Legendary BJJ competitor Marcelo Garcia opened up about his year-long battle with stomach cancer. This Friday, January 24, BJJ icon Marcelo Garcia will make his celebrated return to competition when he takes on Masakazu Imanari in a 10-minute submission grappling bout at ONE 170. View this post on Instagram A
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Legendary BJJ competitor Marcelo Garcia is set to face Masakazu Imanari on January 24, 2025, at ONE 170. After nearly 15 years on the sidelines, multiple-time ADCC and IBJJF world champion Marcelo Garcia will make his much-anticipated return to competition. On Wednesday, the Brazilian appeared on the Ariel Helwani show
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Legendary competitor Marcelo Garcia is coming out of retirement to compete in ONE Championship. One of the best pound-for-pound competitors in the history of BJJ is preparing for a return to competition. On Monday, Singapore-based martial arts promotion ONE Championship announced that it has signed Marcelo Garcia to compete in
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It shouldn’t come as any surprise to learn that passing guard is one of the most difficult elements of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Exacerbating this difficulty is the sheer number of countless guard variations that your opponent can play against you. Another difficulty you face with guard passes is that everyone
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The ADCC continues to fill its official Hall of Fame. On Monday, the organization announced that Marcelo Garcia, widely considered one of the best pound-for-pound jiu-jitsu players ever, is now a member of the ADCC Hall of Fame. View this post on Instagram A post shared by ADCC (@adcc_official) Garcia
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Marcelo Garcia is widely considered one of, if not the best jiu-jitsu players of all time. A four-time ADCC champion and the record-holder for most submissions in ADCC history, much of Garcia’s legendary success came by way of his trademark high-elbow guillotine. In a recent video with BJJ Fanatics owner
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Although he’s retired from competition, there is still plenty to learn from watching jiu-jitsu legend Marcelo Garcia. In a recent video from Kenny Florian, we learn the key concept at work behind Garcia’s legendary butterfly guard. Florian is a long-time jiu-jitsu black belt and a three-time UFC title challenger. As
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Marcelo Garcia is not only one of grappling’s most accomplished competitors, he is also one of its best coaches. In a video recently released by grappling’s premier documentarian Stuart Cooper, we see a full rolling session between Garcia and his former student Dillon Danis. Cooper clarified via YouTube comment that
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Marcelo Garcia is one of the most sought-after and respected Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructors in the world. In a recent video, Garcia shared his approach to defending leg locks. As with any other aspect of jiu-jitsu, Garcia starts with ensuring he is in a safe position. If he approaches a seated
Read moreMarcelo Garcia highlight reels are never hard to come by, his career was typified by fans one elite grappler after another falling victim to what is probably the best Butterfly Guard game that the world has ever seen. Garcia regularly over-achieved as one of the lightest men in the Absolute
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