Watch video of the heated exchange between Yuri Simoes and AJ Agazarm at the UFC Fight Pass Invitational 5. Never one to shy away from conflict, black belt competitor AJ Agazarm recently found himself on the receiving end of some harsh words from reigning ADCC absolute champion Yuri Simoes. The
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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 here, and the 88 kg. division here. Unlike the lighter divisions, the 99
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Accomplished grappler Yuri Simoes has struggled in the early-going of his MMA career. On Friday at ONE Championship: Full Circle, Simoes dropped his professional MMA record to 0-2, losing a razor-thin decision to the undefeated Daniyal Zainalov. Simoes spent much of the first round on his back attacking from the
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On Sunday, November 14, Raw Grappling Championships held its inaugural event, live from London. The card was filled with elite talent from around the world, and featured an eight-man, submission-only grand prix, as well as a pair of superfights. The grand prix saw ADCC champion Yuri Simoes impose his top
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A match-up of elite black belt competitors is scheduled for Fight To Win 185. Fellipe Andrew, the no. 1-ranked IBJJF gi black belt competitor, will take on two-time ADCC champion Yuri Simoes at the event which will take place on Friday, September 24 in Seattle, WA. View this post on
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On Saturday, June 26, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu promotion BJJ Stars will return to action with a card stacked with top-level gi and no-gi matches. In the main event, Felipe Pena will defend his BJJ Stars heavyweight title against Patrick Gaudio. Lower on the card, many of the sport’s top competitors
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The busiest promotion in grappling returned to action on Friday, June 4 with Fight to Win 172 from Dallas, TX. In the main event, two-time ADCC champion Yuri Simoes snapped a losing streak to defeat Devhonte Johnson. And in the co-main event, Oliver Taza bested Jaime Canuto by decision. Yuri
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An elite-level no-gi match has been announced for the upcoming Fight to Win 173 in Dallas, TX. Two-time ADCC champion Yuri Simoes will be taking on Devhonte “Bones” Johnson. The event is scheduled for June 4. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fight To Win BJJ (@f2wbjj)
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On Friday, March 26, Who’s Number One (WNO) returned to Austin, TX with another star-studded night of submission-only grappling. In the main event, despite plenty of heated trash-talk, some of which happened during the match, Gordon Ryan dominated and eventually submitted Vagner Rocha. Lower on the card, Nick Rodriguez, Mikey
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On Friday, March 26, Who’s Number One will return with another night of submission-only action for a card headlined by Gordon Ryan and Vagner Rocha. The event features a number of other compelling and interesting match-ups, including Nick Rodriguez taking on ADCC champion Yuri Simoes, and four-time world champion Mikey
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