Last week we saw bodybuilder, fitness model, and jiu-jitsu competitor Nathalia Santoro get promoted to purple belt in BJJ after years of training under John Danaher. Alongside her purple belt, Nathalia was also awarded her first Danaher knife for her achievements – a statement Danaher Death Squad gift. She has
Read moreNicky Ryan and Paulo Miyao gave the crowd a fantastic match at ADCC 2019 and finally, the footage is available for all to watch on Flograppling’s YouTube channel. The match came about after Nicky Ryan beat Shane Jamil Hill Taylor by points 2-0 in the opening round, whereas Paulo Miyao
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Gordon Ryan has without a doubt cemented his position as the world’s best No Gi grappler right now and he’s beaten the majority of the field of elite competitors available but there are still some interesting matches for him to take. Here are the top 5 matches we want to
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John Danaher, and I’m sure many others, have noticed a fundamental area of BJJ is being neglected by an increasing number of fans of the modern leglock revolution, guard passing. A lot of this is down to the thought process that being good at the leglock meta replaces the need
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Gordon “King” Ryan is back at his usual social media antics, declaring that he’s found proof of his status as No Gi GOAT. On Tuesday he posted a string of images to Instagram – pictures of notes with an overview of statistics for several elite BJJ competitors: André Galvao, Marcelo
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Gordon Ryan spoke recently about what it’s like rolling with DDS Squad founder, John Danaher. Understandably, Danaher doesn’t train as much or as competitively as he would’ve in his youth as a hip replacement and frequent knee issues have taken their toll on his body. Regardless of any physical issues
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Gordon Ryan had an impromptu seminar announced at Renzo Gracie Houston and one particular fan decided nothing was going to stop him attending and learning from the best. Stephen Penilla was told by his boss that he would not be able to get the day off work on short notice
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Garry Tonon has had a perfect start to his fledgling MMA career by winning all five of his fights so far. With an undefeated record for ONE FC and all five of his fights ending in a finish, Tonon believes it’s finally time for him to get the chance to
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Fight 2 Win 135 took place in Sacramento, California and delivered on the promise of a night packed with high-level grappling action. The headline bout saw the first match of the year for fan-favorite, Nick Rodriguez, as he took on 2019 IBJJF Absolute World Champion, Victor Hugo. This was the
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Quite recently, Firas Zahabi went on the Joe Rogan Experience and at one point, he talked about John Danaher and his comparatively high standards for belt promotion. This is something that is relatively common knowledge as Nick Rodriguez had a breakout silver medal ADCC performance before even being awarded his
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