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  1. By The Numbers: 50% Submission Rate At Tezos WNO In 2022

    By The Numbers: 50% Submission Rate At Tezos WNO In 2022

    Dec 30, 2022

    The 2022 season of Tezos WNO featured 40 matches of up and coming grapplers and established world champions. Out of 40 matches, 20 resulted in submissions, including a couple firsts in Tezos WNO history: a Z-lock by Jozef Chen and a camel crusher by “The Sultan of Strangles,” Mike Rakshan.
  2. 9 Brown Belts To Watch At No-Gi Worlds

    9 Brown Belts To Watch At No-Gi Worlds

    Nov 30, 2022

    The IBJJF World No-Gi Championship goes down from December 8th to 11th in Anaheim, California, and the brown belt divisions are loaded with talent this year. Both the male and female brown belt divisions are scheduled to take place on Friday, December 9th.
  3. Couch, Crelinsten, Griffith & Chen Secure Submissions At Tezos WNO

    Couch, Crelinsten, Griffith & Chen Secure Submissions At Tezos WNO

    Nov 13, 2022

    The submission specialists were out in full force at Tezos WNO: Ste-Marie vs Bastos presented by Fat Tire. Half of the eight matches on the card in Frisco, TX on November 11 ended in submission, and each of them within ten minutes.
  4. Live Updates & Results | Tezos WNO: Ste-Marie vs Bastos

    Live Updates & Results | Tezos WNO: Ste-Marie vs Bastos

    Nov 12, 2022

    The athletes are weighed in, and the mats are down in Frisco, TX for Tezos WNO: Ste-Marie presented by Fat Tire. The final Tezos WNO card of the season is loaded from top to bottom with some of the most explosive and unpredictable athletes in grappling. Tune in to watch all the action, and follow along with this article all evening for real time updates, analysis, results and more!
  5. Betting Lines Released For Tezos WNO: Ste-Marie vs Bastos

    Betting Lines Released For Tezos WNO: Ste-Marie vs Bastos

    Nov 7, 2022

    The card has been shuffled and shuffled again; but now it’s fight week, and the betting lines are official for Tezos WNO: Ste-Marie vs Bastos presented by Fat Tire.
  6. Mayssa Bastos & Brianna Ste-Marie Move To Headline WNO Nov. 11

    Mayssa Bastos & Brianna Ste-Marie Move To Headline WNO Nov. 11

    Nov 2, 2022

    The headline bout between WNO heavyweight Champ Pedro Marinho and ADCC 2022 88kg Champion Giancarlo Bodoni has been canceled due to injury, paving the way for Brianna Ste-Marie and Mayssa Bastos to become the main event of the evening.
  7. No-Gi Pans: Brown Belt Finals Results

    No-Gi Pans: Brown Belt Finals Results

    Oct 14, 2022

    The 2022 IBJJF Pan No-Gi Championship kicked off on Friday in Garland, Texas. Brown belts and blue belts took the mats before the black belts begin on Saturday and then conclude on Sunday.
  8. Marinho To Put Light Heavyweight Strap On The Line vs Bodoni At Tezos WNO

    Marinho To Put Light Heavyweight Strap On The Line vs Bodoni At Tezos WNO

    Oct 13, 2022

    Update: the main event title fight has been postponed, as both athletes have incurred injuries. Mayssa Bastos vs Brianna Ste-Marie is the new main event. For further info about the changes to the card, click here.
  9. 7 Brown Belt Stars Registered For No-Gi Pans

    7 Brown Belt Stars Registered For No-Gi Pans

    Oct 7, 2022

    The IBJJF No-Gi Pan Championships are just one week away, and will attract decorated, well-known and rising black belt talents from across the world of no-gi grappling. But many of the year’s newest stars won't be competing on Saturday and Sunday with the black belts; instead, they’ll be competing on Friday, in a sea of talented brown belts looking to break into the top ranks.
  10. Live Updates & Results | 2022 ADCC World Championships

    Live Updates & Results | 2022 ADCC World Championships

    Sep 17, 2022

    After three years of waiting, the 2022 ADCC World Championships are upon us.  Live from Las Vegas, Nevada at the Thomas and Mack Center, a chance at making history beckons for the 96 athletes who have ventured from around the into the Mojave Desert.  Follow along here for updates on finals action!
  11. Dig In! The ADCC Bracket Breakdown Is Here!

    Dig In! The ADCC Bracket Breakdown Is Here!

    Sep 17, 2022

    All 97 athletes have weighted in. All seven brackets have been drawn and certified. ADCC is here! See each of the brackets, review the top four seeds, and celebrate several incredible first round matches promised by the brackets below!
  12. The Official Competitor List: Who's In For ADCC 2022 World Championship

    The Official Competitor List: Who's In For ADCC 2022 World Championship

    Sep 14, 2022

    We will keep this list updated as further names qualify or are invited to the 2022 ADCC World Championships.
  13. The Biggest Teams Coming To ADCC 2022

    The Biggest Teams Coming To ADCC 2022

    Sep 14, 2022

    ADCC 2022 is just a few days away, and while some teams are sending one or two athletes to the event — a feat, itself — others are sending armies. These are the largest teams headed to ADCC in Las Vegas this weekend:
  14. With 7 ADCC Vets In The -99kg Division, Does Meregali Deserve A Top 5 Seed?

    With 7 ADCC Vets In The -99kg Division, Does Meregali Deserve A Top 5 Seed?

    Sep 12, 2022

    There are no champions returning to the -99kg division at ADCC 2022, leaving the division open for the taking. Still, top performers from several weight categories in years past have been invited to compete in this weight division in the most highly anticipated grappling event of all time.
  15. Safe Bets, Value Picks & Sleepers | ADCC Betting Lines Released

    Safe Bets, Value Picks & Sleepers | ADCC Betting Lines Released

    Sep 9, 2022

    Anything can happen at ADCC, which makes Las Vegas the perfect place to host the most anticipated and talent-heavy iteration of the 24-year old tournament. With five male divisions packed with 16 competitors each, and two more loaded with eight decorated female grapplers, there’s plenty of betting action for this mega event.