Gordon Ryan will defend his WNO heavyweight title against former opponent Patrick Gaudio at WNO 20. Reigning Who’s Number One (WNO) heavyweight champion Gordon Ryan’s return to action is officially on the calendar. On Sunday, October 1, at WNO 20, Ryan will defend his belt against former foe Patrick Gaudio,
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The 2022 ADCC World Championships take place on September 17-18, live from Las Vegas, NV. Ahead of the big tournament, Grappling Insider will be previewing each division. Read a preview of the 66 kg. division here, the 77 kg. division here, and the 88 kg. division here. Unlike the lighter divisions, the 99
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It would appear that Gordon Ryan is ready to fully return to elite competition. On Friday, after a year away from official competition, Ryan returned to the Who’s Number One (WNO) stage where he thoroughly dominated top Daisy Fresh brown belt Jacob “The Hillbilly Hammer” Couch. Shortly after the match,
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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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Fernando “Fepa” Lopes is the promoter of the BJJ Stars 3 event coming up on July 25th. He is a promoter from Brazil and a 5th degree black belt under Roberto Godoi, from the G13 team. We interviewed him to ask about a wide array of topics from organizing an
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In this article we break down the matches from BJJ Stars 3: The Return!
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The world of jiu jitsu never ceases to provide talking points. This week saw the fall of Substars and it looks like they aren’t the only promotion to have a bad time. Third Coast Grappling have announced that they will be cancelling next week’s show. Third Coast Grappling IV was
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In preparation for their thirteenth event, Polaris is hosting a qualifier tournament at the Sweat Box in Bristol on March 7th – to fill the last spot for the main event. The Polaris Grand Prix Qualifier will be between 32 men of any weight (brown and black belts only) who
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The final line-up for the latest SubStars event has been announced and it is already in the early running for most-stacked event of the year.
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