Legendary jiu-jitsu competitor Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida continues his march into the MMA world. On Friday, at ONE Championship: Winter Warriors, Almeida picked up his second professional MMA win when he submitted the previously undefeated Ji Won Kang in the first round. Watch video of Almeida’s fight and finish below. Almeida
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Jacob Couch (AKA “The Hillbilly Hammer”) is having a great few weeks. After accepting the opportunity to compete in the Who’s Number One (WNO) Championships, the Pedigo Submission Fighting brown belt shocked the jiu-jitsu world with his submission win in the first round over Roberto Jimenez. He would follow that
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New details regarding the arrest of BJJ black belt and undefeated MMA fighter Dillon Danis have come to light. Over the weekend, an image of Danis’ mugshot, showing that he had been arrested in Seaside Heights, NJ, surfaced and was posted by top grappler Gordon Ryan. Soon, video of Danis’
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BJJ black belt and undefeated MMA fighter Dillon Danis did not seem to have a great weekend. First, top pound-for-pound grappler and frequent Danis antagonizer Gordon Ryan posted what appeared to be a mugshot of Danis, showing that he had been arrested by the Seaside Heights, NJ police. That post
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Twin brothers Kade and Tye Ruotolo are 18-year old jiu-jitsu phenoms that are already comfortable competing and winning at the highest levels of the sport. What’s more, they’re two of the most exciting grapplers on the planet, known for their all-action, all-aggression style that lends itself well to submission-only formats. It makes
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With the recent conclusion of the summer Olympics, jiu-jitsu practitioners and fans are once again asking an important question: Why is jiu-jitsu not in the Olympics? With other martial arts and combat sports like wrestling, judo, karate, and Taekwondo in the Olympics, why not jiu-jitsu? In the video below, ADCC
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American amateur wrestling has found its next superstar. At the 2020 summer Olympics (held in 2021), 21-year old Gable Steveson captured Olympic gold in freestyle wrestling when he defeated three-time world champion Geno Petriashvili in the literal last second of the finals. Watch Steveson’s spectacular takedown as time expired below.
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Nick Rodriguez is one of the fastest-rising talents the jiu-jitsu world has ever seen. After placing second place at the 2019 ADCC championships as a blue belt, Rodriguez has continued to compete and find success at the highest levels of the sport. Along with the notoriety that comes with a
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Top pound-for-pound no-gi grappler Gordon Ryan may be on an indefinite leave of absence from competition, but his instructional content isn’t going anywhere. So if you’re feeling stressed out by the recent news that the Danaher Death Squad was disbanding, cheer yourself up with a classic submission dilemma — a
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Recently, rapper and TV host Action Bronson posted a short video of himself training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. On Wednesday, Action Bronson released the latest episode of his show “F*ck That’s Delicious” in which he learns from and trains jiu-jitsu with accomplished grappling competitor Orlando Sanchez. The episode was posted on
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