Top no-gi competitor Dante Leon opened up about his motivations for signing with ONE Championship. Fresh off an impressive, third-place run at the 2024 ADCC World Championships and a dominant win at Polaris 30, elite no-gi competitor Dante Leon will soon make his promotional debut in ONE Championship’s submission grappling
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Elite competitors Cole Abate and Dante Leon have signed to compete in ONE Championship’s submission grappling division. Two of grappling’s top competitors are headed to ONE Championship. On Thursday, the Singapore-based martial arts organization announced that it had signed 19-year-old phenom Cole Abate and multiple-time IBJJF no-gi world champion Dante
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Check out the full card lineup and preview of the IBJJF Absolute No-Gi Grand Prix, set for Thursday, February 29. This Thursday, February 29, the IBJJF will host an openweight eight-man no-gi tournament featuring some of the planet’s top BJJ competitors. The card will also feature several world-class gi matches.
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WNO lightweight champion Dante Leon spoke to Grappling Insider in detail about his upcoming title defense against Diego “Pato” Oliveira. Fresh off a sensational year of competition that saw him winning Grappling Insider’s 2023 Male Grappler of the Year, Dante Leon is kicking off his 2024 against one of the
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Dante Leon found success beyond his weight class and against elite opponents to become the 2023 Male Grappler of the Year. Already a well-established elite black belt competitor, Dante Leon enjoyed his best year yet in 2023, submitting a number of top opponents across a range of weight classes and
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The 2023 IBJJF No-Gi Pans saw a number of athletes enjoy breakout performances. Check out our recap and highlights here. The 2023 IBJJF No-Gi Pans took place September 29 – October 1 in Fort Worth, TX, with the black belts competing on Saturday and Sunday. View the full results here.
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A number of ADCC veterans are set to compete for Team Modolfo at the AIGA Champion’s League quarterfinals. ADCC head organizer Mo Jassim has assembled an incredibly stacked team of grapplers to compete at the Almaty International Grappling Association (AIGA) Champion’s League. View this post on Instagram A post shared
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The 2022 ADCC World Championships take place on September 17-18, live from Las Vegas, NV. Ahead of the big tournament, Grappling Insider will be previewing each division. Read a preview of the 66 kg. division here. The 77 kg. division is the near-consensus pick to be the most entertaining bracket
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Liverpool-based submission grappling promotion Grapplefest returned to action on Saturday with a card featuring a number of world-class competitors. In the main event of Grapplefest 12, 80 kg. champion and promotional mainstay Dante Leon suffered a decision loss to 10th Planet standout PJ Barch. Lower on the card, ADCC qualifiers
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On Saturday, May 21, Grapplefest will return to action with one of the best submission grappling events of the year. The card features a number of elite competitors, including ADCC veterans Dante Leon and Jon Blank, ADCC qualifiers Kieth Krikorian, Ash Williams, and Eoghan O’Flanaghan, and fan-favorite Jacob “The Hillbilly
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