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Luiz Panza, Justin Rader Out of ADCC – Nicky Ryan and More In as Replacement

    This ADCC is proving volatile before it even started. The number of people who have dropped out has increased even more just ahead of the competition start. Due to injuries, other...

Gilbert Burns & Bruno Frazatto Are Out Of ADCC

    It looks like with every passing day the ADCC competitor list gets thinner. Latest to succumb to injuries are Gilbert Durinho Burns and Bruno Frazatto. Frazatto wrote on instagram:  I...

UPDATE: Eddie Cummings is Out of ADCC

    ADCC is just ahead of us and final changes have been released. One surprise comes in the form of Gabriel Arges being out of the 77kg bracket. And it seems that Joao Gabriel...

Gordon Ryan Replaces Braulio Estima Against Lo, More ADCC North America Results

    Another great ADCC event is behind us. The North American trials had much hype to them thanks to the excellent lineup of superfights in addition to the exciting opportunity to qualify...

Leandro Lo To Face Braulio Estima in ADCC Superfight

    ADCC has lined up another excellent Superfight! In the latest to be added to the roster bjj veteran Braulio Estima will be facing the guy to beat in today’s competitions –...

Reverse Kimura Trap- David Avellan

  Guest post by David Avellan, an ADCC bronze medalist. Avellan has defeated many of the world’s best grapplers, such as BJJ Black Belt World Champions Rafael Lovato Jr., Tarsis Humphries,...

Rare Video: Saulo Ribeiro vs Jake Shields in Grappling Match (Entire Match)

  This match happened in 2006 at PSL X Mission the pre cursor of Metamoris. Bruce Buffer, ‘the voice of MMA’, had everyone in the house standing as he announced the contestants for the...

ADCC Bronze Medalist Rustam Chsiev on EBI 6, Grappling in Russia

    If you’ve been following ADCC, FIVE Grappling or Graplers Quest for the past few years, you have probably noticed a strong Russian fighter by the name of Rustam Chsiev. He is a...

3rd Degree Black Belt James ‘300’ Foster Denounces Black Belt Ego, Politics…

    Third degree Lotus Club black belt under Giva Santana, James “300” Foster (Foster Jiu-Jitsu) has a message for the Brazilian community regarding always keeping an open mind. Please...

ADCC 2015: Final List and Predictions

  The final list of competitors for ADCC World Championships has been established. The event will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil on August 29th and 30th. There was a last minute change: Justin...

ADCC 2015: Final List of Competitors

    The final list of competitors for ADCC World Championships has been established. The event will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil on August 29th and 30th. The last invited competitor is...

ADCC 2015 Competitors List Update: Jared Dopp In, Joao Miyao Out

    The upcoming ADCC Worlds event will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil on 29–30th August, 2015 in the Ibirapuera Gymnasium in São Paulo, Brazil.   According to the ADCC official...

IBJJF Penalizes Positive PED Tested Athletes; Galvao, Barral & Bia New World Champions

    After the positive PED tests of recent BJJ world champion athletes over the past 2 years, IBJJF has done the right thing and attributed new world champions in place of the ones that...

Renzo Gracie Out Of ADCC Superfight w/ Hughes; Updated List of Competitors

    Renzo Gracie is injured, faces knee surgery, and is out of the superfight with former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes. The MMA legends were meant to have a superfight on Aug. 29...

2015 ADCC List of Competitors: Find Out Who Will Compete in the World’s Biggest Grappling Tournament

  The biggest and most prestigious submission wrestling tournament in the world, the ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championship) will be held in Brazil in 2015. The last...

Kayron Gracie’s Return to Competition After 3 Years Hiatus at NY Open

    We hadn’t seen Kayron Gracie (son of Carlos Gracie Jr) in competition in the past 3 years since Metamoris 1 and his loss by Kimura to Rafael Lovato Jr. He came back last weekend...

BJJ Gets a TV Deal in North America: Copa Podio on Fight Network

    Historic news for Jiu-Jitsu: Copa Podio has signed a partnership with Fight Network, the biggest fight channel on Canadian television. From now on, all Copa Podio events will be...

PLAY BY PLAY: 2014 IBJJF Worlds + Results (Sunday June1st)

The 2014 IBJJF World championships take place at the Long Beach pyramid in California. The Worlds is the biggest and most prestigious tournament of the year. You can follow it by live streaming...

PLAY BY PLAY: 2014 IBJJF Worlds + Results (Saturday May 31st)

CLICK HERE FOR SUNDAY’S PLAY BY PLAY The 2014 IBJJF World championships take place at the Long Beach pyramid in California. The Worlds is the biggest and most prestigious tournament of the...

Bernardo Faria Lists His Top 5 Toughest Opponents

  Two-time world BJJ champion, Bernardo Faria fought several battles to achieve his career goals. On his road to the podiums of the main competitions of Jiu-Jitsu, he won and lost to big names....

The Purple Belt That Shocked The World @ADCC 2013: Jared Dopp

  If you haven’t heard of the name Jared Dopp before, you will now. This purple belt under Rafael Lovato Jr had a breakthrough performance at the last ADCC where he eliminated Amir Allam,...

World Class Judoka Travis Stevens, Victor Of The Mythical Flavio Canto in Judo: “I’m Going To Be A Real Threat In Copa Podio GP.”

Source: Tatame The names of most of the participants of the second edition of the Copa Podio middleweight GP are known . Romulo Barral, Keenan Cornelius and Alexandro Ceconi are already confirmed,...

Metamoris II Preview and Predictions

The second edition of Metamoris Pro Brazilian jiu-jitsu Invitational is set to take place this weekend (Sun., June 9, 2013), live from Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, Calif., featuring many of the...

Buchecha Reigns Supreme At 2013 Worlds, Big Upsets At Black Belts. Full Recap.

The 2013 Worlds were very exciting. Big upsets happened at most belts: The Mendes brother who made a habit of winning everything didn’t take the gold this time, Caio Terra finally finally beat...