Decorated competitor and Legion AJJ founder Keenan Cornelius spoke about the history of jiu-jitsu in America. Never one to shy away from a controversial topic, retired competitor Keenan Cornelius recently detailed the history of jiu-jitsu in the United States and why he chooses to use the term American Jiu-Jitsu, rather
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Top BJJ black belt Mahamed Aly made his MMA debut over the weekend and won by way of a head-kick knockout in the first round. Accomplished BJJ black belt Mahamed Aly made his much-anticipated professional MMA debut over the weekend and scored a highlight-reel knockout. On Saturday, the multiple-time ADCC
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Nicholas Meregali detailed his long-term career goals, which include joining the world of Hollywood as an actor. Multiple-time IBJJF world champion and 2022 ADCC medalist Nicholas Meregali has plans well beyond competing in jiu-jitsu. In a recent video posted to the 29-year-old’s YouTube page, he outlined his long-term career goals,
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Watch Mikey Musumeci submit Shinya Aoki with an Aoki lock in their openweight submission grappling match at ONE Fight Night 15. While Mikey Musumeci came into his openweight submission grappling contest with longtime MMA veteran Shinya Aoki as a considerable favorite, few could have predicted exactly how the match ended
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Elite no-gi competitor Rene Sousa submitted UFC middleweight Andre Petroski with a straight ankle lock at Fury Grappling 7. Fury Grappling 7 took place on Saturday, May 27, and featured a number of top MMA fighters and no-gi grapplers competing in submission-only matches. Notably, in the co-main event, 10th Planet
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“Big” Dan Manasoiu recently submitted judo Olympian Javad Mahjoub in the final of the absolute division at the ADCC Open Canada. In April, the ADCC held the first of several ADCC Opens slated to go down this year across North America, and a number of elite competitors showed up to
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Rener Gracie details the testimony he gave as an expert witness in a recent $46 million-dollar lawsuit. Late last week, news broke that a jury in California had awarded a verdict for more than $46 million to a white belt BJJ student that suffered catastrophic injuries during a roll with
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Fresh off a big win over Kieran Kichuk, Rene Sousa spoke to Grappling Insider about a wide range of topics.
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The B-Team’s Ethan Crelinsten previews his squad and details his strategy for the CJJ Worlds Team Duel. Elite no-gi competitor Ethan Crelinsten is already a Combat Jiu-Jitsu (CJJ) champion, and on Sunday, December 18, he’ll look to add another CJJ belt to his mantle as he leads The B-Team into
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Knowing when to give up on a submission attempt is a critical skill in grappling. Professional MMA fighter Igor Konstantinov learned that lesson the hard way when, at MMA Series 54: Triumph, he broke his own arm while attempting a submission on his opponent. Former Bellator MMA middleweight champion and
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