Newly-crowned Who’s Number One (WNO) heavyweight champion Tim Spriggs isn’t mincing his words in regards to Gordon Ryan. At the WNO Championships, Spriggs surprised many in the jiu-jitsu community when he defeated Haisam Rida, Tex Johnson, and Kaynan Duarte to capture the inaugural WNO heavyweight championship. In the audience for
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If everything goes as planned, the 2022 ADCC Championships will feature one of the most anticipated matches in the history of competitive jiu-jitsu, as four-time ADCC superfight champion Andre Galvao has agreed to defend his superfight title against 2019 ADCC double gold medalist Gordon Ryan. Fight To Win sportsbook has
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On October 20, top no-gi grappler Gordon Ryan will return to competition to face current UFC welterweight fighter Philip Rowe in what is being dubbed an “exhibition match.” That event will also feature a trio of Who’s Number One (WNO) title matches, as well as an entertaining match between recent
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The Eddie Bravo Invitational (EBI) will make its long-awaited return in 2022. On Sunday at the Combat Jiu-Jitsu Worlds, the EBI namesake and 10th Planet founder Eddie Bravo announced that the EBI tournaments will once again be held next year, and the first event will feature welterweights. In an Instagram
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At the Who’s Number One (WNO) Championships, Tim Spriggs shocked the jiu-jitsu world when he defeated Haisam Rida, Tex Johnson, and — in one of the biggest upsets in recent memory — Kaynan Duarte to capture the WNO heavyweight title. Following his championship performance, Spriggs hinted at a potential match-up
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At the Who’s Number One (WNO) Championships, perhaps no competitor was more heavily-favored to win his division than heavyweight Kaynan Duarte. A 2019 ADCC world champion, the top Atos representative had lost just once in the past two years. Going into the finals of the WNO Championships, Duarte was a
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Earlier this year, top pound-for-pound no-gi grappler Gordon Ryan announced his unexpected leave of absence from competition due to ongoing health concerns. On Sunday at the Who’s Number One (WNO) Championships, Ryan announced that he will be returning for an “exhibition match” against UFC welterweight fighter Philip Rowe. The match
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Ever since John Danaher announced earlier this year that the famed Danaher Death Squad had broken up, the jiu-jitsu world has been abuzz with speculation about the group’s decision to split up. Adding to that speculation, Craig Jones and a three of his former DDS teammates — Ethan Crelinsten, Nicky
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New details regarding the arrest of BJJ black belt and undefeated MMA fighter Dillon Danis have come to light. Over the weekend, an image of Danis’ mugshot, showing that he had been arrested in Seaside Heights, NJ, surfaced and was posted by top grappler Gordon Ryan. Soon, video of Danis’
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BJJ black belt and undefeated MMA fighter Dillon Danis did not seem to have a great weekend. First, top pound-for-pound grappler and frequent Danis antagonizer Gordon Ryan posted what appeared to be a mugshot of Danis, showing that he had been arrested by the Seaside Heights, NJ police. That post
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