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ADCC Trials Winner Dorian Olivarez Wins Folkstyle Wrestling National Title

Dorian Olivarez continues to make waves in the world of grappling. After securing victories in both ADCC Trials and Combat Jiu-Jitsu championships last year, the teenage phenom has now won a junior...

Tom DeBlass Steps Down From Being ADCC Trials Organizer

Tom DeBlass has decided to step down from his role as the organizer for the ADCC East Coast Trials. Having been associated with ADCC for over a decade, DeBlass first made his mark by winning the ADCC...

Craig Jones Reveals How Jozef Chen Won ADCC Trials: “He’s Only 19 Years Old”

Craig Jones recently spoke about Jozef Chen‘s remarkable run at the ADCC European Trials… Highlighting the magnitude of his performance in the difficult 77kg division: 77kg, most stacked...

Tom DeBlass On Transgender Athletes Competing In ADCC Female Divisions: “Not Allowing It”

Lots of commotion has been stirred up in the BJJ community, after a recent NAGA tournament allowed for a transgender athlete to compete in a female division. A part of the Jiu-Jitsu community is...

ADCC North American West Coast Trials 2022: Full Results

The ADCC North American West Coast Trials have now come to an end too. It has been the biggest one ever, as a number of athletes looked to reserve their spot for this year’s ADCC World...

Cole Abate: “I Was 8 When I Really Started Committing Myself To Jiu-Jitsu”

Not a lot of people can say that they knew what they wanted to do back in their teenage days… Heck, a lot of us even today don’t know what we want to do! Let alone back when we were 15 or...

Cole Abate Explains How He Won ADCC Trials as a 16-Year Old & Blue Belt

Imagine being just 16 years old and sporting a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blue belt around your waist… And winning the ADCC Trials. Impossible? Well, somebody forgot to tell that to Cole Abate. The...

Emil Fischer Competes in Gi at ADCC Trials: “The Optics Are Hilarious”

Believe it or not, the ADCC ruleset isn’t strict about having to wear No Gi gear. Rather, its competitors are allowed to wear a Gi. And, in the early days of the ADCC tournaments, some...

ADCC East Coast Trials: Full Results & Highlights

The 2021 ADCC East Coast Trials did not disappoint. In an event with around 800 total competitors, a number of elite grapplers went against each other in order to secure their place at the next...

ADCC East Coast Trials: Gianni Grippo, Kade Ruotolo, Mason Fowler & Others Announced

On November 6 and 7 (Saturday and Sunday), the ADCC East Coast Trials will take place in the Atlantic City. Over 800 competitors will step on the mats, with their eyes set on getting an entry to the...

ADCC East Coast Trials: -77kg & -88kg Division Competitors Announced

ADCC East Coast Trials is just 8 days away from now! The organizers are slowly announcing elite-level competitors who’ll be sharing the podium, and now that’s been the case with the -77kg...

ADCC East Coast Trials: Gianni Grippo, Junny Ocasio & Others in the 66kg Division

The ADCC East Coast Trials are less than two weeks away – and they will feature a lot of competitors! According to Tom DeBlass, who’s the East Coast Trials organizer, the tournament...

ADCC Asia & Oceania Trials Postponed Due to Coronavirus Pandemic

Even though the BJJ competitions have picked up steam in the recent months, some disappointments still happen. And the newest one comes from Singapore – as it’s just been announced that...

ADCC European, Middle Eastern & African Trials 2021: Results & Overview

There’s about a year left before the next ADCC World Championships – and the first official trials just took place! The ADCC European, Middle Eastern, and African trials were held on...