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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GrappleFest 11 takes place on Saturday, February 26, live from Liverpool, England. The event will showcase European grapplers taking on one of the US’s fastest-rising teams — Daisy Fresh (AKA Pedigo Submission Fighting). A number of elite grapplers will be in action, including Mikey Musumeci, Dante Leon, Ffion Davies, and
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British No-Gi grappling promotion GrappleFest have announced the full line up for their 11th event; and what a super stacked event it is. The two teams competing on Grapplefest 11 will be USA’s Daisy Fresh Vs Europe. Grapplefest 11 is being hosted at Fleet Street Fusion Nightclub, Liverpool on 26
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On Saturday, November 20, the UK-based promotion Grapplefest returned to action with Grapplefest 10, live from Liverpool, England. In the main event, Dante Leon picked up a clear but competitive decision win over Oliver Taza, and both Tye and Kade Ruotolo earned decision wins over high-level competitors. All of the
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Grapplefest 10 is scheduled for Saturday, November 20, live from Liverpool, England, and the card features a number of elite competitors. In the main event, no-gi world champion Dante Leon will face ADCC trials winner Oliver Taza in a match that should produce fireworks. And elsewhere on the card, both
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Name: Ben HillsAge: 28D.O.B: 05/10/92Nationality: BritishGym/ Location: Next Generation LiverpoolBJJ Rank: Brown BeltHeight: 6’1Weight: 85kgWeight Class: Heavyweight BJJ brown belt Ben Hills is a fierce competitor with an extensive martial arts background, including childhood judo and Thai boxing. He started in BJJ at 14 years old. Head coach at Next
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Grapplefest 9 was the first professional grappling event to be held on UK soil since the Coronavirus outbreak caused the cancellation of every event and it quickly became apparent that the athletes taking part were eager to get back to action, full results can be found at the end of
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Grapplefest has announced the full card for the first UK-based grappling event since Coronavirus necessitated the cancellation of all professional sports events, Grapplefest 9. The news comes shortly after the promotion announced the first fight, a somewhat surprising matchup between Ffion Davies, the lightest IBJJF European Open Absolute Champion of
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Grapplefest is back in action with their 9th event after a lengthy break due to Coronavirus and the cancellation of their hotly anticipated UK v USA co-promotion event with Third Coast Grappling, already announcing the first matchup as Ffion Davies takes on Tayane Porfirio. Both women are IBJJF European and
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We break down some lesser-known names (and matches) that you should keep an eye on ahead of the big names on Grapplefest 8.
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