Last week, news broke that Craig Jones had suffered a broken hand and was forced to withdraw from a match against Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa at The Road to ADCC. On Monday, FloGrappling announced that William Tackett is stepping in for Jones on short notice and will face Barbosa. The event
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One of the summer’s more anticipated match-ups will have to wait a little longer. On Friday, it was announced that Craig Jones is injured and forced to withdraw from his match against Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa that was scheduled for July 17 at The Road to ADCC. FloGrappling shared the x-ray
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Saturday’s BJJ Stars 6 event featured many of jiu-jitsu’s top competitors going head to head in high-paced, exciting matches. But the evening wasn’t without controversy; the no-gi co-main event between 2019 ADCC champion Matheus Diniz and top Atos competitor Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa ended in utter confusion. In the final seconds
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On Saturday, BJJ Stras VI took place live from Brazil. In the evening’s main event, BJJ Stars heavyweight champion Felipe Pena impressed with a submission win over Patrick Gaudio. And lower on the card, Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa earned a controversial win over Matheus Diniz, and fast-rising black belt Tainan Dalpra
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On Saturday, June 26, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu promotion BJJ Stars will return to action with a card stacked with top-level gi and no-gi matches. In the main event, Felipe Pena will defend his BJJ Stars heavyweight title against Patrick Gaudio. Lower on the card, many of the sport’s top competitors
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On Saturday, Fight to Win 174 took place live from Atlanta, GA. In the main event, Tex Johnson won a close but clear-cut decision win over Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa in what was an upset victory. And in the co-main event, Raquel Canuto impressed with a dominant submission win over two-weight
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We are now less than a week away from Fight to Win 174 in Atlanta, GA, and the promotion has announced a match-up between two of the best grapplers in the world, as Atos representative Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa will square off with Aaron “Tex” Johnson. Also, two-division Fight to Win
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Jiu-jitsu’s biggest and best rivalry continues to stay hot. Over the weekend, the Gordon Ryan vs. Team Atos beef heated up again, as Ryan took to Instagram to give some firmly-worded criticism of Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa. On Saturday, Barbosa competed in the BJJ Stars heavyweight grand prix, losing in the
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If you think you read the headline incorrectly, well, think again. The Matburn podcast released an episode Nov. 11 where hosts Keenan Cornelius and Josh Hinger said that Lucas ‘Hulk’ Barbosa will make the transition to MMA. If you’re not familiar with the Matburn podcast, you’re missing out. The show
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