even an idea. But what first looked like a joke from tournament organizer Craig Jones
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CJI results and highlights from day 2
The inaugural CJI takes place on August 16-17, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. View results and highlights from the second day of action here. The first-ever Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) kicks off on Friday, August 16, live from the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The blockbuster event
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Favorites and contenders: Previewing the 55kg division at the 2024 ADCC World Championships
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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Every athlete competing at the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational
View the full and up-to-date list of every grappler set to compete at the first-ever Craig Jones Invitational on August 16-17. In May 2024, popular Australian grappler Craig Jones made waves in the submission grappling and BJJ community by announcing plans to hold a massive, two-day tournament with million-dollar prize
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‘It’s gonna be much different’ – Jasmine Rocha chasing a rematch with Ffion Davies at ADCC
Recent ADCC West Coast Trials champion Jasmine Rocha is hungry for a rematch with Ffion Davies at ADCC 2024. At the 2024 ADCC West Coast Trials, Jasmine Rocha punched her ticket to the big show with one of the most impressive Trials performances in recent memory. With victories over the
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Open Guardcast: Meet Iasmim Casser, AoJ Black Belt Poised To Be the Future of MMA
Among the class of newly-promoted black belts at the 2021 IBJJF Worlds was 23-year old Art of Jiu-Jitsu product Iasmim Casser. Just four years after walking into Art of Jiu-Jitsu as a white belt, Casser is now poised to make waves, not only in the black belt competition scene, but
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