ADCC Trials champion Jozef Chen will take on Tye Ruotolo at ONE Fight Night 23 on Friday, July 5 in Bangkok. Current ONE welterweight submission grappling world champion Tye Ruotolo has another elite opponent lined up, as he’s set to take on fellow young phenom Jozef Chen in a submission
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Several world-class no-gi matches have been announced for WNO 24, set to go down on Thursday, June 20. The next installment of FloGrappling’s Who’s Number One (WNO) is on the calendar, and it’s already shaping up to be one of the promotion’s best cards. WNO 24 will take place on
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Top no-gi competitors Andy Varela and Jozef Chen will clash in a 170-pound title match at Main Character Jiu-Jitsu 4. An intriguing matchup between two of the world’s top 170-pound no-gi competitors is slated for the main event of Main Character Jiu-Jitsu 4. On Sunday, June 23, in Austin, Texas,
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Recent ADCC Trials champion Jozef Chen spoke to Grappling Insider about his rapid ascension in no-gi jiu-jitsu. Few no-gi competitors have seen a quicker climb to elite status than 19-year-old brown belt Jozef Chen. In September, Chen defeated three ADCC veterans – Tommy Langaker, Mateusz Szczecinski, and Oliver Taza –
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Jozef Chen defeated three ADCC veterans to win the European Trials, earning him one of the five coveted invites to compete at ADCC 2024. At just 18-years-old B-Team’s Jozef Chen had one of the most impressive and arguably difficult runs at the ADCC Europe, Middle East & African Trials, in
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We dive into each grappler competing on the upcoming UFC BJJ: Road to the Title reality show. The UFC recently made waves in the grappling community by announcing its own BJJ organization, complete with titles, contenders, and a TUF-style reality show. UFC BJJ: Road to the Title will feature two
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Decorated heavyweight grappler Victor Hugo will compete for the B-Team as the wildcard pick at CJI 2. The B-Team is quickly emerging as an early favorite to win the team portion of the second iteration of the wildly successful Craig Jones Invitational (CJI). B-Team co-owner and CJI co-founder Craig Jones
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View a full and updated list of grapplers and teams competing at CJI 2 on August 30-31 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Following a wildly successful, blockbuster inaugural event in 2024, the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) is set to return to action for its second event in late August 2025. View
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View a preview and main card lineup for Polaris 31, which goes down this Saturday, February 8, 2025, in Doncaster, England. UK-based submission grappling promotion Polaris will return to action this Saturday with Polaris 31. The card features a team-versus-team matchup between North America and Europe, as well as a
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We preview the talent-laden -80kg division at the inaugural CJI, set to go down in Las Vegas on August 16-17. The inaugural Craig Jones Invitational (CJI), with its $1 million prize per division, has understandably drawn together much of the top talent in no-gi grappling. To that end, the -80kg
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