ADCC stand out, Gordon Ryan is insisting that BJJ is close to achieving main stream popularity. Data indicates that BJJ did indeed spike in popularity thanks to ADCC 2022 but…
There’s been a lot of talk about prestigious BJJ competitions but there’s a growing industry of small promotions that bootstrap their events. One such event is Grapple in the temple.…
Several days ago we reported on an interesting conversation between ADCC silver medalist Nick Rordiguez and his co-hosts. They speculated that winning ADCC trials has become more prestigious than IBJJF…
ADCC 2022 had plenty of surprises. One of the biggest was the elimination of longtime favorite, Garry Tonon, in the first round. Tonon was eliminated by a rising Irish grappler…
Many claim that BJJ is one of the sports that’s most heavily affected by PED use. Due to the fact there is no striking, PED use is less of a…
Khabib Nurmagomedov recently announced he would be taking a step back from his coaching duties and will no longer travel to corner members of his team. Nurmagomedov was one of…
For the longest time, the marquee competition in the world of Jiu-Jitsu were the IBJJF World Championships. With the ADCC happening every two years, the community comprised of practitioners was…
Gracie family made their name synonymous with the martial art but partaking in a series of challenges all over Brazil. When they crossed over to the US, the challenges became…
BJJ is undergoing a transformation as of late with UFC’s streaming service and ONE FC trying to get their share of the competitive grappling market. IBJJF World championships are losing…
.UFC held the 3rd edition of their BJJ invitational on December 15th 2022. In the main event, Gordon Ryan was booked to face Vinny Magalhaes. Nick Rodriguez stepped in on…
