On Saturday, May 1, Subversiv team grappling returned to action with Subversiv 5. The event featured eight teams of three grapplers each going head-to-head in a tournament format to crown a new team champion. Team Atos — made up of Kaynan Duarte, Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa, and Rafaela Guedes — was
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On Saturday, May 1, the grappling promotion Subversiv will return to action with Subversiv 5. The event features a stacked line-up of teams for the three-on-three team grappling tournament, including top competitors from Atos, the Danaher Death Squat, Checkmat, 10th Planet, and more. Check out those line-ups, start times, betting
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Although Brazilian jiu-jitsu is relatively young as a competitive sport, a few people have attempted to objectively chronicle the history of the competition side of BJJ. One of those people is ADCC champion Robert Drysdale, who, along with the publication of his book “Opening Closed-Guard: The Origins of Jiu-Jitsu in
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One of the most anticipated rematches of the year will have to wait a bit longer. According to Flo Grappling, Kade Ruotolo is injured and out of his rematch with Ethan Crelinsten scheduled for Who’s Number One (WNO) on March 28. The match is now planned to take place at
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Andre Galvao and Team Atos have had a drama-filled few weeks, to say the least. Months of online trash talk between Galvao and Gordon Ryan culminated at last month’s Who’s Number One (WNO) event when the pair were involved in a backstage altercation that saw Ryan slap Galvao. Now, in
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The Danaher Death Squad vs. Team Atos rivalry will see a fresh match-up at Who’s Number One (WNO) on March 26. Ethan Crelinsten and Kade Ruotolo will square off in a rematch of their June 2020 WNO bout that saw Ruotolo defeat Crelinsten by decision. The match-up was announced by
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Following the backstage chaos and slap heard around the world at Who’s Number One, Gordon Ryan issued a scathing statement calling out Andre Galvao and key members of Team Atos. The statement covers topics ranging from the genesis of Ryan’s beef with Galvao to Keenan Cornelius’ falling-out with Galvao, and
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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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New year, same beef. Gordon Ryan and members of Team Atos, including Kaynan Duarte and head coach Andre Galvao, are once again going back and forth on social media, fueling jiu-jitsu’s best feud. The current slew of trash talk started when Duarte took a less-than-subtle jab at Ryan on Instagram,
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