Demian Maia set to return to BJJ Competition
Demian Maia held the banner for BJJ in the UFC until he retired in 2021. Maia went on to amass an MMA record consisting of 28 wins and 11 losses…
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Gordon Ryan taken aback by Craig Jones helping Felipe Pena prep for rematch
BJJ drama never disappoints. After a prolonged truce, it looks like the situation between New Wave and B-Team is heating up. The tensions culminated when Craig Jones was spotted in…
ADCC promoter declares war on IBJJF after they tried to undermine event
There’s been a lot of talk about ADCC overtaking IBJJF competitions in terms of prestige. Just in the last couple of weeks, Gordon Ryan and B Team separately discussed how…
Joe Rogan discusses Gordon Ryan trolls: ‘He is a real psycho, he enjoys it’
Gordon Ryan broke out with an outstanding performance at EBI Absolute with a win over Yuri Simoes. Back then, Ryan looked drastically different and even had a different nickname. In…
Mica Galvao wants to keep competing in the Gi despite Nogi BJJ rising in popularity
Mica Galvao is one of the youngest men to get promoted to the rank of BJJ black belt. With the emergence of Gordon Ryan, Brazil’s dominance is starting to waiver.…
Gordon Ryan: IBJJF is slipping quickly Into irrelevance in terms of prestige
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 prospect gets DQed from IBJJF Europeans over novice ankle lock mistake
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…
ADCC silver medalist Nick Rodriguez: “90% of the athletes do gear and are nowhere”
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…
Has winning ADCC trials become harder and more rewarding than winning Black belt worlds?
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…