The Professional Grappling Federation has announced a $100,000 grand prize for the promotion’s upcoming sixth season. The Professional Grappling Federation (PGF) has big plans for its sixth season. The organization recently announced that – with the backing of Five Finger Death Punch guitarist Zoltan Bathory – a grand prize of
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Gordon Ryan often makes the claim that he has beaten more ADCC medalists than any other grappler in history. The reigning ADCC absolute champion is just 26-years old but has already put together one of the most impressive resumes the sport has ever seen, prompting many to name him the
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Two of submission grappling’s top competitors made their promotional debuts at ONE Championship: ONE X. Four-time ADCC superfight champion Andre Galvao returned to competition for the first time since 2019 to take on Reinier De Ridder — the current ONE Championship middleweight and light heavyweight champion with a perfect professional
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The 2022 ADCC World Championships are shaping up to be the biggest event in grappling history, in more than one way. The ADCC superfight between rivals Gordon Ryan and Andre Galvao, with its years of building tension and animosity, is arguably the most anticipated match ever. With it comes the
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We are now less than nine months away from the 2022 ADCC Championships, and the trash talk between Gordon Ryan and Andre Galvao is already at full-steam. At the event, the two are slated to compete in one of the most anticipated superfights in ADCC history. In a recent interview
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The 2022 ADCC World Championships are shaping up to be the most anticipated in the event’s history. Thanks to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, it will be a full three years since the last ADCC championships, giving plenty of time for rivalries to build. No rivalry has garnered more attention and
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Kade and Tye Ruotolo are now black belts in BJJ. Just days after taking first and second in the brown belt division at the 2021 IBJJF Worlds, the twin brothers were promoted to black belt by Atos head instructor Andre Galvao. Galvao posted about the promotion on Instagram. View this
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Andre Galvao has now become the second competitor to be inducted into the ADCC Hall of Fame, and he will be joining fellow BJJ legend Roger Gracie. The organization announced the news on Monday, and will announce additional new members each Monday. Roger Gracie is the only person in ADCC
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Last week, legendary jiu-jitsu competitor Andre Galvao announced that after 11 years away from the sport, he would soon be returning to MMA competition. On Monday, ONE Championship president Chatri Sityodtong announced that the organization had signed Galvao; Galvao confirmed the news via Instagram. View this post on Instagram A
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Andre Galvao appears to be planning a return to MMA. On Tuesday, the legendary grappler announced on Instagram that he has signed a multi-fight deal with an MMA promotion. Galvao previously competed in MMA from 2008 to 2010, racking up a 5-2 professional record. He has not competed since a
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