Gordon Ryan looked in strong form after a year away from official competition. On Friday, March 25, Who’s Number One (WNO) returned to Dallas for a card headlined by Ryan and Daisy Fresh’s homegrown talent Jacob “The Hillbilly Hammer” Couch. The main event saw Ryan utilize a stifling top game
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Who’s Number One (WNO) returns to action on Friday, March 25 with a card headlined by the reigning ADCC absolute champion Gordon Ryan taking on Daisy Fresh’s homegrown product, Jacob Couch. And lower on the card, 18-year old phenom Mica Galvao takes on Dante Leon, Nicholas Meregali makes his much-anticipated
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On Friday, March 12, one of the most entertaining promotions in grappling returns with a one-night, EBI-rules tournament featuring some of the best 155-pound grapplers in the world. The Emerald City Invitational (ECI) will take place live from Atlantic City, NJ and will have a $10,000 purse on the line.
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On March 12, the Emerald City Invitational (ECI) will return for its first event of the year. Recently, the promotion announced the additions of Gabriel Sousa, Damien Anderson, Pedro Serrano, and Jon Calestine to the upcoming 155-pound ECI. Unlike previous events which featured a 16-man EBI-rules bracket, the upcoming card
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The Evolve Ur Game (EUG) 155-pound no-gi grand prix took place on Saturday, and Diego “Pato” Oliveira took home the tournament title and $10,000 in cash. Oliveira defeated Alika Villiatora, Gabriel Sousa, and, in the finals, Gianni Grippo to capture the title. In his first-round match, Oliveira showed off excellent
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On Saturday, October 23, Evolve Ur Game (EUG) promotions will return for its third event. Like the promotion’s first two events, EUG 3 will feature an eight-man $10,000 grand prix. But unlike the first two EUG tournaments, this one will be no-gi and with a modified ruleset. EUG has released
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On Sunday, September 26, the Who’s Number One (WNO) Championships finals took place from Austin, TX. The finals were the culmination of five, eight-person brackets consisting of the best submission-only grapplers in the world. The quarterfinals and the semifinals were 15-minute submission-only matches, and the finals were 30-minute matches. View
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The Who’s Number One (WNO) Championships on September 25-26 will feature five eight-person brackets with many of the best grapplers in the world competing in 15-minute submission-only matches. In the days leading up to this event, Grappling Insider will be previewing each of the five divisions. One of the biggest
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Fight To Win 181 took place on Saturday, August 14, in Sacramento, CA. In the main event, ZR Team’s Gabriel Sousa extended his current Fight To Win win streak to three with a decision over Atos’ Lucas Pinheiro. And lower on the card, Fellipe Andrew continued his impressive 2021 run
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The Emerald City Invitational submission-only jiu-jitsu tournament is quietly becoming one of the best competitions of the year. On Saturday, August 7, the promotion will hold a 145-pound tournament with $10,000 on the line, and the field already features a number of the sport’s top competitors. Check out the current
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