Shamil Gasanov says he’s willing to fight anyone that brings him closer to a rematch with former foe Garry Tonon. ONE featherweight MMA contender Shamil “The Cobra” Gasanov is now just days away from his main event clash against Oh Ho Taek at ONE Fight Night 18, but he’s still
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BJJ stars Garry Tonon and Tammi Musumeci both picked up important victories at ONE Fight Night 12. ONE Fight Night 12: Superlek vs. Khalilov on Prime Video took place on Friday, July 14, and featured a pair of prominent BJJ athletes. First, in a 10-minute, submission-only strawweight submission grappling contest,
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Ahead of his fight at ONE Fight Night 12, Garry Tonon listed his ideal opponents for a return to submission grappling. Although he is still very much in the hunt for a ONE Championship MMA world title, veteran BJJ black belt Garry Tonon isn’t necessarily done with grappling yet. This
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On Sunday, elite no-gi black belt competitor Kyle Boehm made a post on Instagram accusing former members of the Danaher Death Squad (DDS) and current members of New Wave Jiu-Jitsu of participating in “fake” or fixed matches. In the now-deleted post, the 10th Planet black belt shows a screenshot of
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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. For the first time since 1998, the 66 kg. division at the ADCC World Championships won’t see a returning champion, as 2019 gold
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We are less than three months away from the ADCC World Championships, and the men’s 66 kg. division is now full. On Friday, the ADCC announced that returning 77 kg. ADCC medalist Garry Tonon will drop down to compete at 66 kg., making him the 16th and final competitor in
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Tye Ruotolo couldn’t have asked for a better ONE Championship debut. On Friday at ONE 157, Ruotolo made quick work of ADCC silver medalist and former ONE Championship MMA title challenger Garry Tonon, submitting him with his trademark d’arce choke in under two minutes. Watch Tye Ruotolo vs. Garry Tonon
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Twin brothers Kade and Tye Ruotolo can make an argument for being the top two pound-for-pound submission grapplers on the planet. On May 20, the Ruotolo brothers will make their ONE Championship debuts in a pair of highly-anticipated submission-only grappling matches. Although the Ruotolos received their black belts from fellow
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Twin brothers Kade and Tye Ruotolo are set to make their ONE Championship submission grappling debut. On Friday, May 20 at a ONE Championship event, Kade Ruotolo will square off with MMA grappling legend Shinya Aoki, and Tye Ruotolo will face ADCC medalist and ONE Championship MMA fighter Garry Tonon.
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Grappling superstar Garry Tonon has suffered his first loss in MMA. On Friday at ONE Championship: Lights Out, Tonon was knocked out in the first round of his lightweight title bout against current ONE champion Thanh Le. Watch the full fight below. Tonon came out aggressive early, pressing the action
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