ADCC veteran Jay Rodriguez spoke to Grappling Insider about the use of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) in jiu-jitsu and submission grappling. Few athletes have seen a quicker rise to the top of submission grappling than Jacob (Jay) Rodriguez. Following the path laid out by his older brother, two-time ADCC silver
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Top BJJ competitors Danielle Kelly and Bianca Basilio have been booked for submission grappling matches at ONE 163 and ONE on Prime Video 4, respectively. Singapore-based martial arts promotion ONE Championship continues to grow its submission grappling divisions and has recently booked a pair of elite athletes in upcoming events.
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The fifth Emerald City Invitational goes down on Saturday, November 5 and will crown an absolute champion. The Emerald City Invitational (ECI) is set to return to action with an eight-man absolute grand prix in what might be the most talent-rich card in the promotion’s history. Featuring a mixture of
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At first glance it might look a bit like the rubber man from the American Horror Story Murder House series, but it is actually an (equally as scary?) AI BJJ dummy. This high-tech BJJ dummy reacts like a human to submission attempts, its joints break and dislocate like a real
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The mayor of Montreal recently sent a letter to ADCC silver medalist Brianna Ste-Marie, officially congratulating her on her accomplishments. Elite black belt competitor Brianna Ste-Marie made history at the 2022 ADCC World Championships, becoming the first-ever Canadian to medal at the prestigious tournament. It wasn’t just grappling and jiu-jitsu
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View results and video highlights from the IBJJF FloGrappling Grand Prix, which featured two grand prix brackets and three superfights. The first-ever IBJJF FloGrappling Grand Prix took place on Friday, October 28, live from Austin, TX, drawing a number of jiu-jitsu’s top gi competitors. In the men’s medium-heavy bracket, Dream
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Below is the complete line-up for the IBJJF FloGrappling Grand Prix. On Friday, October 28, the IBJJF and FloGrappling will hold the largest Grand Prix (GP) event yet, featuring three superfights, a medium-heavy male bracket, as well as the first-ever GP bracket. All matches will be conducted under standard IBJJF
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View results and video highlights from BJJ Stars 9. Matheus Gabriel won the eight-man lightweight grand prix. BJJ Stars 9 went down on Friday night, showcasing a number of the world’s top jiu-jitsu competitors. Checkmat’s Matheus Gabriel walked away the winner of a loaded lightweight grand prix, and in superfight
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The rivalry we never knew we needed is here, as Tye Ruotolo and Gordon Ryan are going at it on social media. Both men seem to be keen on sharing the competition mats someday soon. The feud kicked off when the 19-year-old Ruotolo – typically quiet on social media –
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View results and highlights from EBI 20. The B-Team’s Nick Rodriguez walked away with four submissions and tournament gold. On Sunday, the Eddie Bravo Invitational (EBI) returned to action with EBI 20: The Absolutes. In one of the most talent-rich EBI brackets in recent memory, The B-Team’s Nick Rodriguez came
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