Below are results and video highlights from Polaris 22, featuring an eight-man middleweight grand prix. Roberto Jimenez is now a Polaris champion. On Saturday, November 5, the Ecuadorian black belt won the eight-man middleweight grand prix at Polaris 22 from Southampton, England. Jimenez defeated Shane Fishman, Hunter Colvin, and Jed
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Polaris 22 goes down on Saturday, November 5 and will feature an eight-man grand prix to crown a new middleweight champion. Polaris – Europe’s largest submission grappling promotion – will name a new middleweight champion this weekend. Eight elite competitors will vye for the title in a one-night, submission-only tournament.
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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 is the near-consensus pick to be the most entertaining bracket
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BJJ Stars 8 takes place on Saturday, April 30, and in addition to a number of ADCC-rules no-gi matches, the event will also feature a stacked eight-man gi grand prix. That grand prix includes a number of the best competitors in the world, including phenom Mica Galvao, seven-time IBJJF world
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The Brazilian grappling BJJ Stars has announced a stacked event for April 30. BJJ Stars 8 will feature an eight-man gi grand prix, as well as a handful of ADCC-rules superfights that involve a number of the best competitors on the planet. View the current grand prix competitors below. View
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On Saturday, March 26, top UK-based promotion Polaris returned to action with a card headlined by Magid Hage and recent ADCC Trials winner Roberto Jimenez. The event also featured a pair of Polaris title bouts, as both Ash Williams and Kendall Reusing were able to retain their belts. Like all
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Polaris 19 takes place on Saturday, March 26, and the event is quickly taking shape. On Friday, the UK-based submission-only promotion announced that recent ADCC Trials winner Roberto Jimenez will face veteran black belt competitor Magid Hage in the main event. View this post on Instagram A post shared by
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The second ADCC South American Trials took place on Saturday, February 12, live from Sao Paulo. Seven athletes punched their ticket to the 2022 ADCC World Championships, among them were fan-favorites Fabricio Andrey and Roberto Jimenez, who both racked up plenty of submissions on their way to Trials gold. In
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Less than one week before the Who’s Number One (WNO) Championships, Pedigo Submission Fighting brown belt Jacob “The Hillbilly Hammer” Couch agreed to fill in for Pedro Marinho as a last-minute replacement in the middleweight division. The event featured many of the best grapplers in the world, and represented a
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The Who’s Number One (WNO) Championships on September 25-26 will feature five eight-person brackets with many of the best grapplers in the world competing in 15-minute submission-only matches. In the days leading up to this event, Grappling Insider will be previewing each of the five divisions. View the men’s lightweight preview here,
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