Gordon Ryan is feeling confident in his upcoming match against Felipe Pena, to say the least. After plenty of back-and-forth on social media, Ryan and Pena have signed contracts agreeing to bet their own money on the outcome of the match, according to ADCC head organizer Mo Jassim. Ryan and
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Last week, the IBJJF and USADA announced that Felipe Pena had tested positive for PEDs and, as a result, was stripped of his 2021 IBJJF Worlds absolute title. On Tuesday, the IBJJF announced that Fellipe Andrew — who had tied for third in the absolute division — has now been
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On Thursday, USADA and the IBJJF announced that 2021 IBJJF absolute world champion Felipe Pena has tested positive for performance enhancing drugs and, as a result, has accepted a one-year period of ineligibility from IBJJF compeition. Consistent with the organization’s rules, the IBJJF has stripped Pena of his 2021 Worlds
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FloGrappling has announced a pair of matches for Gordon Ryan this summer. Gordon Ryan’s return from chronic health issues is now in full swing. On Friday, FloGrappling announced that the ADCC absolute champion has booked his next two matches. On Friday, July 15, Ryan will face current Who’s Number One
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Fresh off winning absolute gold at the 2021 IBJJF Worlds, Felipe Pena is now gearing up for the 2022 ADCC Championships, where he will attempt to become the first person to ever win two ADCC absolute titles. And as Pena moves his focus from gi to no-gi grappling, so too
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Following Felipe Pena’s retirement from the Gi and and his incredible Black Belt Open Weight win at the IBJJF World Championships, he has since called out the No-Gi GOAT – Gordon Ryan – to fight him at ADCC 2022. Pena is one of the few competitors that holds wins over
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Felipe Pena has taken off the gi for good. At the 2021 IBJJF Worlds, Pena captured absolute gold then announced his retirement from gi competition. After a disappointing loss to Erich Munis in the super-heavyweight division, Pena looked impressive in the absolute division, winning three matches against accomplished competitors. In
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This weekend will feature some world class gi and no-gi jiu-jitsu, as BJJ Bet II: Who’s Next takes place on Sunday, August 1, from Brazil. The card will feature a match-up between two of the best pound-for-pound gi jiu-jitsu players in the world, as Felipe Pena takes on Nicholas Meregali.
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As the COVID-19 pandemic winds down and the world slowly returns to normal, top jiu-jitsu promotions are finally returning to action. Brazilian promotion BJJ Bet has announced a card for Sunday, August 1, and the card is stacked top to bottom with the best competitors in jiu-jitsu. In the main
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On Saturday, June 26, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu promotion BJJ Stars will return to action with a card stacked with top-level gi and no-gi matches. In the main event, Felipe Pena will defend his BJJ Stars heavyweight title against Patrick Gaudio. Lower on the card, many of the sport’s top competitors
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