Team Kasai boasts an incredibly stacked squad of grapplers for the upcoming AIGA Qualifiers in Sao Paulo. One of the most talent-rich teams ever assembled in grappling is headed to the AIGA Qualifiers in Brazil. Featuring three current IBJJF no-gi world champions, two Who’s Number One (WNO) champions, and the
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On Sunday, January 28th, Kade Ruotolo will defend his ONE world title in a highly anticipated rematch against Tommy Langaker. Kade Ruotolo and Tommy Langaker are set to run it back for Kade’s monstrous gold ONE Championship lightweight submission grappling belt in the co-main event at ONE 165: Superlek vs.
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Dante Leon found success beyond his weight class and against elite opponents to become the 2023 Male Grappler of the Year. Already a well-established elite black belt competitor, Dante Leon enjoyed his best year yet in 2023, submitting a number of top opponents across a range of weight classes and
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ONE lightweight submission grappling world champion Kade Ruotolo will face Tommy Langaker in a rematch at ONE 165. Reigning ONE lightweight submission grappling world champion Kade Ruotolo is set to defend his belt for the third time. On January 28, at ONE 165 in Tokyo, Japan, the 20-year-old California native
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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in the gym and using it in a competition are two very different things. There will be things you can’t prepare for, however, there will also be things you can prepare for. Emily Eyles, a Canadian Brown belt jiu jitsu athlete under Pedro Bessa, who trains out
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“Had my first comp as a blue belt, and my first match as a blue belt was against a black belt.” Grappling Insider speaks with ex world champion powerlifter Mark MacQueen about his tremendous win in the absolute division at Grappling Industries in Manchester last week. Alongside him in the
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Name: Danielle TigheAge: 38D.O.B: 26/12/82Nationality: BritishLocation: East SussexGym: Revolution Martial Arts, KentCoach: Steve O’KeeffeBJJ Rank: Purple BeltHeight: 5’6Weight Class: Middleweight Danielle Tighe is a ferocious BJJ purple belt competitor from East Sussex, England fighting out of Revolution Martial Arts, Kent under 1st Degree Black Belt Steve O’Keeffe at Checkmat. Tighe
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Third Coast Grappling Kumite 7 is the last event of the series that spans four months during a worldwide pandemic. The bracket is comprised of eight female black belts vying for the $10,000 prize. That is a powerful statement for equality in the sport. Eight world-class elite competitors showcasing the best of women’s Jiu Jitsu. This is part three of an eight-part series featuring each of the athletes in the bracket. This is Nathiely De Jesus.
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Grapplefest 9 is fast approaching and this marks the promotion’s first event in over four months due to the Coronavirus pandemic. That also makes this the first UK event to take place in the same timeframe, so local fans will no doubt be excited by the prospect of the return
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Grapplefest has announced the full card for the first UK-based grappling event since Coronavirus necessitated the cancellation of all professional sports events, Grapplefest 9. The news comes shortly after the promotion announced the first fight, a somewhat surprising matchup between Ffion Davies, the lightest IBJJF European Open Absolute Champion of
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