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Vagner Rocha

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WNO 29: Rocha vs. Dale full card lineup and preview

July 22, 2025July 22, 2025 Ben Coate

Here is everything you need to know about WNO 29: Vagner Rocha vs. Kit Dale, which takes place on July 25, 2025, in Miami. FloGrappling’s Who’s Number One (WNO) will return to action this Friday with a card featuring a mixture of longtime veterans, current pound-for-pound stars, and talented young

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WNO 23 results and video highlights: Meregali dominates Rocha in main event

May 13, 2024May 13, 2024 Ben Coate

Check out the full results and video highlights from last Friday’s WNO 23: Nicholas Meregali vs. Vagner Rocha. Who’s Number One (WNO) 23 took place on Friday, March 10, and featured a heavyweight main event clash between Nicholas Meregali and Vagner Rocha. In that matchup, New Wave’s Meregali employed solid

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WNO 23: Nicholas Meregali vs. Vagner Rocha full card lineup and preview

May 7, 2024May 7, 2024 Kurt Chase-Patrick

Check out the full card lineup and preview for WNO 23 Meregali vs Rocha, set for Friday, May 10 in Arlington, Texas. FloGrappling is back with another edition of Who’s Number One (WNO) this Friday, May 10. BJJ legends Nicholas Meregali and Vagner Rocha will collide for the first time

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BJJ News 

Nicholas Meregali vs. Vagner Rocha booked for WNO 23 main event

April 2, 2024April 2, 2024 Ben Coate

Nicholas Meregali and Vagner Rocha will clash in a heavyweight submission-only match in the main event of WNO 23. FloGrappling’s Who’s Number One (WNO) is set to return to action on Friday, May 10, and the promotion has officially announced a headlining attraction for the event. The main event of

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Vagner Rocha, Max Gimenis score upsets over New Wave members at Pit Submission Series

January 29, 2024January 29, 2024 Ben Coate

View results for Karate Combat’s Pit Submission Series. Vagner Rocha and Max Gimenis scored big upsets. Karate Combat has now officially entered the world of submission grappling. On Friday, January 26, at Karate Kickback 1, the organization held its first three matches of Pit Submission Series, hosted by legendary BJJ

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Blue Collar FC announces stacked $25,000 tournament

August 4, 2023August 4, 2023 Ben Coate

The Blue Collar FC 8-man submission grappling tournament will feature elite grapplers competing for $25,000. A new professional submission grappling promotion, Blue Collar FC, has recently announced a talent-rich, eight-man, $25,000 tournament featuring some of the planet’s top no-gi competitors.  The tournament is set to go down on Friday, September

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Nick Rodriguez, Vagner Rocha, others slated for absolute tournament at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 4

June 7, 2023June 7, 2023 Ben Coate

Nick Rodriguez and seven other elite grapplers will compete in an eight-man absolute tournament at the UFC Fight Pass Invitational 4. The UFC Fight Pass Invitational 4 is shaping up to be one of the most significant grappling events of the summer. In addition to a main event clash between

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BJJ Culture BJJ News 

‘I have no shame in this’ – Vagner Rocha discusses USADA sanctions

May 12, 2023May 12, 2023 Ben Coate

Vagner Rocha recently spoke about the USADA sanction he accepted as a result of his refusal to submit to testing in connection with the 2022 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds. In March, the IBJJF and USADA announced that five IBJJF black belt competitors had been hit with doping sanctions as a result

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IBJJF News 

5 IBJJF competitors hit with USADA sanctions

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 Ben Coate

“Cyborg” Abreu and Vagner Rocha are among the five competitors to accept a three-year ban from IBJJF competition.

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Roberto ‘Cyborg’ Abreu Strips Marcel Goncalvez of Black Belt, Establishes Sexual Misconduct Policies

August 13, 2021August 13, 2021 Ben Coate

Earlier this week, ADCC head organizer Mo Jassim caused a stir in the jiu-jitsu community by accusing Fight Sports leader Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu of mishandling the situation involving Fight Sports black belt Marcel Goncalves. Details on those allegations can be found here. In short, in 2018, Goncalves was arrested and

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