On March 12, the Emerald City Invitational (ECI) will return for its first event of the year. Recently, the promotion announced the additions of Gabriel Sousa, Damien Anderson, Pedro Serrano, and Jon Calestine to the upcoming 155-pound ECI. Unlike previous events which featured a 16-man EBI-rules bracket, the upcoming card
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Fight To Win 181 took place on Saturday, August 14, in Sacramento, CA. In the main event, ZR Team’s Gabriel Sousa extended his current Fight To Win win streak to three with a decision over Atos’ Lucas Pinheiro. And lower on the card, Fellipe Andrew continued his impressive 2021 run
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Saturday’s Fight to Win 175 event is rapidly taking shape, with a high-level match-up between Ethan Crelinsten and Gabriel Sousa scheduled for the main event. The match was announced via the promotion’s Instagram page. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fight To Win BJJ (@f2wbjj) A representative
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Gianni Grippo and Gabriel Sousa are set for a submission-only gi match scheduled for February 19 at Fight to Win 164 from Dallas, TX. The pair have squared off twice before as black belts, with Sousa walking away victorious each time. View this post on Instagram A post shared by
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Grapple Fest are starting their 2019 calendar with a bang. Fresh off a highly successful 2018, Grapple Fest have announced a stellar card for their show in Liverpool, England on February 23rd. Initially the promotion had booked a strong match-up between Jackson Sousa and Craig Jones, but unfortunately Souza was
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Never one to stay in one place for too long, top American grappler Mikey Musumeci has announced his move to Singapore, where he will train and teach at Evolve MMA. Musumeci announced the move on Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mikey Musumeci (@mikeymusumeci) I MOVED
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Mikey Musumeci couldn’t have asked for a better ONE Championship submission grappling debut. On Friday at ONE 156, Musumeci defeated MMA legend Masakazu Imanari by submission in under four minutes. The performance was so dominant that Musumeci was awarded a $50,000 performance bonus after the match. Watch the full match
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Keith Krikorian will try to keep his significant momentum going. The recent ADCC Trials winner is set to compete at the Combat Jiu-Jitsu (CJJ) Worlds lightweight tournament, where he will attempt to capture his second CJJ belt. The CJJ Worlds: The Lightweights is scheduled for Sunday, June 5 in Cancun,
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The ADCC West Coast Trial was one of the biggest and best tournaments in grappling history. Because there was just too much action to cover at once, we’ll be spreading out our coverage of the event in several posts. Be sure to check back for results and recaps from every
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Kieran Kichuk was not expected to win the Emerald City Invitational (ECI). He earned his spot in the eight-man, $10,000 EBI-rules tournament by winning an ECI qualifier. Kichuk is an undeniably elite competitor, but against potential opponents like Gianni Grippo, Josh Cisneros, and Gabriel Sousa, he found himself as a
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