Grappling Insider’s Alex Lindsey caught up with Michelle Nicolini after her rolling toehold submission victory at Polaris 12. Nicolini wasted no time calling for a rematch against Gezary Matuda. Nicolini suffered a flash submission loss to Matuda in 2015 via flying armbar.
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Baleia is back! Mendes bros black belt and BJJ commentator extraordinaire, Riccardo “Baleia” Ammendolia is back with another breakdown and it’s something special. In this breakdown, Baleia focuses on Michelle Nicolini’s use of half guard in her ONE Championship fight against Angela Lee. Nicolini is one of the best grapplers
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Former ADCC champion Mackenzie Dern will face current ADCC champion Ffion Davies in a superfight at the inaugural CJI. A massive superfight between ADCC champions Mackenzie Dern and Ffion Davies is set to go down at the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) this August. View this post on Instagram A
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Former ADCC champion and current UFC strawweight Mackenzie Dern will compete at the 2024 ADCC World Championships. Decorated BJJ black belt and current UFC strawweight fighter Mackenzie Dern is set to return to the ADCC mats this year. On Thursday, the ADCC announced that Dern – a 2015 ADCC world
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Top BJJ competitors Danielle Kelly and Bianca Basilio have been booked for submission grappling matches at ONE 163 and ONE on Prime Video 4, respectively. Singapore-based martial arts promotion ONE Championship continues to grow its submission grappling divisions and has recently booked a pair of elite athletes in upcoming events.
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Ahead of her main event bout at UFC Vegas 61, Mackenzie Dern told the media that she expects herself to score submission wins each time out. Mackenzie Dern has been two fights without earning a stoppage, and for her, that’s simply too long. On Saturday, the BJJ standout will square
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Just one week removed from the ADCC World Championships, the submission grappling and jiu-jitsu competition scene isn’t slowing down one bit. Over the weekend, top UK-based promotion Polaris held its first ever “Grapple Island” event in Sardinia, Italy. And in other action, several top black belts competed at the IBJJF
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Jiu-jitsu specialist Mackenzie Dern will look to get back into the win column when she takes on fellow top-10 strawweight Tecia Torres at UFC 273. The event, which does not yet have a venue, is scheduled for Saturday, April 9. Torres announced the bout on Twitter. Dern last competed in
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Being a woman in any male-dominated field can be tough for a plethora of reasons, but being a woman in martial arts comes with problems most can’t even imagine. Thankfully now, organisations such as Women Who Fight exists. I interviewed them to learn more about what they do, so that
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Here’s the truth about BJJ Bet Brazil: It had everything to be one of the greatest events of its kind. There were two aspects that made it captivating. First, it was the introduction of a new betting method included with your pay-per-view buy. This made it possible to make money
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