The 2022 IBJJF Pan-American Championships take place on April 6-10, with black belts competing on Saturday and Sunday. It is the first major North American IBJJF competition of the year, and has brought out most of the world’s top gi competitors. From young talent on the rise to established champions,
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The 2022 IBJJF European Championships took place on February 15-20, live from Rome, Italy. The black belt finals took place on Sunday, and a number of new European champions were crowned. Thalison Soares impressed in the final of the roosterweight division, making quick work of Welerson Da Silva. Soares quickly
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On Sunday, November 14, Raw Grappling Championships held its inaugural event, live from London. The card was filled with elite talent from around the world, and featured an eight-man, submission-only grand prix, as well as a pair of superfights. The grand prix saw ADCC champion Yuri Simoes impose his top
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On Sunday, November 14, a new promotion will enter the competitive grappling space, as Raw Grappling Championship will hold its first event live from London. The card features a number of intriguing superfights with high-level competitors, as well as an eight-man submission-only grand prix that seems likely to produce excellent
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The 2021 IBJJF no-gi Worlds took place from October 7-10, and no competitor made a bigger splash than Gracie Barra representative Pedro Marinho. Just seven months into his black belt career, Marinho won both the heavyweight division and open class, defeating elite grapplers Victor Hugo, Adam Wardzinski, Vagner Rocha, and
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Grapplefest 8 is over and done with and after bringing yet another blockbuster event to the UK, the full results are in. We took the time to get an insider’s look into the lesser known matches you wouldn’t want to miss and they sure didn’t disappoint. There were finishes all
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We break down some lesser-known names (and matches) that you should keep an eye on ahead of the big names on Grapplefest 8.
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In preparation for their thirteenth event, Polaris is hosting a qualifier tournament at the Sweat Box in Bristol on March 7th – to fill the last spot for the main event. The Polaris Grand Prix Qualifier will be between 32 men of any weight (brown and black belts only) who
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No Gi Worlds has come and gone once again, leaving us with some exciting matches to remember. Not all the big names found the podium this year, but there were some notable results and memorable moments. Johnny Tama, Dante Leon, and Adam Wardzinski were the few non Brazillians to take
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Adam Wardzinski had a difficult matchup in the opening round of No Gi Worlds 2019 as he came to face Todd Mueckenheim but showed just how good he is in making it look easy. He managed to achieve the biggest points difference of any black belt adult match so far
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