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Roberto Jimenez is one of the most impressive competitors on the scene today. This weekend, he competed in Third Coast Grappling: Kumite, making his way to the finals and submitting both Manuel Ribamar and Pedro Marinho by Armbar. He was defeated in sudden death overtime by Gustavo Batista and ended
Read moreGeorges St. Pierre (GSP) was the inaugural guest on The King Ryan Show, hosted by Gordon Ryan on behalf of FloGrappling and he had some fantastic insights to share about his fight philosophy and more. There could not have been a better guest for the premiere of The King Ryan
Read moreThe living legend and the frontrunner for the title of greatest BJJ competitor of all time, Roger Gracie, has recently come out of the other side of a battle with Coronavirus and he’s decided to share exactly what it was like with his fans. This isn’t the first time he’s
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It’s a story that’s been unfolding over the last few days in front of our very eyes, but Claudia Do Val has announced that she will be taking Ricardo De La Riva to court over the abuse allegations that were made in her recent interview. The interview was conducted by
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Just recently, Claudia Do Val took part in an interview that sent shockwaves through the BJJ community when she recounted a disturbing incident with her previous coach, Ricardo De La Riva. While Do Val was understandably vague as she had to fight through tears to get her story out there,
Read moreEditor’s Note: Ricardo De La Riva has recently responded to the sexual assault allegation made by Claudia Do Val and his response can be found here. Claudia Do Val recently gave the above long-form interview going through her life experiences and what led her to take part in and ultimately
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) shatters the concept about what a woman “should” or “shouldn’t” do. THIS GIRL CAN, AND SHE WILL. On the mats, everyone is equal; there is no gender. Being a woman in the male dominated world of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu may seem tough at times, women in BJJ classes
Read moreJon Blank might be one of the hardest working people in the sport. At the time of interviewing him it’s 4pm, he’s already worked a full day, flies out to ADCC in 12 hours, is putting up the lights in his upcoming gym and he’s somehow managing to do an
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We’ve all heard of ‘The Mitchells’ and ‘The Macdonald’s’ -every town has that family who everyone has heard of. Well, in Andover, ‘Bilgic’ is that family! Today, I meet up with Tarik Bilgic, owner and helper of several local businesses and former co-creator and coach at Xion Gym, BJJ Blackbelt
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**One to watch for the future** – Jackie Harper is a purple belt under black belt Duane Harper. Adam Phillips here from grapplinginsider.com chatting exclusively to Jackie. After Gold at the European championships, we talk about warrior women, food and what she thinks about Game of Thrones! Hello Jackie, thank
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