Amanda “Tubby” Alequin is calling her shot. In a recent Instagram post, the veteran black belt and no-gi world champion asks for a 20-minute submission-only match against newly-crowned UFC strawweight champion Carla Esparza. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tubby Alequin (@tubbybjj) Carla Esparza, congratulations on your
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Two more top jiu-jitsu competitors are set to make their ONE Championship debuts. According to a source that spoke to Grappling Insider, Jessa Khan will face Amanda “Tubby” Alequin at ONE 159 on July 22. The non-title match is slated for one, 10-minute submission-only round and will be contested in
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The Who’s Number One (WNO) Championships took place on September 25-26, and featured some of the best matches and submissions in jiu-jitsu this year. One of those submissions set the record for the fastest-ever submission in a WNO women’s match; that honor belongs to Amanda “Tubby” Alequin and her 42-second
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Grappling Insider spoke to no-gi world champion Tubby Alequin about what has kept her motivated over the course of her career. Still just 28 years old, Amanda “Tubby” Alequin has been a long-established figure on the elite competitive scene. A two-time ADCC veteran, she was awarded her black belt in
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A pivotal heavyweight tilt between Nick Rodriguez and Victor Hugo will serve as the main event for WNO 22 on February 9. The full main card for Who’s Number One (WNO) 22 on February 9 has been released, and the card will feature a headlining match between top heavyweights Nick
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After winning gold at the gi Worlds and double gold at the no-gi Worlds, Ffion Davies is the 2023 Female Grappler of the Year. Ffion Davies came into 2023 widely regarded as the top pound-for-pound female jiu-jitsu competitor in the world, and she’ll start 2024 with that same distinction. Following
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Tammi Musumeci spoke about her upcoming ONE Championship match against Amanda Alequin and how she approaches BJJ differently than her brother Mikey. The world is slowly learning more and more about Tammi Musumeci, whether she likes it or not. This Friday, at ONE Fight Night 12: Superlek vs. Khalilov, the
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Nicholas Meregali and Pedro Marinho will meet in a gi match in the main event of WNO on May 18. FloGrappling’s promotion Who’s Number One (WNO) will return to action on Thursday, May 18, this time featuring a gi match in the evening’s main event, as reigning WNO light heavyweight
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View all the black belt results and video highlights from the 2023 IBJJF Pans, which took place in Kissimmee, Florida. Over the weekend, adult black belts competed in the 2023 IBJJF Pans – the second IBJJF grand slam tournament of the year. View the full tournament results, courtesy of the
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The second IBJJF grand slam tournament of the year goes down this weekend from Kissimmee, Florida.
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