Craig Jones Won’t Be Competing at ADCC: ‘I’ll Be Playing the Bongos at ADCC as They Get Paid More Than The Athletes’
Apr 08, 2024BJJEE
In a surprising move, Craig Jones, renowned for his silver medal wins at the ADCC submission grappling tournament in 2019 and 2022, announced via Instagram that he won’t be competing at this...
ADCC Organizer Blasts Athletes Complaining about Pay Money; Exposes The Real Costs of Event
Mar 06, 2024BJJEE
Craig Jones recently voiced his concerns regarding the stagnant growth of prize money in the sport, despite its increasing popularity. In a discussion with The Mac Life, Jones pointed out the...
Roberto Jimenez Frustrated Over Not Getting An ADCC Invite: “What More Does It Take?”
Mar 06, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Roberto Jimenez, the reigning IBJJF No-Gi absolute champion, is making a strong push for an invitation to the prestigious 2024 ADCC World Championships. Despite his series of more than impressive...
Craig Jones Talks Why It Isn’t Lucrative To Compete In The ADCC
Feb 29, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
In the world of professional Jiu-Jitsu, the ADCC stands as one of the top-ranking tournaments & events in the world. However, despite its prestigious status, the financial rewards for competitors...
ADCC 2024 European Trials Results & Review
Feb 18, 2024BJJEE
On February 17, 2022, Zagreb, Croatia hosted a Brazilian jiu-jitsu competition that featured top athletes vying for medals and spots in the 2024 ADCC World Championships. Most favorites won their...
Orlando Sanchez Becomes First Posthumous Inductee Into ADCC Hall Of Fame
Feb 15, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
It has just been announced that the late Orlando Sanchez has been posthumously inducted into the ADCC Hall of Fame for 2024. This marks the first time in ADCC history that this honor has been...
Breaking News: ADCC 2024 To Take Place In Las Vegas (T-Mobile Arena)
Jul 04, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
It’s official: the next instance of the biggest submission grappling event in the world, ADCC, will take place in Las Vegas! ADCC 2024 will be held at T-Mobile Arena, which hosts some of the...
ADCC Champion Orlando Sanchez Exact Cause Of Death Revealed
May 24, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
ADCC champion and elite BJJ athlete Orlando Sanchez passed away back in December 2022. In a coroner report shared just a few days ago, it has been revealed that the cause of Sanchez’s death was...
ADCC Denver Open: Rose Namajunas Wins Bronze In Absolute Division
May 16, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Rose Namajunas is one of the best MMA athletes in the sport’s history. And, even though she is a UFC star and former strawweight champion, she still takes the time to compete in grappling...
ADCC Ditches UFC FightPass & is Back on Flograppling: A Step Back for Grappling?
Apr 28, 2023BJJEE
Back in January 2023, there was some groundbreaking news for the Jiu-Jitsu/Grappling community as ADCC events were to be streamed via UFC Fight Pass. This meant much more mainstream exposure for...
Craig Jones Alleges He Knows the Next BJJ PED Bust: ‘It’s a Young Famous 2022 BJJ World Champion’
Mar 10, 2023BJJEE
Breaking news are coming from USADA, as five elite BJJ athletes suffered 3-year suspensions from competing – as a result of testing during and after 2022 No-Gi World Championships. The news were...
Kade Ruotolo vs PJ Barch – the Best Grappling Match in 2022
Jan 24, 2023BJJEE
Last year was full of amazing grappling matches, mainly due to the ADCC 2022 World Championship. It was in Las Vegas that the fight of the year took place (according to FloGrappling readers). Kade...
ADCC & UFC Sign Streaming Agreement For Over 40 ADCC Events
Jan 22, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Image Credits: UFC Fight Pass Instagram It’s now official: for the next two years, ADCC events will be streamed via UFC Fight Pass! This means over 40 events throughout 2024; including ADCC...
Paulo Miyao Details Long Term Knee Damage from Not Tapping to Tye Ruotolo at ADCC 2019
Dec 23, 2022BJJEE
Paulo Miyao faced a young Tye Ruotolo at ADCC 2019 and was caught in a nasty kneebar. Miyao, true to himself chose to ignore the pain and didn’t tap… We often see in high level grappling...
Craig Jones’ “Choi Bar” – 2nd Fastest Submission at the ADCC
Nov 22, 2022BJJEE
Craig Jones scored one of the fastest submissions in ADCC history at this year’s event. He did that with a variation of ude gatame (reverse armbar), also known as the Choi bar. He scored the...
The History And Significance Of The ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship
Sep 22, 2022BJJEE
Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...
For the First Time In ADCC History USA Overtakes Brazil in Medal Count
Sep 22, 2022BJJEE
Brazil, the cradle of Jiu-Jitsu, was responsible – from the beginnings to the present day – of producing great athletes for our sport. In competitions, Brazilian fighters, mostly ensured...
How Did Nicky Rod Pass Felipe Pena’s Guard at ADCC?
Sep 22, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Last weekend, after a hard-fought match, Nicky Rod beat Felipe Pena at the 2022 ADCC semifinals (+99kg division)… All thanks to points gained on the Body Lock Pass, which sliced through...
Kade Ruotolo Addresses PED Use In ADCC: “Team Natty, Let’s Go”
Sep 20, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Over the last weekend, Kade Ruotolo became the youngest ADCC champion in history! The 19-year old submitted Mica Galvao in the finals of the -77kg division… And not only that; but he submitted...
ADCC Superfight: Gordon Ryan Makes History Winning Division & Superfight vs Andre Galvao
Sep 19, 2022BJJEE
2022 @adcc_official watch live on @flograppling Gordon Ryan -750 vs Andre Galvao Winner: Gordon Ryan by submission (rear naked choke). An early double leg takedown by Galvão started off the...
ADCC Finals Result, Gordon Ryan Wins Gold Defeating Nicky Rod by Submission
Sep 19, 2022BJJEE
2022 @adcc_official watch live on @flograppling Gordon Ryan -750 vs Andre Galvao Winner: Gordon Ryan by submission (rear naked choke). An early double leg takedown by Galvão started off the...
Murilo Santana Allegedly Pulled out a Knife at ADCC Open; Gets Lifetime Ban from ADCC
Sep 17, 2022BJJEE
During the recent ADCC Open , in the match between Ty Freeman and Jeferson Guaresi, a fight took place, which turned into an all out brawl between the competitors and the corners of both grapplers....
Cole Abate Set to Make Adult Division Debut at 2022 IBJJF Pan Championships
Apr 02, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Cole Abate is a world-class grappler. Now a purple belt, he has made an introductory remark to his name in 2021 by first beating Geo Martinez at Who’s Number One. Then, a couple of weeks later,...
ADCC: 3 Times they got it wrong – but did they fix it?
Mar 14, 2022BJJEE
ADCC is arguably the pinnacle of submission grappling, and if you’re not convinced, rest assured that their marketing machine is working full time to have you believe it is. With infrequent...
