Top black belt competitor Elisabeth Clay earned double gold at the 2024 IBJJF No-Gi Pans just two months after giving birth to her first child. Mom strength is a real thing. The 2024 IBJJF No-Gi Pans took place over the weekend in Fort Worth, Texas, and arguably the event’s most
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Elite competitors Cole Abate and Dante Leon have signed to compete in ONE Championship’s submission grappling division. Two of grappling’s top competitors are headed to ONE Championship. On Thursday, the Singapore-based martial arts organization announced that it had signed 19-year-old phenom Cole Abate and multiple-time IBJJF no-gi world champion Dante
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We look at key competitors to keep an eye on at the 2024 IBJJF No-Gi Pans, which takes place this weekend in Fort Worth, Texas. The IBJJF no-gi season is now in full swing, and next up is the 2024 IBJJF No-Gi Pans. The event takes place on November 1-3,
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Well-known BJJ black belt and retired competitor Tom DeBlass has been appointed as ONE Championship’s VP of Grappling. ONE Championship is continuing to invest in submission grappling and has now added one of the sport’s most well-known names to its leadership ranks. Earlier this week, the organization announced that multiple-time
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Tap Cancer Out founder Jon Thomas spoke to Grappling Insider about the impact the inaugural CJI had on the organization. By all accounts, the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) was a resounding success. From massive viewership numbers to electrifying and unforgettable matches, to the overwhelmingly positive response from the BJJ
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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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View the official brackets for both 16-man divisions at the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational (CJI). Now less than two weeks out from the inaugural CJI, brackets for each of the 16-man divisions have been revealed and first-round matchups are set. On Tuesday, Craig Jones held a live bracket reveal. Each
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At ONE Fight Night 24, Mayssa Bastos earned a decision victory over Danielle Kelly to win the ONE atomweight submission grappling world title. Mayssa Bastos is already the most decorated BJJ competitor of the sport’s lightest weight classes and she has now added ONE Championship gold to her trophy case.
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Top no-gi competitor Amanda Leve spoke to Grappling Insider about the 65kg division at the 2024 ADCC World Championships. Amanda Leve stands a good chance to become the first-ever 65kg ADCC world champion. A black belt under respected coach and ADCC judge Jay Regalbuto, Leve has quietly become one of
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Reigning ONE atomweight submission grappling world champion Danielle Kelly spoke about her upcoming title defense against Mayssa Bastos at ONE Fight Night 24. Danielle Kelly will come into her upcoming match against Mayssa Bastos as the reigning and defending champion, but she says she’s the underdog against the decorated Brazilian.
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