On Sunday, August 7, rivals Gordon Ryan and Felipe Pena squared off for the third time in their careers. In the main event of the Who’s Number One card, Ryan retained his heavyweight belt, earning a verbal submission from Pena after nearly 45 minutes of grappling.. The match had a
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It’s a sad day for Brazilian jiu-jitsu. According to a report from g1, multiple-time black belt world champion Leandro Lo was shot dead at a nightclub in Sao Paulo in the early morning hours of Sunday. Lo was 32 years old. According to the family’s lawyer, Lo was shot in
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A match-up of elite lightweight grapplers is set for Fight To Win 208. On Saturday, August 6, current Fight To Win lightweight champion Josh Cisneros will put his belt on the line against the B-Team’s Damien Anderson. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fight To Win BJJ
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Recently, top jiu-jitsu competitor Mikey Musumeci appeared on the world’s most popular podcast, the Joe Rogan Experience. Musumeci’s two-hour conversation with Rogan covered a wide range of topics, from his upcoming ONE Championship title match, to his pasta-and-pizza-only diet, to a potential showdown with MMA legend Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson.
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On Saturday, July 23, Submission Only Series returned to action with a 16-man welterweight grand prix featuring some of grappling’s top competitors. Recent ADCC invitee PJ Barch put on an impressive performance as he submitted each of his four opponents to win the grand prix and a $5,000 cash prize.
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Izaak Michell became the Season 1 “Who’s Next” champion when he submitted Kyle Chambers after more than two hours of grappling. On Thursday, July 14, Izaak Michell and Kyle Chambers battled in a no-time limit match for the inaugural “Who’s Next” title. The match was the culmination of FloGrappling’s new
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Gordon Ryan submitted Pedro Marinho with a rear-naked choke to win the Who’s Number One heavyweight title. On Thursday, July 14, Gordon Ryan returned to action when he took on Pedro Marinho for the vacant Who’s Number One (WNO) title at WNO: Who’s Next Finale. Ryan took advantage of his
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Multiple-time IBJJF gi world champion Nicholas Meregali is set to compete in his second-ever no-gi match. On Thursday, July 14 at Who’s Number One (WNO), Meregali will fill in for his injured teammate Luke Griffith and will face Breylor Grout in a 15-minute submission-only match. Meregali announced the match-up on
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On Thursday, July 14, three-time ADCC gold medalist Gordon Ryan will return to action in a highly anticipated rematch against IBJJF no-gi world champion and current Who’s Number One (WNO) light heavyweight champion Pedro Marinho. In many ways, the match-up is a true clash of styles, with Ryan preferring methodical
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One of the best Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitors of the past decade will now coach one of the best jiu-jitsu teams in the world. On Monday, the Sao Paulo-based team Dream Art announced that Paulo Miyao will now be the squad’s head coach. View this post on Instagram A post shared
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